Chrome OS devices are coming soon, with several vendors planning to offer them. When Google announced Chrome OS, it sounded ideal for mobile web-workers, but the market has completely changed since then. As a result, the window of opportunity for Chrome OS netbooks may be closed. Read More »
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Netbooks have been a rip-roaring success since they hit the market a year and a half ago, and smartphones have taken the gadget world by storm. Now, companies like Qualcomm, Freescale and Nvidia are hoping there’s room for another type of uber-portable device: the so-called “smartbook.” Read More »
Without a doubt, Google stole the spotlight with the announcement of its upcoming Chrome operating system late yesterday and sent everyone buzzing about the search giant’s very public swipe against Microsoft. But amid all the chatter on the Web, Stacey Higginbotham warned on GigaOM… Read More »
Yesterday Intel Corp., and today Microsoft, gave us more proof that their branding skills are as limited as my ability to strike out a major league baseball player. Intel wants to name its new thin, light and low-power consuming notebooks CULV, aka Consumer Ultra Low Voltage.… Read More »