HP is reportedly planning to introduce a netbook running Palm’s WebOS, in addition to tablets and smartphones. – Hewlett-Packard
is expected to soon introduce a tablet running WebOS, as well as a smartphone.
But a netbook? According to Jan. 17 report from Ars Technica, netbooks are
among the planned HP devices that will not only run the company’s prized new
mobile OS, but will seamlessly interact.
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Google Dec. 8 began rolling out the Cr-48, an unbranded notebook equipped with its Chrome Operating System, the Web operating system that enables Web applications run on Google’s Chrome Web browser. The Cr-48 lies at the heart of the Chrome OS Pilot Program, Google’s effort to seed the market with the notebooks, get feedback and polish the product prior to launch on branded machines from Acer and Samsung in mid-2011. Google is issuing the gadgets& which run on WiFi networks and also sport 3G radios with 100MB a month of data free for two years& to partner companies, friends, some lucky consumers and the media. In December, eWEEK got its hands on one of these plain, black no-frills notebooks. It sports a 12.1-inch screen, delivers 8 hours of use time and allows no internal data storage. The notebook is a true cloud machine, which has its limits. There is as yet no capability to port photos from cameras and smartphones to the Chrome OS netbook. But this is compensated by a raft of possibilities. For example, Google has created its Google Cloud Print solution to give the Cr-48 access to Web-based printing. Take a look at this run-through, and see a review here. – …
Holiday season 2010 was supposed to be a shopping boom for smartphones and netbook computers based on Google’s Chrome Operating System. The smartphone outlook is bright, as Apple’s iPhone 4 is the best of its kind. Meanwhile, Android smartphones took off like a rocket, starting with the Motorola Droid last November and continuing on with the HTC Droid, Incredible HTC Evo 4G, Motorola Droid X and the Samsung Galaxy S devices. The netbook boom didn’t happen. While smartphones rocketed, Apple went and upset that scheme in April by launching the iPad, the tablet computer that took the mobile computing world by storm. The machines sold millions of units, forcing Samsung, Archos, ViewSonic and others to crank up their touch-screen building engines. At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco earlier this month, tablets were everywhere. Also slowing the netbook roll is the fact that Chrome OS has been delayed for reasons unknown. So instead of showcasing netbooks this holiday season, eWEEK believes it is prudent to celebrate the devices that have made such an impact on the market. Here, eWEEK highlights the iPad, Galaxy Tab and some other choices to give tablet-curious consumers an idea of what they might get with the different machines. – …
Google will unveil a Chrome OS netbook Dec. 7. Key questions include: when can the public get them, and will the iPad and Android machines allow them to prosper? – Google is hosting an event
Dec. 7 where it will likely demonstrate a netbook based on its long-awaited
Chrome Operating System.
Chrome OS is Google’s
support platform for its increasingly popular Chrome Web browser, which accounts for 9.27 percent of browser use, according to Net Applications.
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The HP Mini 1103 business netbook, arriving this December, offers a 10.1-inch display, Intel processors, Windows 7 and a weight of just 2.78 pounds for $299. – Hewlett-Packard has introduced the HP Mini 1103, a “companion PC”
that its also calling the companys “most affordable Mini for
business.” The 1103 features a 10.1-inch LED backlit WSVGA display, has
a starting weight of 2.78 pounds and is priced at $299. Its scheduled
to arrive in December.
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Google may sell a Chrome Operating System netbook this month from a Webstore, according to Digitimes. The device would compete with other netbooks, Apple’s iPad and Android tablets. – Google has plans to sell online a netbook based on its Chrome Operating
System, similar to the way it sold its Nexus One smartphone, according to
Digitimes.
Chrome OS is a Web operating system that Google is building to run on
netbooks as an alternative to computers running traditional operating…
Today, leading India retailer Croma launched “Croma Apps,” a software application store pre-installed on Intel Atom processor-based netbooks and powered by the Intel AppUp center. With Croma Apps, consumers now have access to over 1,000 applications from categories including entertainment, social networking, games and productivity, providing them with a choice of personalized and enhanced user experiences on their netbooks. Existing netbook users can also download these free and paid applications by visiting Croma’s website and downloading the Croma Apps client.
Tablet sales are rising as netbook shipments fall, but tablets high prices may keep netbooks in the game. Apples iPad starts at $500 generally the cap for netbooks. – The Apple iPad and industry promises of several competing tablet PCs
are slowing sales of netbooks, but theyve hardly crushed the market
for the lightweight PCs, according to ABI Research. The firm now
expects 2010 to close with shipments of 11 million-plus tablets and 43
million netbook units. …
A report from ABI Research just released estimates netbook shipments should reach 43 million worldwide this year, concluding that early adoption of media tablets is not negatively affecting or outpacing netbook sales. These findings help support the company’s prediction of seeing 100s of millions of netbooks based on Intel Atom processors in market over the next few years. Netbooks are considered companion device with usage models optimized for the Internet and media rich content consumption, with recently announced dual-core Intel Atom processors providing additional responsiveness and an enhanced online experience for netbook users.
