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Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment Although the Samsung N110 isn't as light as some of the smaller netbooks out there - the Asus Eee PC 900 for example weighs in at a skinny 1kg - but for the screen size it's more than admirable. Netbooks are everywhere -... [09 Nov 2009]
Netbooks, Apple goodies, vintage kit and a futuristic datacentre
Photo This Asus Eee PC 1008HA, known as the Seashell, takes inspiration from Mother Nature for its looks and weighs in at 1.1kg. Bonhams previewed some vintage tech last month as the London auctioneer prepared to put a... [02 Oct 2009]
Dell ditches the wires with Latitude Z for business
News Lenovo recently introduced a new touchscreen interface for its tablet, and Asus has its own for its popular Eee PC netbooks and touchscreen desktop called TouchGate. Dell has announced its Latitude Z laptop aimed at... [29 Sep 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best mini laptops
Photo While the idea of a mini laptop may have been around for donkey's years, it was Asus' Eee PC that really reinvigorated the concept. The Eee was tiny, it ran Linux, it was cheap as chips and it was wildly... [21 Sep 2009]
Read a book or browse the web? Asus' Eee-book reader wants you to do both
News More details have emerged on the upcoming Asus Eee-book reader. Prices haven't emerged yet but Asus is known for low-cost products like the ultraportable Eee PC, and speculation has the budget e-reader... [08 Sep 2009]
What does Google's Chrome OS mean for Android?
News While Linux initially did well in the netbook space thanks to the likes of the Asus Eee PC, it soon lost out to Windows XP - and, according to Jump, Microsoft now takes 85 to 90 per cent share in mature markets. [09 Jul 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Eee PC 1005HA Seashell
Photo Thicker and heavier than the previous model, the Eee PC 1008HA Seashell Asus hits nearly all the marks with the Eee PC 1005HA Seashell. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? [03 Jul 2009]
Asus backs Windows in latest Microsoft campaign
News The site, 'It's Better With Windows', presents a video of a family using several of Asus's 7-inch screened Eee PCs, and depicts the family members using word processing, instant messaging and other applications. [01 Jun 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Netbooks
Cheat Sheet The operating system under the bonnet of the original Asus Eee PC, and the OLPC's XO laptop, are versions of Linux. Since the Asus Eee PC's humble beginnings, netbooks have taken the PC market by storm -... [08 May 2009]
Bad economy is good for netbooks
News Just over a year after Asus made a splash with the Eee PC, now - with the notable exception of Apple - every one of the top 15 PC makers sells a netbook. While there's been discussion lately about what the best operating... [02 Apr 2009]
Windows 7 to go head-to-head with XP in netbook game
News The first netbook - the seven-inch Asus Eee PC - was introduced in 2007, and it used a Linux-based operating system. Microsoft will continue to offer Windows XP for netbooks even after it starts selling Windows 7 for the... [06 Mar 2009]
Asus turning its back on seven-inch netbook
News Asus is to phase out its seven-inch-screen Eee PC netbooks in mature markets, company chairman Jonney Shih said on Tuesday. However, he did say it would cut seven-inch Eee PCs - the original size for the... [04 Mar 2009]
HP netbook ditches Linux
News The fast-growing netbook market, which only got going in 2007, kicked off with the launch of Asus's Linux-only Eee PC 701. In early 2008, Microsoft announced a partnership with Asus to put Windows XP onto the next... [06 Feb 2009]
Photos: From robot teachers to Microsoft Surface
Photo The Shaping Education for the Future display also featured one of Asus' Eee PC mini laptops running a beta version of Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7. Asus also demonstrated its multi-battery charger that... [19 Jan 2009]
What's the difference between a netbook and a laptop?
News But Asus broke the category open for consumers in late 2007 with its Eee PC, at first equipped with a tiny seven-inch screen, solid-state memory and Linux instead of Windows. Except when you look at the bottom line of... [19 Jan 2009]
