While some would say tablet computers are a “flash in the pan” type of product and category, we’d argue that it is netbooks whose lives are to be rather short-lived. And a new rumor published by Blogeee supports such an argument by claiming that Samsung will kill off their 10.1″ netbook line(s) in 2012… “Following the introduction of our new strategy in 2012, we will discontinue our 10.1-inch (netbook) product range in Q1 2012, in favor...
Google’s “OS in the cloud”, Chrome OS may take a rather unique approach to distribution in consumers’ hands. According to Google product manager, Sundar Pichair, when Chrome OS hardware is released later this summer, we’ll see it hitting the market using a subscription based model. Right now, the said rate is ~ $10-$20 per month. For people where money is an issue in where they can’t fork out $1,000+ up front for a shiny new laptop, this...
How many times has it been said that tablets are the latest “fad”? Countless times, actually. Everyone from high profile CEOs to tech blogs just like GS have made the claim. The common claim is that in the end, people really want a powerful desktop/laptop for their hardcore computing needs. And when they don’t, the often herald savior of traditional desktop computing, the netbook, would fill the void. The reality: they haven’t… What was...
The MacBook Air fighter that wowed us at CES, the Samsung 9 Series laptop, has finally been dated. Starting this month in South Korea and spreading to the rest of the world come March, the Samsung 9 Series laptop is one of the few ultra-thin, sleek looking laptops that we want — really want. Besides the dark duralumin case, the 9 series features Core i5 processors, 128GB SSD, 4GB of RAM, a 1366 x 768 display, Intel HD Graphics, WiFi/Bluetooth USB 3.0 (with 2.0 ports...
While everyone may be focused on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets at MWC, netbooks also make a large showing — I mean, they are “mobile” afterall, right? Today’s netbook-that-will-surely-fly-under-the-radar is the Fujitsu-built LifeBook MH330. Powered by MeeGo, this average on paper netbook has quite the uphill battle. To start, the “average” specs: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455, 250GB hard drive, 10.1 display, and 1GB of RAM...
