Netbooks Wednesday: Of Shiny Metals, Green Robots and Other Curious Things

November 25 2009 Categorized Under: netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3 Commented

If you have been keeping an eye on the news, you will see that the netbook world is currently full of mainly two things – Android and Chrome OS. Google has officially taken over the high portability, low performance segment and made it into a stripped down wonderland of speedy booting goodness. That is of course the Chrome OS. The Android just makes for a great experience as a whole on something that is too small ‘full’ OS’ but large enough to be out of sync with smartphones.

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Netbook Wednesday: Hackintoshes Relieved, Nokia Sees The Future, Dell Does MIDs And More

November 11 2009 Categorized Under: netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , one Commented

You can hate them, you can love them but your cannot ignore them. These underpowered portable computers are still in a lot of demand and the segment is becoming more and more crowded everyday. We know that these netbooks help a lot of your get your work done on the go and give you cheap options when buying a portable for your basic needs. So to keep you updated on the segment, we update you on netbooks every Wednesday. Get over to the other side to check out this week’s round up.

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Asus Plans $180 Smartbook For 2010 Plus First USB 3.0 Motherboard

October 30 2009 Categorized Under: Peripherals, netbooks Tags; , , , , , , 4 Commented

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For reasons that are quite understandable, manufacturers of smaller portable computers have really taken to making Android devices. The OS is fast, reliable and maintained by an ace-team of coders and engineers. But with the Chrome OS in the works, I wonder how Google feels about this entire business. Nonetheless, we now have another company jumping into the boat after Dell disappointed with their dual-booting D250 (Window 7-Android).

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