Ever since Google launched the first Chromebooks two years ago, the company’s vision for always-on, cloud-based computing has been a tough sell.
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Intel Is Basically Trying to Revive the Netbook
The netbook is dead. Or so says nearly every pundit, analyst and research firm that watches the PC market. But don’t tell that to Intel.
Why I Haven’t Given Up on Windows 8 as a Concept
It’s easy to chalk up recent Surface Windows 8 Pro reviews as evidence that Microsoft can’t pull off a single operating system for all kinds of hardware. But the right hardware hasn’t arrived yet.
Please, Chromebooks, Don’t Turn into PCs
HP has produced a Chromebook, joining the likes of Acer, Samsung and Lenovo as they search for a credible Windows alternative.
Here Come the Touchscreen Desktops and Laptops
Windows 8’s compatibility with keyboard, track pad and touch has created a new world of possibilities for PC makers
Origin EON11-S Review: 11-inch Ultraportable Gaming, Alive and Well
A couple years ago, 11-inch laptop gaming was all the rage. Dell led the charge with the Alienware M11x, a netbook-style 11.6-inch laptop that weighed just 4.5 pounds, featured surprisingly high-end gaming specs, and was updated …
Don’t Look for New MacBook Pros Until April?
I would love nothing more than for Apple’s new ostensibly overhauled MacBook Pros to get here in April, but even that’s a best-case scenario, according to DigiTimes’ latest supply chain whisperers.
It’ll be “April, at the …
Coming Soon: Ultrabook Price Cuts
If you’re thinking about buying an Ultrabook–a thin and light Windows laptop that’s meant to rival Apple’s MacBook Air–you might want to wait until April.
That’s when Intel is expected to launch its Ivy Bridge processor …
Up Close with Nikiski, Intel’s Concept Laptop of Tomorrow
Although Intel doesn’t build laptops, the chip maker showed off a bit of design flare at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with Nikiski, a concept notebook that folds up into a touchscreen virtual …
AMD’s Answer to Ultrabooks: Make ‘Em Cheap
The Intel-led legion of thin, light and beautiful computers may look like the future of laptops, but at the moment, their prices could give you a heart attack. Many of the ones on display at CES float around $1,000, and some are …
2012: Year of the Ultrabook
Tim Bajarin is the president of Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
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