60% Of All Notebooks Will Use Flash Memory In Two Years (TechWeb)

60% Of All Notebooks Will Use Flash Memory In Two Years (TechWeb)

TechWeb - By the fourth quarter of 2009, 24 million notebook PCs, or 60% of the total sold, will have flash data storage, iSuppli predicts.



Acer teams with BMW on consumer laptop design (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Acer worked with a design subsidiary of BMW on its latest revamp of the Aspire, its mass market consumer notebook PC, in an effort to win users over to the idea that fashion laptops don't have to be more expensive.



Dell to Preload Ubuntu Linux on Some Consumer Machines (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The move is in direct response to growing demand for Linux in the desktop and notebook space, while the overall ecosystem is evolving with enhanced operating systems and applications that make Linux more appealing than ever, a Dell spokesman says.



Dell Picks Ubuntu Linux For Consumer PCs (TechWeb)

TechWeb - Desktops and notebooks with the open source operating system will be released in the coming weeks, according to a Dell spokesman.



AMD Announces New Mobile Chips

...shipping a new mobile chipset, based on its AMD M690 chipset, which could be included in notebook computers from Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc.



Small and Smaller

LONG among the hottest items in Europe and Asia, ultraportable notebook computers - supercompact, lightweight laptops that slip into briefcases as