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  Acer has expanded its netbook lineup in India with the new Aspire One D270. Unique thing about this new netbook is that it is powered by Intel’s Cedar Trail Atom chip, which is a dual-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz. Coming in a variety of colors along and the signature water droplet ripple effect on [...]

  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 [...]

  Samsung today announced its maiden MeeGo OS running netbook for the Indian market. The N100 is a 10.1-inch netbook said to be inspired from Samsung’s previous bestseller N150P. The 1.03kg netbook is covered in a Duracase for enhanced durability against scratches and fingerprint smudges and features a LED backlit display with matte coating. The [...]

  Samsung has expanded its netbook lineup for the Indian market with the NC110 netbook. It is Samsung’s first 3G-enabled netbook in India and will be sold exclusively at Croma retail stores. For a modest asking price of Rs.21,500, a user will get a 1.18kg netbook powered by an Intel processor and Windows 7 Starter [...]

  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 [...]

  Acer’s dual-booting colourful Aspire One Happy netbook is now available in India. The Aspire One Happy netbook is targeted at youngsters that comes in colour choices of Candy Pink, Lavender Purple, Lime Green and Hawaii Blue and allows users to boot either in Google’s Android OS or Windows 7. The 1.25kg Aspire One Happy [...]

  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 [...]

  Dell has unwrapped its latest offering that will start shipping in the first week of next month. The Inspiron Duo hits two stones with one bird that when opened looks like a regular 10.1-inch notebook but flip it and you’ve got a big tablet. The netbook/tablet hybrid starts from $549 and includes specs like [...]

  Ever wanted to know why Google is creating two mobile operating systems – Android OS and Chrome OS when they can pump all resources into one and make it the ultimate OS for tablets, phones and netbooks? Well, Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt has the answer who says that Chrome OS is “focused on keyboard-based [...]

  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 [...]

  Samsung has unveiled a total of six models in its SF Series and NF Series that will be showcased at the IFA this week. Samsung says the models are not only aesthetically beautiful but are powerful too. The SF Series consists of SF310 (13.3-inch), SF410 (14-inch), SF510 (15.6-inch) notebooks that come in a glossy [...]

  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 [...]

  Samsung has added a new netbook to its N-Series range – the N230. The N230 is a lightweight netbook that weighs under a kilogram, has a thickness of 23.2mm and comes in a combination of glossy, matte and patterned black design. N230 features a 10.1-inch LED backlit anti-reflective display, Intel N450 CPU, Windows 7 [...]