Before there were netbooks running Linux and Windows XP, there were handheld PCs, running EPOC or Windows CE software. They may not have been able to run full fledged desktop applications like Firefox ...

Foxconn is demonstrating its new SZ901 netbook, which looks a lot like most other netbooks when it comes to hardware. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a 10.1 ...

I just bought a new laptop and need to make a decision. For 15-20 years I've run cygwin. For the new laptop should I try Microsoft's Linux subsystem, or stick with cygwin? The machine will dual boot ...

MSI and Novell will ship in February the first netbook based on the Moblin open-source Linux operating system. MSI and Novell will ship in February the first netbook based on the SUSE Moblin ...

Crostini, Google’s umbrella term for building Linux applications into ChromeOS, installs a command line version of the Linux OS to run Debian Linux apps on supported Chromebooks. The built-in Crostini ...

There are many possible answers to the question of what the lowest-powered hardware on which Linux could run might be, but it’s usually a pre-requisite for a Linux-capable platform to have a memory ...

I can barely keep track of all the Linux netbook-related announcements from this week’s Computex trade show, and I follow this stuff for a living. So, I sat down and put together a list so I could a ...

Hewlett-Packard’s 2133 Mini-Note may end up as the premium choice among the entire mini-laptop, or netbook, category of devices announced so far. And people interested in the device will pay for it.

ChromeOS has a strong connection with Linux and uses the Linux kernel at its core. Unlike traditional Linux distros, ChromeOS is locked down and lacks customization. ChromeOS allows running Linux apps ...

Netbooks, low-cost laptops originally designed for sale in countries with emerging economies, are becoming more popular in developed economies with consumers and business users who tend to use their ...

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