July 2009 Archives - Notebooks.com

Three Types of Notebooks That are Great for Students

One of the busiest (and best) times to buy a laptop is during the back to school season. For the average user, prices are as good as theyâ€™ll get until Black Friday and there are plenty of fresh models available. This year, the hard part about buying a laptop for back to school wonâ€™t be finding a good deal it will be finding the right computer for you.

Last Day to Enter to Win a Mobile Internet Device

Today's the last day to enter the MIDStories.com giveaway and win your choice of a MID and other mobile gadgets. All you have to do is tell us your story of how...

Apple Tablet Rumor Discussion

Rumors of an Apple tablet, or jumbo iPod Touch have been flying around for quite some time now. While an Apple Tablet is nothing more than a rumor right now, I ...

Windows 7: Ready or Not, Here it Comes

Microsoft announced that Windows 7 hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) milestone, which means we are on the verge of the launch of the first Windows operating system to enable true coprocessing native to the Operating System. No longer are GPUs limited to rendering and accelerating graphics and video.

Pioneer DVR-XD09: Tiny, Affordable DVD Burner for Netbook and Notebook Users

Pioneer announced a new lightweight DVD/CD burner that should make a good companion for netbook and notebook users who like to travel light. The Pioneer DVR-XD09 is the industry's most compact external DVD burner, weighing in at eight ounces and is just a little bigger than a CD case.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: Multiplayer Demo Video

Infinity Ward has released a demo of multiplayer action froom Modern Warfare 2. In the new video, several multiplayer levels are shown, along with new weapons. ...

Dell Adamo Now $500 Cheaper

Dell dropped the price on the Adamo luxury notebook by $500, bringing the starting price down to $1,499. The $1,499 Adamo coes with a 2GB of RAM, 128GB SSD, 1.2GHz Intel processor and integrated graphics. The $2,299 Adamo comes with 4GB of memory, a 1.4GHz processor and mobile broadband.

AT&T Selling Netbooks in Stores Nationwide This Week

AT&T will begin selling a range of netbooks at its 2,200 retail stores in the coming days. The netbooks are subsidized for those who sign up for a two-year DataConnect 3G plan. The company will also begin offering tech support plans ranging from $99 to $199.

BenQ Joybook Lite 121 Eco Hands On

Our friends over a Netbooknews.com got their hands on the BenQ Joybook Lite 121 Eco. The 'Eco' part of the name refers to the fact that it's partially built of ...

MacBook Pro Review: Why I’m Done With Netbooks

When I told my wife I was going to sell every computer I own and purchase a Apple MacBook Pro so that I could simplify my life, I thought she'd say no. She did...

Real World Tablet Users: Raymond James

Karen Chappel works in Systems Engineering at Raymond James and was kind enough to answer some questions about how her company uses Tablet PCs.

HP Power to Change Reminds Business Users to Shut Down

HP's in the midst of a campaign to remind office workers to turn off their computers overnight. A little energy here and there might not sound like a lot, but a...

Apple to Bring Back Antiglare Matte Displays on 15″ MacBook Pros?

There are rumors circulating today that Apple may be close to re-introducing anti-glare display options on its smaller MacBook Pros.

MoGo Talk: World’s First Bluetooth Headset That Fits Inside Notebooks

Newton Peripherals introduced MoGo Talk, a Bluetooth headset that you can stow inside of your notebook's ExpressCard slot. The MoGo Talk headset charges automatically when you put it inside of your notebook so it will always be ready to go when you need to make a voice call.

ASUS Eee PC T91 Tablet on Video

Warner Crocker spent a lot of time with theAsus Eee PC T91 over the past week and put together a very thorough video review of it. The Eee PC T91 has the pretty standard internal specifications, but what sets it apart is a swiveling touchscreen display and Touchsuite, a touchscreen user interface.