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Just as it redefined the MP3 player experience and reinvented the iPhone, Apple is going to pursue the netbook opportunity.

"There is so much hype around the netbook form factor, " she said, but that market "has not been proven in its longevity" .

Microsoft's customers and partners have made it clear that they want Windows on their Netbooks and Nettops, he said.

The company did not offer a low-priced netbook, as some had expected, but analysts cheered the move.

And with the Wubi installer, you can install it risk-free and try it out on your netbook.

The EeePC was the first ultra-cheap, scaled-down laptop (a new category known as a netbook) launched worldwide through commercial channels.

'Netbook sales continue to grow as anticipated, and are clearly incremental volume for us in a difficult market, ' he said.

The other major fanboy expectation was that, finally, Apple would enter (and, natch, dominate) the thriving netbook market.

I realize I left netbooks out of this poll; if your answer would have been netbook, a vote for laptop would make sense.

He says the netbook is almost as fast as the MacBook for the word processing and Web surfing he uses it for.

I don't know if Apple's Netbook will run full Mac OS X, but I'm pretty sure that Safari 4's user interface will at least be consistent.

However, netbook sales have already slowed down in 2009, and shipments are falling below manufacturers' expectations.

It was also the first major distribution to jump on the netbook bandwagon with out-of-the box support.

Ubuntu is one of the most popular versions of Linux, and their Netbook Remix edition is especially attractive for netbook owners.

"Unfriend" beat out a tech-heavy field that included "netbook, " "hashtag" and "sexting" to take the annual honor.

There are a few drawbacks with this level of hardware in a netbook like this.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix offers a simple, full-screen interface to take the best advantage of netbooks' small screens.

I enjoy using Linux on my desktop PC. I also find ample enjoyment in using select Linux distributions on my netbook and notebook, as well.

Only time will tell if it's a real challenger to the laptop and netbook. '

Is there much difference between a smartphone with a Qwerty keyboard and a netbook?

Intel deftly coined the term "netbook, " as a new category of "companion PCs" segregated from its more profitable notebook PC business.

Any way you look at it, typing on a tablet is a far cry from typing on a desktop, laptop, or netbook.

Sadly, almost all of them are beaten in price by a cheap netbook (or even a laptop) and a wireless broadband dongle from almost any network.

Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini said in a recent interview that netbook growth is now 'sloping off. '

Are people going to really be willing to part with $800 for a gussied-up netbook with a touchscreen and Apple design?

Before long, I gave up using the netbook and went back to a computer that could work offline.

At present we see Nokia's foray into the netbook market as a niche exercise in the context of its broader business.

Congratulations! Your netbook is now connected to your Jolicloud account.

The third definition actually trumps the other two: a netbook is anything the manufacturer decides to call a netbook.

Intel, by contrast, has so far mainly benefited from the netbook craze, which has created a huge market for its Atom chip.

Anecdotal evidence and empirical research that showed tablets were eating into the netbook market much more than dedicated e-readers.

Although it has potential, the world may not be ready for a web-based netbook right now.

Asustek also unveiled a new, thinner version of its flagship Eee PC netbook this week that starts at less than $200.

Or does the Mini NB305 still hold a place in our hearts as the most versatile netbook out there?

TAIPEI (Reuters) - When 27-year-old Kas Tsai wanted to get a mobile Internet device, he picked an Apple iPhone over a low-cost netbook PC.

We've heard that Google's mysterious browserish OS will hit this fall on a few devices, likely including a flagship netbook and tablet.

However, to keep their sales growing, hardware producers will have to sell more to counterbalance the netbook's lower price.

Research company International Data Corporation forecasts that the netbook market will more than double by the end of 2009.

Instead, you need an opening between those gadgets, a vacancy that might otherwise be occupied by a netbook or electronic-book reader.

One is to simply budget better, and instead of getting a cell phone from your carrier, why not invest in a laptop or even a netbook.

Or, if you'd like to try out another alternate netbook operating system, check out our article on Jolicloud, another new OS for netbooks.

The most visible manifestation of this trend is the rise of the netbook, or small, low-cost laptop.

Yes, Google would love to get a toehold in the netbook and smart-phone markets, especially at Microsoft's expense.

Google is currently working with manufacturers to elaborate a new set of netbook hardware which comply with their speed and security needs.

It's basically a Netbook on the inside, but its flash-based solid-state drive allows it to run super cool and it's just SO light.

Asustek in late 2007 launched the first so-called netbook, a simple, light-weight, portable computer that cost less than $250.

My Dell netbook unfortunately uses Broadcom wireless components, so I had to use ethernet while testing the Moblin beta.

In the end, you just have to accept that life is fuzzy: there is no hard and fast definition of a netbook.

Individual distributors will integrate Moblin components into their own netbook platforms or build their own derivatives.

Netbook vendors and chip manufacturers have agreed to build devices designed to run with Chrome.

Now Microsoft is sitting squarely on top of the netbook market and has begun dictating terms its usual manner.

That low-cost netbook you're using could be a high-speed gateway into your life, bank accounts, passwords and other personal data.

Microsoft, Intel, Dell and others tried to resist the netbook imperative and failed.

