Articles on Notebook

Qualcomm demos new "Smartbooks" - Jun 3, 2009

Crave The Android-based Asus Eee PC demonstrating its multimedia capabilities. There has been talk that the Android OS will appear in Netbooks, with some manufacturers revealing that they are exploring the possibility. ... Read story »

Sexy hybrid LCD/e-paper display seen in the wild - Jun 4, 2009

Crave There's been some buzz this week around Pixel Qi's 3qi display technology, which integrates e-paper attributes with LCD to create a versatile and potentially very energy-efficient screen. The idea is that ... Read story »

Booktop--the new breed of notebook computer - May 20, 2009

Blogs In the past two years, we witnessed how the Netbook took off. The first Netbook can be traced back to 2007 with the "One Laptop Per Child" (OLPC) project, the Palm ... Read story »

Will tablet PCs never hit mainstream? - Aug 5, 2009

Crave Rumors have it Apple is a month away from announcing a tablet computer. Another tablet, the Crunchpad, is also due for imminent release. These and other fine keyboardless computers get great ... Read story »

Windows 7 on a thumbdrive for Netbooks - Jun 29, 2009

Crave Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on Netbooks ever since it introduced the operating system last fall. However, helping consumers get it on their notebooks has proven more tricky. Microsoft ... Read story »

Are touch gestures in Windows 7 overrated? - Jul 2, 2009

Crave N-trig's dual-mode digitizer allows for both pen and touch input and is used in laptops from HP and Dell. There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft ... Read story »

Intel laptops for 2009: Netbook chip revamp, rise of CULV - May 13, 2009

Crave According to Digitimes, Intel's road map for the rest of 2009 is crystal clear and full of code names. Released Tuesday morning, the report shows that Intel is ready to start ... Read story »

Apple adding 3G to MacBooks? - May 6, 2009

Crave An Apple job posting suggests the company may be thinking about adding 3G wireless radios to future MacBooks. Apple's Mac Hardware Group is looking for a quality-assurance engineer with experience in ... Read story »

Top 10 laptops of August - Sep 18, 2009

Features See which notebooks and Netbooks made it to our latest monthly Top 10 chart.  Read story »

2009 is the year of? - Dec 14, 2009

Blogs We saw a lot of new technologies introduced this 2009.  New products and new innovations.  I would like to believe that 2009 is the year of "Touch".  Almost every gadget adopted ... Read story »

Is it the right time for an Apple tablet? - May 26, 2009

Blogs With WWDC '09 just a few days away, there are even more rumors swirling about an Apple tablet computer set to unveil. Be it an iPod touch on steroids or a ... Read story »

Altec Lansing releases USB-powered Orbit speakers for laptops - Sep 15, 2009

Crave Altec Lansing introduced its USB-powered ultraportable Orbit speaker. The Orbit's USB cable is used for audio input and power, doing away with the need for batteries and a 3.5mm audio jack. ... Read story »

Acer Aspire 3D laptop - Oct 15, 2009

Crave The 3D-ready Acer Aspire 5738DG. A handful of bloggers have taken note of the Acer Aspire 5738DG, mentioned on that global PC brand's New Zealand Web site. This 15.6-inch laptop ... Read story »

Business card-size solid state drives from Toshiba - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Toshiba's new solid-state drives. Toshiba has unveiled solid state drives based on the new mini-Sata interface standard, which lets manufacturers create very small drives for use in Netbooks and other ... Read story »

Ceatec 2009 sees Sony Vaio, Walkman, Reader get OLED treatment - Oct 7, 2009

Crave Vaio with flexible OLED screen. CHIBA, JAPAN--Perhaps to distract from the fact that it has no organic light-emitting diode TV on display here at Ceatec 2009, Sony is instead showing ... Read story »

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