Is Sony going to be introducing their VAIO-branded netbook on the 9th of January? There is a very cryptic Sony New Zealand sony website with a countdown alluding to a new VAIO product, and we know Sony is planning on a netbook. We also may … Read more
In the past, there’s been discussion by companies, component suppliers, websites, etc., over just how much of an impact netbooks have on the production and sales of conventional laptops/notebooks. Some companies have said netbooks helped to increase their brand awareness since they were able to … Read more
I think many of us saw this coming. Even though netbooks started out with a heavy Linux influence, once Microsoft began relaxing their rules on Windows XP Home and netbooks, it was pretty clear that Windows XP would end up winning the netbook market. This … Read more
NVIDIA wants to radically boost the performance of Intel Atom-powered netbooks. They plan on combining their GeForce 9400M chipset (graphics included) with Intel’s Atom CPU to create a new platform – Atom + GeForce 9400M. It’ll be called the NVIDIA Ion platform. The result will … Read more
Even as prices drop on higher capacity 2.5″ laptop harddrives (HDD), it turns out that netbook manufacturers are looking for something even cheaper. Seagate Technology, Western Digital and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies are all working on 2.5″ HDDs that are 40-50% cheaper than existing 2.5-inch … Read more