Read more notebooks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35310/notebooks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:36:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64552/microsoft-ad-campaign-gets-under-apples-skin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple demanded Microsoft ditch TV ads featuring shoppers mulling the relative value of PCs and Macs, CNET reports. In the ads, which Microsoft’s chief operating officer calls “completely unscripted,” shoppers get to keep money they save by choosing a PC over a Mac. “We got a call from the Apple...http://www.newser.com/story/64552/microsoft-ad-campaign-gets-under-apples-skin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62808/sealed-battery-macs-earn-high-marks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRemovable notebook batteries are convenient in theory, but hardly anyone actually replaces them. Apple and other firms are responding with sealed-in batteries, which, Apple says, can be bigger and thus last longer. Walter Mossberg ran his “own harsh battery test” on the new MacBook Pros and found their sealed-in powerhouses...http://www.newser.com/story/62808/sealed-battery-macs-earn-high-marks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 10:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62071/as-netbooks-fade-successors-await.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou may not be able to buy a "netbook" in the not-too-distant future, but a new generation of low-power, low-priced laptops descended from the netbook are poised to conquer much of the PC market, experts tell Wired . Sales of the netbook—one of last year's hottest gadgets—haven't met expectations...http://www.newser.com/story/62071/as-netbooks-fade-successors-await.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 8:11:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46145/laptop-sales-zip-past-desktops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe demand for Acer Netbooks has pushed laptop sales beyond desktop PC sales for the first time ever, CNET reports. Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40% for the third quarter of 2008 to 38.6 million units, while desktop sales slipped 1.3% to 38.5 million. Hewlett-Packard remains the...http://www.newser.com/story/46145/laptop-sales-zip-past-desktops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 5:43:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44994/h-p-will-offer-3-year-battery-for-notebooks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHewlett-Packard next year plans to offer the longest-lasting battery for notebooks on the market. The company says its new lithium ion battery, called HP Enviro, will run as good as new for three years, PC Magazine reports. It also will charge faster than current models, reaching 80% after 30 minutes....http://www.newser.com/story/44994/h-p-will-offer-3-year-battery-for-notebooks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 20:13:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42940/5-gizmos-nixed-by-cellphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCellphones have sent five once-hot gadgets to the techno graveyard, Wired reports: The PDA: Dating back to the Psion Organizer 24 years ago, PDAs enabled busy folk to schedule meetings, keep addresses, and type notes. Only when cellphones included good calendars did PDAs die off.http://www.newser.com/story/42940/5-gizmos-nixed-by-cellphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Nov 2008 19:54:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40167/sarkozy-sues-over-scandal-diary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance's president Nicolas Sarkozy is at the center of a firestorm over publication of the diaries of a former French Intelligence chief which contain information about several politicians, including details of Sarkozy's personal life, the BBC reports. Yves Bertrand's personal diaries, reported in a news magazine, contain observations about the...http://www.newser.com/story/40167/sarkozy-sues-over-scandal-diary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 3:18:29 CDT