Neowin News Feed for: Notebooks

Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks gets new tools to turn documents into mind maps and more

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 26 May 2026 18:24:01 +0000

The refreshed interface of Copilot Notebooks in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app now consolidates chats, creations, and references in a single location. Read more...

Google Gemini gets a very useful feature NotebookLM has had for years

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:04:01 +0000

Google just updated its Gemini AI chatbot with a new feature to keep users from getting lost in a digital mess. Read more...

US PC shipment declines slowed in the second quarter

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:40:01 +0000

PC shipments in the United States have declined by just 6.0% in the second quarter, according to Canalys. Education's demand for Chromebooks has helped to bolster numbers. Apple saw strong figures. Read more...

Global PC market decline slows, says Canalys

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:22:01 +0000

Global PC shipments only declined by 11.5% year-over-year in the second quarter compared to the two prior quarters where shipments fell by more than 30% each quarter. This could lead to a recovery. Read more...

Forecaster says Western Europe's PC market decline bottomed in the first quarter

Paul Hill — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:10:01 +0000

The analyst company Canalys believes that Western Europe's PC market has bottomed out in terms of declines. Further declines are expected this year, but won't be as steep as the one in Q1'23. Read more...

Canalys: Global PC market saw 25% YoY growth in 4Q20

Paul Hill — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:26:01 +0000

Canalys has reported that the PC market saw 25% growth YoY in 4Q20. The market also had a great 2020 in general as people sought out new computers to help them work from home during the pandemic. Read more...

Xiaomi unveils RedmiBook 16 and RedmiBook 14 II

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:48:01 +0000

Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has introduced two new additions to its RedmiBook line of notebooks: the RedmiBook 16 and RedmiBook 14 II. Both RedmiBook devices were announced in China recently. Read more...

Samsung announces world's first 15.6-inch 4K OLED panel for laptops

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:30:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it's taking its display-making expertise to the laptop market with the world's first 15.6-inch 4K OLED panel, which will go into mass production next month. Read more...

Xiaomi laptop specifications revealed in leak

Paul Hill — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:52:01 +0000

More details have been leaked out about Xiaomi laptops. The leak reveals what CPU could be used, and how much RAM is inside. The devices will be announced July 27 and could ship with Windows 10. Read more...

MSI unveils new VR-ready gaming laptops and a backpack PC with Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 07:50:01 +0000

At the Computex event in Taipei, MSI has announced powerful new gaming laptops with Windows 10 out-of-the-box. The devices are VR-ready and will be available for retail in August. Read more...

Samsung will reportedly reveal 13 and 15 inch superlight Skylake Ultrabooks at CES

John Devon — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:32:01 +0000

New images have surfaced showing a new Samsung Ultrabook weighing just 1.9 pounds or 860 grams and measuring half an inch thick. The new laptop will likely be introduced at CES next week. Read more...

Microsoft to host event on September 4 "showcasing new Windows 10 devices"

Andy Weir — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:12:01 +0000

Microsoft will hold a keynote at this year's IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, at which it promises to show off a range of new devices "that will light up the Windows 10 experience". Read more...

Samsung gives up on Windows laptops and Chromebooks in Europe

Andy Weir — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:52:01 +0000

Samsung has confirmed that it is discontinuing sales of all laptops - including Windows notebooks and Chromebooks - in Europe, but says that it will continue to sell these devices in other markets. Read more...

HP recalls millions of laptop power cords worldwide due to fire risk

Andy Weir — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:24:01 +0000

HP is recalling around six million power cords that it shipped with notebooks and accessories, citing a "risk of a fire and burn hazard to customers", after 29 instances of the cords overheating. Read more...

US increases international airport security, targeting electronic devices

Andy Weir — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 23:35:55 +0000

US-bound passengers will be required to prove that their mobile devices turn on, as the TSA increases airport security to deal with the 'credible threat' of a bomb disguised as a phone or tablet. Read more...

NPD: Chromebooks claim 21 percent of all U.S. commercial notebook sales so far in 2013

John Callaham — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 21:24:31 +0000

A new report from the NPD Group claims that from January to November 2013 sales of Chromebooks took up 21 percent of all commercial notebook sales in the U.S. Read more...

Lenovo reveals cheaper thin-and-light IdeaPad laptops

John Callaham — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:49:20 +0000

Lenovo has just launched three new models of its IdeaPad S Series laptops, which cuts the price of the thin-and-light style of Windows PC notebooks down to as low as $499. Read more...

Dell: Windows 8 touch-screen notebooks will cost more

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:41:13 +0000

Dell has confirmed that Windows 8 notebooks with touch screen features will cost more than their non-touch screen counterparts when they are launched. Dell plans to offer a range of Windows 8 products Read more...

Quanta sues AMD over alleged defective notebook chips

John Callaham — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:44:00 +0000

Quanta, the world's biggest contract manufacturer of notebook PCs, had filed a lawsuit against AMD, alleging that the company delivered defective processors to Quanta. Read more...

Lenovo unveils 2012 line up of notebooks, ultrabook is the magic word

Owen Williams — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:57:00 +0000

CES is almost here, and Lenovo's showing off their new range of 2012 notebooks. There's quite a few, and the company didn't want to be left out of the Ultrabook fad, bringing the new chassis to light. Read more...

Window 8 ARM notebook partners selected?

