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Business Hacks Poll: Would You Buy a Netbook?
Business Hacks Poll: Would You Buy a Netbook?RE: Business Hacks Poll: Would You Buy a Netbook?When I travel even for business I can remotely access my work computer through something like logmein where I can run whatever programs I need to through any browsers. So having something that is...
Tags: Keyboards, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Business Hacks poll, Netbook, Business Hacks, blackberry, notebook, keyboard
Discussion threads 2008-09-26
Toting Up The Google Juggernaut
There's now something called the Google stack: it starts with an operating system called Chrome, a browser of the same name, the forthcoming Wave productivity, communications and collaboration application, a separate set of Google Apps which includes secure email and chat, and a...
Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-07-08
Google Will Own Netbook Market
Google's new Chrome operating system is going to clean up the netbook market within five years or as soon as HP and other vendors get out from under their OEM deals with Microsoft, leaving Microsoft with an increasingly marginalized desktop PC market for its Windows operating system. Google says it...
Tags: Google Inc., PC, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Chrome, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-07-08
Hardware Finally Is Free (Almost)
It was just last month that I wrote the post Hardware Wants To Be Free as a response to something that Simon Dumenco wrote at Advertising Age. His premise was that a free netbook as a come-on to a subscription-based content service (whether video or e-book) might be the savior...
Tags: Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Sales, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-07-07
Nokia Android Rumor Could Still Be True... For Netbooks
Nokia issued a statement through various press outlets denying the rumor that it's planning a smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system. However, that doesn't mean it doesn't have other plans for Android. Clearly Nokia responded to this report, rather than ignoring it entirely, because the...
Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Symbian Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-07-06
Will Nokia Put Moblin In The Middle?
Nokia is rumored to be planning to introduce a netbook in 2010 running on Google's Android operating system. I wonder how that would sit with Intel, with whom Nokia just got in bed. Do they have an open marriage? Phil Goldstein fingers Lazard Capital Markets analyst Daniel...
Tags: Nokia Corp., Open Source, Operating System, Netbook, Intel Corp., Moblin, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-06-29
5 Tips for Buying an Ergonomic Netbook
There are a lot of great reasons to get a netbook, either as a replacement for an aging laptop or as a secondary portable for trips when you want to travel light. Web Worker Daily just offered five tips for buying a netbook that you won't regret a month later,...
Tags: Netbook, Battery Life, Rick, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-06-23
Verizon Wants To Re-Intermediate Web 3.0
The early success of the Internet was built on the premise that customers could cut themselves better deals on everything from hotel rooms to PCs by eliminating the middleman â€" also known as “disintermediation.” But Verizon wants to ensure it’s smack-dab in the middle of the Internet's mobile evolution...
Tags: Payment, Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-06-22
Can a Netbook Really Fill in for a Notebook?
You already know you can turn a netbook into a Kindle and stock it with a netbook-friendly office suite, but how do netbooks fare with Web apps? Are they adept with services like Google Docs, DimDim, Meebo, and YouTube? Webware took a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 for...
Tags: Notebook, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2009-06-19
ThinkFree Mobile Office Suite Targets Netbooks
Netbooks are slowpokes. Ergo, netbook users need nimble, lightweight applications. Enter ThinkFree Mobile Netbook Edition, an Office-compatible suite designed for netbooks. In addition to word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, ThinkFree Mobile offers a netbook-friendly document viewer, two-way synchronization with your desktop or laptop, and 2GB of cloud...
Tags: Netbook, ThinkFree, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2009-06-16
A Netbook By Any Other Name Is Just Plain Silly
What is going on with companies and their distaste for the term netbook? Clearly this is a market that will be important. Intel is already seeing netbooks cannibalize 20 percent of notebook sales. That's one big chunk of business. So you could understand how vendors of all stripes want in...
Tags: Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Sales, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-06-04
Qualcomm Gets Smart About Netbooks
Qualcomm's answer to Intel's Atom processor is called Snapdragon, but there's a lot more to this rivalry than catchy names. As Google's introduction of Wave, and Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone have made clear, the time is ripe for an explosion of low-cost, light-weight devices running cloud-based rather than locally-installed...
Tags: Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Chipsets, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Components, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-06-01
ZumoDrive Stores Files in the Cloud, Solves Netbook Storage Woes
Sure, any number of services can sync your files to "the cloud," but most of them revolve around uploading and downloading. ZumoDrive stores your files online but makes them accessible in real-time, effectively giving you Web storage that behaves as if it's local storage. That's a potentially...
Tags: File, Netbook, ZumoDrive, Android Version, Storage, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2009-05-28
Apple Server Farm and 3 Consumer Reasons For It
The rumors of Apple planning on a billion dollar server farm are hot and heavy. It may be so much talk, the general idea might be right but the amount grossly exaggerated, or it could be accurate. Apple certainly has need for servers -- maybe management's hoping that more hardware...
Tags: Server Farm, Apple Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-05-28
Netbook Sales Success Could Mean Vendor Problems
According to projections from DisplaySearch, part of NDP Group, netbook penetration is going to rocket ahead at the expense of the traditional notebook market. But given that user dissatisfaction for netbooks has been enormous, does this mean that success will ultimately mean higher returns, disappointed buyers, and damaged customer relations...
Tags: Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-07-13
$300: Netbook or Notebook?
So you've got $300 in the budget for a new portable PC. You're probably thinking a netbook is the most you can get, but hold on: Best Buy and Walmart are each selling full-blown laptops for under $300! Now what? Start by reading PC Magazine's hands-on look...
Tags: Notebook, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2009-07-31
The Netbook Diaries 2009 (Part 3): Buying Advice
In the market for your own netbook? It's not hard to choose the perfect model, as long as you follow this advice about battery, screen size, and operating system. by Rick Broida
Tags: Advice, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2009-11-16
The Netbook Diaries 2009 (Part 2): The Joy of Net(book)
First-generation netbooks left much to be desired. Have the newer models improved enough to make them worthwhile travel companions? by Rick Broida
Tags: Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2009-11-12
The Netbook Diaries 2009 (Part 1): Getting Ready for the Road
Ever wonder what it's like to travel with a netbook instead of a laptop? Find out in this all-new travel diary starring the MSI Wind U115 Hybrid. by Rick Broida
Tags: Diary, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2009-11-09
Nokia Should Dump U.S. Smartphone Business, Sell Netbooks Instead
The Nokia N900 is more a computer with cell phone capabilities than a smartphone. by Michael Hickins
Tags: Nokia Corp., Cell Phone, Smartphone, Netbook, Nokia N900, Cellular Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-11-02
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