Mac sales are up– and not just the iPad
By now, we have all heard that the iPad pre-order is making big sales, something on the order of 120,000 pre-ordered on the first day. Not too shabby for Apple. Then again, the iPhone had no pre-orders and hit over 200,000 on opening day. It will be fun to watch your local Apple store on [...]
Read MoreGDC: Netbooks can be a gaming platform
Right now, GDC 2010 is going on in San Francisco. What is the GDC? Its the Game Developers Conference, It is the largest annual gathering of professional video and game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. The event comprises an expo, networking events, awards shows such as the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards, [...]
Read MoreA quick look at CeBit 2010
Well, when the Notebooks.com crew was at CES this year in Las Vegas, we all loved being there and wanted to be able to do more conventions. Unfortunately, none of us had the luck Kevin Tofel of JKontheRun did a few years ago at CES 2008 where he won $10,000 on a $1 slot. So [...]
Read MoreNVIDIA ION 2 Confirmed with Optimus Switching
There was already some rumblings about a new version of the NVIDIA ION when the Acer Aspire One 532G netbook was revealed in mid February at MWC, but the company has now officially taken the wraps off of the next gen ION technology which is known, unofficially, as ION 2.
What is the difference between ION [...]
Intel Atom Developer Program launches Million Dollar Development Fund
The folks at the Intel Atom Developer Program are at once again. Ever since their announcement at CES of the new Intel App Up program, Intel has been going full bore on their promise to help developers get visibility into the netbook arena. Intel wants the netbook market to flourish and applications for netbooks to [...]
Read MoreBe careful if you forget your Lenovo power on password
Notebook security is one of those issues most users only marginally think about. Its usually a simple matter of turning on the notebook, entering a username and password, and they are on their way. But, in some corporations, there is a power on password that needs to be entered before the user enters their username [...]
Read MoreAcer to have Chrome OS netbook by mid-2010?
When the Chrome OS was announced in late 2009, the computer world took note in a big way. Many vendors from came out in support of the new operating system, stating they would have a Chrome OS notebook or netbook sometime in late 2010.
It looks like Acer though its forging ahead quicker than anticipated with [...]
SCOTTEVEST 9th Anniversary sale tomorrow
We here at Notebooks.com love our SCOTTEVEST clothing. At CES this year, we were a stylin’ crew in our SCOTTEVEST jackets. Among the staff, we have a lot of SCOTTEVEST jackets, vests and pants. We are a walking SCOTTEVEST crew and proud of it.
Well, its been nine years since SCOTTEVEST was born and tomorrow is [...]
Moblin merges with Maemo to make MeeGo
In an announcement from MWC, it looks like Moblin and Maemo are taking their operating systems in a new direction by merging them into one operating system, MeeGo.
MeeGo, is intended to run on various platforms, such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks or in-car entertainment systems. The Linux Foundation will be the one to host the new [...]
Graphics enhancements on new Macbook Pros?
It looks like some new graphic enhancements will be coming to the new Macbook Pro line of notebooks soon.
According to Apple Insider:
..the Mac maker has up and running in its labs several next-generation MacBook Pros that can switch between their integrated and discrete graphics processors automatically, according to people familiar with the matter.
This differs from [...]
