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  Lenovo has published a new video of the upcoming IdeaPad S110 on its official video channel. Although the specs of the upcoming Lenovo computer would want you to call it a netbook, marketing whizzes at Lenovo prefer to call it a “mini notebook.” Whatever you call it, the specs are pretty decent which includes [...]

  Samsung apparently reckons netbooks aren’t as profitable as they were before. According to a report on Blogeee, Samsung sent an email to its trading partners claiming that they’ll stop making 10.1-inch devices aka netbooks in first quarter of 2012. The exact reason is not known but the email did say that in lieu of [...]

  Acer has launched an updated version of its Android and Windows dual booting netbook in India. The Aspire One Happy 2 netbook now comes in four new colours – Banana Cream, Strawberry Yoghurt, Blueberry Shake and Papaya Milk and sports textured liquid droplet graphic design to gel with the tropical fruit colour theme. The [...]

  Netbooks were a rage couple of years back. Compact, portable, similar to a full-fledged notebook and most of all cheap. Now fast forward to this year, although the growth of netbooks has slowed down, there is still a market for the form factor for those who wants a decent computer experience on-the-go without spending [...]

  Razer is best known for its portfolio of gaming accessories so anything else coming out from their side is surprising. At the ongoing CES, they’re showing off their Switchblade PC concept design, which is a small PC but concentrates on gaming. The concept is based on Intel’s Atom processor running Windows 7. The Switchblade [...]

  Acer has developed a new Aspire One powered by an AMD CPU. Designed on the lines of Aspire One D255, the new 10.1-inch netbook boasts an AMD C-50 Ontario dual core processor clocked at 1GHz each and ATI Radeon 6250 graphics supporting DX11. Macles who published the pictures claims Acer will target users watching [...]

  LG has introduced its new 10.1-inch netbook in South Korea. Going by the model number X170, the netbook comes with an Atom N455 (1.66GHz dual-core) or N550 (1.5GHz) processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB HDD and an integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics. What is striking about this netbook is the accompanying SmartPOP feature that utilizes [...]

  UPDATE: The Lenovo S10-3s pricing starts from 19,625 plus taxes. For those who consider single colored netbooks bland, take a look at the new Lenovo S10-3s netbooks. The two variants, namely the Wind and Moon come in two different designs giving the same netbook distinct looks. The Wind model comes in a floral pattern [...]

  Lenovo has strengthened its portfolio for the Indian market by expanding with 12 new products across the notebook, netbook, all-in-one and desktop categories. The new products are a part of Lenovo’s marketing initiative that hopes to change perspective of consumers regarding computers as “lifestyle enablers.” The new products include Lenovo IdeaPad Z460, Z560, Y460, [...]

  To mark Toshiba’s 25 years of business in the portable PC market, they have announced the world’s first dual touchscreen ultraportable PC and an internet-centric “cloudbook”. Both the products along with few other notebooks will go on sale from June 25 in Japan. The dual touchscreen computer is known as Libretto W100 and features [...]

  Seems like Samsung is not the only one trying to pitch its products to football (or soccer) lovers. It’s their compatriot LG who has launched X140 World Cup Edition netbook and unlike Samsung’s offering, LG improves only on the aesthetic front. The netbook comes with a player striking a ball etched on the lid. [...]

  N150 is one netbook for Samsung that’s been doing well in the market due to its Corby-like colors. Now they’ve taken their same netbook and announced N150 Plus Adidas Special Edition that not only gets improved on the aesthetic front but also on performance too. The netbook comes in a glossy white hue with [...]

  Sony’s Billabong limited edition W Series netbook is now available in the United States market. The netbook is the same we saw last time and will come in Imperial Lime color with splashes of black, lime green and blue colors. Moreover, Sony will participate in Billabong’s Design for Humanity event where they’ll auction off [...]

  Acer will soon be launching Aspire One 533 with a new design. Like the AO521, this netbook will also sport the same chrome-accented logo but will have more chrome accents surrounding the touchpad buttons and near the hinge. As for the hardware, the netbook is said to be a “refresh” with Atom processor options [...]

  If fancy colors at the back of the notebook lid is your thing, Sony’s newest offering might appeal to you. The special Billabong edition VAIO W is available in Australia for now and as you can see will come in a trendy Imperial Lime color that features splashes of black, light blue and lime [...]