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 ...

Robust sales of Apple?s iPad and competing tablets from manufacturers such as Samsung, Motorola, Dell, Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard may be killing off 2009?s hot computing device, the ...

This time last year, netbook sales were up nearly 900% from the same quarter a year earlier. No one really expected that growth rate to continue, but no one really expected netbook sales to fall off ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The success of tablet computers will drag down sales of notebook and netbook computers, shifting some business away from x86 chips and Windows toward ARM-based processors and Google ...

James writes books, articles and jokes about technology from his Dallas-area home office. He also consults for those who don’t read his books and articles. The tech world, ever fickle, has declared ...

Sure, tablets are a cool idea, but netbooks aren't going anywhere, especially at the low end of the market and in education. E-readers are another story. As I've already noted, they need to get a heck ...

No, it's not as slim or sexy as an iPad. It is, however, a full-fledged computer, complete with QWERTY keyboard, Flash support, a Webcam, and all the rest. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books ...

We know the Dell Inspiron Duo, a hybrid device that can switch from tablet to netbook in a unique way, has a number of you rather excited. Well, it doesn't look like you have much longer to wait ...

The upcoming Touch Book from start-up Always Innovating will be the first netbook that detaches its screen from the keyboard in order to create a standalone touch screen tablet. Whether that ...

James writes books, articles and jokes about technology from his Dallas-area home office. He also consults for those who don’t read his books and articles. The tech world, ever fickle, has declared ...