The term "computer" encompasses a wide range of devices, many of which have different features and are intended for different purposes. Buying the right type of computer for the job is important, as ...

Over the last decade the average laptop computer has gotten a lot thinner and lighter. But a handful of Chinese companies have been taking a different approach to portable computers by releasing a ...

Just one year ago, netbooks were still a novel concept – the now legendary minuscule Asus Eee PC was just beginning to generate buzz, while mainstream PC manufacturers such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard ...

Donovan Olsen, right, a sixth-grader at a school in Austin, Texas, works on a Dell netbook in May 2009. Dell is attempting to extend its lead in the business with its Latitude 2100 designed for young ...

A recent article by Peter Glaskowsky at the CNET News Blog outlines what the author believes to be the death and end of netbooks, the affordable, ultraportable computers. As many readers have ...

Netbooks may be puny, but they’re getting bigger and more feature-packed — and they’re more popular than ever. Last year, global netbook sales exceeded those of the iPhone; despite the recession, ...

While netbooks are the thinnest, lightest form of notebook computer that you can purchase today - many can be carried as easily as a small stack of papers - they are still computers, which means ...

The term “disruptive,” a common buzzword in tech journalism, is typically used to describe something that jars people out of existing ways of doing things, and provides them with both new ways to do ...

The computer industry may live to regret introducing low-cost netbooks. Retailers are complaining that consumers will not leave their stores with anything costing over €700 Just one year ago, netbooks ...