Stories by Carla Thornton

Nokia 'actively' considers notebooks

Nokia is seriously contemplating entering the notebook market, according to research firm DisplaySearch. A blog entry by analyst John Jacobs quotes Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo as saying in an interview with Finnish national broadcaster YLE that the company is "looking very actively" at the possibility.

By Carla Thornton | 17 March, 2009 09:05

Tags: Nokia, notebooks

Report: PC industry will see biggest decline ever in 2009

Along with much of the rest of the economy, the PC industry will be singing the blues this year, with worldwide shipments declining to 275 million units -- or almost 12 percent -- from 2008, according to a new Gartner report.

By Carla Thornton | 06 March, 2009 10:47

Tags: economic downturn, Gartner, netbooks, pc industry shipments

ICANN: Domain names in Chinese, Arabic & Russian coming soon

Web sites written in Russian, Korean and other non-ASCII characters soon will be able to have their addresses displayed in the same language.

By Carla Thornton | 05 March, 2009 10:18

Tags: icann

Facebook beats MySpace: takes top spot in popularity

Facebook beat out MySpace to become the most popular social networking site in January, according to Compete.com.

By Carla Thornton | 13 February, 2009 09:48

Tags: Facebook, MySpace

Updated Facebook terms aren't new, just stripped of legalese

Facebook introduced a new terms of service page Wednesday in its official blog, but a spokesman said there are no new rules for users to follow.

By Carla Thornton | 09 February, 2009 11:21

Tags: Facebook

iPhone vs. Pre: Can Apple multi-touch patent shut down Palm?

Will Apple really slap a lawsuit on Palm the minute the Palm Pre starts shipping as a Sprint smartphone later this year? Apple's posturing has lots of people thinking so. The reason: Apple's newly awarded patent for multi-touch technology, which also drives the interface for the Palm Pre. Just when it began to look like Palm had finally produced an iPhone killer, Apple has conveniently found a way to shut down the whole show.

By Carla Thornton | 31 January, 2009 10:10

Tags: Apple, Palm, Palm Pre, smartphones

Microsoft, HP, others shy away from Intel 'netbook' moniker

Netbook. Subnotebook. Mini-notebook. Mini-laptop. Mini. Why so many names for the same low-powered laptop with 10-inch screen and no optical drive?

By Carla Thornton | 31 January, 2009 10:13

Tags: netbooks

Forrester: Netbooks fill a niche, but branding is dangerous

Netbooks are more than a fad, and fill an important niche in the market for consumer PCs, according to a Forrester Research report. However, the report warned that manufacturers were confusing consumers with "dangerous" branding strategies.

By Carla Thornton | 17 January, 2009 10:55

Tags: netbooks

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