The Apple iPad made its presence felt in the global netbook and tablet PC segment, boosting revenue during the second quarter but stealing shares from netbooks. – Sales of Apple iPads significantly impacted mobile PC shipment
figures during the second quarter of 2010, DisplaySearch, an arm of the
research firm NPD Group, reported Sept. 30. Following shipments of 3.3
million iPads, the worlds most popular tablet stole shares from the
netbook segment but of…
At IDF, Dell showed off an upcoming mobile device that can be run as a tablet or as a netbook. The device, powered by Intel’s Atom chip, will be out later in 2010. – SAN FRANCISCO Dell
later this year will release a convertible mobile device that can be either
used as a tablet PC or reconfigured into a netbook-style machine complete with
a keyboard.
Dell executive David Zavelson showed off the 10-inch device
Sept. 14 during the morning keynote at the Intel …
The dual-core Intel Atom N550 processor has begun shipping in more than a dozen netbooks. With its newest low-power Atom chip, Intel hopes to keep the netbook market strong and tablet sales at bay. – Intels newest Atom processors are arriving in stores, powering a dozen netbooks from manufacturers that include Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Samsung, MSI and Toshiba.
The dual-core Atom N550 processors, announced Aug. 23, reportedly employ the same compact form factor as the singl…
The Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 netbook debuted in Europe Aug. 19 and may cross the pond this fall. The netbook includes an Intel Atom processor and Microsoft Windows 7. – Dell is launching in Europe a glossy black netbook
that will potentially head our way or at least to quot;other regions quot; this
fall. Weighing under 3 pounds and calling attention in a slick shade called
Obsidian Black, the Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 will come at a starting price of
approximate…
This article is about the Gagetology Report on consumer responses to new netbooks packed with only the Windows 7 Starter Edition. Learn about what you would be missing with the smaller Windows 7 Starter Edition, compared with the original, larger Windows 7.
Netbooks, once expected to fade away in favor of desktops and notebooks, are still enjoying strong sales. Shipments are forecast to hit 60 million in 2010, and that figure is now expected to double by 2013, according to a report by ABI Research. – Netbook sales are showing no signs of waning, ABI
Research announced July 22, sharing findings from a new study. Nearly 60
million netbooks lightweight PCs with prices that are generally under $400 and
enough power for social networking activities and Web surfing are expected to
ship worldwide …
Gateways newest netbook, the LT32 series, features an LED-backlit, 11.6-inch HD display, AMD Athlon II Neo processors, ATI graphics, an HD Webcam and an HDMI port with a starting price of $450. – Gateway introduced the LT32 series of netbooks July 7. Featuring an
11.6-inch HD LED-backlit display, the series offers a little more view
than the 10.1-inch LT23 Series that the PC maker debuted just a few weeks ago.
The LT32 is less than an inch thick and weighs 2.76 pounds. Gateway has
p…
Gateway welcomed summer with the introduction of three slim and attractive consumer PCs& a netbook and a notebook in two sizes. The Gateway LT23 Series netbook, a "must-have for every fashion-conscious mobile PC customer," according to Gateway, features a 10.1-inch display, a weight of just 2.76 pounds and a "chic fusion of classical design with a modern twist." (You be the judge.) With the new ID Series notebooks, available with 14- and 15.6-inch displays and measuring an inch thin, the focus shifts more to performance, as the battery-saving Nvidia Optimus graphics technology knows when to switch between on-board Nvidia and Intel graphics processors. Still, the ID Series notebooks include a feature that may also have aesthetically driven consumers taking note: an aqua-blue trackpad, like a swimming pool mirage in a landscape of brushed silver. – …
Gateway’s LT23 Series netbook, with its swirling pattern and streamlined design, is said to be for fashion-conscious consumers. But it’s the aqua, glowing touchpad on Gateway’s ID Series notebooks that feels particularly suited for summer. – Gateway is introducing three new PC models, the 10.1-inch, style-conscious LT23
Series of netbooks and the 14-inch ID49C and 15.6-inch ID59C notebooks. The new systems were unveiled June 23.
The LT23 netbook measures approximately 1 inch thick, weighs 2.76 pounds and
features a matte, shade-on-s…
Worldwide PC leader Hewlett-Packard introduced a new netbook for elementary school classrooms June 23. The HP Mini 100e Education Edition will be rolling out worldwide in July, and given its reach to international markets, it offers the option of a dial-up modem in addition to WiFi. Overall, it’s a study in simplicity meeting durability. There are kid-friendly features such as a spill-proof keyboard, a sturdy handle and metal alloy hinges designed to survive drops, but HP, starting from a blank slate with new users in mind, included only what it deemed necessary& a feat that’s put pricing for the Mini 100e below $300. In the necessary category are an operating system choice of Windows 7 Starter or SUSE Linux, an Intel Atom processor and an Intel Express chipset. – …
The HP Mini 100e Education Edition is a netbook for elementary-age users. Priced below $300, it pairs a sturdy handle and spill-proof keyboard with Windows 7, an Intel Atom processor, a Webcam and the option of WiFi or a modem for developing markets. – Summer may be officially upon us, but Hewlett-Packard is turning its attention to classrooms, with the June 23 introduction of the HP Mini 100e Education Edition, a netbook for the elementary years.
Priced below $300 a unit, the netbooks aim to be a study in durability meets simplicity. Clamshell…
