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Rumour: Google Chrome OS Netbooks Appear This Month

7:10PM November 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

It’s less than two months until Christmas, so it figures that talk of a Chrome OS netbook should heat up again. Digitimes is claiming the first “notebook” is manufactured by Iventec, with netbooks from Acer and HP launching in December. [Digitimes]


Computing

Lenovo Delays Skylight Smartbook And U1 Hybrid Indefinitely

7:14AM May 29, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Lenovo’s attempt to herald a category of mobile devices has been put off – again – as they announced today that they’re ditching their custom Skylight Linux UI in favour of Android. It’s a significant blow to the already dying smartbook category. More »


Computing

Smartbooks Are Dying On The Vine. That’s Dumb.

2:26AM May 29, 2010 | Brian Barrett

What if I told you there was an ultralight device that put all the functionality of a powerful tablet into the thinnest, lightest laptop you ever saw? It exists. It could be great. And it’s dying before its time. More »


Computing

HP Compaq Airlife 100 Smartbook Specs Outted

8:50AM April 21, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The HP Compaq Airlife 100 certainly looks pretty. But the more we find out about the specs, the more I’m doubting this first-wave smartbook. More »


Entertainment

Qualcomm’s FLO TV Will Be Demoed On Snapdragon Smartbooks

10:21PM February 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We’ve seen bits and pieces of Qualcomm’s FLO live TV service, curiously even on an iPhone, but at MWC it’ll be showing it off on Snapdragon-powered smartbooks. It enables real-time updates via Twitter while watching live TV. More »


Computing

Lenovo Skylight Hands On: The Frisbee Smartbook

10:15AM January 8, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The Skylight is part netbook, part smartphone, and I’m pretty sure I could throw it 50 metres. The real question is if that makes it a game changer or a novelty act. More »


Computing

Freescale Tablet Hands On: This Is Last Gen

9:55AM January 8, 2010 | Jason Chen

The $US199 Freescale Smartbook Tablet reference design was supposed to be the tablet design that OEMs could easily use to get a product to market fast and cheap. Maybe, but that doesn’t mean it’s very usable. More »


Tegra 2 Coming In January: Nvidia Promises Netbooks, Smartphones

5:51AM December 17, 2009 | John Herrman

The Tegra system-on-a-chip, the zippy hardware that powers the Zune HD, had so much potential. Then, the delays. Slow pickup. Disappointment. Whatever happened to the Tegra, Nvidia doesn’t want it to happen again. This time, they say, will be different. More »


Computing

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon-Powered Lenovo Smartbook Coming

8:22AM November 13, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Qualcomm has announced its newest smartbook concept. It’s a Snapdragon-powered, 10-incher for which they’ve already secured AT&T backing. More »


Computing

Android-Based Asus Smartbook Arrives Early Next Year

10:35PM October 30, 2009 | Danny Allen

That on-again, off-again Asus Eee PC with Android OS and 1GHz Snapdragon processor is, well, back on again. Asus now calls it’s their “secret weapon” and says it should arrive early next year for about $US180 bucks. More »