Netbooks

Black Friday Sales To Look Out For: Top 10 Finds

Switched | Chris Morris | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


Traditionally, Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving for the uninitiated) is when retailers truly slash prices. Early birds can shave hundreds, if ...

Michael Dell: Dell Founder Attacks Netbooks, Microsoft Vista

Electronista | Electronista Staff | Posted 10.15.2009 | Technology


Dell's namesake Michael Dell in a talk late Tuesday criticized both his own products and Microsoft. Despite his company offering multiple netbooks, in...

Giving Away Free Netbooks to Save America's Newsrooms

Will Bunch | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media


Will Bunch

What if newsrooms put their remaining muscle behind a program to provide information to the public and close the digital divide at the same time? That's "social benefit" we can believe in.

The Netbooks Are Coming! But For Who?

Joanna Stern | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business


Joanna Stern

The computer makers are betting that there is a need for inexpensive laptops with limited features, dubbed netbooks, ultra-low-cost notebooks or more cleverly liliputers.

A Poor Man's MacBook Air?

CNET News | Brooke Crothers | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business


During a keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, an Intel executive brandished a Netbook that looked Air-thin. Will inexpensive Linux...