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Chrome netbooks coming Q2 for as low as $250
TG Daily
Netbook News has a report pointing to a Pocket-lint story in which Google
said the first Chrome OS-powered netbooks will be available in the UK in
the second quarter of 2011. That will officially begin in two days. Several
other countries will also be ...
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Hercules banks on ARM chips, Linux for its latest 10 inch netbooks
Liliputing
Hercules has been cranking out Intel Atom powered Windows netbooks for a
few years. Now the company is taking another approach, with two new thin
and light netbooks powered by ARM-based processors. The Hercules eCafe Slim
HD and Hercules eCafe Ex HD ...
<http://liliputing.com/2011/03/hercules-banks-on-arm-chips-linux-for-its-latest-10-inch-netbooks.html>
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VideACE to Pre-Load Boingo Wi-Fi App on Instant-On Netbooks
Business Wire (press release)
VideACE InstantVidget – available on select PCs, including ASUS and
Lenovo netbooks – allows users to quickly access preferred applications
and websites without having to fully power on the computer. "VideACE's
instant-on solution is a powerful tool ...
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Laptops and netbooks Review
TechRadar UK
MSI (or Micro-Star International) is a Taiwanese company that's best known
for manufacturing components, but it also builds a range of laptops. The
CR620-643UK is from its Classic range and provides both great performance
and value for money. ...
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Eureka school moving to electronic netbooks
Bloomington Pantagraph
EUREKA — Electronic netbooks will replace traditional sixth-grade science
textbooks at Eureka Middle School next year. Sixth-grade science teacher
Dane Wear used the program this year without the individual laptop
computers, projecting the images onto ...
<http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/article_248e9d80-58d1-11e0-9575-001cc4c03286.html>
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ET Review: The notebook MSI U160DX
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Netbooks all look the same don't they? That's why MSI is
'spicing' things up with the U160DX. It looks sort of similar to the U160,
but with a refreshed colour scheme and some changes under the hood, namely
new Atom processors and DDR3 RAM. ...
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/et-review-the-notebook-msi-u160dx/articleshow/7803889.cms>
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Boingo Wireless Gets Netbook Preinstall Win
socalTech.com
Boingo and VideACE Technology Co. said today that the Boingo Wi-Fi app will
be pre-installed on laptops and netbooks which use VideACE's InstantVidget,
an "instant-on" software product which is available on ASUS and Lenovo
netbooks. ...
<http://www.socaltech.com/boingo_wireless_gets_netbook_preinstall_win/s-0034816.html>
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Laptops and netbooks Review
TechRadar UK
As well as being highly prolific, HP rarely disappoints with its laptops
and deserves its reputation as one of the top computer manufacturers. The
G72-a10SA is an affordable laptop, yet still has some surprising features
and a great screen. ...
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Google Chrome Netbooks Might Not Bomb If Asus Can Sell Them For $200 (GOOG)
San Francisco Chronicle
The cheapest netbooks available today start around $300. If the devices run
Chrome, that could give the operating system a niche at the very low end of
the PC market. Verizon has already agreed to bundle cheap wireless Internet
access plans with every ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/17/businessinsider-chrome-netbooks-might-have-a-chance-at-200-2011-3.DTL>
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Students Trade Textbooks For Netbooks
WRTV Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS -- Dozens of Lawrence Township students are taking part in a
pilot project to see if it's practical for them to use netbooks rather than
textbooks to learn. About 160 students, including 48 at Lawrence North High
School, have had netbooks ...
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MSI Wind U160DX netbook
Good Gear Guide
The MSI Wind U160DX is slightly different in design compared to past 10.1in
Wind netbooks that we've reviewed, but it still retains the fast
performance that MSI is well known for. While it's only a simple netbook
with a standard configuration, ...
<http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/notebooks/msi/wind_u160dx/381338>
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Gateway, Toshiba Laptops Take Aim at Netbooks
PCWorld
By Melanie Pinola, PCWorld Mar 22, 2011 10:21 AM The forecast doesn't look
good for netbooks. Not only are tablets cannibalizing the netbook market,
now budget laptops with faster processors and better graphics performance
have hit the $400 sweet spot. ...
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Laptops and netbooks Review
TechRadar UK
Taiwanese company Asus is best known for its revolutionary Eee PC netbooks,
but also produces full-sized laptops. The P52F-SO006X is a smart business
model that's solidly built, with strong Intel Core performance. Our first
reaction was highly positive ...
