ASUS finally kills its Eee PC netbooks as demand for tablets grows
It was only a matter of time before tablets replaced the underpowered netbooks that were all the rage back in 2007. And after five years …
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T-Mobile to extend direct carrier billing to more digital products and services
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will expand its Direct Carrier Billing option to support more digital products. The service allows T-Mobile customers to make …
Samsung and Acer to intro Google ‘Chromebooks’ on June 15th
During the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco today, Google discussed the future of its “Chrome OS” platform, as well as some future products …
HP refreshes EliteBook, ENVY, Mini, Pavilion, ProBook, notebook lines
On Monday HP announced that it has updated its EliteBook, ENVY, Mini, Pavilion, and ProBook notebook families with some more robust models. Here’s a quick …
Acer still sees life in netbook market, new models coming this summer
Acer believes there’s still consumer interest in netbooks despite the surging tablet market, and the firm recently said that it’s not giving up on the mini …
Samsung's Alex Chrome OS notebook details leak
Details of Samsung’s first official Chrome OS netbook, dubbed Alex, have surfaced in Google’s code repository. According to the Chrome OS development site, the Alex netbook will be …
Intel outs new Atom Z760 processor for tablets
Intel on Monday officially took the wraps off of its latest Atom Z760 processor, formerly codenamed “Oak Trail.” The Atom Z760 processor promises to provide …
Best Buy makes ‘Buy Back Program’ official, launching this month
Via a press release, Best Buy has made its electronics Buy Back Program — the very same program we broke the news on last week …
More details of Best Buy’s Buy Back program revealed
In case you had any open questions about Best Buy’s upcoming Buy Back program, a trusted source just sent some more information that will clear …
Best Buy’s new ‘Buy Back’ program to launch January 5th for phones, laptops, tablets, and TVs
One of our trusted Best Buy sources has come through with several documents that provide additional details on the retailer’s new Buy Back program. The …
Gmail Creator: ‘Chrome OS has no purpose that isn’t better served by Android’
A lot of people are thinking it, but former Google employee, Gmail creator, and FriendFeed founder Paul Buchheit has come right out and said it. …
Google Cr-48 Chrome laptop hands-on
We just said adéu to our friendly FedEx delivery person and ripped into our care package sent by Google. On first glance, the Google Cr-48 …
Sprint Saturday: Sanyo Taho, BlackBerry Style BOGO, Dell Mini 10 for free
One of our Sprint sources just shot us over some internal slides on a couple of the company’s upcoming product launches. While the BlackBerry Style …
Rumor: Chrome OS netbook due in November
Rumor mongering website DigiTimes is reporting that Google and its initial manufacturing partner Inventec could begin shipping Chrome OS netbook as early as this month. …
AT&T introduces Pay-As-You-Go international data plans for laptops and netbooks
Recently, AT&T announced new Pay-As-You-Go international data packages for netbook and laptop users. The new, 30-day plans start at 20MB for $24.99 and go all the way …
T-Mobile going full steam ahead with HSPA+, 185 million covered by year's end
Today, T-Mobile announced that they’re not slowing down on their continued expansion of HSPA+ roll outs. The Magenta carrier is on track and aims to …
T-Mobile launching HSPA+ service in 19 cities on July 21st, offering HSPA+ netbook
We just received a heads up that T-Mobile will be rolling out some HSPA+ insanity speeds to the following markets on July 21st: Austin, TX …
Samsung N150 netbook with international 3G now available from Verizon Wireless
We gave you advance warning that the Samsung N150 was slated to land with Verizon Wireless and now it has finally arrived. Starting today, you …
HP finalizes Palm acquisition
Today, HP announced that it has officially completed the acquisition of Palm. The former Palm business unit will continue with webOS development under the leadership …
Samsung N150 netbook hits Verizon Wireless soon
We have got our hands on some Verizon Wireless docs today, and they range from pricing changes on handsets, to new netbooks, to new handset launches. …
IDC predicts PC shipments to grow 20% in 2010
According to market research firm IDC, 2010 will see shipments of PCs rebound in 2010 and erase the terrible sales figures seen in 2009. Overall …
Retrevo: 30% of potential U.S. netbook purchasers bought an iPad
Retrevo has a new study out that suggests 1 in 3 potential U.S. netbook buyers opted for the iPad as opposed to the keyboarded alternative. …
Acer to launch two Chrome OS devices in June?
Back in January, Acer’s president of IT Products division Jim Wong revealed that Acer was shooting to become the first manufacturer to produce a Chrome …
ASUS Eee Pad to be revealed in June, launch in Q3
And the tablets keep on coming. In addition to Dell, HP, and a plethora of smaller manufacturers, ASUS confirmed it too will be jumping on …
ARM's upcoming chipset roadmap leaked by Samsung
Whoops. While speaking about the future of its netbook platform, Samsung inadvertently detailed a handful of unannounced ARM mobile chipsets that it plans release over …
Asus EEE keyboard available for pre-order, shipping April 23rd?
It has been a fun ride watching Asus’ EEE keyboard move from official debut at CES 2009 to rumored launch #1, rumored launch #2, and …
Toshiba's U.S. PC sales jump 50% in Q1, vows tablets coming soon
Having sold some 1.5 million Windows-based computers, Toshiba saw it’s U.S. PC sales grow an impressive 50% in Q1. The sales, which were greatly aided …
