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Kuki Linux development put on hold indefinitely

Kuki Linux is a custom Linux distribution designed for Intel Atom powered netbooks. It’s based on Ubuntu, and optimized to work with Acer Aspire One netbooks. Like many netbook-specific Linux distros, Kuki is maintained by just a few people — in this case, just two. And due to personal issues (health and unemployment related), neither […]

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Haleron’s Ocean OS for netbooks to support Android, Linux, Windows apps

Most companies that want to put out a netbook take a safe and well traveled route, but putting out a machine with extraordinarily ordinary specs: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB to 250GB hard drive, and Windows XP, Windows 7, or maybe a Linux distribution like Ubuntu or Linpus Linux Lite. Haleron […]

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Jolicloud netbook OS Alpha users can now invite friends

Jolicloud is a custom Linux distribution designed for netbooks. Of course, there are plenty of those these days. But Jolicloud is designed with an emphasis on bridging the gap between web apps and desktop apps and a heavy focus on social activities. For instance, when you install a new application you can allow your Jolicloud […]

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Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition reviewed

Dell has been shipping a version of the Inspiron Mini 10v netbook with Ubuntu Moblin Remix Edition for a couple of weeks. And the folks at Ars Technica have posted the first detailed review of the Linux netbook I’ve seen. Now, bear in mind, Dell is considering this a developer edition netbook, meaning the software […]