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:53:40 +0000

A new rumor claims that Microsoft is letting ARM-based processor makers pick two hardware partners to make notebooks that will run the upcoming ARM version of Windows 8. Read more...

Windows 8 ARM notebooks coming in June 2013?

John Callaham — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:01:01 +0000

A new rumor claims that the ARM version of Windows 8 could officially launch by the end of 2012 and that ARM-based Windows 8 notebooks could launch in June 2013. Read more...

Qualcomm could make PC processors, fight with AMD & Intel

John Callaham — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:49:34 +0000

A Qualcomm executive states that the smartphone and tablet processor company could make the big leap to providing chips for PC desktops and notebooks at some point in the future. Read more...

NVIDIA introduces two new GPU series for notebooks

Sam Alderwick — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:51:57 +0000

NVIDIA announced today that it is releasing four new GPUs for notebooks: the GeForce GTX 280M and 260M GPUs and the GeForce GTS 160M and 150M GPUs. NVIDIA claims that the GTX 280M GPUs are... Read more...

Market share of notebooks with Blu-ray drives to rise to 10%

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:35:29 +0000

The market share of notebook PCs with Blu-ray drives is expected to increase from 1% this year to 10% in 2008 due to notebook makers more willing to adopt cheaper Blu-ray combo optical disc drives... Read more...

Intel lining up 11 Penryn 45nm processors for new notebooks

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:15:24 +0000

Intel plans to launch five 45nm notebook processors (Penryn) to go along with its Santa Rosa Refresh platform in the first quarter of 2008. These will be followed by another six for Montevina in the... Read more...

MSI to ship over 800,000 OEM notebooks in 2007

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:41:22 +0000

Micro-Star International (MSI) is expected to ship over 800,000 OEM notebooks this year plus a substantial amount of its own Megabook-branded notebooks, according to company sources. To boost the sales of its own-brand notebooks, the... Read more...

Over Half of Notebooks to Use Flash by Q4 2009

Wed, 02 May 2007 22:02:09 +0000

iSuppli Corporation has concluded that the use of NAND flash memory in notebooks is expected to increase sharply in the next few years: nearly 60% percent of the 40.1 million notebooks that will be shipped... Read more...

Fujitsu Rolls Out Three "Santa Rosa" Notebooks

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:00:44 +0000

Fujitsu has lost no time and has released three new Santa Rosa-based notebook models for the Japanese market. The company launched two 15.4" Santa Rosa notebooks: the FMV-BIBLO NX and FMV-BIBLO NF. The NX features... Read more...

IRS lost 490 notebooks, many with unencrypted data

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:44:36 +0000

The Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration has released a report on the Internal Revenue Service and found that 490 laptops had been reported stolen between January 2, 2003 and June 13, 2006. Unfortunately,... Read more...

Intel and Nokia Scrap Plans for 3G Module for Notebooks

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:40:08 +0000

The world's top supplier of x86 microprocessors for notebooks, Intel, and the leading producer of mobile phones, Nokia, have both decided to scrap the plans to jointly develop HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) module for... Read more...

Suit calls on Dell Canada to replace notebooks

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:55:09 +0000

Dell Canada Inc. faces a lawsuit filed by an Ontario man on behalf of Canadians who own certain models of Inspiron notebook computers with purported defects that cause complete system failure, the plaintiff's lawyer announced... Read more...

Apple and HP Set to Deliver LED Notebooks

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:27:45 +0000

Apple and HP are both poised to introduce notebooks in 2007 that use LED-backlit LCDs, according to new rumors. Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes reports that the two computer makers are expected to launch these notebooks in... Read more...

Dell to Launch Sub $500 Notebooks

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:52:32 +0000

Dell is preparing to launch a new range of notebooks costing under $500 according to reports. The new range is said to be powered by processors from AMD. Taiwanese news site Digitimes quotes notebook... Read more...

AMD 64-bit dual-core notebooks keep pricing edge

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:48:12 +0000

The unit price of AMD Turion 64 X2-based notebooks is about US$150 less than an Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)-based notebook, according to product portfolios that notebook vendors have offered. AMD still has an edge... Read more...

Widescreen Notebooks To Become Standard By 2008

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:00:05 +0000

Notebook PCs are rapidly moving toward a future filled with more pixels and more screen real estate, thanks to the unexpectedly rapid proliferation of widescreen displays. Once fairly rare beasts, widescreen notebooks—notebooks with screens... Read more...

Dell to equip AMD-based notebooks with ATI graphics chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:47:00 +0000

Forthcoming Dell's AMD-based notebooks, which are expected to be available in late October or early November, will be equipped with ATI Mobility Radeon graphics chips, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers. Although it will... Read more...

Dell to sell AMD-based notebooks

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:55:44 +0000

Following its recent partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to put the latter's chip in its server product line, Dell Computer confirmed this week that it will launch AMD-based laptops as early as October. The move... Read more...

Dell readies new business notebooks

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:13:55 +0000

Dell is expected to unveil new business notebooks with built-insupport for wide-area network connection options, wide-screen displays, and a dual-core processor optionTuesday evening. Included in the unveiling are the Latitude D620... Read more...

Dell's Inspiron Notebooks Get Smaller, Lighter

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:30:41 +0000

Dell on Tuesday filled out its notebook lineup with two new dual-core processor machines that emphasize entertainment options in a smaller package. The Inspiron e1505 and Inspiron 6400 are the same machine,... Read more...