All posts tagged Netbook

January 9, 2011 · 11 Comments

Whatever happened to Netbooks?

Tweet Netbooks were all the rage in 2009 and a dog in 2010. The bloom came off the netbook rose early last year, possibly in anticipation of the iPad and then directly from the wildly popular tablet. Here’s an excerpt …

MSI Wind Wins PC Pitstop’s Top Netbook Honors

July 10, 2009 · No comments

PC Pitstop has conducted a netbook satisfaction survey which places the MSI Wind U100 at the top. Pitstop surveys folks downloading its Overdrive diagnostic download and

Netbook Free from Verizon for new FIOS sign-ups

June 21, 2009 · 5 Comments

A Verizon TV ad pushing a free Compaq netbook caught my attention today. I only caught the tail end of it, but apparently my ears were not decieving

Verizon MiFi Wins over bundled Mobile Wireless in HP Mini

June 18, 2009 · No comments

My full review of the HP Mini Model 1151NR bundled with Verizon mobile broadband is now up at eWeek.com. In any case, I give it a

Verizon Mobile Broadband Habit Forming

June 12, 2009 · 2 Comments

I've been playing with HP Mini Model 1151NR that come bundled with Verizon Mobile Broadband for a couple of weeks now and the convenience is growing on me. It's much slower than

HP Mini w/ Mobile Broadband, SmartPlanet.com

June 6, 2009 · 1 Comment

I have not posted for several days because I was busy with my new CBS Interactive blog ThinkingTech at SmartPlanet.com. Check it out. We'll cover all manner of smart

Netbooks Getting Colorful (`cept Acer)

June 1, 2009 · 4 Comments

[caption id="attachment_1032" align="alignleft" width="127" caption="Seeing red is goal of HP's Vivienne Tam edition"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1033" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Dell Mini 10v is awash in colors"][/caption] You can have a netbook in