Review: Dell Linux laptop
Posted in Linux, computer stuff on Oct 13th, 2008
This is a review of my new Dell Linux laptop, an Inspiron 1525. Let’s start with
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Asus to embed Linux into all motherboards
Posted in Linux, computer stuff on May 16th, 2008
Happy geek news from zdnet.co.uk: Asus to embed Linux into all motherboards.
Asus is to embed a lightweight, instant-on version of Linux called "Splashtop" into all its motherboards, following good feedback from customers.
On Wednesday, DeviceVM, the company behind the distribution, said the hardware manufacturer would be putting Splashtop — which Asus calls "Express Gate" — into [...]
XO laptops, available at last!
Posted in Linux, computer stuff on Nov 12th, 2007
A recent New York Times article gives a good introduction: Laptop with a mission.
In November, you’ll be able to buy a new laptop that’s spillproof, rainproof, dustproof and drop-proof. It’s fanless, it’s silent and it weighs 3.2 pounds. One battery charge will power six hours of heavy activity, or 24 hours of reading. The laptop [...]
Dell to offer Linux on laptops
Posted in Linux, computer stuff on May 1st, 2007
Oh, happy news! PC World reports that Dell is finally going to sell laptops with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.. This will make switching to Linux easier than easy for all sorts of people. And for those who already use Linux, it’ll be so nice to buy a laptop that doesn’t come with an unwanted version of [...]
BabelDisc: Linux for technophobes?
Posted in Linux on Apr 20th, 2007
From CNET: BabelDisc: Linux for technophobes?.
A new Linux distribution designed to be as user-friendly as possible went into beta testing Tuesday.
BabelDisc, the brainchild of U.K. Internet pioneer and Pipex founder Peter Dawe, is a lightweight Ubuntu-based distribution that runs only from a CD and does not even require the host PC to have a hard [...]
Developing nations to test new $150 laptops
Posted in Linux, computer stuff on Feb 16th, 2007
From Reuters: Developing nations to test new $150 laptops.
From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world’s poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month — reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with classmates online.
Founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology academics, the non-profit "One Laptop per Child" project will roll [...]
A closer look at what ‘$100 laptop’ will be
Posted in Linux on Feb 11th, 2007
From CSMonitor.com: A closer look at what ‘$100 laptop’ will be.
It’s an astonishing experiment: Design a cool computer, unlike anything on the market, loaded with innovative features. Manufacture it for not much more than $100 apiece, a fraction of what other computers cost. Persuade government officials in developing countries to buy millions of them, and [...]