Amazon announced its new Kindle reader this morning, and the form factor was exactly as had been leaked previously. The new form factor is pretty sleek, and at 1/3″ (versus .7”) and 10.2 ounces, is a lot thinner but about the same weight as before. Welcome additions include a much better display – 4-bit greyscale [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Dell’
September 15, 2008
Will Asus’ Eee Box redefine the desktop PC as we know it?
The idea of the thin PC has been with us for decades, as the industry seems to vacillate between more powerful PCs and then more powerful centralized computing. However, the emergence of powerhouses like Google and cloud computing lessens our need for really powerful laptop and desktop PCs – a trend which has been bad [...]
June 5, 2008
HP and IBM pushing the envelope in next generation servers
In the battle in enterprise servers, HP clearly leads the pack with market share in the 30% range and more than half of the blade systems currently being sold. Dell’s results in servers in Q1 were impressive, with 21% unit growth and 4% YoY revenue growth – Dell’s presence primarily in x86 servers means that [...]
June 4, 2008
Low-end computing gets a boost from Microsoft
Building on yesterday’s article on Asus’ EeePC, a couple of announcements yesterday signal that low-end computing is becoming an emerging trend not only with notebook computers as well as desktop computers.
Microsoft has announced that it is extending availability of the XP Home operating system through 2010 on low-end desktop computers – earlier, Microsoft had responded [...]
June 3, 2008
Notebook computer sales to grow 25% in 2008 according to Quanta
Another data point today from leading notebook computer manufacturer Quanta (which together with Compal accounts for 60% of global notebook manufacturing) – the company expects growth of 25% in 2008 to around 130 million units, with around 10 million of these being low-end notebook computers such as Asus’ EeePC. What’s been the driver of this [...]
May 21, 2008
Consumer slowdown not sticking to Apple – The importance of brand in a downcycle
Signs of a consumer slowdown in the U.S. are starting to reveal some cracks in the dam – Virgin Mobile’s report of a deterioration in prepaid mobile phones suggests that consumers may be cautious with respect to optional luxury items. Statistics from NPD may be showing that Apple may be better positioned versus its competitors [...]
April 16, 2008
First reviews of Asus Eee PC 900 – A giant killer in the making?
Quick post on the Asus Eee PC 900…. while the whole UMPC thing was a bit wonky when it first came out, the promise of these sorts of devices is starting to be realized through one hit product, namerly the Eee PC line. While the original devices were a bit underpowered with a smallish flash [...]
