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Intel’s New Moblin 2.1 OS Available for Download

September 25, 2009
By Steve Trotto
Intel’s New Moblin 2.1 OS Available for Download

Intel has made available for download its latest Linux-based operating system, Moblin 2.1, just a few days after announcing the new software. Moblin 2.1 is meant to be a preview version for developers and carries numerous user-interface and software improvements,…
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Video Review CaseCrown Vertical Mobile Messenger Bag

September 2, 2009
By Steve Trotto
Video Review CaseCrown Vertical Mobile Messenger Bag

Today I take a look at the Vertical Mobile Messenger Bag. This bag has multiple pockets for storing all of your gear and provides great protection for your netbook. I will be using this to transport my netbook for the…
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Survey: School shoppers opt for netbooks over Macs

August 18, 2009
By Steve Trotto
Survey: School shoppers opt for netbooks over Macs

The majority of student laptop shoppers will not be buying Macs, according to a study released Tuesday. Sunnyvale Calif.-based consumer electronics marketplace Retrevo Inc. said its new “Gadgetology” survey showed that 34 percent of students who are buying laptops…
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Verizon Offers Free Netbooks With BlackBerry Tour

August 14, 2009
By Steve Trotto

Verizon Wireless is again offering a second BlackBerry with each one purchased, but this time the deal includes any other device — of equal or lesser value — that Verizon sells.
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Intel to suspend Atom Z sales

July 31, 2009
By Steve Trotto

Intel has reportedly informed customers that it will accept no more orders for its Atom Z processors from netbook makers soon, as it is getting close to completely digesting its inventory, according to industry sources.
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Will Wal-Mart Blur Notebook/Netbook Lines?

July 24, 2009
By Steve Trotto

Internet News is reporting that with Wal-Mart’s planning aggressive discounting and marketing around notebook PCs, hardware vendors may be facing an unpleasant situation: The line of demarcation between notebooks and netbooks may be blurring at the point of pricing, perhaps…
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Want to Put Android on Your Netbook? Try This

July 15, 2009
By Steve Trotto

Google-ites and open-source lovers may now have a project to tide them over until the release of the upcoming Chrome OS. The good folks over at the LiveAndroid project have managed to create a bootable CD running the Android 1.5…
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Free netbooks for 2,300 Microsoft conference goers

July 12, 2009
By Steve Trotto

The National Business Review is reporting that in one of its boldest bids yet to push Windows 7’s netbook-friendliness, the 2,300 who attend the Gold Coast leg of Microsoft’s TechEd event will each go away with a free HP Mini…
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VAIO W Series Ideal for Casual Computing and Staying Connected

July 7, 2009
By Steve Trotto

Sony today took the wraps off its chic new line of mini notebooks- the VAIO® W Series. Featuring an ultra-portable design, the W Series is perfect for using as a secondary PC, in any room of the house, for surfing…
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Lenovo adds VIA Nano powered IdeaPad S12

June 27, 2009
By Steve Trotto

Netbook News is reporting that there has been a little bit of confusion about the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 with regards to what’s going on and it turns out the company is planning multiple SKU’s, something we’d overseen. So the delay…
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