Jolicloud will unveil version 1.2 of its Linux-based operating system later this week. But it won’t be Jolicloud 1.2. Instead the company will name the operating system Joli OS 1.2. The name change is part of a shift in focus. Jolicloud initially launched as a netbook operating system, blurring the line between native and desktop apps by letting you “install”…

Read more »

GigaOm’s Om Malik has a nice, thoughtful article on mini-notebooks. And it kind of misses the point. Malik says he spent a few hours playing with an HP Mini-Note before giving up on it. Not because it wasn’t fast enough or capable enough. The version he was using ran Windows XP, had a good keyboard, and felt zippy. But he…

Read more »