Ubuntu 7.10 Gibbon swings on the Asus Eee
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| The Gibbonfest continues. We've just had an Asus Eee in to look at - the £220
| laptop that everyone who's seen it is going to buy. It's one of the hottest
| things in the office this year: the combination of the insanely low price
| tag, the perfectly functional specification (512MB RAM, 4GB internal flash
| SSD, wi-fi, real keyboard, VGA display) and its extreme portability makes it
| an instant hit.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006278o-2000331777b,00.htm
Xandroscalix has some new announcements about server software, but the press
isn't paying much attention. Maybe there will be more choice in the
next-generation Eees (April 2008), other than Windows, which doubles the cost.
Related:
Asustek's EEE now expected in October
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| There are likely to be around four or five different configurations, and the
| highly specced model will cost very much more than the slated $239.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=42555
Second-generation Asus Eee PC Mini Laptop Coming in April 2008
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| Asus will release the second Generation of Eee PC mini laptops in April 2008.
| The second-generation Eee PC laptops feature higher Intel's Merom processors
| (now Eee PC uses Intel Celeron M to 900 MHz). Also, Asus will reduce the
| power consumption of the next-generation laptops from 11W TDP down to 7W TDP.
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http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/second-generation-asus-eee-pc-mini.html
Asustek to Launch Low-Price Computer
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| The laptop, which will run the Linux operating system, will carry the
| company's ASUS brand.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070827/taiwan_low_price_computer.html?.v=2
News Corp undecided on making WSJ.com free
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| "It would be a very expensive thing to do in the short term," Murdoch told
| analysts on a telephone conference call to discuss News Corp's quarterly
| earnings. "In the long term, it may be a wonderful thing to do, but we're
| looking at it very closely."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/media_nm/newscorp_results_journal_dc
UMPC expected to spawn family of devices
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| Linux could still be well-represented in In-Stat's future UMD findings,
| however, if the current buzz around Linux- and Intel-based MIDs (mobile
| Internet devices) holds up. Currently, Red Flag, Ubuntu, and Gnome are among
| the open source software projects working on versions of their software
| specially aimed at mobile devices.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2797738321.html
Asus Eee PC Price Hike, Limited Launch Next Month
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| Citing anonymous sources at the company, DigiTimes is reporting that Asus
| will begin shipping the Eee PC in September in four different configurations
| priced at $200, $240, $350, and $370. Exactly what these configurations will
| be is not yet known.
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http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13284
Asus to Start Shipping Eee PC in September.
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| However, as the production increases, more affordable models should become
| widely available also. In 2007 they intend to ship 500,000 units of this
| series, and in 2008 the production should hit 3-5 mln units.
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/display/20070820102938.html
$199 Linux Laptop Tantalizes Before Official Launch
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| This solution would work well for many families that just can't afford DSL or
| cable modem service.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/communityvoices/archives/2007/08/199_linux_lapto.html
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