Mobile broadband laptop and netbook users to consume 1.3 exabytes of video per month worldwide by 2017
Newly released forecasts by technology and media specialist Coda Research Consultancy show that portable laptop and netbook users will access 1.3 exabytes of video content per month by 2017 – a sixty fold increase over 2009. This figure will account for nearly three quarters of all global traffic via mobile broadband portables. The top region for video consumption will be Asia Pacific, which will account for just over half (53%) of all video traffic globally. To contrast, Europe will account for 26% of all global video traffic, and North America 14%.
At the IFA 2009, Sony has unveiled their latest addition to the VAIO family. The VAIOX is a half-inch thin ultraportable laptop with an 11.1-inch screen, despite the lack of official full specs at the moment Sony has said that the VAIO X is set to further push the battery life limit amongst laptops.
With this in mind, the VAIO X is likely to pack an Atom processor but the price of this new lappie along with its well equipped luxurious body kit, it won’t surprise us too much should the pricetag be abit on the heavy side.
Just last week we reported about Nokia’s next big plan to entering the portable netbook computing arena and now we have further specs and info for those who have been fascinated. The Nokia Booklet 3G has been claimed to pack 12 hours of battery life with a whole host of impressive hardware.
Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 533 MHz RAM, a 120GB 1.8 inch 4200 RPM SATA hard drive with 8MB of cache, and a 10.1 inch LCD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720…
We didn’t think that the Aspire Revo, Acer’s revolutionary nettop was that short of breath until we saw the latest news. Acer has made official announcement to give the Aspire Revo a much deserved upgrade. The new Acer Aspire Revo 3600 will sport Atom 330 Dual Core and pack 4GB of RAM. Further news to follow shortly!
Find out more about Acer Aspire Revo…
Having just spoken about the newly released Sony Walkman S (S540) Series last week, it looks like our newest gadget has arrived at our doorstep this morning. We’ll be reviewing the NWZ-S544 later in the week so do look out for our full review. Meanwhile, here’s our unboxing gallery of the brand new Walkman itself, see the full gallery after the jump…
