Toshiba unveils NB500 Dual-Core Netbook
Dec 8, 2010 Netbooks
As industry experts are foreseeing the extinction of netbooks because of iPads, Toshiba has happily announced its latest netbook in the market; the NB500. The Toshiba NB500 is a dual-core netbook that is designed in a stylish case.
The NB500 netbook from Toshiba was shown off at the IT Month 2010 event, which also witnessed another Toshiba netbook launch, the NB520. The Toshiba NB500 is a netbook that comes with an interesting line of features for the average netbook user. It features several connectivity ports including 3x USB 2.0 ports, VGA, headphone and mic jacks, and card reader Ethernet port.
The Toshiba NB500 netbook comes with a 10.1-inch LCD and is powered by an Intel Atom N550 dual-core CPU. It is equipped with a 1GB of DDR3 RAM and a 250GB hard drive. It features a 0.3MP webcam. It also features Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and optional 3G. The Toshiba NB500 netbook will be released early next year for $450.
Are netbooks in threat because of tablets?
Dec 8, 2010 Netbooks
Surprisingly, this line will never die out anytime soon; it has been on since the Apple iPad has been unveiled. Well now, here it is again. Experts are concerned that due to the number of tablets being released, the netbook market might just crumble. Actually, this was meant to be an Apple iPad and Asus netbooks war, let’s see how far this one goes.
The industry, important people in the industry, has reported that next year there will be a significant fall in the sales of Asus netbooks in the market, all because of iPads. The estimated percentage is said to be about 25% and the findings were compared to the number of Asus shipments this year and next year. Shipments for the netbooks have been decreasing as people now prefer to own a tablet or rather iPad than carry around a portable laptop.
In 2010 alone, Asus has shipped a total amount of six million Eee PCs while for next year the company will ship about 4.5 million of netbooks. In 2009, Asus shipped a total of 6.8 million netbooks and there is just a small difference between this year’s shipments and last year’s shipments. Let’s see how it goes in 2011; the same thing was said when netbooks were born.
Acer gets ready to launch iPad’s opponent
Dec 6, 2010 Netbooks
Not as serious as this may sound, but we heard that Acer is getting its tablets ready. And, we also heard that these very same tablets can compete heavily with Apple’s iPad. Now, this is what they said on the other tablets that released after Apple’s iPad released, but only time will tell on Acer’s upcoming computer tablets. In the meantime, let’s take a look at what Acer has in store for us.
Acer will be releasing a couple of tablet PCs soon, varying of all sizes. From this line of tablets, Acer will be launching some working on Windows 7 and some working on Android. Sounds very exciting indeed!
These upcoming Acer tablets will be released in different sizes from 7 inches to 10.1 inches. Acer has claimed these tablets will comes with the iconia features that uses dual touch screens. These tablets will have capacitative touch screens and they will measure 13.3 millimeters thick. They are designed in a high gloss finished aluminum case. These Acer tablets will be launched early next year with no exact date.
HP’s Slate 500 Tablet PC Out Now
Dec 3, 2010 Netbooks
Great news for all those who have been waiting for HP’s latest tablet PC; it’s out in stores now. Available at the price of $799, this tablet computer from HP is one of the most awaited devices this year, most notably due to Apple’s iPad. Experts were wondering whether this deice from HP can heavily compete with the iPad. We don’t know about that, but let’s check out it has to offer.
HP’s Slate 500 Tablet PC is finally out now in stores. This new tablet PC comes with an 8.9-inch screen with multi touch feature. It also has a finger control option. It is said that HP provides users with a digital pen to use with the Slate 500 tablet. It features two cameras; a VGA camera and a 3-megapixel camera.
The HP Slate 500 Tablet PC is powered by a 1.86GHz Z540 processor. It comes with a 64GB hard drive and is equipped with crystal HD enhanced video chip. Not forgetting, it works on a GMA 500 GPU. The device comes with several connectivity features such as a USB port, a HDMI port, an SD card reader, Wi-Fi connectivity and an audio in/out jack.
Will Google Release Chrome Netbooks Next Year?
Dec 1, 2010 Netbooks
Well, this is the question on everyone’s mind this week as reports have surfaced that Google might just release its own Chrome netbook early next year. We all know that the Chrome browser has proved to be very successful so now Google would want to extend its roots. With the Chrome browser, Google has just been competing with Internet Explorer from Microsoft and Firefox from Mozilla, but launching its own Chrome operating system will put Google into a whole new level of competition.
A renowned online technology magazine has reported that Google will soon launch a new range of branded netbooks that will be powered by its Chrome OS. As it has stated the new line will feature branded netbooks, it definitely means that its hardware will be manufactured by a third-party.
As far as the reports go, two netbooks are ready that Google will unveil soon. We found out these Chrome-equipped Netbooks are codenamed ‘Mario’ and ‘Andretti’. For now, it has been said that Google is testing the Chrome operating system on several branded notebooks such as Asus, Dell, and Lenovo. Stay tuned for more updates.
