Mandriva has announced that the Emtec GDium netbook will ship with Mandriva Linux. I kind of forgot about the GDium, what with all the excitement around the MSI Wind, Asus Eee PC 901/1000/1000H, and Acer Aspire One. But the Emtec GDium looks like an interesting machine with a 10 inch 1024 x 600 pixel display […]
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Eee PC 901 running Windows Vista
We’ve already seen the MSI Wind and the Eee PC 1000H running Windows Vista. So it should come as no surprise that the Eee PC 901 is capable of running Microsoft’s latest and most resource-intensive consumer operating system. But it’s still nice to see it in action. Jkkmobile installed Vista on his Eee PC 901, […]
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SD cards loaded with Ubuntu Eee available for pre-order
Want to install Ubuntu on an Eee PC, but don’t want to go through the trouble of downloading and installing the operating system all by your lonesome? The folks behind the Ubuntu Eee project will soon be offering up a 4GB SD card with the operating system preloaded. This isn’t a memory stick that you […]
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Gigabyte M912 available in Germany sans operating system?
The Gigabyte M912 may not be coming to the US anytime soon, but if you happen to live in Germany, it looks like you should be able to pick one up within a few weeks. Eee PC News.de discovered that the Notebook Shop is selling M912s in several configurations — including two versions that are […]
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OS X on the Medion Akoya Mini
A German MSI Wind user has managed to shoehorn OS X 10.5.3 onto a Medion Akoya Mini. A few days ago, we saw the first reports of an MSI Wind running OS X, so this should come as no surprise, since the Medion and MSI computers are virtually identical. But there’s one thing that makes […]
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Operating system news roundup
Acer, Asus, and MSI may have been busy making headlines this week, but not everything is about hardware. Microsoft and Xandros both made moves this week that could have a major impact on the low cost ultraportable laptop market: Microsoft softens its stance on Windows XP for low cost computers: While Microsoft may have stopped […]
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Poll results: Which Linux distro is best for netbooks
I probably should have seen this one coming. Last week I asked which Linux distribution was best suited for netbooks, and the overwhelming majority of people voted for Ubuntu. This Linux distro has only really been around for a few years, but already it’s become one of the most popular flavors of Linux. For many […]
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3K RazorBook 400 to come in Linux or Windows CE flavors
The 3K RazorBook, with its 400MHz processor probably isn’t going to best the MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One, or Eee PC 901 in any speed contests. But the tiny laptop with its custom version of Linux and $299 price tag is certainly a viable alternative for someone who wants to do some light word processing […]
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MSI Wind runs OS X better than Ubuntu
An Insanely Mac Forum member by the name of JAV got his hands on an MSI Wind, and one of the first things he did was install a hacked version of OS X 10.5.2 on it. And for the most part, it worked right away. The WiFi card isn’t working yet, but Ethernet and Bluetooth […]
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Fluxflux-eee: Fluxbox for the Eee PC
Looking for a light weight Linux distribution to replace the Xandros operating system Asus ships with the Eee PC? Eeextra has posted a handy overview of fluxflux-eee, and it looks purty. More importantly, WiFi works, the hotkeys work, you can manipulate the fan speed, and you can run fluxflux from a USB stick […]