Netbooks have had no shortage of naysayers since they first appeared two fall seasons ago. Critics said they were too small, underpowered, and fragile, for starters. Tell that to the consumers who ...

For the first time ever, tablet shipments have surpassed netbook shipments–finally sounding the death knell for netbooks. Market research firm ABI Research reports that Q2 2011 global tablet shipments ...

For months we've been hearing that tablet computers--led by Apple's iPad--are hurting netbook sales in a big way. But are they really? It depends on whom you ask. For now, touchscreen tablets do ...

Personal computer sales overall will grow 52 percent by 2015, the report predicts, with consumers in the U.S. purchasing nearly half a billion desktop, notebook/laptop, tablet and netbook PCs during ...

Canonical has not yet built an Ubuntu Linux distribution for tablets and will continue development of the OS for PCs and netbooks, company executives said. Fast growth in tablet shipments has not ...

Which is best: a tablet, a netbook or a laptop? Desktop computers are an optimal combination of power, functionality and price to work and play online and off. But most people want to use their ...

Asustek Computer will hold production of netbooks at last year’s levels as sales of tablets eat into the market for portable PCs, a company product specialist said on Friday. The Taiwanese ...

Worldwide netbook shipments are expected to grow in the first quarter of 2010, but could be affected as handheld tablets like the iPad gain in popularity, research firm DisplaySearch said in a study ...

Laptop sales are decreasing, and it looks like the iPad is to blame. It’s well known that the iPad has essentially destroyed the netbook, plummeting its sales into the negative, but now tablets are ...

The tablet category is quickly becoming a tricky one to analyze. As in the early stages of any technology category, we are seeing the tablet market splinter into separate markets. While I like to ...

I'm in the market for a cheap ($200 -$250) netbook or tablet. I really just need internet, email, maybe netflix on it. I know I can get a netbook for $200 and probably be happy with it. The issue is ...