Its processor and graphics system are like a netbook's, so it can't come close to matching the Dell in performance.

The main implications for web developers concern the netbook's screen resolution.

Pixel Qi expects to go into mass production with 10-inch displays by the end of 2009, targeting the netbook and e-reader markets.

Your correspondent used an early "release candidate" of Windows 7 several months ago to upgrade a Vista laptop and an XP netbook.

For many users, the basic, free software shipped with a netbook will be quite enough.

While sales are slowing, the netbook business is far from dead.

Low computing power also means savvy netbook users may shut down critical security programs to boost speed.

Intel popularised the term netbook and Microsoft sets strict memory and screen limits for licences.

Even Apple -- a company that staunchly refuses to enter the netbook market -- has seen its desktop sales fall.

But worries have emerged that the popularity of the iPad and other tablets could eat into netbook sales.

You're instantly online whenever you fire up your laptop, netbook, Wi-Fi camera, game gadget, iPhone or iPod Touch.

Apple has made it clear all along that they had no plans to build a netbook.

His solution relied on Windows-only software, however, which won't work on my Linux-based netbook.

Ubuntu is fast becoming a popular distribution for netbooks, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), and other small systems.

On my development box I would have never ever noticed the impact but on the netbook the effect is immediate.

The report then names Quanta Computer as the manufacturer "of Apple's new netbook, " according to DigiTimes.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix offers an attractive Linux interface for netbooks.

But please note that I've tested it using my Desktop computer and not a netbook.

Richard Stallman: I am using a Lemote Yeelong, a net book with a Loongson chip and a 9-inch display.

Cheap $400 netbook computers were selling fast, bloating market share figures for Apple's rivals.

Or do they plan to at some point, a decision which is now affecting netbook sales?

Your files from Windows are still accessible from Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Also, from the Desktop environment menu, select Ubuntu Netbookto install the netbook edition.

After a couple seconds, you'll see the Android desktop . . . on your netbook or computer!

Samsung is reportedly considering an exit from the netbook market.

Right now it's a smartphone thing, which will soon encompass the tablet and netbook.

Nokia is also expected to unveil plans to sell netbooks, or small, mobile computers.

A window pops up indicating which network your netbook is connected to.

This is about as close as you can get to a netbook-building dream team.

But I don't have a dedicated eBook reader, so my netbook needs to fill this role.

That narrows the gap with the iPad, which costs between $499 and $829, but remains well above low-end netbook PCs.

So Microsoft takes a double hit every time someone buys a Linux netbook.

The iPad starts at $499 plus tax. That's nearly twice as much as a netbook.

your netbook, (b) your cupped hand, (c) a travel tube of toothpaste.

Google's Cr-48 netbook is a promising but incomplete step towards a life lived fully on the internet.

Meanwhile, you can also expect, or perhaps just hope, that e-book and netbook vendors will step up their game.

Netbook owners face another problem.

Your New Netbook is Now a Brick.

That makes absolutely no sense, since it requires no additional hardware horsepower to power a 12-inch netbook v. a 10-inch netbook.

GNOME 3's application layout looks a lot like KDE's Plasma Netbook interface than a traditional cascading menu.

Microsoft is reportedly considering offering Windows 7 on USB thumb drives so that netbook owners can upgrade their machines.

A netbook from 2008 was a better answer than a smart phone or a tablet for anyone looking for quick, cheap access to email and the web.

The iPad's effect on the netbook and tablet computer market is less clear.

The iPad is thinner and lighter than any netbook or laptop I've seen.

After cheaper PCs began hitting the market this year, Mr. Ravindran bought a 10-inch Asus Eee PC netbook for $380.

When the setup is finished, your netbook will reboot one more time.

Switch to 7 meg and get a Dell Mini Netbook for just $199. Can't get that with cable!

Many netbook users are relative Internet newcomers, and may not be aware of precautions they can take to protect themselves.

Last month, Lenovo began selling a $399 mini-laptop called the IdeaPad S10 -- its first foray into the fast-growing 'netbook' market.

NAND has some potential in non-mainstream market such as Netbook; the hard disk has still dominated the mainstream market.

My wife's sitting in my neck last days cause I was sitting too much in front off my net book.

The Asus N10 isn't a netbook either; it's a portable PC, even though it does have an Atom processor.

People are using multiple form factors -- netbook and desktop -- and we want to give them both.

Also, I've experienced a lot of crashes using the Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10. 10 so far.

The answer, of course, is that it depends how you define a netbook.

The question is: How likely is it that Apple will release a touchscreen, no-keyboard netbook?

It will be more usable than a netbook, more versatile than an e-book reader.

Ubuntu 10. 10 Netbook Edition users can also tweak Indicator-datetime by following instructions here.

Would you like to try out Google's Android OS on your netbook or desktop?

I guess I've come to the same conclusion as Mark: who needs an Amazon Kindle when you have a netbook?

Note: I've only tested Battery Status in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10. 04 because I didn't upgrade to 10. 10 on my netbook.

Netbook-sized devices thrived in Japan but were expensive.

Yes, I bought a little netbook computer. It's really handy.

If you are installing iDeneb on one of the Netbook in list, not to select no other drivers or patch;

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