Tag Archives: Smartbook
iPad vs Netbooks

Netbooks fall under tablet shipments in Q2 2011

For those who are not yet satisfied, post-PC era is already here with us? We can fairly decisively conclude we’ve finally entered a post-netbook time. And this Q2 2011 marks the first time we’ve witnessed netbbooks numbers being eclipsed by tablets, according to ABI Research – where global tablet sales increased to 13.6 million units, [...]

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Hands on with the Malata T9000 smartbook

During GigaOM Mobilize, NetbookNews were able to get a hands on with the Malata T9000 smartbook. The T9000 lives up to it’s name of a Smartbook as the device is clearly aimed at the educational market. Learning materials are included on the smartbook, such as English, Chinese, Maths and an Encyclopedia. It also has a [...]

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Efika MX smartbook released by Genesi

Genesi USA is a company that not many people have heard of but, they’ve released a smartbook in the US with an ARM processor. So if you can’t wait for Toshiba or HP to release their smartbooks in the US, the Genesi Efika MX Smartbook is a good alternative. It doesn’t have the most powerful [...]

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Freescale previews Lenovo IdeaPad smartbook made by Pegatron

While we may never get to lay our eyes on the final version of the Lenovo Skylight, Freescale has surprised us with a new Lenovo smartbook put together by Pegatron. Being a smartbook, it has the innards of a typical smartphone running under the hood. This includes an 800MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, a memory [...]

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Smartbook Logo coming next month

While to most, a smartbook is considered a cross between a smartphone and a netbook. However, a company in Germany, are fighting to save their trademark, with the company name being Smartbook and as Liliputing say, are about to confuse a lot of people. Smartbook will be releasing their own mini laptop. Unlike other smartbooks [...]

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