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3D screens for netbooks – are they something we want?

3D screens for netbooks – are they something we want?

I remember that a couple of months ago i had the chance to play with a 3D capable laptop from Asus and was not impressed at all. I remember i used it to play Some kind of Batman game and I couldn’t last m...
New VIA platform can easily play HD content

New VIA platform can easily play HD content

The folks at VIA have been always known for their low-consumption platforms, mainly used in smartbooks and such low-power mobile computers. However, while being energy efficient, these platforms used to offer k...
Archos 13 laptop with Dual-Core Atom inside

Archos 13 laptop with Dual-Core Atom inside

Archos are prepping a quite interesting 13.3 inch laptop. The name is pretty suggestive, Archos 13 (code name A13PS), but what makes it really special is the fact that it will bring a dual-core ATOM processor, ...
AMD to launch Bobcat, a chip specially made for netbooks. Next year!

AMD to launch Bobcat, a chip specially made for netbooks. Next year!

At the moment, Intel has a huge monopole in this big and growing market of netbooks. Their Atom lines are part of a vast majority of these mini laptops, probably found on around 80-90% of them. And it’s n...
Point of View Mobii – new entrance in the ULV segment

Point of View Mobii – new entrance in the ULV segment

More and more producers are getting involved with light and portable notebooks, as the gap between netbooks and big laptops shrinks. After most of the big names, is not time for the smaller brands. But that doe...
Mio Moov V780 – more than a GPS, an impressive Tegra touch tablet

Mio Moov V780 – more than a GPS, an impressive Tegra touch tablet

We know Mio as a GPS producer, one of the best actually. But with the new Mio Moov V780 they’ve entered a new territory, the one of touch tablets powered by Nvidia’s Tegra platform. Seems like a goo...
Nvidia officialy launches the new ION platform

Nvidia officialy launches the new ION platform

So many rumors and suppositions regarding the new Ion 2 platform have been around in these last weeks that we were craving for some official info from Nvidia. And it finally happen at CeBIT, as expected before,...
Cheap netbooks – best new netbooks for under $300

Cheap netbooks – best new netbooks for under $300

While the best netbooks in the 10 inch class built on the PineTrail platform (the latest technology used on these mini laptops) cost around $370 – $400 , you can still get some very good devices for as hi...
Do netbooks replace laptops, or just supplement them?

Do netbooks replace laptops, or just supplement them?

In some of my early articles, I tried to explain what is a netbook and what are the differences between a netbook and a regular laptop. Thus so you can make the right choice when picking a portable computer, ac...
Panasonic CF-R9 Let’s Go raises the bar high in the 10 inch netbooks class

Panasonic CF-R9 Let’s Go raises the bar high in the 10 inch netbooks class

Usually a 10 inch netbook doesn’t excel in terms of performances, as is powered by Intel’s Atom platform. But that’s not the case with the latest Panasonic toy, the CF-R9 Let’s Go netboo...