netbooks

New Solid State Drives Ideal for Notebooks, Netbooks, Tablet Computers and Other Thin and Lightweight Computing Devices

Taipei, Taiwan (Computex), June 1, 2010 -- SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today introduced its latest solid state drive (SSD) products. The SanDisk® SSD G4 serves as a drop-in replacement for hard disk drives (HDD) in notebooks; while the SanDisk® SSD P4, the successor to the widely used pSSD modular drive, enables designers to offer even thinner netbook and tablet computers.

Taipei, Taiwan (COMPUTEX) June 1, 2010 -- At Computex today, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) unveiled new products and features based on its low-power Intel® Atom™ processor family, including plans to further differentiate the popular netbook category and expand into several new market segments beyond its growing PC, laptop and server businesses.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (COMPUTEX TAIPEI), June 1, 2010 -- Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced it will release SUSE® MeeGo as a fully supported operating system for netbooks. Novell expects SUSE MeeGo to be pre-installed on a variety of devices from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the next twelve months.

Adobe’s End-to-End Digital Publishing Solution Enables Partners to Deliver and Monetize eBook Content

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dec. 9, 2009 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that more than 100 publishers, book retailers and libraries have adopted Adobe® Content Server 4 software to protect PDF and EPUB eBook content and support the distribution to thousands of retail, libraries and other channels across the globe.

Intel Launches Mobile Handheld Device for People with Reading-Based Disabilities, such as Dyslexia or Low-Vision, or for Those Who are Blind

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2009 – Intel Corporation today announced the Intel® Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. The Intel Reader can assist the estimated 55 million people in the U.S. who have dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities, or have vision problems such as low-vision or blindness, which makes reading printed words difficult or impossible.

Major Developments in E-Reader Market in 2009 Will Lead to Robust Growth in 2010

STAMFORD, Conn., November 10, 2009 -- 2009 is likely to be remembered as a watershed year in the evolution of e-books and e-readers with several milestones and product launches standing out as catalysts for change in the market, according to Gartner, Inc.

SANTA CLARA, CA, and ESPOO, FINLAND, June 23, 2009 -- Further uniting the Internet with mobile phones and computers, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Nokia today announced a long-term relationship to develop a new class of Intel® Architecture-based mobile computing device and chipset architectures which will combine the performance of powerful computers with high-bandwidth mobile broadband communications and ubiquitous Internet connectivity.

The Netbook User Experience is Significantly Improved with the Cost-Efficient Broadcom® Crystal HD Solution, Enabling Flawless Playback of HD Video Content

Computex 2009, TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2009 -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that the Broadcom® Crystal HD solution has been selected for the HP Mini 110. The HP Mini 110 is the ideal mobile companion when users are away from their PCs or want to leave their full-size laptops at home.

Broadcom's InConcert® Combo Modules Offer Big Performance Advantages in a Tiny Package

Computex 2009, TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2009 -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced three new Bluetooth® + Wi-Fi® modules designed to bring best-in-class wireless capabilities to notebook PCs and Netbooks. The new Broadcom® InConcert® modules are the industry's only solutions to combine standards-compliant Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips in the smallest form factor available (the half mini-card).

The Broadcom® Crystal HD Solution Improves the Netbook User Experience Significantly with Cost-Efficient, Flawless Playback of High Definition Video Content

Computex 2009, TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2009 -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that the Broadcom® Crystal HD solution has been selected by Acer to provide high quality, high definition (HD) media playback on a new line of affordable mid-range notebook computers.