May 14, 2009
Living with a netbook: Toy or tiny notebook?
ZD Net
John Morris writes some people are choosing netbook purchases over desktop PCs.
“Netbooks were conceived for emerging markets–along the lines of the OLPC’s XO laptop and Intel’s Classmate PC–but they turned out to be more popular in developed countries. More recently, Intel has downplayed them as ‘toys’ that may complement, but won’t cannibalize, real PCs. Still, as netbooks become more capable, it’s almost certain that some consumers are choosing them over pricier ultraportables.”
Seagate slashes more jobs
The Register
Chris Mellor writes about Seagate’s most recent job cuts.
“Seagate is cutting a further 1,100 jobs with a view to reaching break-even point, aiming to save $125 million a year. The cost – largely in severance payments – will be about $72 million, and the redundancies should be complete by the end of next month. Seagate has reduced its global labour costs by 25 per cent since the beginning of 2009, with this latest set of cuts included.”
Google refuses to rest on its search laurels
ZD Net
Google Subnet provides some details here around Goole’s new search technologies.
“Google unveiled Search Options, which lets users filter results based on certain parameters. Users filter results based on categories, like forums, (and) they can also filter based on time.”