Eee PC

At the MWC, Nokia have announced that they will be merging to create a Linux based operating system that will work on netbooks, tablets and mobile devices. Currently Intel provide the Moblin Linux interface found on netbooks, while Nokia have Maemo on mobile devices. Not much is known about MeeGo at the moment but, we [...]

Ubuntu Netbook Remix will soon be going by the new name of Ubuntu Netbook Edition and with that change comes some dieting to make the popular Linux distribution lighter. This would make it perfect for those ARM-based tablets and netbooks with little disk space to spare and are delegated to running Windows CE. This version [...]

If you’ve been around the operating system block a few times, you’ll notice the above picture would be very familiar. It’s from Leeenux, a netbook Linux distribution based on the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Jolicloud also sported the same format prior to the redesign of its user interface. The operating system will only take up 1.2GB [...]

Here’s something a bit different. Shenzhen Firstview Electronics is a company based in Hong Kong which had a few ARM-based netbooks to show during CES last week. One of these is the PC810T with the following specs: 10.1″ 1024 x 600 screen 800 MHz ARM11 processor 512MB RAM Linux OS / Windows CE 2GB flash [...]

While we’re all awash with news about Intel’s new processors, let’s not forget that the previous model netbooks are still available and are still alive and kicking. In particular, those netbooks like the MSI WInd U110 that run have GMA 500 graphics will still do an excellent job for playing HD video. For those that [...]