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Bmobile gives 15 HP netbooks to Red Cross
The Trinidad Guardian
Trudy de Verteuil, left, TSTT's manager Corporate and Community Affairs
hands over 15 HP Netbooks to Jennifer Gonzalez, Director General of the
Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross at a cermony at TSTT House. Trinidad and
Tobago's leading telecoms provider ...
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Netbooks for First Graders
Poland.pl
The Polish government plans to buy netbooks, worth PLN 1 billion, for
students from primary school. All first grades of primary schools will get
one for free – says a daily newspaper "Gazeta Wyborcza" (Electoral
Gazette). ...
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HP, Dell Execs Lash Out at Apple as PC Makers Feel iPad Pressure
Cult of Mac
30, 2011) For months we've been reporting that iPad sales are eroding
demand for traditional PCs, such as netbooks. Little wonder then top
executives have begun sniping at Apple as inflexible and only for consumers
with oodles of cash. ...
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Decatur 5th-graders to receive Netbooks
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
The Netbooks will cost almost $400000 and will be paid for through the
Decatur City School Foundation and a grant. Frances Nungester Elementary
Principal Cheryl Boman called the initiative "awesome," especially federal
Title 1 schools like hers where ...
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Report: Intel Preparing Cedar Trail Processors For Netbooks, All-In-One PCs
CRN
By Zewde Yeraswork, CRN Intel is reportedly preparing to roll out its Cedar
Trail processor platform for netbooks and all-in-one PCs in April at Intel
Developer Forum in Beijing. Digitimes on Wednesday reported that Intel's
upcoming Cedar Trail ...
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Hercules Releases the eCAFÉ Slim HD, the Thinnest Netbook Yet
Chip Chick
Yes, companies still release netbooks. The Slim HD model offers a 10-inch
screen , 3 USB ports, an ethernet port, headphone and microphone
connectors, a card reader, and it weighs only 1.9 lbs and is an extremely
thin at only .8" thick. ...
<http://www.chipchick.com/2011/03/hercules-ecafe-slim.html>
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Google's Cr-48 Chrome OS Netbooks Are Over
PC Magazine
By Mark Hachman Google has exhausted its supply of Cr-48 Chrome OS netbooks
and will wait until later on this year to ship notebooks with its partners.
According to a March 8 tweet by Google's executive Sundar Pichai, the
company has exhausted its ...
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From volcanoes to Third World Schoolchildren: Why I chose the iPad 2
tuaw.com
I've traveled with netbooks and CULVs before. Anything with a screen much
smaller than 10" becomes a pain in the ass to use. And those keyboards are
wildly uncomfortable for extended typing. The iPad 2 isn't exactly a joy to
write with, ...
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Acer To Drop Dual-Screen Touchbook for $1200
Complex.com
By Complex Intern, | Mar 29, 2011 | 4:19 pm | Permalink Remember netbooks?
Those mini-laptops that packed about as much power as a smartphone? Well,
Taiwanese company Acer was at the forefront of the movement, offering a
wide selection of netbooks for ...
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Netbooks vs. Tablets
ZDNet UK (blog)
This is supposed to be one of the ultimate advantages, and I will admit
that tablets are in general thinner and lighter than netbooks. But, how
much of an advantage is that in practical terms? It still doesn't fit in
your pocket, you still have to ...
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AMD Fusion based Asus Eee PC Netbooks Unveiled
Techtree.com
Asus has announced two new Eee PC netbooks that will have AMD Fusion APU
(accelerated processing unit). The two new ASUS models include 10.1-inch
Eee PC 1015B and 12.1-inch Eee PC 1215B. Despite difference in the screen
size, both netbooks can run ...
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Done by the tablet
Indian Express
A few years back, the first netbooks to hit the markets were touted as the
ultimate in mobile computing. But people debated if there was any actual
use for a product which found itself caught between a laptop and a
smartphone. To add to it woes, ...
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Editor's choice: The best notebooks and netbooks in Australia
PC World Magazine
It allows for netbooks to be more than just 'netbooks'. In the coming
weeks, look for new Sandy Bridge-based notebooks to be released by the big
boys: Dell, HP, Lenovo and Toshiba. Perhaps the best notebook we've seen to
date is the Sony VAIO SB Series ...
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