Tag Archives: netbook os

MeeGo 1.01 software update for netbook OS gets launched

Good news for early adopters of the MeeGo software platform. If you’re already running the MeeGo OS on your netbook and would like to see some improvement or are still looking into it, MeeGo version 1.01 has just been released and from the reports about its performance so far, it seems like worth the update. [...]

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Windows 7 voted best netbook OS

Over at LifeHacker, the guys asked their readers to share what their favourite netbook operating system was. From the comments, they created a poll with the five most popular operating systems. While Windows XP was mentioned by some and is found on most netbooks, it wasn’t one of the top fives. Instead, it came down [...]

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Jolicloud busy with making their OS compatible with Intel Pine Trail and VIA C7

Jolicloud is one of the few operating systems that were made specifically for netbooks. With their success in making their OS work with the previous Atom CPUs, they are rolling up their sleeves once more in developing a version compatible with the VIA C7-M processor found in the HP 2133 and Everex Cloudbook as well [...]

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Microsoft foresees netbook-specific flavor of Google’s Android OS

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer recently spoke about his company’s plans for the future, and he quite nonchalantly revealed that they’re waiting for Google to release a netbook version of their currently for-smartphones-only Android mobile OS. Google’s Android already competes with Windows Mobile in the worldwide smartphone market, and if this happens, then the two companies will [...]

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