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Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News And it's not just netbook makers who stand to benefit from Windows 7: according to Gartner research director Annette Jump, Microsoft could see the impact on its bottom line too. The situation could... [21 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet Hardware makers have already been showing off their Windows 7 machines ahead of the launch - for example, last week Acer unveiled a dual-boot netbook with Android and Windows 7. Acer's dual boot Aspire One D250... [20 Oct 2009]
Mobile computing keeping PC shipments afloat
News While Gartner finds netbook sales are continuing to chug along, as expected, they're beginning to be challenged by cheaper thin and light laptops that have recently started shipping.... [24 Sep 2009]
UK business PC sales drop by 25 per cent
News Atwal said that in Western Europe, the "netbook effect", driven by low prices for subnotebooks, saved PC sales from a 15 per cent year-on-year decline. Acer have done exceptionally well across Europe on the back of a lot... [07 Aug 2009]
What does Google's Chrome OS mean for Android?
News Asked whether Google's Chrome OS has a chance to make a serious impression in the netbook market, Gartner's Jump said it depends on pricing, how consumer-friendly the UI is and compatibility with... [09 Jul 2009]
Now you can get OLPC's Sugar on a stick
News Sugar Labs, responsible for building the low-cost device's OS, has released it online for loading onto any USB flash drive greater than 1GB, and will allow it to be used on "any PC or netbook", it said in an announcement. [29 Jun 2009]
Acer topples HP from Europe top spot
News HP has been toppled from the top spot in the Europe, Middle East and Africa PC-selling league by Acer, partly as a result of Acer's success in the booming netbook market. Although HP retained its leading position in the... [16 Oct 2008]
Steve Jobs: No Apple netbook, no touchscreen laptop
News Netbook And though many Apple fans were hoping for a netbook, a cheaper, under-featured laptop, from the company on Tuesday, they'll have to wait longer. And the company might be timid about getting into... [15 Oct 2008]
Battery tech can't keep up the portable pace
News In an email to ZDNet Asia, a Sony spokesperson said the company welcomes the increasing number of Netbook models as "we are confident that it will cultivate additional demand" for batteries. Polymer batteries have... [15 Sep 2008]
