Neowin News Feed for: Netbook

Netbooks: R.I.P. 2007-2013

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:09:51 +0000

The two PC makers that were still offering netbook-style notebooks for sale, Acer and Asus, have both announced they won't be making those models anymore and will sell off their remaining netbooks. Read more...

Some recent Windows 7 PCs can't handle Windows 8 upgrade

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:18:00 +0100

A number of recent Windows 7 PCs, mostly in the tablet and netbook categories, can't handle the upgrade to Windows 8 thanks mostly to issues with Intel's Cedar Trail processor. Read more...

Deals: Android 4.0 Netbook for £99

Steven Parker — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:56:33 +0100

If you ever thought about owning a Netbook, today might be your lucky day to get one that's dirt cheap, runs Android 4.0 and has a 10.1 display. The deal is limited to the UK though. Read more...

RIP Eee PC: Asus kills off its pioneering netbooks

Andy Weir — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:03:34 +0100

As tablets continue to take over the world, the venerable Eee PC netbook has finally succumbed to its inevitable fate, as Asus ceases production of the affordable PCs that many bought, but few loved. Read more...

Toshiba abandons netbook market in US

John Callaham — Mon, 28 May 2012 01:53:28 +0100

A new report claims that Toshiba will no longer be selling any more of its low cost netbooks here in the US as it concentrates on making light but more expensive Ultrabook products. Read more...

Dell exits from netbook business

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:39:28 +0000

Dell has announced that it is no longer selling its Dell Mini line of netbooks which signals an end to the low-power, cheap and portable devices. Read more...

Intel introduces Ultrabook notebook concept

John Callaham — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:45:27 +0100

Intel has unveiled a new notebook concept that seems to be designed to combat the growing tablet market. PC World reports that Intel is calling the concept the Ultrabook. It announced the concept this week... Read more...

Google's Cr-48 befriends Android

Matthew Jones — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:39:39 +0000

Last week, it was Windows 7 and Mac OS X. This week, Google's Cr-48 netbook is again in the spotlight after a user managed to get Android running on the diminutive device. Details are scarce, but... Read more...

Hands On: Google Cr-48 Chrome laptop

Brad Sams — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:22:14 +0000

Google has begun shipping out its latest project to users, which you can read about right now in our forums. Many users have already received their devices so Neowin has compiled the first thoughts of... Read more...

Google's Chrome OS slips to 2011 "consumer launch"

Tom Warren — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:10:49 +0000

Google originally said that its Chrome OS would debut for free in Autumn. Reports now suggest that the OS will not arrive until 2011. Google originally announced the operating system back in July, eventually making a... Read more...

Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat released

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:34:24 +0100

Every April and October, Ubuntu issues a new release of their operating system, with an interesting code name. Today Ubuntu released their next major version, codenamed "Maverick Meerkat", which just so happened to be released... Read more...

Toshiba Libretto W105; a netbook with two screens, no keyboard

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:01:04 +0100

Netbooks are great to carry around if you travel a lot, but one thing they lack is screen real estate. Toshiba set out to fix that with their Lebretto W105 model netbook. The netbook sports... Read more...

Netbook OS Jolicloud hits 1.0 milestone

Jonathan Downin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:53:28 +0100

Jolicloud, the free netbook OS that strives to keep users always connected, has hit the 1.0 release milestone. An all new HTML 5-based front-end is the biggest touted feature. In a blog post describing the... Read more...

Intel may allow 12.1 inch netbooks with launch of Atom N550

Jonathan Downin — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:40:10 +0100

Intel is due to launch a follow-up to their current Atom netbook processors in the second half of 2010. Along with the new dual-core Atom N550, DigiTimes reports that Intel will be lifting the current... Read more...

Acer unveils Chrome OS devices in two weeks

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:15:30 +0100

It's been long predicted that Acer would be releasing devices running Google's Chrome OS, but now VentureBeat reports that that Acer will unveil the devices in two weeks, at the Computex Taipei show, which starts... Read more...

iPad eating away at netbook sales?

giga — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:10:02 +0100

A new report from Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty is showing how Apple’s new iPad is progressively cannibalizing low-cost netbook sales. Sourcing information from both the NPD and Morgan Stanley Research, the report illustrates how... Read more...

Netbook sales see large drop in growth

giga — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:47:56 +0100

Often heralded as the next big thing in consumer computing, netbook shipments saw a sharp decline in sales growth for the first quarter of 2010. IDC, a market research firm, reports that retail shipments of... Read more...

Intel launches redesigned Atom chip for netbooks

Matthew Hopson — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:12:45 +0000

Chip maker Intel has announced the launch of their new Atom processor chips and NM10 chipset for netbooks. In a first for Intel, the new chip Previously referred to as "Pine Trail", sees the graphics... Read more...

OCZ Neutrino 10" Do-It-Yourself netbook review

Julio Franco — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:16:37 +0100

Depending on your computing needs, there might be a void where a netbook actually makes a lot of sense to you. For some, netbooks play the role of a cheap ultra-portable, for others it's about... Read more...

Microsoft to introduce new 'netbook-like' Windows Server SKU

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:48:21 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer listed the areas where Microsoft plans to invest in the annual Strategic Update presentation for Wall Street analysts. During the event Ballmer said the company will introduce a new, low-priced Windows... Read more...