Tag Archives: Update

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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Asus Eee PC 1005PE and 1001P netbooks get BIOS update for brighter screens

Asus has just released BIOS updates for two of its netbooks that reportedly increase the maximum brightness of the displays and affect the way the internal fan operates. These BIOS updates are available for the Asus Eee PC 1005PE and 1001P. Usually, I would advise against updating your BIOS especially if you don’t find anything [...]

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Firefox 3.6 to detect orientation of accelerometer-equipped devices

The next update to Firefox will enable the browser to detect the orientation of any accelerometer-equipped device on which it is running. This way, the browser itself can actually actively adapt to the orientation being used and possibly offer a few advantages, among which are automatic rotation in order to match the current orientation and [...]

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Asus Release BIOS update for Eee PC

The guys at eeepc.it have been keen eyed and have spotted that Asus have updated their support site to include a new version of the Eee PC BIOS. The new BIOS can increase the memory usage of the on board graphics card from 128Mb to 224Mb boosting usage of video streaming and software that requires [...]

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Moblin v2 Alpha 2 introduces bug fixes and enhancements to first alpha version

Introduced in Alpha just before the end of January this year, the Linux-based Moblin 2 OS has just been updated to version 2 with several enhancements and bug fixes. Alas, it still has at least a couple of known issues, which are 3D performance problems and GMA500 graphics chipset incompatibility, but if you can somehow [...]

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