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How to Wipe out Windows 7 and install BackTrack on a Netbook

How to Wipe out Windows 7 and install BackTrack on a Netbook

This is a fun video showing how to completely wipe out Windows 7 Starter from a netbook using the Katana security suite and how to install BackTrack Linux on it to make the netbook faster and more fun to work with.

NEC 7" Netbook Powered by Tegra 2 Chip Running Android

NEC 7" Netbook Powered by Tegra 2 Chip Running Android

Here is another non-tablet device that Charbax from ARMdevices spotted at CES 2011. This 7" mini-laptop from Japanese company NEC is equipped with an ARM Cortex-A9 CPU based on NVIDIA's Tegra 2 platform. It runs Android 2.2, has a full QWERTY keyboard, and weighs about 1.3 lbs.

Nufront Dual Core Laptops at CES 2011

Nufront Dual Core Laptops at CES 2011

If you follow the coverage of this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, you may conclude that it's all about the most promising iPad competitor or iPad killer as some prefer to call it. Fortunately, there is more to CES 2011 than tablet war.

Linpus for MeeGo Demo at IDF 2010

Linpus for MeeGo Demo at IDF 2010

JKK of jkkmobile chats with Warren Coles of Linpus at last month's Intel Developer Forum 2010 about the MeeGo based version of Linpus Linux Lite, demonstrated on an Acer Aspire One netbook.

A Closer Look at Ubuntu Unity

A Closer Look at Ubuntu Unity

Here's another video with impressions of the new Unity user interface in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 showing the quite radical changes compared to the UI in version 10.04. There is a new launcher on the left for quick access to you favorite applications, a workspaces feature for separating running applications, and applications and files panes displaying recently and most used items.