Acer officials in a statement denied the remarks of an Acer salesperson, who reportedly said that its netbooks would be phased out in favor of tablets. – Acer officials are denying that they plan to phase out the company’s netbook
lines as Acer begins to also focus on the tablet market. Additionally, the
officials said in a statement that, for the moment, tablets quot;based on
[Intel's] Sandy Bridge
are not yet foreseen. quot;
Citing Taiwan
sa…
With the start of 2011 in sight, vendors are thinking about their product strategies in the New Year. In order to do that, they also need to examine how the market changed in the past year. Part of this process includes determining which devices, whether smartphones, tablets, laptops or anything else, will help them generate the most profit. Vendors that have been competing in the netbook market will especially need to consider how they should spend their research and development dollars in the coming year. Going into 2010, netbooks were all the rage both in the consumer market and the enterprise. But as soon as Apple introduced the iPad tablet and several similar devices followed it, netbooks lost their value to customers around the world. Netbook vendors that expected to generate big profits on those devices missed out. With the start of 2011, those companies need to realize that tablets are well on their way to eliminating netbooks altogether. The industry may get an early indication of how strongly buyers are interested in tablets during the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas. A significant number of new tablet models will be on display at the show. A year from now, the companies that stick with netbooks will be the companies that find themselves far behind the competition. Here are the reasons why tablets will eliminate netbooks as growing product category in 2011. – …
Today, Intel® AppUpSM center, a software app store for netbooks, is available for web download at retailers CompUSA, TigerDirect and Best Buy Canada. With Intel AppUp center, consumers can access nearly 2,000 free and paid applications for social networking, gaming and productivity, entertainment and travel. Additionally, the app store has a try-before-you-buy feature for all paid applications to encourage consumers to discover new apps. The Intel AppUp center continues to gain momentum having announced agreements with other retailers including Best Buy, UK-based Dixons and India-based Croma.
Google Dec. 7 didn’t shock anyone with the announcement that Chrome Operating System netbooks wouldn’t arrive until 2011. But that doesn’t mean that the Chrome OS update event in San Francisco didn’t come with some surprises. There was the unveiling of Crankshaft, a new compilation infrastructure for V8, the Chrome JavaScript engine responsible for making the browser so speedy. There was the formal launch of the Chrome Webstore, which has more than 500 Web applications, including two programs from Amazon and one each from The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. Think of the Chrome Web Store as Apple’s App Store, but for Chrome OS netbooks (and, eventually, Chrome OS tablets) instead of iPhones and iPads. Finally, in the biggest surprise of all, Google launched a pilot program using black, unbranded Chrome OS netbooks. Google is passing out thousands of these machines to media, friends of Google and business partners, including the U.S. Department of Defense and American Airlines. Here is a run-through of the news using slides from Google’s Dec. 7 demonstration. – …
Google is delaying the launch of Chrome OS on netbooks to consumers until mid-2011, when Samsung and Acer will offer machines. For now, Google is offering Cr-48, a pilot device. – Computers running Google’s Chrome Operating system won’t
ship to consumers until the second half of 2011, with netbooks slated to come
from Samsung and Acer at that time.
Google is instead making unbranded, Chrome OS-based
netbooks available to qualified users, developers, schools and businesses…
Google’s Chrome browser jumped to 9.27 percent in November from 8.5 percent in October, which could be a sign that Chrome OS netbooks are being used by Googlers. – Google’s
Chrome Web browser surged to 9.27 percent market share in November, up from 8.5
percent in October, according to the latest statistics from Net Applications.
The
.77 percent gain appeared to come at the expense of Microsoft Internet
Explorer, which dropped to 58.41 percent from 59.18 p…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Chrome Operating System has been delayed, though no one at Google or computer makers believed to be building Chrome OS netbooks will say why. – Google’s Chrome Operating System launch has been delayed, and the platform
won’t be available to launch on netbooks for at least the quot;next few
months. quot;
Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed as much
to reporters in a Q amp;A session at the Web 2.0 Summit Nov. 15, adding that
the platform co…
The Intel AppUp center, an app store for netbooks, is now available to consumers in the UK. AppUp, first announced in September at IDF, includes both free and paid apps for social networking, entertainment, gaming and productivity, and is the first and only app store for netbooks to be made available for consumers in the UK and Europe. The service is being made available by Dixons Retail plc through store fronts for Curry and PC World.
