Last Friday's rumor of a Nokia Netbook was confirmed in short order by a press release on Nokia's website announcing the Nokia Booklet 3G. The Nokia Booklet 3G will feature a 10" screen, a Windows OS and claims a 12 hour battery life that will convince you to leave your power cord at home.
The India Times reports that mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is actively monitoring the netbook market and that it may enter the mobile computing space in the future. Speaking with the Times, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the Global CEO of Nokia said, "...the PC and the mobile will continue to come closer and merge. A lot of opportunity can be seen in this converged area." While Nokia has made news recently for it's N97 and N97 mini phones (which the company calls mobile computers, Nokia isn't a well known computer manufacturer.
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It seems like just last week Dell dropped the Dell Mini 12 but Dell is already offering the Inspiron 11z to fill the ~12" notebook market. The Inspiron 11z starts at $399 and made a favorable impression on the PC World staff when they had hands on time last week.
Newton Peripherals, the company best known for making mobile accessories that fit inside your computer, released a new mouse today for netbook users. The new MOGO MOUSEâ„¢ for Netbooks doesn't reinvent the wheel; instead it combines two popular MOGO products with a new case in order to make an attractive package for netbook owners. The netbook kit which contains the company's Mogo Presenter Mouse, Bluetooth adapter, case and charger is available today for $99.
I used to take great pride in all the work I put into customizing Firefox on my netbook. I had installed several extensions, even diving into the source to make an old favorite compatible, all for a few extra pixels. After all of this work, I loved showing off my netbook optimized installation of Firefox to other netbook users but this always led to a lengthy customization process on their netbooks. Now, thanks to the Meerkat Firefox Extension, optimizing your netbook for the web only takes 30 seconds.
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...
Sony released its first sub-$500 VAIO today. Like most netbooks on the market, the VAIO W Series comes with 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, Intel Atom N280 processor and Windows XP. The VAIO W Series netbook will start cost $499
LaptopMag.com did a full review of the new Mini 110 and found that HP seems to have addressed some of the issues lacking in the Mini 1000 but not without compromise. The Mini 110 has a VGA port, matte antiglare screen, and three USB ports. But it's slightly thicker and heavier than HP's first consumer netbook.
HP's put together a promo video of the Mini 110, its latest consumer netbook. The Mini 110 is available in three colors and starts at just $279.
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Sascha from Netbooknews recorded a video tour of the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA. The 1005HA in this video is a pre-production model that's loaded with Windows 7. He really likes this netbooks keyboard and exterior design.
HP's introducing the Mini 110, an update to its netbook lineup. The Mini 110 has several improvements compared to previous HP netbooks including larger drive capacities, improved graphics performance and more color options.
Our friend Sascha from NetbookNews.com visited Gigabyte's headquarters and recorded a hands-on video of the M1022M BookTop. The Gigabyte M1022M comes with a docking station, which you can see at the end of the video.
Lenovo's officially introduced the first notebook to feature NVIDIA ION graphics. This new graphics platform offers outstanding graphics performance without sacrificing too much battery life. The IdeaPad S12 will be available in the U.S. soon for $449. I got a chance to play with a pre-production IdeaPad S12 and shot a quick video.
The Asus T91 is one of the most interesting Eee PCs out there. Asus has loaded it up with software specifically built for touch computing. Though I'm not a fan of the non-replaceable battery, I really like the photo album tool and how easy it is to swipe between the traditional Windows XP desktop and the touch-interface.
Dell's introduced the Latitude 2100, a netbook built specifically for students. Two dozen Latitude 2100's can be managed over the network and charged with a sin...
I spent part of yesterday afternoon playing with the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2. Lenovo's second netbook looks a lot sleeker than the original S10 and has several welcome upgrades. The IdeaPad S10-2 will start at $349 and come in four colors. An integrated 3G modem is available for an extra $50.
I posted more of my thoughts over at GottaBeMobile.com.
Lenovo is introducing the IdeaPad S10-2 netbook, which is thinner and ligher than the IdeaPad S10. The IdeaPad S10-2 have a much more stylish look and will be available in four color choices.
The Mini 2140 is clearly tailored to suit the needs of business users. We’ve awarded the Mini 2140 a Notebooks.com Editor’s Choice award for its outstanding build quality, customization options and long battery life. In a sea of netbooks, the Mini 2140 stands out as the only real business machine.
AMD sent over an HP Pavilion dv2 for us to evaluate and I wanted to share some photos of it and my first thoughts. The HP Pavilion dv2 fits somewhere between a premium ultraportable and a netbook, sharing some characteristics of each.