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Ubuntu 9.04 UNR on Asus Eee PC 901: good and fast
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve

Category: Linux for Learners

2009-05-06 04:46:51
Last night I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) and installed it on my Asus Eee PC 901. Here’s how it all went.


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Windows 7 on an entry level netbook: first look
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-05-04 06:47:02
You've read all about Windows 7RC, but how does it really perform in practice? I wanted to know too so I loaded it on a modern Acer Aspire One netbook.


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Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix from a USB stick
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery

Category: The Linux user and switcher blog

2009-05-03 21:15:24
Most netbooks do not ship with an optical drive. Here is how you can make your own bootable USB memory stick with Ubuntu Netbook Remix - the special netbook-optimised version of Canonical's Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope and try out the newest and hottest operating system available today.


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The offensive Microsoft anti-Linux netbook offensive
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-21 10:52:27
Ever since the unexpected advent of netbooks – who would have expected low-powered computing to be such a winner – Microsoft has been working to push Linux out. Unlike Vista, Windows 7 will run effectively on a netbook. However, Microsoft have reminded us they’re a proprietary company with the offensive Windows 7 Starter Edition being limited to three apps only. Are they trying to insult us or what?


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NSW Government not giving away Linux vs Microsoft details
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-16 07:54:25
The Government has been far from forthcoming when it comes to revealing any details behind the New South Wales (NSW) laptop tender choices. There are unanswered questions from Linux buffs, taxpayers, students and parents, and transparent Government advocates alike.


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Intel: the future is ultrathin
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-15 16:09:33
In Intel's 1Q earnings conference call, CEO Paul Otellini predicted that the next trend in portable computers will be "thin-and-light notebooks" built on the company's upcoming CULV processors.


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Microsoft Office for iPhone?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-07 19:55:51
A wave of reports were triggered by a recent hint by Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's business division, that a version of Office is on the way to the iPhone. But exactly what was he talking about?


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Toshiba claims greenest notebook on the planet
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: PC\'s

2009-03-23 21:15:36
Greenpeace’s second annual “Green Electronics Survey” gave the nod of greenest notebook to the Toshiba Portégé R600.  Toshiba are so chuffed they want you to win one.


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Kogan claims cheapest 10in netbook
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Hardware

2009-03-17 01:58:02
Consumer electronics importer Kogan Technologies is never shy of a bold claim, and it reckons it has the cheapest 10in netbook in the country.


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Apple netbook needn't be a 'book'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2009-03-10 03:41:22
Rumours emanating from Taiwan that Apple may be working on a touch-screen netbook should come as no surprise if you think about the Mac and iPod maker's current product line.


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UnderNetbook: A tale of two markets
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2009-03-05 01:04:53
Is there really a battle between Windows and Linux to dominate the netbook market, or is it a phoney war that will end in peaceful coexistence?


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Dell: All Your Netbooks Are Not Belong To Psion
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-21 08:07:07
Dell desperately wants a bigger share of the netbook market, but it also wants to be able to call them netbooks and is taking the trademark fight to Psion.


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Android Asus Eee PC due by year’s end?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.


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Dell, HP go head to head with 10 in net/notebooks
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-19 22:54:49
Two of the world's leading PC vendors have announced 10 in mini notebooks with similar specifications in the same week.


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ASUS fighting at the top may spawn new brand
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-01-28 09:10:15
The Pegatron Eee anyone? This week Taiwan "Business Today" magazine broke the news of titanic power struggles between Asustek chairman Johnny Shih and OEM breakaway boss Tung Tsu Hsien, strongly suggesting Hsien will establish his own brand.



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Eee Top – top in touch but top in price, too?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-01-28 02:14:44
The touch revolution arrived long ago but has been getting refined ever since, and while the iPhone has shown the way, the Eee Top aims to bring touch screens to the masses at a price that’s cheaper than HP’s touch screen computers but still expensive compared to netbooks. Given the Eee Top uses an Atom processor, can we expect similar pricing for touch capable netbooks, too?


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Jolly new cloud computing netbook OS seeks to bring market back to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery

Category: The Linux user and switcher blog

2009-01-26 07:26:41
Out of nowhere, an independent software developer has produced his own fast and fancy netbook operating system. It promises lightning boot times, an iPhone-esque icon-studded interface, modern cloud apps. The secret ingredient is Linux.



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ASUS CES showcase products on the way to Australia
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-01-14 21:59:06
It’s one thing to showcase some great new products at the Las Vegas CES, but the big question is when those products will hit local shores. ASUS has come forth with a pronouncement on when some of its products will go from showcase shelf space to the retail showroom floor.


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Vodafone makes $0 Dell 3.5G netbook deal even cheaper!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-01-13 23:48:35
If you were tempted by Vodafone’s $0 upfront Dell Mini 9 netbook deal with 5GB of mobile broadband at $69.95 per month over 24 months, but haven’t yet taken up the offer, Vodafone has just sliced $10 off the monthly price – and is throwing in three months of free access to boot, making the deal cheaper still. Nice! (and story is UPDATED).


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Loading Windows 7 beta 1 on the Dell Mini 9 netbook - take note!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-01-10 01:20:53
Do you have a Dell Mini 9 netbook and you want to try out the latest Windows 7 beta 1? Here’s what you need to check first – no matter which computer you are using.


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