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Asus X201e 11.6″ Ubuntu notebook coming soon for about $315

Asus may have a number of Windows 8 portable computers set to launch in the coming weeks. But the company isn’t putting all its eggs in one basket. The Asus X201e is an inexpensive portable laptop which runs Ubuntu Linux rather than Windows. Several US retailers are taking pre-orders for the Asus X201e, with prices […]

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Asus F201E 11.6 inch notebooks shows up in Germany for 299 € and up

Asus is introducing a new line of low-cost 11.6 inch notebooks… at least in Germany. Amazon Germany is showing product pages for a number of new portable notebooks in the new Asus F201E family, with prices starting at 299 Euros. That’s about $387 US, but it’s not yet clear whether these laptops will be sold […]

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Ubuntu’s new donation page helps you set priorities for future development (with cold, hard cash)

Canonical has added a step to the process of downloading the Ubuntu Linux operating system. When you visit the Ubuntu website and choose to download the latest version of the popular OS, you’ll first be taken to a donation page where you can opt to make a contribution… or not. You can still download Ubuntu […]

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NexPhone project: A smartphone with tablet, laptop, and desktop PC docks

Tired of carrying around a phone, a laptop, and a tablet and keeping your data synchronized between all three? A startup called NexCrea wants to offer a smartphone that does it all. The idea is that the NexPhone would work like a typical Android smartphone. But then you  connect it to a docking station to […]

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Ubuntu Web Apps aim to blur lines between desktop, and web apps

Starting with Ubuntu 12.10, users of the popular Linux-based operating system will be able to install and run web apps as if they were desktop applications. That’s thanks to a new feature called Ubuntu Web Apps. The idea is that you’ll be able to launch web apps such as Gmail or Facebook from your desktop, […]

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Dell’s to sell Ubuntu ultrabooks this fall, Project Sputnik graduates from beta

Dell plans to start selling a limited number of laptops running Ubuntu Linux this fall. The first will be a Dell XPS 13 ultrabook aimed at developers and running Ubuntu 12.04. For the past few months the company has been running an exploratory project based on the idea. It’s called Project Sputnik, and Dell already […]