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• Atom N450 Netbooks Hit Full Force in January, More Upgrades to Come Next Generation Intel Atom processors are expected next month, according to reports.
• How to Buy a Laptop Size, performance, storage options, and keyboard quality are all factors to consider when purchasing a laptop. Let us help you find the laptop that fits your needs.
• Acer: We'll Be First to Launch a Chrome OS Netbook Company is confident its Google Chrome-based netbook will hit the market in the second half of 2010.
• Five Hot Cyber Monday Bargains for Businesses Holiday shopping isn't just for consumers. Here are five Cyber Monday offers on technology that small businesses and professionals can take advantage of.
• Dissecting a Black Friday Doorbuster: Is That $197 HP Laptop Any Good? We deconstruct a Best Buy holiday promo to determine whether the cheap laptop is actually a bargain.
• A Smartbook by Any Other Name? Looks like it might be time to come up with a new moniker for 'smartbooks' — and that's a good thing.
• Deals of the Week: Black Friday Edition This Black Friday brings the lowest-priced Blu-ray player ever, some neat netbook deals, and an anticipated Apple sale.
• All I Want for Xmas (Laptop Edition) Readers answer the burning question "What are you looking for in a new laptop?"
• 2009 Holiday Laptop Gift Guide Whether your tastes run to business or pleasure, whether you're a jet-setter or a multimedia fiend, we have some great-looking laptops for you (or for someone you want to spoil) this year.
• Asus UL80Vt-A1 Delivers Impressive Flexibility The UL80Vt-A1 delivers good battery life, a discrete GPU, and a surprisingly snappy user experience.
• 10 Free Downloads for Your Laptop With these no-cost tools for syncing data, monitoring battery life, working with wireless networks, and using a thumb drive, you can get the most out of your laptop or netbook.
• Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast PC World editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, Melissa Perenson, and Nick Mediati discuss the potential impact of Google Chrome OS on the computing industry. This is PC World Podcast episode 54.
• Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. So what is it, and what could it do for you? Here are some answers.
• Five Reasons the Google Chrome OS will Flop The Google Chrome OS is generating excitement, but it doesn't seem to be compelling enough to be worth the hype. Here are five reasons Chrome will ultimately fail to impress.
• The Best Tech Deals of the Week We'll show you where to find the best prices on a Sony netbook, a Casio point-and-shoot digital camera, a Samsung Blu-ray player, and more.
• 9 Things I Hate About Laptops One of our reviewers tells you how he really feels about laptops these days, and why.
• Flash Player 10.1 Speeds Up Netbooks, Nettops Got a netbook? Flash Player 10.1 may ease your pain by letting you stream HD video.
• Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook The Booklet 3G netbook is rugged and solidly built--but some quirks make it a slightly too-pricey portable.
• Does Microsoft Want You to Hate Netbooks? A survey published this week by consumer shopping site Retrevo puts Windows 7 Starter on trial for disappointing netbook users who were expecting more features.
• In-Flight Entertainment on a Netbook Here's how to make the most of a low-powered PC, be it a netbook or humbly equipped business machine.
• The Best Tech Deals of the Week We'll show you where to find the best prices on a Dell netbook, a Lenovo laptop, a Nikon DSLR camera, and more.
• Windows 7 on Netbooks: Destined to Disappoint? Most Windows 7-equipped netbooks ship with the underwhelming Starter Edition, and new evidence shows that Linux on netbooks is alive and well.
• Snow Leopard Update Nukes Atom Support Apple's Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Intel Atom/netbooks — netbook users running Intel Atom likely won't be able to upgrade beyond 10.6.1.
• Sony VAIO X Series Netbook The supersexy, slim VAIO X has netbook dimensions, decent specs, and a serious price tag.
• Apple Breaks Hackintosh Netbooks with Latest Update Apple's most recent update for the Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system breaks hackintosh systems by removing support for the Intel Atom processor commonly found in netbooks. Apple is more concerned with maintaining the customer experience than in gaining market share.