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Hundreds of gamers flock to Brazil tech fest

Hundreds of geeks and gamers braved Sao Paulo's torrid heat Tuesday to play online video games at the fifth edition of Brazil's Campus Party, an annual, week-long technology fest.

Technology / Software

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record

The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New Intel unit focused on tablets, smartphones

Intel on Wednesday formed a new unit devoted to making chips for smartphones and tablets that have become must-have gadgets in a post personal computer age.

Technology / Business

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Thai floods expected to hit PC shipments into 2012

Thai flooding will significantly slow the global production of personal computers well into 2012, analysts said Thursday, as the country's huge hard disk drive industry struggles to its feet.

Technology / Business

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New software brings science to life for young people

The use of new technology is helping students to become real 'science investigators'. Researchers funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

McAfee adds protection for mobile gadgets

Computer security firm McAfee on Tuesday will launch a service that unifies defenses for computers, smartphones and tablets.

Technology / Software

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tablet keyboard cases turn Android devices into netbooks

Tablets made netbooks obsolete almost overnight, and for the most part, it was a mercy killing.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung NC215 solar netbook arrives in Korea

(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung has released the NC215 solar-powered netbook in Korea. The netbook carries a solar panel on the lid, which can turn two hours of sunlight into one hour of netbook run-time.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

AMD Fusion APUs plumped, primped, stretched

(PhysOrg.com) -- AMD has announced some new additions to its Fusion APUs optimized for notebooks, netbooks and PCs. Users will see the immediate difference in battery life and enhanced graphics. So what’s ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

September launch for Intel Cedar Trail scrapped

(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel has changed the launch date of its Cedar Trail-M platform that is targeted for netbooks from September to November. The reason for the delay is a problem with graphics drivers and failing ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Intel predicts the death of mobile computing as we know it

(PhysOrg.com) -- The folks over at Intel have come up with an interesting prediction, one that may make all of you feel a little bit foolish for buying a laptop, and a netbook or a tablet. They are predicting that as time ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (21) | comments 20 | with audio podcast weblog

Indonesia's technology black market here to stay: analysts

Research in Motion's (RIM) PlayBook tablet is due to launch in Indonesia in August, news that should have set the country's legions of BlackBerry fans alight with anticipation.

Technology / Business

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tablets leave netbooks in the dust as even laptops lag

There was a time when Steve Mehta was on his laptop nonstop. Nowadays, he hardly touches it.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

New Fujitsu Lifebooks: no optical drive but a projector instead

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the way that the world of mobile devices has opened up in the past few years, as dozens of netbooks and tablet PCs make their way into the market, the optical drive is no longer really ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

NXP builds a smarter way to energy efficiency with world's lowest standby power

NXP Semiconductors today announced a new generation of GreenChip power solutions which feature the lowest standby capability in the industry, reaching levels below 10mW. The NXP GreenChip power ICs, also known ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Netbook

A netbook is a laptop computer designed for wireless communication and access to the Internet.

Primarily designed for web browsing and e-mailing, netbooks are used on the Internet for remote access to web-based applications and are targeted increasingly at cloud computing users who require a less powerful client computer. Netbooks typically run either Windows XP or Linux operating systems rather than more resource-intensive operating systems like Windows Vista. However Windows 7 has seen some features that have been shown to run well on the newer generation of netbooks being released currently. The devices range in size from below 5 inches to over 13, typically weigh 2 to 3 pounds (~1 kg) and are often significantly cheaper than general purpose laptops at US$ 400, with some even given away for free in Japan if the purchaser signs up for a plan.

The word netbook is a portmanteau of the words Internet and notebook.

For more information about Netbook, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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