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.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
SEOUL, Sept. 30, 2010 – Intel Corporation and KT today announced that they are expanding their collaboration to accelerate the adoption of WIBRO-branded services based on WiMAX technology in South Korea. Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, also announced an investment of US$20 million in WIBRO Infra Co., Ltd. (WIC), a joint venture with KT, Samsung and KBIC. The Intel Capital investment will help WIC accelerate KT’s leading wireless broadband infrastructure build out.
Expanding WIBRO Coverage, Improved Customer Benefits
In addition to availability in the metropolitan areas of Seoul, Inchon and Suwon, KT will expand the WIBRO service to five new cities — Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon and Ulsan — and the expressways of Gyeongbu, Jungbu, Honam and Yeongdong. When the new service begins on Oct. 1, subscribers will be able to enjoy KT’s “Mobile Wonderland” supported by its “3W” network consisting of 3G mobile communication (WCDMA), wireless LAN (WiFi) and high-speed wireless Internet (WIBRO).
KT is also migrating its WIBRO network onto the standard of 10MHz WiMAX channel width that will allow interoperability and roaming with WiMAX networks worldwide. Coupled with better radio planning, this migration is expected to improve the quality of service by up to two times.
By March 2011, KT is expected to be the first carrier in the world to provide nation-wide WiMAX coverage with its WIBRO service covering 82 cities in Korea, serving 85 percent of the Korean population.
Intel Embedded WiMAX Chipsets for a New WIBRO Experience
KT and Intel also have worked with major PC manufacturers to launch the first Intel® Core™ and Intel® Atom™ processor-based laptops and netbooks in Korea featuring Intel® embedded WiMAX solutions, based on the Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 network adapter.
Starting Oct. 1, Korean customers will be able to purchase a wide selection of Intel-based laptops and netbooks from Samsung, LG and Acer. These WiMAX-ready mobile devices allow high-speed wireless Internet access without the need for plug-in USB modems or wireless pocket routers. The devices will enable users to enjoy wireless Internet connectivity in countries and cities that have also deployed compatible WiMAX networks1.
Intel Capital’s US$20 million Investment
Intel Capital also today announced that it has invested US$20 million in WIBRO Infra Co., Ltd. The funds will be used to accelerate deployment of leading-edge wireless broadband networks in South Korea.
“Intel is committed to leading the advancement of wireless broadband adoptions throughout the world as more devices compute and connect to the Internet,” said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital and Intel executive vice president. “Intel Capital’s investment strengthens our WiMAX efforts in Asia Pacific region, arguably the fastest growing wireless broadband area, and specifically helps KT expand their offerings in Korea.”
“We will cooperate with Intel in every way to promote the wireless Internet,” said Suk-chae Lee, CEO, KT. “Just like a seamless transportation network requiring expressways, railroads and aviation, KT will develop a 3W network with WIBRO, Wi-Fi and WCDMA technologies complementing each other to make Korea the world’s best mobile wonderland.”
“As a mobile Internet user myself, I am glad that the WIBRO service is now available in five more major cities and expressways, said Tae-Keun Hyung, a member of a standing committee, Korea Communications Commission. “With WIBRO, I expect Korea to be a leading mobile Internet country in the world.”
1 Subject to carrier roaming agreements and end-user subscription.
About KT
KT (Korea Telecom) Corporation is an IT company located in Korea which provides voice and data, fixed and mobile, communication and broadcasting services. KT is currently on the top in Korea for its total revenue (both fixed and mobile services). However, when it was spun off from the Ministry of Communications (currently Korea Communications Commission) and first established in 1981, there were only 4.5 million lines. KT increased the number to 20 million in just 12 years. Therefore, the people in Korea are now privileged to enjoy the universal and advanced telecommunication services. Moreover, KT launched Korea’s first communication satellite, “Mugunghwa (Koreasat)” contributing to make Korea become one of the advanced countries in information and communications. Recently, KT has opened a new era of smartphones in Korea, and makes every effort to create Korea, the “Mobile Wonderland” and to be a global ICT convergence leader by releasing various smart devices and providing nationwide networks, “3W networks” -Wi-Fi, WiBro and WCMA. ICT: Information, Communication, Transaction
About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.
Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Ericsson introduced a 21M bps mobile broadband module for notebooks and netbooks at the 2010 IDF conference. Ericsson also demonstrated a 7.2M bps module for tablets. – Ericsson has unveiled what the company calls the world’s first mobile broadband module at 21M bps (megabits per second), the HSPA Evolution (HSPA+) F5521gw.
