UMPCs Take Different Tacks
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| Overall, the PepperPad represents a solid, Linux-based portable platform
| especially for applications that will require text input. For this, it does
| much better than most other UMPCs I've had my hands on.
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http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=15654
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Intel praised for backing mobile Linux
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| According to Gartner, the chip giant's switch to Linux for mobile
| internet devices moves the personal device argument away from
| Windows and platform discussions towards web technology.
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http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2188454/intel-wins-praise-backing
Intel ditches Vista for its mid-range UMPCs
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| As if it wasn't hard enough for Microsoft, and hardware manufacturers
| to convince consumers that we need another portable device, the choice
| has now become a bit harder because Intel is going to choose to sell
| its mid-range machines with Linux, instead of Windows Vista.
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http://forevergeek.com/news/intel_ditches_vista_for_its_mid-range_umpcs.php
PepperPad pleases pair of publishers
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| Pepper Computing's Linux-powered, x86-compatible PepperPad 3
| continues to rack up rave reviews. CarryPad.com publisher Steve
| Paine calls the device a "hackable gem of a mobile PC," while
| Pocketables.net publisher Jenn K. Lee devotes nearly 3,000 words
| to "delightful stuff" about the product.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2619103097.html
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