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
Commercial Times/Digitimes is reporting that Foxconn Electronics (as it’s known in the US, Hon Hai Precision Industry as it’s known elsewhere) could be the potential supplier for an Apple Mac OS X-based netbook. Foxconn and Apple have a relationship that goes back several years, and … Read more
Gizmodo has been sent a slide and some information about a possible new netbook from Dell that would be geared towards the education market. It’s being called the Dell Latitude 2100 or the Latitude 2100 ‘Welch’. The 10-inch Intel Atom-powered netbook/ultraportable does look different, both … Read more
Over the past few days, Samsung has been hosting their European Forum in Vienna. TechRadar UK got a chance to speak with Kyu Uhm, head of Samsung’s Worldwide Sales and Marketing (Computing Division). Uhm had quite a bit to say about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7, … 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