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CrunchPad to launch by Christmas?
Popular Mechanics magazine crowns the unreleased Crunchpad tablet as its ‘Breakthrough Product’ for 2009 – a sign that the affordable Linux tablet could be released by year’s end.
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Dell releases world’s first Moblin netbook
A special edition of the Inspiron Mini 10v run Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS goes on sale for US$299, but also offers the netbook image as a free download.
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Dell is hot on Moblin, lukewarm on Chrome
Dell is “working very closely” with Intel and Canonical on potential Moblin products and also plans to evaluate Chrome, although “there’s still lots of questions about the OS"
HP releases $500 Linux netbook onto Aussie market
The budget-priced Mini 110 makes its Aussie debut this week with HP’s Ubuntu-based ‘Mi’ edition and a 16GB solid state drive for $499. Want Windows XP? That’ll be another $200...
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CrunchPad Web tablet is sleek, chic and almost ready for the geeks
The highly-anticipated CrunchPad gets a cool new aluminium-clad look as the touchscreen Web tablet ‘built by geeks for geeks’ moves towards a July debut.
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HP refreshes netbook line with new Mini 110 and 1101
Two new models based on the popular Mini 1000 see the return of the VGA port and bigger hard drives, plus optional HD graphics and 3G.
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Dell launches $700 Ubuntu Linux netbook onto Australian market
Dell’s innovative new Latitude 2100 netbook is the company’s first Aussie PC with Linux factory-installed – and while it’s intended for school students, anyone can buy it...
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Ubuntu trials cloud computing service for file syncing and sharing
Canonical has begun testing its own Ubuntu One cloud service which will be integrated into October’s launch of Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’.
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Mainstream Linux gets more netbook-friendly
New releases of Mandriva and KDE Desktop are being optimised for a better netbook experience.
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Nokia to release a netbook?
Nokia is “looking very actively” at releasing a netbook, says its CEO. But will it run Symbian, Android or something else again?
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Asus and HP netbooks to run Google Android?
Asus and HP are both looking into Google’s Android as an alternative to Windows 7 for a new wave of netbooks.
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French police switch from Windows to Linux
The French national police force has slashed its IT costs by 70 per cent by cutting Microsoft out of the equation.
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Ubuntu 9.10 to be named after an Australian sleepy marsupial
Past versions of Ubuntu have been given names such as “Hoary Hedgehog” and “Feisty Fawn” but the next release will be given a distinctly Australian name.
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How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (with Linux installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots
How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (Linux is already installed) So you want to install Linux and Vista on the same drive? This UPDATED dual booting tutorial shows you how to do it even if Vista SP1 scorches your bootloader.
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How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots
Here's how to install Vista and Linux (with Vista installed first). Step-by-step instructions that assume no knowledge of Linux. (Now updated for Ubuntu 9.04).
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