Acer to Expand Netbook Line, Add Gateway Brand

Acer is looking to expand its current netbook line beyond it’s 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One line, according to LAPTOP Magazine’s Joanna Stern. They are also going to be adding the Gateway brand to a new netbook line as well. Joanna attended a global press conference … Read more

Samsung NC10 Netbook

Well, it’s official – Samsung’s 10″ Intel Atom-powered netbook has now been dubbed the Samsung NC10. It’s got a few interesting features not found elsewhere – some kind of special coating on the keys to reduce the chances of bacteria growing on them, and the … Read more

Netbook Sales and the Industry

DigiTimes has an article up about how Asustek is using netbooks to take on the top notebook suppliers in Japan next year. Their Asus Eee PC line (including the 7″ Eee PC 700 series as well as the 8.9″ 900 series) now accounts for around … Read more

Toshiba Satellite NB105 Netbook – Video

There’s a YouTube video of the new 8.9″ Toshiba Satellite NB105 netbook. Going by the timestamp of the video as well as the date you see on the BIOS screen in the video, it appears to have been recorded yesterday. It’s due out in November … Read more

Sony and Netbooks: “We have to participate”

At an event in New York City focusing on some new Sony VAIO laptops (including new graphics designs) as well as a contest Sony was holding (“My Graphic Spash”), the Senior Vice President of Sony Information Technology Products, Mike Abary, confirmed what a lot of … Read more