Joe Wilcox, editor of Microsoft Watch, has put together an in-depth article about the impact netbooks are having on the traditional, or mainstream, laptop/notebook market. Netbooks are cannibalizing the low-end part of the market and driving some margins down (in the so-called “race to the … Read more
Boy Genius Report has information and a screen capture purporting to show that Verizon will be offering the HP Mini 1000 netbook with mobile broadband/data plans. Earlier this week, Verizon confirmed that they would be selling a netbook through corporate Verizon stores sometime in the … Read more
If you haven’t had a chance, you still have several hours to vote in the 2008 Engadget Awards, for the “best of” tech from 2008, as well as the tech-related items you most anticipate this year. Voting ends tonight. The results will be released at … Read more
This week, there have been a few decent deals on netbooks as well as laptops, including a refurbished HP Mini 1030NR for $279. OnSale.com: – Lenovo IdeaPad S10e – $299.99 after rebate (through April 30, 2009) – Acer Aspire One A110-1588 – $249.99 Intel Atom … Read more
Last week, Xandros released a beta of Presto, a Xandros-based Linux distribution designed for laptops/netbooks and ultraportables as an “instant-on” OS environment. It’s considered a “pre-boot” environment that works with Windows XP and Windows Vista-based systems. It allows you to quickly boot into an environment … Read more