The latest laptop news from around the web for April 9th:
- Acer execs downplay Android, hint at Verizon netbook deal – Zd Net Asia.com – Acer executives said that Google's Android still has a long way to go before it can be used as the operating system for the hot new category of laptops known as netbooks. And the CEO of the Taiwanese company hinted that its netbooks may soon end up …
- Microsoft Rules Netbooks Now, Linux Lurks – PC World – Microsoft today sits comfortably atop the growing netbook market with Windows garnering 90 percent of netbook sales in November, December and January, accord ing to research firm The NPD Group. What about Linu x? With just 10 percent netbook market …
- Gateway launches netbooks and laptops – The Inquirer – HARD ON THE HEELS of the announcement of Acer's new range, Gateway has announced two branded netbooks and a pair of redesigned mainstream laptops. Acer bought Gateway last year and this is the first time they are releasing products at the same time …
- Intel: Netbooks just for children…you’ve got to be kidding – Computer Weekly – Intel looks like it's fed up with the success of the NetBook. Anand Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group has said that NetBooks are for kids. Apparently grown-ups need a grown-up laptop. This is …
- MSI netbook selected by China Mobile, says paper (Digi Times) – China-based telecom provider China Mobile has recently announced six netbook suppliers that the company will work with including Taiwan-based Micro-Star International (MSI), according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report.
- Ubuntu accuses Microsoft of Linux netbook FUD (Linux Today) – Cyber Cynic: "When Microsoft employee, Brandon LeBlanc announced that Microsoft ruled the netbook world, he was exaggerating, shall we say, just a wee bit. I was going to stomp on him but Chris Kenyon of Canonical, the business that stands behind Ubuntu, beat me to it."
- Asus netbook includes optical drive (WindowsForDevices) – — Mar. 31, 2009 — Asus has announced a netbook that includes an integral optical disk drive. The Eee PC 1004DN (left) has an Intel Atom N280 processor, a 10-inch display, a 120GB hard disk drive, up to 2GB of RAM, and weighs 3.19 pounds with a six-cell battery, Asus says. …
- Acer Announces the New Aspire One 11.6-inch Netbook (PDA Buyer’s Guide) – Acer has announced a new netbook, the Acer Aspire One 11.6-inch, powered by the Intel Atom processor. The new netbook will come in four glossy colors and a large hard drive (160 gigs). Here is more info from Acer's …
- Acer Unleashes New Notebooks, Netbook (ChannelWeb) – Included in Acer's two dozen new products are the Timeline notebook series and the Aspire One 11.6-inch netbook.
- Acer’s dream team confirms netbook Android experiments, thinks it has a "good chance" (Engadget) – At Acer's over-the-top product onslaught event last night, Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci and product guy Jim Wong confirmed they'd been playing around with Android in the labs, but didn't think an Android netbook was ready for primetime. Beyond the previously-confirmed Acer A1 Android smartphone , Wong confirmed that they've prototyped android on a netbook, and that "it has a good chance" of making …
- Acer extends Aspire One netbook line with 11.6in model (The Register) – 'Pro' version too Acer has ramped up its Aspire One netbook family – arguably pushing the range out of netbook territory with a 11.6in model.…
- Netbook Face-Off: Acer Aspire One versus HP Mini 1000 (The Gadgeteer) – This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series HP Mini 1000 Netbook Review I was excited when Julie told her main article contributors that she was sending us HP Mini 1000 netbooks in December, but for an entirely different reason. See, I’d already purchased an Acer Aspire One only a few months earlier, and I [...] Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables Tagged: Acer , HP , Netbook Netbook …
- ASUS P-Series Laptops to Boast Intel Anti-Theft Technology – Softpedia – security of these laptops, amid a growing number of laptop thefts being reported. Apparently, ASUS P-series will be designed to incorporate Intel's own Anti-Theft Technology, thus delivering an enhanced level of protection for the user's data. Users …
- D-roll laptop concept you can roll up to go – CNET Asia – Everyone's dream laptop, designer Hao Hua's portable-in-a-tube concept bucks the typical notebook design trend. (Credit: Hao Hua) No matter how many iterations the notebook form has undergone, it always comes back to the same old rectangular shape …
- Teen gets community service for stealing computer – Missisauga News Online – April 9, 2009 08:41 AM – A Mississauga teenager who stole a laptop computer from a Sarnia home will serve 50 hours of community service. Ryan Seager, 19, admitted in court that he took the computer from a Sarnia home on Dec. 5, 2008 while he was …
- Man arrested for alleged laptop swipe – Enfield and Haringey Independant – A MAN was arrested after he was spied acting suspiciously near Bounces Road. Police community support officers (PCSOs) stopped the man and called for backup. They discovered a laptop nearby and arrested the man for handling stolen goods. The 35-year …
- Acer Shipments May Climb 30% on New Laptop Models (Correct) – Bloomberg – April 8 (Bloomberg) — Acer Inc ., the world’s third-largest computer vendor, said shipments this quarter will rise as much as 30 percent as it introduces low-power laptops that may help it challenge Hewlett-Packard Co. for top spot in the notebook …
- Massive Acer Launch Includes New Timeline Laptop Line – PC Magazine – It's rare when a company can launch over twenty new products on a single night. Acer did just that Tuesday night at an event held in New Jersey, unleashing a bevy of new systems that include a new line of laptops, two netbooks, and updates to its …
- Hands On: Acer’s New 11.6-Inch Aspire One Netbook – PC Magazine – Acer raised the stakes Tuesday night by launching the first netbook with an 11.6-inch screen, a version of the Acer Aspire One . Perhaps most importantly, the 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One is long enough to accommodate a full-size keyboard, while the …
- Acer Aspire One 11.6" Netbook announced (I4U) – Acer announced today the new Acer Aspire One 11,6" Netbook. Acer chimes into the trend to extend netbook screen size to reach 12 inch to blur the line between netbooks and notebooks completely. Features of the new Acer Aspire One 11.6" incl…
- UPDATE 2-Taiwan’s Acer upbeat on Q2, bets on new products – Reuters – Expects 25-30 pct y/y PC shipment growth in Q2 * Sees global netbook shipments doubling * Expects to launch 20-30 new models in Q2 * Shares have risen 30 pct this yr, outpacing broader market (Recasts throughout, adds analyst comments) By Michael Wei …
- Netbook Market to Triple in 3 Years – Electronic Times Korea – The popularity of netbook is not going down. The demand for netbook is growing even with the flood of low-end laptops so that an annual demand is predicted to reach 5 million in 2012. iSuppli, a market researcher, said that the demand for display …
- Ex-Sony worker accused in gift card scheme – NorthJersey.com – PARK RIDGE — A former Sony employee accused of illegally adding $10,000 to two blank company gift cards and stealing a company laptop was arraigned in Municipal Court on Monday, police said. Timothy Phan, 27, of Englewood Cliffs was arrested last …
- HP Pavilion dv2 – Computerworld – Recommended April 7, 2009 (PC World) The Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv2 defies simple categorization: Its combination of processor, price, and diminutive size put it somewhere between a mini-laptop (aka netbook) and a full-fledged ultraportable laptop …
