The notebook is becoming more popular due to its portability. According to the newest report from global market intelligence firm IDC, the sales of desktop computers have fallen further worldwide. On the other hand, sales of notebook computers have been a strong driver in the PC market in the second quarter of this year that, all in all, the total sales of PCs have risen by 12.5 percent worldwide. In the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), the growth of portable computers reached around 50 percent, according to IDC’s PC Tracker released on July 18. With notebooks becoming more popular and affordable,…
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Google preparing to launch a PC operating system
In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs that is tied to its Chrome Web browser.
The software, called the Google Chrome Operating System, is initially intended for use in the tiny, low-cost portable computers known as netbooks, which have been selling quickly even as demand for other PCs has plummeted. Google said it believed the software would also be able to power full-fledged PCs.
The move is likely to sharpen the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows operating system controls the basic functions of…
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A laptop (also known as a notebook) is a personal computer designed for mobile use small enough to sit on one’s lap.[1] A laptop includes most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device (a touchpad, also known as a trackpad, or a pointing stick), speakers, as well as a battery, into a single small and light unit. The rechargeable battery required is charged from an AC/DC adapter (aka, a wall wart) and typically stores enough energy to run the laptop for several hours.Laptops are usually shaped like a large notebook with…
