Written by Guy Dixon ; An ‘instant-on’ version of Linux from US-based firm DeviceVM will soon appear on Asus laptops alongside Windows Vista.
The Splashtop distro will be bundled on the Asus M70T, M50V, M51Vr and high-end F8Va/Vr notebooks this summer and on the manufacturer’s entire notebook range “in the future”. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for June 4th, 2008
Asus laptops to offer ‘instant-on’ Linux
Posted by joko8 on June 4, 2008
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Acer unveils Aspire One ‘netbook’
Posted by joko8 on June 4, 2008
Written by Lain Thomson ; Acer has announced an ultra-mobile PC which it calls a ‘netbook’ rather than a laptop in an attempt to revive flagging sales in the computer market.The Aspire One is a low cost computer designed to compete with the Asus Eee PC and the OLPC.
The sub-1Kg device runs Linux, and offers Wi-Fi and an 8GB solid state drive. It will be in the shops by 10 July. Read the rest of this entry »
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