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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. Photo credit: Asus Asus Eee PC 1000HE Photo credit:... [21 Sep 2009]
Acer cooling off on Android netbook?
News Google also said it is already working with PC makers like Asus, HP, Lenovo, Toshiba and Acer, so it would make sense that Acer could be focusing its attention away from Android. A new report out of Taiwan, where the PC... [29 Jul 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... [09 Jul 2009]
Google Chrome: Do PC makers really want another OS?
News According to a person familiar with the operating system, Google is talking to Asus, Lenovo, as well as other original equipment manufacturers, and chipset makers about using Chrome OS. Neither Asus nor... [09 Jul 2009]
Asus backs Windows in latest Microsoft campaign
News Since then, Microsoft has been forced to repeatedly extend the lifespan of Windows XP as a netbook operating system, as Vista does not comfortably run on low-powered devices such as netbooks.silicon.com sister site ZDNet... [01 Jun 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Netbooks
Cheat Sheet This device led the way for low-cost laptops intended for developing nations, but it was Taiwanese PC maker Asus that brought low-cost laptops to the consumer world with its Eee PC release in 2007. Since the... [08 May 2009]
Windows 7 to go head-to-head with XP in netbook game
News A year ago, Microsoft announced a deal with Asus to provide netbooks running XP. The first netbook - the seven-inch Asus Eee PC - was introduced in 2007, and it used a Linux-based... [06 Mar 2009]
HP netbook ditches Linux
News In early 2008, Microsoft announced a partnership with Asus to put Windows XP onto the next generation of the Eee, and since then XP has become a standard option on netbooks. The... [06 Feb 2009]
Photos: Top 10 Xmas presents for the tech team
Photo And if you're feeling particularly generous (or you haven't told them about that upcoming system overhaul) you could also treat your tech team to an Asus Eee PC 900 to put in the bag. Picture credit: Asus [01 Dec 2008]
Photos: Asus grows eco cred with bamboo laptop
Photo A bamboo-encased laptop made by PC and netbook maker Asus, shown off as a concept earlier in the year is set to go on sale within weeks. Bamboo is a more environmentally friendly alternative to metal or plastic as it is... [31 Oct 2008]
HP to shake up netbook market with mainstream line
News At the time, HP was adamant this was not meant to play in the same arena as the consumer-oriented netbook from Asus, the Eee PC. It's a dramatic increase, and the difference is all coming out of Europe, the Middle East... [29 Oct 2008]
Samsung's 'hygienic' offering squeezes into netbook market
News Rival devices in the same screen-size class include Asus's Eee 1000 and the MSI Wind. Many of the netbook's specifications are typical to the market, such as its use of Intel's Atom processor and Windows... [22 Sep 2008]
Intel's Atom cracks into PC World
News Fennell said netbooks - a term initially promoted by Intel to identify low-cost, low-performance, ultraportable laptops, and epitomised by the Asus Eee - are "far more convenient [than laptops] when on the move and... [08 Jul 2008]
Photos: Five of the best mini laptops
Photo Photo credit: Asus Asus's Eee - which stands for three easies: 'Easy to work. Asus Eee PC 900 And while the original Eee launched with Linux (which helped keep the price down), GNU Linux... [06 Jun 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment One of the key reasons the Asus has achieved these dimensions is because it uses a solid-state drive instead of a traditional hard disk, so its installed storage capacity is a rather paltry 12GB. However, both these... [04 Jun 2008]
