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Sunday, 01 March 2009 13:25

Android the real Linux desktop threat to Windows

Microsoft got things seriously wrong when it released Vista and the company knows it. In the past, the absolute market dominance of Windows on the desktop has allowed Redmond to get away with such mistakes. That may no longer be the case now that Google has entered the operating system market with its Linux-based Android platform.

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Saturday, 21 February 2009 08:17

Android Asus Eee PC due by year's end?

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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Wednesday, 18 February 2009 02:22

HP Mini 2140 new contender for 10-inch netbook crown

So far I have not heard a bad word about the HP Mini 2140 netbook PC and judging by my experience with its predecessor the 2133 I can understand why. From what I can see, HP's second attempt at a low-end sub-notebook has ironed out the failings of its first try.

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Thursday, 12 February 2009 17:41

Android plus Asus plus Garmin equals Eee Phone

Asus make great netbook computers, Garmin make great GPS portable navigation devices, and Android is proving to be a successful smartphone operating platform based on glowing reviews of the HTC Dream. All this adds up to what promises to be an exciting product slated for later in 2009, the Eee Phone.

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Monday, 02 February 2009 11:31

Economic slump and web services give netbooks big role in business

When the Eee PC burst on the scene many of us were ready to dismiss it as a cheap consumer toy which would never be suitable for business. No longer. In the cash strapped era of SaaS and the Cloud, netbooks may be just the paradigm shift that enterprises need.

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Wednesday, 28 January 2009 20:10

ASUS fighting at the top may spawn new brand

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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Wednesday, 28 January 2009 13:14

Eee Top - top in touch but top in price, too?

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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Thursday, 15 January 2009 08:59

ASUS CES showcase products on the way to Australia

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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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 10:48

Vodafone makes $0 Dell 3.5G netbook deal even cheaper!

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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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 04:01

OLPC days numbered as recession bites

The One Laptop Per Child organisation (OLPC), looks to have conceded that its "$100 laptop" has been a gigantic lapflop as the global recession bites deeper. Recent reports indicate that OLPC has suffered a massive sales downturn of its XO computer, resulting in equally massive staff layoffs and budget slashing.

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Friday, 09 January 2009 11:05

Eee PC and Eee Box gain free Norton security software - but only just

Buyers of ASUS's Eee family of netbooks and nettops will come with a preinstalled copy of Norton Internet Security. Trouble is, they only get a very limited free look before being expected to sign up as paying customers.
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 12:23

2008: A year of the Linux Distillery in review

As 2008 draws its final breath let's reflect on some of the highlights of the year. There were major new FOSS releases, battles with Microsoft, arguments to further the cause of Linux as a viable server and desktop platform and more.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 16:45

Cease and Desist: the netbook war of words

Have you got one of those small, cheap sub-notebooks that have proved so popular thanks to the likes of Acer and ASUS? Better not set up a website about them or the trademark police might track you down.

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Thursday, 18 December 2008 16:48

Dumbass consumers squander netbook experience by rejecting Linux

ASUS created the whole netbook market single-handedly with the ASUS Eee Linux PC. The diminutive portable sold in numbers far beyond expectations catching both ASUS and its competitors by surprise. Fast forward to today and Microsoft have gained the upper hand. In this instance the customer isn't right and by rejecting Linux end users are missing the best experience they could have.
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Thursday, 18 December 2008 13:35

Asus confirms Linux netbooks market decline

Netbooks market maker Asus, the champion for the past year of Linux advocates the world over, has confirmed that sales of Eee PC models pre-loaded with Linux have fallen in the wake of availability of Windows XP versions.

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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 16:03

Windows crushing Linux in netbook market: Acer

Contrary to some recent reports, senior managers at Acer and other leading vendors have confirmed that Microsoft Windows XP now dominates the emerging sub-notebook market with more than 90% of new sales. Meanwhile, Linux, which had the netbooks market to itself until April this year, has seen its share of the space eroded to less than 10% in a breath-taking decline.

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Sunday, 14 December 2008 14:21

Windows you done stole my netbook market away: Linux

For a brief moment in time, between October 2007 and April 2008, thanks to the Asus Eee PC it really did seem as if desktop Linux was finally going to have its moment in the sun. Unfortunately for the Linux crowd, however, Asus, Acer and other hardware makers realised they could sell many more netbooks if they did deals with those nasty folks in Redmond.

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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 12:14

The complete Christmas shopper's guide to Linux-based netbooks

Give a gift of a netbook this year; I will be. These ultra-light computing devices are versatile, affordable and appealing. But which one to buy? Should you pay more for a laptop? What are the pros and cons between different models? Never fear, here's how to work your way through the morass and buy with confidence!

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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 02:50

OLPC launches $700 lap toy promotion in Australia

The so-called $100 third world one laptop per child (OLPC) vision of Nicholas Negroponte has now become the around $700 (including GST and shipping charges) two-for-one "lap toy" Christmas promotion in Australia.

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Tuesday, 28 October 2008 20:04

How to sell Linux netbooks to the world

2008 has been the year of the netbook. Since the surprise runaway success of the ASUS Eee Linux PC in 2007 there has been a surge of hardware vendors joining in. Yet MSI users have poo-pooed the use of Linux on these systems. I disagree. Here's why Linux netbooks are the future.

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