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Google Throws the Chromebook at Microsoft -- But Will It Hit?
9:00AM 5/18/2011
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Google recently announced the launch of the Chromebook: a notebook PC loaded with its Chrome Web browser as a bare-bones operating system. This Web-based portable is a direct attack on Microsoft's core businesses: the Windows OS and the Office suite. But how much of a threat is it?
Friday marked the release of the iPad 2 and, according to Geek.com, while only 300,000 original iPads were sold within the first weekend of its release, half a million iPad 2s sold within the first day. However, despite the new features and faster speed, most students and recent graduates that...
Tablets and Smartphones Slow Laptop Sales Growth
6:30PM 3/03/2011
Technology, Media, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Research In Motion, Apple
Gartner has lowered its laptop-sales forecast for this year and the next, predicting that the popularity of tablets and smartphones will slow laptop sales. Gartner expects worldwide laptop sales to increase 11% this year and and 14% next year, down from a previously forecast 16$ and 15%, respectively.
Samsung Goes Thin to Launch a Laptop War With Apple
11:20AM 2/24/2011
Samsung is out to boost its laptop sales by 80% this year, and key to that effort will be its supersvelte 9 Series notebook. Aimed directly at Apple's MacBook Air, the new machine is a move to refocus on high-end gear -- with a high-end price to match.
Qualcomm Targets Tablets with Bid for Atheros
10:00PM 1/04/2011
In a move to help it target tablet computers, cell-phone-chip designer Qualcomm has reportedly offered $3.5 billion to buy Atheros Communications, which has developed chips that connect wireless computers to the Internet.
Black Friday: Best Buy Ad Leaked and Changes In-Store
9:00AM 11/16/2010
Best Buy's Black Friday 2010 ad is now leaked, and along with Walmart's Black Friday ad, the deals are out from most of our largest retailers. And with electronics among this season's hottest gifts for Black Friday, Best Buy's ad is among the most anticipated.
Doorbusters aren't terribly...
Coming Soon: Google-Branded Laptop Named Chrome
6:30PM 11/02/2010
Google's already got deals to supply its Chrome operating system for Hewlett-Packard and Acer laptops. But now rumors are circulating that the company's about to come out with its own laptop, also named Chrome and made by Inventec, later this month.
Mobile-computing device shipments will grow 19% annually over the next four years as more people buy tablet-type products like Apple's iPad, according to research firm In-Stat. The report released Wednesday indicates that notebook makers should do well in the recovery.
HP recalls 54,000 more laptop batteries
1:15PM 5/24/2010
One year after issuing a recall of tens of thousands of computer batteries, Hewlett Packard has expanded the recall to include another 54,000 batteries used in Compaq and HP notebooks, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The lithium-ion batteries can overheat -- creating the risk of...
Netbooks making laptops cheaper, gaining favor with older users
4:00PM 2/19/2010
Over the past few years computer manufacturers have fully embraced the netbook, churning out innovative designs, low cost computers and even adding long battery life and HD video viewing on some models.
While netbooks still aren't for everyone they have had an effect on the laptop market that...
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