Over the last decade the average laptop computer has gotten a lot thinner and lighter. But a handful of Chinese companies have been taking a different approach to portable computers by releasing a ...

Intel will soon be introducing a new Atom processor chip, especially designed for netbooks. It's smaller, lighter and will provide better performance than previous versions of its Atom chips. Sounds ...

There has been much speculation about a supposed new Apple netbook computer, and the rumors have once again re-emerged. Forgive me for pointing out the obvious, but the current MacBook Air would seem ...

Taiwan’s AsusTek Computer has played a major role in defining the netbook computer genre. Its Asus Eee models, along with competing mini-notebooks such as the Acer Aspire ONE and Lenovo Ideapad, have ...

The debate over whether netbooks are a real phenomenon or a passing fad is pretty much over. Whether you consider them a distinct category, or simply an inexpensive and under-powered subnotebook, the ...

Netbooks may be puny, but they’re getting bigger and more feature-packed — and they’re more popular than ever. Last year, global netbook sales exceeded those of the iPhone; despite the recession, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new class of cheaper, smaller netbook computers might upset the IT establishment this year and potentially usher in new players in a hotly competitive market. The biggest ...

Apple has often dismissed the possibility the company should compete with low-cost netbook computers, saying the popular devices are ‘junk.’ When rumors of Apple making a tablet computer appeared, ...

One of my favorite websites, techbargains.com, lists a number netbooks on sale today for less than $300. There’s a Lenovo IdeaPad S10e running Windows XP selling for $299, but it only comes with 512 ...

Dell has officially pulled back the curtain on the Inspiron Mini 12, a light weight and relatively cheap 12 inch notebook. It looks almost exactly like the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, which has a 9 inch ...

As the American economy retrenches, the computer industry may be a window on how tech businesses are faring. PC sales are way down; however experts predict a big driver for computer sales in the next ...