It's a refurb, so a 90-day warranty applies, but it satisfies my three basic requirements: decent price, Windows 7, and a long-lasting battery. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Chip vendors Qualcomm and Nvidia have thrown their support behind the Windows 7 OS for netbooks, announcing efforts to bring better graphics and continuous 3G connectivity to the devices. Qualcomm on ...

Netbooks, low-cost laptops originally designed for sale in countries with emerging economies, are becoming more popular in developed economies with consumers and business users who tend to use their ...

Complaints roll in about Windows 7, which some reviews say cuts almost a third off the battery life of netbooks shipping today, but one analyst says it's too early to condemn new OS Windows 7 cuts ...

Intel is on the record with size limits for Netbooks, and Microsoft may tie this to Windows 7 pricing, according to reports. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, ...

Acer has unveiled a new version of its Aspire One netbook running Windows 7 and plans to put it on sale simultaneously with the new operating system’s debut next week. The Aspire One D250 has a ...

The Windows 7/netbook connection depends on whether netbook users will be willing to pay more for the Windows 7 experience Microsoft must perform a tricky balancing act as it tries to keep Windows on ...

ViewSonic, like virtually every netbook maker on the face of the earth, is introducing a new Windows 7 version of its 10 inch mini-laptop. The VNB102 with Windows 7 Starter Edition will hit the ...

Back in May, blogs across the Web erupted when word of Microsoft's planned maximum specs for Windows 7 Starter Edition emerged. To recap, Microsoft had decided to limit the specs for netbooks on which ...

As we get closer to the promised release date of Windows 7 (we’ll see if it really does appear in October), both hype and tempers rise. Add in the netbook question, which forced Microsoft to keep XP ...

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