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Posted in News Roundup at 9:01 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/Linux LaptopsCommodore UMMD 8010/F netbook announcedAvailable in four colours; white, black, grey and sweet pink prices for the laptop start, considering its offering, at a staggering £325.The UMMD 8010/F will be available later in the month a spokesperson told Pocket-lint.MiTAC launches MiSTATION netbook: Windows or Linux supportOwners of Mio and Navman, MiTAC are just the latest company to launch their own netbook computer. The MiSTATION netbook comes with an 8.9-inch screen and is powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor.The netbook has a choice of either a 20GB SSD or a 60GB Hard Drive. You will have the choice of either Windows XP or Linux, depending on which you prefer.A Quick Guide to NetbooksPrice is probably the most compelling, followed by the feature set. In my own experience, I’m finding that the Linux implementations are a third factor. While many netbook makers are offering custom Linux builds for simplicity, they have to balance that with the ability for the everyday consumer to add, extend and customize their own experience.MSI intros cut-price Linux mini-laptopThe low-cost Wind matches the spec of its pricier stablemates but comes in at £269 ($485/€332) instead of £329 ($593/€406) by coming pre-loaded with Linux and sporting an 8.9in, 1024 x 600 display instead of a 10in screen.The UMPC is dead; long live the netbook!In fact, about the only true MIDs to reach market appear to be Nokia’s N Series Internet Tablets. These devices, which debuted, some two years before Intel’s “invention” of the MID, have only met with limited success.What’s more, few device vendors have followed Nokia over the MID cliff.PhonesSmartphone maniaLinux devices emerge, while iPhone suffers growing pains1.28 billion mobile phones to ship this yearGoogle announces Android Market and Android Challenge winnersLater the same day, Chu announced the winners in the Android Developers Challenge. Out of 50 teams of finalists, ten were chosen to receive $275,000 awards and another ten, $100,000 awards.Why Android Market will surpass Apple’s App Store and Microsoft’s Zune MarketplaceGNU/LinuxWebmin: can a graphical front end for system administration replace the command line?The upcoming release seasonAs has been tradition in the distribution development circles, the arrival of September usually means one thing: a highly intensive testing period prior to a big flurry of distribution releases.Debian Is Live Now!Things I Miss When I’m Forced to Work in Windows1. Good window management: The scroll wheel in Windows only works when I click inside IE. I can’t just move my mouse over the window and start scrolling…10 Reasons I Use LinuxAge of Linux- Steve. JUbuntu Studio: A Multimedia Professional’s Dream Distro: Pictorial WalkthroughBring ‘n burnPeriodicalsGentoo Monthly Newsletter: 31 August 2008Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 106KDE Commit Digest : Issue 125 : 24th August 2008Linux Gazette: September 2008 (#154)Applications20 Linux apps you can’t live withoutTop 7 Best-kept Ubuntu SecretsFirefox, the king of web browsers2008 Open Source CMS Award Finalists AnnouncedA Response to Franklin StreetLeftoversVMware edges out Microsoft in virtualization performance testThe Bizarre Cathedral – 20XKCDDigital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayChris Moody, GNU-Linux network volunteer for a San Diego public school. 02 (2004)Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating. Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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