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Acer: We are not ditching netbooks 
Hardware
Acer: We are not ditching netbooks
By Tom Brewster | Jan 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Room for netbooks and tablets.
 
NSW to relax content blocking on school netbooks 
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NSW to relax content blocking on school netbooks
By Ry Crozier, Munir Kotadia | Mar 15, 2010 | 5 Comments 
Home privileges talked up as 60,000 new devices announced.
 
Intel opens up app store framework for netbooks 
Software
Intel opens up app store framework for netbooks
By Iain Thomson | Sep 24, 2009 | Comment Now 
OEMs line up to personalise PCs.
 
Telcos are driving change in the netbook market 
Telco/ISP
Telcos are driving change in the netbook market
By Iain Thomson | Sep 12, 2009 | Comment Now 
Analysts report telcos taking mobile tactics to PC market.
 
Bank predicts upturn in PC market in 2010 
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Bank predicts upturn in PC market in 2010
By Sylvie Barak | Jul 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
Netbooks and Windows 7 to the rescue.
 
Asus and Microsoft join forces against Linux 
Software
Asus and Microsoft join forces against Linux
By Iain Thomson | May 29, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft and Asus have launched a marketing campaign to encourage netbook users to use Windows rather than Linux.
 
Intel and Novell make mobile push 
Software
Intel and Novell make mobile push
By Shaun Nichols | May 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
Intel and Novell have renewed their backing for Linux-based mobile devices.
 
Adobe wins $20m NSW education software deal 
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Adobe wins $20m NSW education software deal
Apr 21, 2009 | Comment Now 
Over 1.8 million school and TAFE students and teachers in NSW will receive Adobe software in a $20 million deal announced today.
 
Asus planning to port Android to netbooks 
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Asus planning to port Android to netbooks
By Iain Thomson | Feb 23, 2009 | Comment Now 
Asus is planning to port Android, Google's operating system designed for phones, onto netbooks.
 
Intel's OS for netbooks makes alpha debut 
Software
Intel's OS for netbooks makes alpha debut
By Sylvie Barak | Feb 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
Intel has proved itself to be pretty good at building netbook platforms, so it's decided to have a go at building netbook software too.
 
Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption 
Software
Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption
By Iain Thomson | Jan 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
The burgeoning netbook market is helping drive Linux adoption around the world according to a new report from analyst house Forrester.
 
AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks 
Hardware
AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks
By Sylvie Barak | Dec 8, 2008 | Comment Now 
There may be some debate about whether netbooks are an important growth opportunity for chipmakers, or if they’re taking a significant bite out of laptop sales, but the fact ...
 
Netbooks eat into Microsoft revenues 
Software
Netbooks eat into Microsoft revenues
By Sylvie Barak | Nov 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
Netbooks may be little, but they seem to be causing big problems for Microsoft, which blames them for a drop in first-quarter earnings and decreased revenues, despite increased ...
 
Ultra mobile device use set to soar 
Hardware
Ultra mobile device use set to soar
By Phil Muncaster | Sep 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
The number of ultra mobile devices (UMDs) is set to reach 200 million by 2013, with the industry worth around $27bn, according to new research by market analyst ABI Research.
 
Netbooks to blame for loss of revenues, says Quanta 
Hardware
Netbooks to blame for loss of revenues, says Quanta
By Sylvie Barak | Sep 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
Quanta Computer saw its revenues take a dive this August, something the company is apparently blaming on increased sales in netbooks.
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