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The Guardian (blog)Netbooks plummet while tablets and smartphones soar, says CanalysThe Guardian (blog)Netbooks' brief lifespan, which began in late 2007 and peaked in 2010 with the 39.4m figure - about 11% of the total PC market that year - included a brief period early on when it looked as though they would mark the advent of desktop Linux.and more »
KDE Tablet Sparks Starts Shipping In MayMuktwareYou can pick KDE Desktop for your main PC, KDE netbook for your netbook and now Plasma Active 2 for touch based devices such as tablets. Aaron Seigo, the lead of the KDE team, has revealed more information about the KDE powered tablet.and more »
Parabola GNU/Linux: Freedom PackagedOS News(I still could use my HTC Magic with a custom Gingerbread ROM as a USB 3G/WiFi modem, though having something always connected to USB port is pretty annoying on laptop and specifically on netbook.) As in Arch, after installing Parabola GNU/Linux you ...and more »
bit-tech.netCUPP confirms funding for PunkThis developmentbit-tech.netCUPP's PunkThis board allows netbook owners to add a low-power ARM chip to their system with ease. Multi-mode computing specialist CUPP Computing has confirmed that it is continuing development of its PunkThis board following a funding hiccough late ...CUPP Computing Aims to Bring Android to any Windows Machine with the PunkThis ...International Business Times AUall 2 news articles »
SDG Systems Announces Trimble Yuma® with GNU/Linux®PR Web (press release)Additional expansion is provided by SDIO (SDHC) and ExpressCard slots. The Yuma with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Netbook Edition is available today. Other Linux distributions are available upon request with a minimum purchase agreement or engineering fee.
How to set up Linux on your computerTechworld.comThough Linux is not immune to viruses, malware is rarely a concern in the Linux world, especially for home users. And because Linux is less of a PC resource hog than Windows and the Mac OS, it's ideal for use with a laptop, a netbook, ...and more »
Ultrabooks: The Next Big Thing in Portable Tech?Yahoo! Finance (blog)TS • 11 hours ago Dude have you ever heard of something called the netbook?? Guess what you just did a whole piece on it. If the netbooks didn't catch on, ultrabooks aren't going to either. . . bobo • 11 hours ago I switched to an Apple Macbook Air ...
SMPlayer: A Flexible, Feature-Filled Media Player With a Frustrating FlawLinuxInsider.comWhen it comes to playing audio and video files in Linux, media players pretty much all work the same way and have a very similar user interface. It usually all comes down to features. With SMPlayer it depends on what you want to play.and more »
Linux: A Getting-Started GuidePCWorldThough Linux is not immune to viruses, malware is rarely a concern in the Linux world, especially for home users. And because Linux is less of a PC resource hog than Windows and the Mac OS, it's ideal for use with a laptop, a netbook, ...and more »
Linux 3.2 Kernel: What To Consider Before UpdatingDatamationThere are few things in life more exciting than a new system update for your favorite Linux distribution. Often, system updates can bring performance enhancements or simply address problematic security issues. These updates are generally considered a ...
BetaNewsAre Netbooks Finally Dead?PC MagazineIn 2007, netbooks took the market by storm. These small, low-cost laptops hit the market at the beginning of the recession and were instant hits. Although initial versions with Linux were panned, once a low end of Windows was made available, ...Netbooks a dying breed; Microsoft to benefitMobile bloom Newsall 3 news articles »
nivio Offers Windows + Office and Your Favorite Apps on Any Connected DeviceBusiness Wire (press release)... such as the complete Microsoft productivity suite, and take advantage of 10GB of upgradeable, free synchronized storage. nivio is accessible from any iOS, Android, Mac, Windows or Linux device, including iPads, Android tablets, PCs and laptops.and more »
nivio Offers Windows + Office and Your Favorite Apps on Any Connected DeviceEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)... such as the complete Microsoft productivity suite, and take advantage of 10GB of upgradeable, free synchronized storage. nivio is accessible from any iOS, Android, Mac, Windows or Linux device, including iPads, Android tablets, PCs and laptops.and more »
nivio Offers Windows + Office and Your Favorite Apps on Any Connected DeviceMarketWatch (press release)... such as the complete Microsoft productivity suite, and take advantage of 10GB of upgradeable, free synchronized storage. nivio is accessible from any iOS, Android, Mac, Windows or Linux device, including iPads, Android tablets, PCs and laptops.and more »
HP: webOS Will Be Fully Open-Sourced By SeptemberTom's Hardware GuideSelling them at netbook prices keeping in mind their limitations... bundled with a keyboard and Linux environment instantly makes them a REAL computer for REAL work (unlike machines that fake it like the Acer Iconia A500, ASUS Transformer, ...and more »
Pandora Open-Source Netbook/Console Arrives Next MonthTom's GuideThe Linux-based, open-source netbook-handheld console hybrid called Pandora is finally shipping after four years in development. You remember the Linux-based Pandora handheld gaming console, right? It plays Quake 3, Mario 64, and will even ship with a ...and more »
Google plays the long game with ChromeOSRegisterWhen the ChromeOS was first mooted in 2009 it was strongly billed as suitable for the netbook market, which was undergoing a surge in sales at the time. That proved short-lived, and with netbook sales cratering under the combined pressure of the tablet ...
Attack of the Sylvania SmartbookZDNet (blog)Before the Ultrabook and before the netbook, there was a pseudo-laptop from Sylvania called the Smartbook. These ran a mobile OS instead of Windows, and were designed to be super cheap Internet devices. Some Smartbooks ran Windows CE, a precursor to ...and more »
Lessons Learned, Not Always EasyZDNet UK (blog)... including but not limited to Linux, assorted bits of hardware new and old, and occasionally Windows XP/Vista/7. I've spent most of my time recently working on two or three of my new (or not so) sub-netbook systems, with surprising results.
Why Don't Other Linux Distros Use Unity? A Few ThoughtsThe VAR GuyAs I understand your article, Unity is a “twist” on the Netbook UXes, and I agree. That's also where I belive trouble starts. So far I have not seen one single Netbook UX that was good. Netbooks still exists and will continue to sell in some “emerging ...and more »
