The latest laptop news from around the web for May 7th:
- Microsoft’s latest “Laptop Hunter” ad (ZDNet) – Here’s Microsoft latest “Laptop Hunter” ad. What do you think?
- Is Nokia set to release a Nokia branded laptop? (i.t.vibe) – As the distinction between telecoms, mobile phone manufacturers and the world of computers becomes ever narrower there are strong rumours that Nokia is on the verge of releasing a Nokia branded laptop.
- This Is the Best Laptop in the World (Or At Least the Softest) [Design] (Gizmodo) – MacBooks, netbooks, schmbooks. Nothing can beat a laptop that lets you nap on top of it without getting keyboard marks on your face—like the ones I get with my current one. [Likecool]
- Microsoft “Laptop” ads made on Macs? (MacNN) – Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter ads were potentially made by a largely Mac-based marketing firm, a visit to Crispin Porter + Bogusky shows. In spite of producing ads showing creatives opting for less expensive PCs over Macs, the company contracted to produce the commercials is seen in photos using Macs near-exclusively, hinting strongly that most of the production was accomplished using various …
- What would an Apple Netbook be like? – CNET Asia – Would you buy an Apple Netbook? To some, this may seem like an extremely stupid question. After all, the company is one which can sell anything, from phones which cannot MMS or even copy-and-paste to MP3 players that can transfer songs only from one …
- Software developer jumps the gun on Dell Android Netbook? – CNET Asia – Mobile software developer Bsquare announced Wednesday that it will port Adobe Flash Lite to Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook . One problem: Dell has yet to announce any Android Netbooks in its arsenal. Apparently, what we have here is a little public …
- Asus Eee PC 1002HAE – latest top notch netbook uncovered – Stuff.tv – Asus Eee PC 1002HAE – yet another netbook to add to your wishlist With the Eee PC Seashell all set to land on these shores next week, you’d think Asus would bask in its glow for a few weeks. But the Taiwanese tiger has just slipped out word of yet …
- Dell: Working on an Android Netbook? – BusinessWeek – Dell may be cooking up a series of netbooks based on Android software. On May 6, software company Bsquare announced that “it is porting Adobe’s Flash Lite 3.17 technology onto Dell Netbooks running Google’s Android platform.” Dell hasn’t …
- Rumor: HTC developing Android netbook for T-Mobile – Crunchgear.com – Word on the street is HTC may be developing a netbook-type device for T-Mobile that’ll run the Android operating system. This is all per “an anonymous tipster” over at TmoToday.com , so take it all with a grain of salt. It would make a fair …
- Netbook phenomenon caught Intel by surprise (CNET) – Company’s head of Netbook computing credits popularity to a sort of “pent up desire” among consumers for an affordable, portable device with Internet access.
- Samsung N110 netbook (Digi Times) – Samsung Electronics America has announced the N110 as the newest addition to the company’s netbook lineup.
- HTC working on an Android netbook for T-Mobile? (Engadget) – Man, the Android netbook hype is just getting silly as we draw nearer to Computex : the whispers today are that HTC and T-Mobile are working on a 3G-capable machine running Google’s OS. That vague bit of info is all we have at the moment, but it’s not totally insane — HTC and T-Mobile are bosom buddies in the Android game, after all. We’ll keep an ear to the ground. Filed under: Laptops HTC …
- Hannspree 10-inch HANNSnote netbook announced for Spain (Engadget) – Hannspree , best known for some pretty ridiculous products , has just announced its vanilla-as-it-gets HANNSnote netbook. The whole affair looks pretty middle of the road, with a 10-inch 1024 x 600 resolution LCD, Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, Intel GMA950 graphics card, and a 160GB hard drive. It boasts WiFi, Ethernet and Bluetooth, has three USB 2.0 ports, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. It …
- When is a netbook too big? (Guardian Unlimited) – The netbook defined three times, and the new CULV-based systems that could allow Apple to take a run at the ‘netbook’ market I’ve been asked a reasonable question: “How big a screen means you’re not a netbook any more?” The answer, of course, is that it depends how you define a netbook. And there are at least three key definitions. First, a netbook is a cheap portable computer that fits the …
