Lenovo IdeaPad S12

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – May 25, 2009: Lenovo today announced the IdeaPad S12, the company’s first 12-inch netbook. The new netbook takes the best in connectivity, style and entertainment features in Lenovo’s other netbooks and brings users the next level in netbook computing with improved usability and performance. These enhancements include a 12.1-inch screen, a 100 percent full-size keyboard and new graphics options with the NVIDIA ION™ platform.

Sony VGN-Z598U-Sony’s more uniquely designed

Sony VGN-Z598U. Everyone talks about the Apple tax – the premium you’re paying for an Apple product. The same could technically be said for some of Sony’s more uniquely designed notebooks, like the Sony VAIO VGN-Z598U. This ultraportable class starts at $1,499, but our review unit balloons up to the eye-bulgingly-high price tag of $4,450.

Apple Breaks Hackintosh Netbooks with Latest Update

Apple Breaks Hackintosh Netbooks with Latest Update. Users who want the Mac OS X experience on a netbook budget have figured out how to hack the Mac OS X operating system to force it to work on netbooks based on the Intel Atom processor. The latest update to the Snow Leopard update removes support for the Atom processor and puts an end to the ‘hackintosh’–at least for now.

The Best of Today’s E-Book Readers

The Best of Today’s E-Book Readers. If you think the universe of e-book readers begins with the Kindle 2 and ends with the Kindle DX, think again. That universe is expanding rapidly. We recently completed thorough hands-on testing of seven of the top e-readers available today and came to a surprising conclusion: Our number one choice isn’t from Kindle DX at all; it’s the Sony Reader Touch Edition.