Twice the size of a quarter, the Ericsson F5521gw supports download speeds of up to 21 Mbps and upload speeds of 5.76M bps. Ericsson introduce…
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…
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2010 – Intel Corporation announced today that a dozen of new netbooks based on its new mobile dual-core Intel® Atom™ processors are available in stores today. The netbooks – available now and through the end of the year from manufacturers including Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba – enable new levels of support for applications like games, as well as Adobe Flash* technology for access to a number of Web pages including online hotel booking systems and multimedia sites such as YouTube* and Hulu*.
“Acer strives to continually improve on our customers’ total mobile experience, whether it is increased responsiveness or extended Internet interactivity through longer battery life,” said David Lee, associate vice president of Acer’s Mobile Computing Business Unit. “We are pleased to select dual-core Intel Atom processors for Acer netbooks, helping to empower netbook users achieve even more – both at work and at leisure.”
With the dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor N550, consumers can enjoy Internet access on the go with a more responsive experience in the same compact form factor, DDR3 memory support and similar great battery life as the single-core Intel® Atom™ processor N450.
“In their short history, the netbook category has experienced impressive growth,” said Erik Reid, director of marketing for mobile platforms at Intel. “Having shipped about 70 million Intel Atom chips for netbooks since our launch of the category in 2008, there is obviously a great market for these devices around the world.”
New netbooks based on dual-core Intel Atom chips arrive in stores today and are available at a variety of consumer-friendly price points. For more information, visit www.intel.com/products/processor/atom.
About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.
Intel, Atom and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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…
HP announced that its acquisition of Palm is now complete, and that the companies are looking forward to developing Palms webOS platform, embracing the smarphone market and getting to work on a road map that includes slates and netbooks. – Hewlett-Packard has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm.
HP, the worlds top-selling PC maker, with access to Palms webOS
mobile platform and Pre and Pixi smartphones, will now be able to
“participate more aggressively in the highly profitable, $100 billion
smartphone and connected m…
Forrester Research said tablets, led by Apple’s iPad, will cannibalize netbooks in 2012 and outsell netbooks by 2014. Google’s Chrome Operating System is rolling out on netbooks, likely from Acer, Asus, HP and Lenovo this holiday season. What kind of chance do these machines stand in a market that is clearly becoming controlled by the iPad, and eventually tablets based on Google’s Android operating system? Analysts debate the issue. – Spurred by the success of Apple’s iPad, the tablet
computer market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 42 percent and
gobble up sales that would have normally gone to netbooks.
Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps
said tablets will cannibalize netbooks in 2012 and outsell netb…
Acer’s updated Aspire One netbooks, the AO521 and the AO721, highlight how far netbooks have come in the last few years. They feature AMD Athlon II Neo processors, ATI Radeon graphics and versions of Windows 7, and can reportedly juggle high-definition games, Websites and e-mail. – Acer has updated
two netbooks in its Aspire One line, offering evidence, should anyone still
need it, that gone are the days of netbooks as low-powered couch surfers.
The Aspire One AO521 and AO721 each feature AMD
Athlon II Neo processors and ATI Radeon HD
4225 graphics with 384MB of dedi…
Netbooks small, light, inexpensive laptops designed for basic business tasks like e-mail and Web browsing—first hit the market in the late ’90s (although they weren’t called netbooks back then). They have proved to be a solid seller since then. However, with the advent of the tablets—including the very popular Apple iPad, Hewlett-Packard’s convertible EliteBook, Dell’s soon-to-come Streak and many others in development—a whole new flock of competitors has arisen. After all, tablets are very similar to netbooks; the main differentiators are touch control and no keyboard. The first Netbook Summit at the Grand Hyatt in Burlingame, Calif., on May 25 showed off a number of the most popular netbooks and featured a number of valuable presentations on the market, products and trends. This slide show focuses on the product highlights. Go here for more information on the Netbook Summit 2010. – …
MeeGo Linux will need considerable investment to succeed, according to a report from market research company Ovum. Novell plans to release SUSE MeeGo for netbooks. – Despite new support from Novell, the fledgling MeeGo
Linux project needs quot;major investment quot; to catch up to other competing
solutions, according to a report by market research company Ovum.
On June 1, Novell announced that it would quot;release SUSE MeeGo as a
fully supported operating…
