The One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop is a unique device for a number of reasons. Cosmetically, the XO is unlike any other laptop, since it’s made to be a durable machine for use in classrooms in developing nations. It’s rugged, features a sunlight readable display, a tablet mode, and twist-up WiFi antennae. But it’s […]
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Turn a Zipit Wireless Messenger into a cheap, slow netbook by installing Linux
The Zipit Z2 Wireless Messenger is a cheap (as in $50) instant messaging device that’s basically a single-purpose PDA designed to connect to WiFi networks and send instant messages over AOL, Microosft, and Yahoo’s instant messaging platforms. It can also send messages to cellphones over SMS. The only catch is that you’ll need to sign […]
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Dell to offer Mini 10v netbook with Moblin Linux… starting tomorrow
Dell offers the Inspiron Mini 10v netbook with a choice of Windows XP or Linux. Starting tomorrow morning you’ll also be able to pick up a special developer edition running pre-release Moblin Linux software. To be exact, it will be running something called Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition, and as you may have guessed that […]
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Pre-release Acer Aspire One D250 with Google Android handled
It’s never really fair to post a full review of a device before it’s been officially released because it’s hard to determine how many of the issues you have with the hardware and software are due to the pre-release nature of the product. With that in mind, the folks at Chinese web site ePrice got […]
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Netbooks running Moblin 2.0 Linux coming soon… real soon
Intel Open Source Technology Centre Imad Sousou says that vendors will begin announcing netbooks running Moblin 2.0 within the next week or two. The news came out of an interview with ZDNet UK, where Sousou discussed the current state of Moblin Linux. The operating system is optimized for use on netbooks, particularly those with low […]
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WattOS Linux on the Nohrtec Gecko Edubook – Video
The folks behind the Nohrtec Gecko Edubook are looking to make their AA-battery powered netbook available for $200 soon. The company’s unique netbook features a 1GHz Xcore86 CPU, which is x86-compatible and capable of running Windows XP or Linux. This week, the Nohrtec team posted a video on YouTube showing the Edubook running WattOS, a […]
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Asus Eee PC 1101HA gets BIOS update in advance of Windows 7 launch
Windows 7 runs surprisingly well on most Intel Atom powered netbooks that were launcehd in the era of Windows XP netbooks. But the next generation Windows operating system which is due out in October sometimes needs a little help from hardware makers to detect all the components in a netbook. And this week Asus launched […]
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Fedora Mini: Netbook specific version of Fedora Linux based on Moblin
The folks behind the Fedora Linux distribution are hard at work developing a version optimized for netbooks. Fedora Mini incorporates elements of Moblin Linux, which is designed for computers with small, low resolution screens and Intel Atom processors. Fedora Mini is still in its infancy, but the developers have begun alpha testing the distro. If […]
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Asus Eee PC T91 gets the Windows 7 treatment… unofficially – Video
Windows 7 won’t be officially launched until October 22nd, but Microsoft has been making beta and release candidate versions available for months. So while it’ll be another month or two before we start to see netbook makers launching touchscreen laptops preloaded with Windows 7, it’s a bit surprising that I haven’t seen a detailed video […]
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Jolicloud to add support for GMA 500 graphics
Jolicloud is a custom, Linux-based operating system designed for netbooks. And it supports most netbooks that use Intel Atom N270/N280 processors and GMA 950 graphics, which covers an awful lot of netbooks. But a handful of netbooks and other mini-laptops and handheld devices use Intel Atom Z-series processors and integrated GMA 500 graphics. And right […]