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Netbook Shipments to Double This Year, Research Says
Netbook shipments could double this year, while mainstream laptop shipments are expected to remain flat, according to DisplaySearch.News
Dell May Test Google’s Chrome OS
Dell may consider testing Google's Chrome OS for future products.News
Intel Is Working With Google on Chrome OS
Intel says it is on board with Google's Chrome OS project, despite its long association with Microsoft Windows.News
Google OS Could Put Squeeze on Other Flavors of Linux
Google's new Chrome OS could provide more recognition for Linux, but steamroll other Linux OSes that are being used on netbooks.News
Will Consumers Take a Shine to Google’s Chrome OS?
Google may win the hearts of techies with its Chrome OS, but what about the rest of the computer world?News
Dell Apologizes for Price Mishaps, Shuts Taiwan Web Sales
Dell has apologized for pricing errors on its Taiwan Web site that have worsened over the past week and caused island regulators to launch probes.News
Google Chrome OS: Does the World Need Another Operating System?
The concept of an operating system has been turned inside out with the announcement of Chrome OS.News
Sony Takes First Step Into the Netbook Market
Sony will begin selling its first netbook computer in August, and in doing so enter the only sector of the PC market showing significant growthNews
AMD Slowly Evolves With Netbook Demand
Two PC makers have launched netbooks with Advanced Micro Devices chips, which is a surprise to the PC maker.News
Netbooks Offered Virtually Free With Mobile Contracts
Best Buy and RadioShack are offering netbooks virtually free with two-year mobile contracts.News
Suit Over China’s Web Filter to Target Lenovo, Acer, Sony
A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer and Sony after they started shipping controversial software that stole its programming code in China.News
Apple May Be Exempt From China’s Web Filter Mandate
Apple's computers and other that do not use Windows appear to be exempt from China's mandate to package new computers with Web filtering software.News
Windows 7 May Get Family Pack Discount
Windows 7 will reportedly come with a Family Pack option that will allow multiple installs of the OS on PCs per license purchased.News
China Will Still Require Green Dam Web Filter Program
China has not lifted its mandate that a Web filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country, even though the plan was postponed this week.Tech Inciter
New Dell Mobile Devices A Dubious Prospect
Rumors abound of Dell Android devices and media players, but the company's track record is sketchy.News
Dell to Make iPod Touch-like Gadget
Dell hopes to bust into the mobile Internet device market with an iPod Touch-like device. Does it stand a chance?News
Questions Hang at Deadline for China’s Censorware
Just one day before China expects PC makers to start shipping Internet filtering software with new computers, it was unclear if China would enforce the rule.News
Group Pitches Linux for Free Netbooks From Mobile Carriers
Mobile carriers may start giving away netbooks for free, and Linux-based app stores could help them profit doing it, the head of a Linux advocacy group argued.News
Trade Groups Urge China to Drop Web Filtering Program
A wide-ranging group of trade associations has urged China to lift its requirement that an Internet filtering program be distributed with new PCs.News
Long-awaited PC Upgrade Cycle Coming, Gigabyte Says
A long-awaited PC upgrade cycle among small and medium-sized businesses may lie just around the corner.News
Acer Pushes AMD Into Netbook Space
AMD has quietly released a low-voltage chip that has made its way into a new netbook from Gateway.News
Nokia and Intel to Team on Mobile Architectures
Intel will supply mobile chips to handset maker Nokia, which plans to make mobile devices based on the Atom architecture.News
Intel and Nokia to Join in Mobile Chip Marriage
Intel targets Nokia to deliver new devices and sell more Intel processors.Tech Inciter
Nokia in Deal for Intel Chips. Netbook On the Way?
Intel and Nokia are expected this morning announce a deal that will bring Atom processors to the manufacturer of the world's best-selling family of mobile devices.News
China Stands by Web Filter Program Despite Protests
China said its deadline for Web filtering software to be distributed with PCs had not changed, despite protests from the U.S. and from Chinese Internet users.News
Moblin Center Seeks to Popularize Software in Taiwan, China
Taiwan's Moblin Enabling Center plans to hire more engineers and work with universities on the island and in China to create more Moblin applications.Tech Inciter
Blu-Ray, I Hardly Know Ye
93 percent of users have no interest in purchasing a Blu-Ray DVD player, despite rising HDTV adoption.News
Acer Announces Bargain Laptops in Netbook Price Range
Acer introduces a new line of entertainment notebooks including a $749 "multimedia powerhouse."News
Apple Finds Silver Lining in Verdict on Green Claims
Apple on Friday said an advertising watchdog's ruling against its ads confirmed the company meets high environmental standards.News
Fight Against China’s Web Filtering Software Grows
A U.S. company that says its code was copied by a Chinese Web filter program has ordered PC makers including Lenovo, HP and Dell not to distribute it in China.Tech Inciter
Centrino Is Gone, But Intel Chip Confusion Remains
Intel's haphazard chip branding just makes it harder for consumers to understand what they're buying.Tech Inciter
China’s Citizens Oppose Green Dam, So Must U.S. Computer Makers
American PC makers should take a stand against totalitarianism and refuse to comply with China's oppressive tech policies.BizFeed
Windows 7 Will Give Netbooks the Magic Touch
The stage is set for multi-touch netbooks to dominate the market late this year.News
Dell Smartphone Rumors, Cont.
A fuzzy, probably pilfered photo does not prove a smartphone exists, much less is any good.News
Chinese Filterware Maker Bites Back at US Researchers
The maker of Chinese government-backed Web filterware plans legal action against U.S. researchers who say it may have copied elements from U.S. softwareNews
Android an Alternative to Windows in Netbooks, Says Gartner
Gartner says Android may be a good alternative to Windows 7 on mini-laptops.
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Dell Tweets Its Way to $3 Million in Sales
PC maker’s U.S. outlet store has been on Twitter since June 2007, and sales generated by its tweets have generated more than $3 million in sales.BizFeed
New MacBook Pro Can Boot From an SD Card. (Duh. So Can PCs.)
As usual, the Apple faithful are gushing about a "new" feature PCs have had for years. Good grief.News
China’s Porn Filter Blocks Falun Gong Sites
Web filter software China plans to distribute nationwide blocks content related to the Falun Gong spiritual movement, despite claims that it targets only porn.News
New AMD Neo Chips Surface on HP’s Web Site
AMD has launched two new low-power Neo processors for HP's Pavilion DV2Z ultrathin laptop.Tech Inciter
Apple WWDC: No Steve Jobs, But Who Noticed?
Apple shows off the depth of its management bench in the absence of Steve Jobs.News
WWDC: The Day After
Now that the WWDC storm has calmed down, we take a look at how well Apple did.Tech Inciter
Snow Leopard Will Make Macs Business Class
The biggest thing coming to Apple desktops and notebooks is something they have needed forever: First-class support for Microsoft Exchange users.BizFeed
Reassessing the Apple Tax
In a move rarely seen by Apple, the Cupertino-based computer company both raised the bar and dropped its prices. So now how much is the Apple tax?News
Snow Leopard Taps Into the Mac’s Core Power
Apple's new Mac OS X 10.6 operating system, could bring massive performance gains to laptops and desktops.News
Apple’s WWDC — Few Surprises, Few Innovations
Analysis: Still Jobs-less, the crew unveils a solid but unexciting lineup that leaves the crowd pleased but still wanting.News