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DeviceVM launches Splashtop 2.0 quick boot environment

Brad Linder — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:31:24 +0000

The folks behind the quick booting Splashtop environment are introducing a major update this week. Splashtop is basically a light weight Linux environment that loads in about 10 seconds on a machine with an Intel Atom processor, allowing you to load a web browser, make a call with Skype, chat on IM, or perform other activities in less time than...

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Asus Eee PC 1005P with Pine Trail CPU in the works

Brad Linder — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:12:30 +0000

[/caption] It looks like some of the first netbooks from Asus to use the upcoming Intel Atom Pine Trail chipset will be minor variations on existing netbooks. We'd already seen evidence of a new Eee PC 1008P. Now there's a BIOS file hanging out on the Asus support site for an unannounced netbook called the Eee PC 1005P. According to...

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Phoenix and Intel team up on Moblin/Hyperspace quick-boot OS for netbooks

Brad Linder — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:27:05 +0000

[/caption] Phoenix Technologies' HyperSpace software is a quick-booting software environment that can coexist on a PC with Windows or other full featured operating systems. In other words, you have a choice when you hit the power button of waiting 45 seconds or longer to boot into a full desktop operating system, or you can launch HyperSpace in just a few...

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LG launches LG-X120 netbook with 3G wireless

Brad Linder — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:43:19 +0000

LG unveiled its next generation mini-laptop at Mobile World Congress yesterday. The LG-X120 follows on the heels of the company's LG-X110 mini-laptop. The new model features an integrated HSPA modem, a 160GB hard drive, and Smart-On technology, which is basically LG's "instant-on" interface that allows you to access some programs just a few seconds after hitting the power button without...

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HyperSpace quick start software coming to the Eee PC

Brad Linder — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:49:05 +0000

Phoenix Technologies has signed a deal with Asus to include HyperSpace "instant on" software on new Asus laptops. A Phoenix spokesperson tells me that includes at least some Eee PC netbook models. HyperSpace is basically a stripped down operating system that boots faster than Windows or a full Linux distro, letting you access some apps like a web browser, VoIP,...

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