Chrome Netbooks launched this week, which means everyone is talking about them. Yes, I’m serious, the Internet won’t stop echoing the voice of masses who went on and bought their Chrome OS powered mini notebook. Or was I dreaming that… Anyway, the point is, you might be interested in knowing what differences you will see between a cloud OS powered and an old-school OS. First of all, the most important…

Google is a big enough company to turn a head when they release a new line of products. This time the company is pulling the strings from behind rather than offering its own branded hardware for sale; ChromeOS netbooks are going to debut from Acer and Samsung in the first round, if you don’t count Kogan’s release of a domestic product to Australian (and UK) market. Netbook Material If I…

Let’s put the differences with ChromeOS aside for a litte, and concentrate on the hardware, which is important enough to be looked at. At least that’s what I had in plans for today — giving the Samsung Chromebook the time and attention it deserves. Tech Specs Samsung’s stab at Chrome OS based netbooks will be powered by an Intel Atom N570, Dual Core 1.66 GHz CPU. I wouldn’t expect much…

This friday arrived a bit late thanks to an unforeseeable accident that happened to my scan-HQ MacBook Pro. Nonetheless, it’s going to be one of the more interesting netbook fridays, as Asus (maker of the original netbook) went ahead and reached a spot they seldom venture to; they innovated. Asus EEE PC X101 definitely seems to be the result of a Netbook 101 class held by Acer D255E. It’s slick,…

This friday I’d like to present you with the concept netbook I drafted. It’s a netbook that converts to a tablet (that is not touch-enabled) and is powered by an Android phone. It’s a design many of you would love to see in reality, unfortunately none of you will. With the Lid Open First of all, the general idea. It’s made of two separate parts, connected by two straps of…

This Friday we’re going to establish a definition of the best netbook, simply because there are dozens of different types and it isn’t an easy task to pick the one that represents netbooks the best. The following (hand drawn, gets bigger on click) illustration shows what the best netbook is like. A little explanation to each point to let you see their importance, and how they contribute to a netbook…

Friday is Netbook day as always. It’s the sixth installment of Netbook weekly if I’m counting right, of which the chance of happening is on its way to reaching zero. That aside, this week I’m going to tackle one of the most compelling reasons to go netbook. Even if not exclusively, a netbook is good to have if you’re a creative type person. Why? Find out by reading on.

Google has been at work for a couple of months –two years, give or take– to get their netbooks with Chrome OS on the market. Have they succeeded at creating something remarkable? Well, so far only Acer and Samsung have put their formal announcements on the table at 2011 Google I/O, the hardcore netbook proponent Asus is yet to have decided whether it is a good idea to hop on…