Hot on the heels of the official announcement of the Jolibook, the folks at Jolicloud have released a few press shots of the upcoming laptop. To be honest, the design is rather mundane. We’re looking at a pretty common netbook design with 3 USB ports, Ethernet and VGA jacks, a 10 inch screen, flat keys, […]
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Jolicloud’s Jolibook netbook coming this month?
Last month Jolicloud founder Tariq Krim teased us with a photo of the company’s upcoming netbook and a tiny bit of information about the project. Now Techcrunch has more details. Apparently the machine will be called the Jolibook and it’s due out by the end of November. It will run the Jolicloud 1.1 operating system […]
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Fedora 14 Linux distro now available
Before Ubuntu started grabbing all the headlines, Fedora Linux was one of the most popular community-supported open source Linux distros around. But just because Ubuntu has been in the limelight for the past few years doesn’t mean that Fedora has gone anywhere. In fact, the group has just released Fedora 14. The update includes MeeGo […]
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Indamixx to launch Linux-based tablet for musicians
Low cost tablets with low power processors are hot these days, but despite the success of consumer-oriented devices which run mobile apps and surf the web, tablets can be useful in a variety of different contexts. HP sees its Windows-based HP Slate 500, for instance, working well in retail settings or restaurants, allowing workers to […]
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MeeGo Linux 1.1 for netbooks, smartphones, in-car PCs now available
The developers of the MeeGo Linux project have launched MeeGo 1.1. While MeeGo is available as a standalone download, the group offers up the architecture for use in other Linux distributions as well, so it probably won’t be long before we start seeing versions of Linpus, Ubuntu, Fedora, and other operating systems using MeeGo’s custom […]
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Ubuntu 11.04 to replace GNOME interface with Unity
Canonical developed a new user interface for Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition, called Unity. While GNOME has panels at the top and bottom of the screen, Unity instead has a top panel and a panel on the left side which you can use to quickly launch apps and access running apps. Unfortunately, while Unity was designed […]
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What’s new in Jolicloud 1.1
The folks at Jolicloud have posted a summary of the features and improvements of their upcoming 1.1 update, which will soon be available for users to tests. We already knew that Jolicloud 1.1 would be the first version of this Linux-based operating system designed to run on desktops as well as netbooks. But there are […]
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System76 Linux netbooks to stick with Ubuntu 10.04 for now
Canonical released the latest version of Ubuntu Linux this weekend, to much fanfare. But while Ubuntu 10.10 is the latest… not everyone is convinced it’s the greatest. Linux computer system builders System76 has decided it wont’t be offering netbooks with Ubuntu 10.10. Instead, the company’s Starling Netbook will continue to ship with Ubuntu 10.04. The […]
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Ubuntu 10.10 now available for download
I suspect if you’re interested in installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat on your netbook, notebook, desktop, or tablet computer, you already know this, but Canonical officially launched the latest version of its popular Linux-based operating system right on schedule today. Ubuntu 10.10 features a new user interface for netbooks and other devices with small displays. […]
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Jolicloud Linux demo shows 720p Flash video playback with an Atom N550 chip
When the folks at Jolicloud announced that version 1.1 of the company’s Linux-based operating system would add support for 720p HD YouTube video playback and 1080p local HD video playback on a netbook with a dual core Intel Atom N550 processor, plenty of people were skeptical. While we still haven’t seen the 1080p promise turned […]