The HP Mini 2133 Mini-Note was my second netbook. I picked one up in early 2008, after being drawn in by the attractive case, keyboard, and high resolution 1280 x 768 pixel display. But I quickly found that the VIA C7-M processor and Chrome graphics in the netbook caused a little bit of a speedbump. […]
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Linpus Linux: Now with netbook, slate, MeeGo editions
The first Acer netbooks to hit the market in 2008 were running Linpus Linux Lite, a custom Linux distribution optimized for small screens. While you don’t see many Linux netbooks anymore, the folks at Linpus haven’t given up on the mobile space, and they’re showing off the latest versions of Linpus for netbooks and tablets. […]
ARM, Freescale, IBM, Samsung and others launch Linaro to push Linux for ARM-based devices
A number of technology companies working with ARM-based processors have joined together to create a new non-profit organization called Linaro. What does Linaro do? Basically, the goal of the group is to develop and distribute technology that will make it easier for device makers to put Linux on ARM-based products including phones, netbooks, tablets and […]
MeeGo user interface coming to Acer, Asus, other Linux devices
Just a few months after the MeeGo Linux project was formed by the merger of the Maemo and Moblin projects, it looks like MeeGo is making some pretty serious progress in the marketplace. The other day we reported that it looked like Asus was going to launch devices running MeeGo in 2011, and a press […]
MeeGo Linux 1.0 released for netbooks – Video
MeeGo is a custom operating system designed for netbooks, phones and other internet-connected devices. Today the MeeGo team released MeeGo v1.0 for netbooks. The operating system is primarily aimed at developers right now, since there aren’t a ton of third party applications designed to run on MeeGo yet. But the operating system is fairly stable […]
Jolicloud netbook operating system gets shiny new program launcher
The folks behind the Jolicloud operating system have been working to blur the lines between web apps and desktop apps for a while. But the operating system has always felt a little disjointed — because when you go to install web apps, you have a sexy app store-like interface that lets you click on icons […]
Linkbook 9 inch netbook with a PowerPC processor
Intel may dominate the netbook space with its Atom chips. But there’s no rule that says a netbook needs to have an Atom processor… or even an x86 processor. A South African company has built an 8.9 inch mini-laptop called the Linkbook which is powered by a Freescale PowerPC processor. If the PowerPC architecture sounds […]
Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 could replace Firefox with Google Chrome
We already knew that Canonical was planning to overhaul the user interface for the next version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix — the version of Ubuntu Linux optimized for laptops with small screens and low power processors. But now it looks like Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 could also come with some new default applications. The most […]
Mandriva is up for sale
Mandriva Linux might not have the name recognition of Ubuntu, Fedora, or Red Hat. But the operating system has a pretty loyal following, and the folks behind Mandriva have been quite supportive of the netbook community, incorporating support for Intel Atom processors and small screens into their Linux distribution for almost as long as netbooks […]
ARM: It ain’t the chips that are delaying the launch of smartbooks
It’s been almost a year since chip-maker Qualcomm coined the term “smartbook” to describe a new kind of device that would be a cross between a smartphone and a netbook. Like smartphones, these so-called smartbooks would have low power ARM-based processors, long battery life, and always-connected access to the internet through 3G wireless networks. But […]