From AMD’s current presence in the netbook market not being the most prevalent, and due to their seemingly nil interest in contributing any to the tablet PC platform, it almost comes as a surprise to see the recently revealed roadmap issued by AMD that clearly states that AMD are aiming to offer their tablet aimed...
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Given the number of operating systems developed purely for netbooks, it comes as rather a surprise that we’ve never seen one really take off. Ubuntu based Linux operating systems are particularly popular in this minority and a few companies have committed themselves to making exclusive Ubuntu powered devices, although the current netbook in question is...
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If there’s one thing that a netbook should always be, it should be affordable. Netbooks aren’t just about their small stature, the price of the device is part of what defines it as a netbook rather than a small laptop, Sony’s 11” VAIOs do not count as netbooks for example. To stay true to this...
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Everyone loves being able to connect their social web experiences, whether it be logging into your YouTube account using your Gmail password or viewing your latest tweets on your Boxee start page. But what about integrating your hardware? It’s long been the dream to be able to connect your phone to your computer to send text...
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The Z500 series of Intel Atom processors were never too popular, originally designed for MID devices, a platform which never really took off, the Z500 series was rarely seen with its purpose remaining unknown many. Intel, in their attempts to keep the platform alive, saw that their processor made it into other devices such as the...
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It’s been a long time since hearing anything from Creative Labs, the once dominant force in PC sound cards has been pushed aside by high quality integrated sound chips from companies such as Realtek. The latest product from the quiet company is the ZiiO 7” tablet, to which they plan to bring an interesting edge over...
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The ASUS Eee PC 1015PN still taunts me from the corner of my mind, this netbook which bares more potential than any other of its kind, may still have a chance of becoming the netbook it should have been. Spotted on the German Amazon, the ASUS Eee PC 1015PN has popped up with a new model,...
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The GUI of Windows 7 tablets has been a hot topic recently, with the increasing number of Windows 7 tablets to be released, it only becomes more shocking to realise that there is still no real solution available for making a user friendly environment for Windows on the tablet platform. Although a number of UI projects...
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It seems that the wait for Android 3.0 is taking its toll on many of the companies wanting to get in on the action, not just that they’re having to sit around doing nothing, but this added time where they are not making themselves known in this specific industry could really make the difference on...
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Small MID devices haven’t had the best track record in the past, the format has had an extremely short life span in each of its number of appearances and most companies that have undertaken this platform have either quickly retreated or gone down with the ship. Sharp have recently released a new MID that is powered...
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