In what will surely provide a boost to Google’s Android platform outside the smartphone arena, computer maker Acer reportedly announced on Wednesday that all of its upcoming dual-core netbooks will ...

The crippled version of Windows 7 that will ship with some netbooks may be a non-starter — partners Acer and Intel have both said they don’t believe that netbooks equipped that way will sell. As I ...

Acer has unveiled a new version of its Aspire One netbook running Windows 7 and plans to put it on sale simultaneously with the new operating system’s debut next week. The Aspire One D250 has a ...

In two separate pieces, DigiTimes reports that MSI wants to be first with Intel Pine Trail-M netbooks (likely with Windows 7), and that Acer plans to launch three touch-enabled products along with the ...

Ultrathin, ultraportable, or Netbook? There are often big differences among these categories though you wouldn't always know it by looking at them. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems ...

Complaints roll in about Windows 7, which some reviews say cuts almost a third off the battery life of netbooks shipping today, but one analyst says it's too early to condemn new OS Windows 7 cuts ...

Netbooks, low-cost laptops originally designed for sale in countries with emerging economies, are becoming more popular in developed economies with consumers and business users who tend to use their ...

The eMachines EM250 first made a huge splash when Walmart offered the netbook for $228 the day after Christmas. That deal is done and gone, but the EM250 is still one of the cheapest mini-laptops ...

Acer‘s popular netbook, the Aspire One, shored up the company’s sales in the first quarter as consumers reined in spending amid a global recession. Slideshow: Rise of the netbooks “Consumers are so ...

We already know that Windows 7 Ultimate, the version of the next generation of Windows which Microsft has made available as a free beta download, runs great on many netbooks. But there’s a good chance ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...