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2. Netbook - Wikipedia

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   Netbook. A netbook is a small and inexpensive laptop designed primarily as a means of accessing the Internet. Netbooks were sold from 2007 until around 2013, when the widespread advent of smartphones and tablets eclipsed their popularity. At their inception in late 2007, [1] as smaller-than-typical laptop computers optimized for low weight and ...

3. History of tablet computers - Wikipedia

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   The history of tablet computers and the associated special operating software is an example of pen computing technology, and thus the development of tablets has deep historical roots. [ 1 ] The first patent for a system that recognized handwritten characters by analyzing the handwriting motion was granted in 1914. [ 2 ]

4. gOS (operating system) - Wikipedia

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   On October 22, 2008, a beta version of the gOS Netbook Launcher was released. This is an independently developed extension of gOS that gives gOS 3.0 Gadgets the possibility to switch to a new "netbook user interface", similar to Ubuntu Netbook Remix. You can switch between a netbook user interface and the classic gOS desktop at will.

5. Mobile device - Wikipedia

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   Mobile device. A mobile device or handheld computer is a computer small enough to hold and operate in hand. Mobile devices are typically battery-powered and possess a flat-panel display and one or more built-in input devices, such as a touchscreen or keypad. Modern mobile devices often emphasize wireless networking, to both the Internet and to ...

6. Tablet computer - Wikipedia

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   Tablet computer. A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being computers, have similar capabilities, but lack some input/output (I/O) abilities that others have.

7. Microsoft Gadgets - Wikipedia

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   Web gadgets run on Web sites such as Live.com and Windows Live Spaces. Live.com lets users add RSS feeds in order to view news at a glance. Building off Microsoft's start.com experimental page, Live.com can be customized with Web Gadgets, mini-applications that can serve almost any purpose (e.g. mail readers, weather reports, slide shows, search, games, etc.).