Normally when you think of Maximum PC Magazine, you don’t think of low-power ultraportables based on older platforms like netbooks. Usually, Maximum PC focuses on the latest and greatest high-end equipment and laptops, but it turns out they do have an interest in these devices. … Read more
Apple’s acting chief executive officer has reiterated what Steve Jobs said about an Apple netbook back in October. Tim Cook made the comments yesterday during Apple’s first quarter 2009 financial results conference call. When asked about the netbook market, Cook responded: “We’re watching that space, … Read more
When Asus began selling the Eee PC line of netbooks/sub-notebooks, whatever you prefer to call them, they (and later Acer and MSI) seemed to have problems defining who they were for, or at least the message wasn’t clear. It wasn’t helped by the fact that … Read more
Easy Peasy 1.0, previously known as Ubuntu Eee, was released earlier this week. This distribution, obviously based on Ubuntu Linux, is/was originally optimized for the Asus Eee PC lineup, but it looks like they are branching out, since the new website officially calls it “easy … Read more
Freescale is making some pretty bold claims, and is showing off their upcoming netbook platform at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this week. They won’t be alone – Texas Instruments and Qualcomm are also expected to show off platforms (or parts of platforms) as well. Freescale … Read more