May 20, 2013

Browsing: Netbooks - News


Cheap Laptops like iPad and Other Tablets Makes Trouble to Netbook Market

ipad vs netbook

According to a recent survey done by Retrevo, a consumer electronics website, netbook sales aren’t doing so hot, mostly because of competition from the Apple iPad and cheaply-priced laptops. The study surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. consumers. Apple’s iPad has proven popular with shoppers, as more than one million devices have already been sold. That [...]

Gigabyte M1125 Convertible Netbook Powered Intel Calpella

gigabyte m1125 convertible netbook

Gigabyte is set to launch an 11.6-inch convertible ultrathin at Computex. The M1125 will be powered by Intel’s new Calpella series (Core i3, i5, i7) of processors. The actual processor used is unknown but we’ll find out more details next week. The M1125 will also come with USB 3.0 connectivity. Other specs aren’t known right [...]

Vodacom Releases PowerPC Processor Powered Linkbook Netbook

vodacom Linkbook Netbook

The South African Cellphone group Vodacom company has built an 8.9 inch mini-laptop called the Linkbook which is powered by a Freescale PowerPC processor. If the PowerPC architecture sounds familiar, that’s because Apple used PowerPC chips for its Mac computers until just a few years ago. The Linkbook comes with a 3G modem, SIM card [...]

ViewSonic VOT125 Nettop with Intel CULV Processor Starts to Ship

viewsonic vot125 nettop

The new VOT125 Ultracompact desktop computer is very similar to many of the solutions called “nettop” based on the Atom platform that it has already commercialized Viewsonic models such as the Mini PC-132 with great success and is now evolving towards a concept powerful but low power and therefore low noise. Essentially, the VOT125 is [...]

Pioneer Introduces ARM-Powered DreamBook Lite E10 Netbook for $173

pioneer DreamBook Lite E10 Netbook

Australian computer brand Pioneer Computers is set to release the first sub-$200 10-inch netbook into Australia. The new model called as the Dreambook Lite E10 weights in at just 580grams, 110grams lighter than the Apple iPad and features a 10.1-inch widescreen LCD panel with 1024×600-pixel resolution. The CPU itself is quite weak compared with Atom [...]

Epson Endeavor Na03 Mini Netbook Powered Intel Atom N470 Processor

Epson Endeavor Na03 Mini Netbook

Epson has launched a new netbook, the Endeavor Na03 Mini. The netbook is powered by a 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470 processor and GMA 3150 graphics. It has a 10. inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of RAM, and a choic eof either a 250GB hard drive or 64GB solid state disk. It has 802.11b/g/n [...]

ASUS Eee PC 1215 Review

asus eee pc 1215

The Asus Eee PC 1215N will be featuring a yet to be clarified Intel Atom dual-core CPU which according to reports to have a clock speed of 1.5GHz. This new netbook will also have Nvidia’s Optimus Technology via the Eee PC 1215N’s Nvidia ION 2 GPU. The screen size is 12-inch. The rest of the [...]

Litl to Launch Flash-Based Web-Connected TV

Litl webbook

In a press release, Litl announced their plans to come out with a new “web-connected TV product”, which is set for an early 2011 release. Like the Webbook, the (yet unnamed) set-top box will be primary net-based with just a web browser and Flash-based apps. The new device will attempt to solve the problem of [...]

Asus And Modu Working on A Netbook With Slot-in Phone

asus modu netbook phone

Asus is planning a netbook with a slot-in mobile phone that will double as a 3G communications module. The phone will double as 3G connectivity for the device so that you have access to it whilst in the netbook and when you’re out and about you can just take the phone out and use that [...]

MacBook Like Jetway EM130 Works Like a Netbook

jetway em130

Jetway EM130 looks an awful lot like a 13 inch MacBook, But on the inside, this 13.3 inch notebook is all netbook. The Jetway EM130 has a 1366 x 768 pixel HD display, NVIDIA ION graphics, and a dual core Intel Atom 330 processor. That chip is typically reserved for desktop computers, but Jetway’s MacBook [...]

CherryPal Asia – A $99 Android-Based Netbook

cherrypal asia $99 netbook

CherryPal a company almost strictly manufacturers only ultra affordable computers, is releasing another laptop. The new “Asia” netbook will cost $100, you’ll get what you pay for. It costs the same as the Cherrypal Africa, which launched in December and runs Windows CE. CherryPal’s new model has a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel display, [...]

Android Powered Sharp IS01 Developers Edition Laptop Now Available in Japan

sharp is01 developer edition

The Sharp IS01 smartbook has formally launched, as the developer version of the device has shipped to Japan today. The Sharp IS01 features a small 5 inch, 960 x 480 capacitive touchscreen display and a QWERTY keyboard, which makes it something of a cross between a smartphone and a netbook. Throw in a 1GHz Qualcomm [...]