Will the ‘Smartbook’ be a better Netbook?
By: Brooke Crothers
CNET Blog Network author
The “smartbook” aspires to put the smartphone into the laptop. Will it be able to elevate an Apple iPhone or Motorola Droid-like experience to a larger device, or is it just more marketing mumbo-jumbo?
Two companies are hoping that the smartbook will turn out to be more than just another quickly-forgotten [...]
In a Tough Market, Luxury Condos Going to Auction
Developers having trouble selling luxury condominiums the old-fashioned way are trying another tactic: auctions.
“It takes the longer period it would take to sell and condenses it down to a shorter time,” says Jim Corum, president of real estate auction company Real Estate Disposition Corporation.
Many of the developments—in cities like Chicago and New York—began construction at [...]
