A study by third-party warranty provider SquareTrade has found that nearly one out of three laptops fail in the first three years, though a third of that total is due to accidents. Overall, Asus laptops have the fewest malfunctions, and HPs have the most.

A poll by U.S. shopping and reviews site Retrevo has shown that Apple may not be able to get its rumored price for a new tablet computer. Meanwhile, new reports and rumors indicate that Apple may be pursuing e-reader content for the device from American and Australian publishing partners.

According to a new report, the market for netbook computers grew 40 percent from the first to the second quarter of 2009, almost twice the rate of standard notebooks. Netbook shipments actually outstripped notebooks in Latin America and Greater China.

Apparently unwilling to cede the small, portable computer market to PC manufacturers, small portable phone manufacturer Nokia has announced that it will introduce a netbook computer. The device will be able to access Nokia's Ovi mobile services as well as standard Web offerings.

As fall approaches, the traditional season for iPod launches, new reports from Chinese manufacturers are lending further support to rumors of an iPod Touch with video and some kind of Apple tablet-netbook device.

iUnika, "the free company," has introduced eco-friendly notebooks made from biodegradable materials and equipped with solar panels.

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs is still working on future Apple projects--one of which sounds a lot like a netbook.

Lenovo and the Victorian Government have launched a three year Netbook Project, with 10,000 of the state’s years 5, 6, 7 and 8 students to use the latest netbook computers.