http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/26/qualcomm.demo.may.show.lenovo.android.pc/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/qualcommandroid.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A demo of a smartbook prototype from Qualcomm may have provided more details of Lenovo's smartbook for AT&T, including its choice of OS. The design, which cosmetically resembles the publicly displayed Lenovo system, runs on a comparatively fast 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and has been shown running Android, suggesting Google's OS is at least a candidate for the system. Previously, it had ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/26/qualcomm.demo.may.show.lenovo.android.pc/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/orders.for.intel.classmate.pc.cancelled/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/classmatepc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Orders for Intel's Classmate PC have been canceled and shipments suspended from governments and OEM partners in many emerging markets, Taiwan-based component makers said. According to a Wednesday DigiTimes report, this is due to the economic downturn and the buyers in question reassigning their budgets to fight its impact. As well, the necessary network infrastructure rollout needed to provide co... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/orders.for.intel.classmate.pc.cancelled/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/hp.11.6.inch.netbook.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/hpmini5101.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP's netbook line should get a larger 11.6-inch model if a source today proves true. Computer industry contacts for DigiTimes say Quanta is about to mass-produce such a system next month. Other details aren't published, but the larger size likely means a 1366x768 screen resolution instead of the more common 1024x600. One of HP's 10-inch netbooks should also get a revision and is purportedly sla... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/hp.11.6.inch.netbook.rumor/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/acer.dual.os.netbook.due/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/aceraspireone10inch-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An Acer netbook with both Windows XP and Android, which gives users the option of booting into either operating system, is due to ship sometime this August, DigiTimes reported on Monday. First announced at the start of June, the netbook's main specs are unknown at this time, but prices arenít likely to be lower than Windows XP-exclusive netbooks, as Acer still needs to pay license fees for the Mic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/acer.dual.os.netbook.due/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/apple.touch.netbook.oct/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/macbookpro13inch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Rumors of a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/apple.touch.netbook.oct/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/nokia.atom.netbook.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/snapdragon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The first fruits of the Intel-Nokia partnership could come within a matter of weeks, the Taiwan-area Commercial Times newspaper claimed today. Stating the rumor as fact, it insists that reports of Nokia netbooks are true and that a portable based on Intel Atom chips could come as soon as this summer. Its details aren't known, but Quanta would be contracted to build the computer.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/nokia.atom.netbook.soon/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/nvidia.insurer.sues/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/nvidiageforce8600mgt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NVIDIA's insurance company, The National Union Fire Insurance Company (NUFI) of Pittsburgh, filed a case in a California district court last week regarding NVIDIA's negotiations and settlement of other lawsuits the company faced from notebook makers regarding NVIDIA's faulty chipsets. In its court statement, NUFI said NVIDIA has "not permitted" it to join in NVIDIA's negotiations of chip claims or... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/nvidia.insurer.sues/ Tue, 19 May 2009 21:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/07/touchscreen.notebooks.due/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/touchnotebook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Taiwanese notebook manufacturers are developing touchscreen notebooks for use with Windows 7, which natively supports touch inputs, DigiTimes reported on Thursday, citing market sources. Working together with touchscreen panel makers, Wistron and Quanta are planning on releasing notebooks that use infrared optical touch screens, while ASUS and Acer are rumored to get projective capacitive touch an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/07/touchscreen.notebooks.due/ Thu, 07 May 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/compal.scaling.back.mids/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/compalmidintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DigiTimes reported on Wednesday that Compal Electronics reduced the budget and other resources for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) as the company believes the future of the market segment is uncertain. The report cites unnamed industry sources for the information, and Compal itself has confirmed that some of its MID focus was shifted into netbook development. It will continue to ship MIDs in smalle... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/compal.scaling.back.mids/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/20/foxconn.wants.mac.netbook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/macbookair-green.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Foxconn is hoping to land an order for an Apple device which is now described as a netbook, Taiwan's Commercial Times newspaper says. The company is already one of Apple's key manufacturers for MacBooks but is seen as "in the running" among other competing firms to build the new, smaller portable. Details of when the order would ship, or the system itself, aren't included with the claimed leak.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/20/foxconn.wants.mac.netbook/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:40:00 GMT