Computex 2013 may be all about devices with Intel’s Haswell chips (with a little room for AMD’s latest processors and NVIDIA’s new Tegra 4), but a few device makers are starting to show off products featuring next-generation Atom processors. Intel plans to launch its Atom Bay Trail platform by the end of the year, and […]
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Splashtop adds configurable gamepad, shortcuts to remote desktop app for Android, iOS… for a fee
1 Comment on Splashtop adds configurable gamepad, shortcuts to remote desktop app for Android, iOS… for a feeSplashtop offers apps for iOS and Android that let you remote control a Mac or Windows computer from your phone or tablet. Want to surf the web using the full version of Firefox? Splashtop lets you login to your PC and do that from your iPad. Want to play PC games on your Android phone? […]
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This is what Windows 8 looks like on the HP TouchPad (remote desktop)
Windows 8 will be the first full version of Windows to support ARM-based processors as well as x86 chips. It’s not yet clear what the minimum specifications will be, or if you’ll be able to easily load Windows 8 on an existing ARM-based tablet such as the Apple iPad, Motorola XOOM, or HP TouchPad. But […]
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Splashtop Quick Boot operating system now supports a wider range of PCs
Splashtop makes light weight, quick-boot software that you can run alongside Windows or other full-fledged operating systems. The idea is that instead of waiting up to a minute or two for Windows to fully load, you can choose Splashtop at the boot screen and get to a working web browser in as little as 10 […]
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Splashtop OS: Easy-install quick-boot software
Splashtop has been cranking out a light weight operating system for netbooks and larger notebooks for a few years. The idea is that PC makers can customize and load Splashtop software on a computer alongside Windows, giving you a choice of booting into Windows or Splashtop when you hit the power button. The advantage of […]
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DeviceVM Splashtop to use MeeGo Linux
DeviceVM’s Splashtop quick boot software is designed to let you run a handful of apps including a web browser, Skype, and email software without waiting for Windows to boot on your computer. It comes preloaded on a number of netbooks and laptops from major PC makers. Today DeviceVM announced that future versions of Splashtop, which […]
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HP to buy HyperSpace quick-boot software
It looks like HP is continuing its operating system buying streak. A few months ago the company announced plans to purchase Palm and use the company’s WebOS software on a wide range of devices. And now InfoWorld reports that HP will purchase HyperSpace for about $12 million. HyperSpace is a quick boot operating system developed […]
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Quick start software on the HP Mini 210 – Video
Like many netbooks, the HP Mini 210 ships with both Windows 7 Starter Edition and a quick-boot operating system. The quick boot option in this case is based on DeviceVM’s Splashtop, but it’s designed to look a lot like the Mi Edition Linux environment that HP designed for the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition. HP […]
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DeviceVM launches Splashtop 2.0 quick boot environment
The folks behind the quick booting Splashtop environment are introducing a major update this week. Splashtop is basically a light weight Linux environment that loads in about 10 seconds on a machine with an Intel Atom processor, allowing you to load a web browser, make a call with Skype, chat on IM, or perform other […]
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Asus Eee PC 1005P with Pine Trail CPU in the works
It looks like some of the first netbooks from Asus to use the upcoming Intel Atom Pine Trail chipset will be minor variations on existing netbooks. We’d already seen evidence of a new Eee PC 1008P. Now there’s a BIOS file hanging out on the Asus support site for an unannounced netbook called the Eee […]