With Devices Like These, Who Needs a Phone? Or a Laptop?
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| Nokia's N810 has a 400-megahertz processor with 128 megabytes of RAM and runs
| on a version of the Linux operating system, which is great for open source
| fans who like to tinker behind the scenes. It includes 2 gigabytes of
| internal storage, which is expandable to 8 gigabytes or more through a miniSD
| port.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/61486.html
Partner [sic] Group:
Gartner Predictions: Apple Doubles Market Share, Laptops Lose Ground
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| Gartner also forecast that by 2012 half of business travelers will leave
| their laptops at home as they access data on smaller -- even pocket-sized --
| units with Web-based applications that can be reached from anyplace.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/61489.html
Uh oh! Can these "pocket-sized units" runs Windows Vista??!!??!!
On the contrary:
News Bits: Notebook Shipments Increase, Acer Buys Packard Bell, M1330 with
Linux
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| The Dell XPS M1330 is now available in the United States with Ubuntu 7.10
| Linux pre-installed as Dell said it would be. The base price is $954 as of
| writing as compared to $999 for the standard Windows XPS M1330. The savings
| are not exactly drastic, and I have to say that $45 for Vista Premium isn't
| bad.
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http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4230
Don't believe the Dell hoaxes. Amid Microsoft's misery, people will say
anything! Even the inquirer tried it and got 2 Digg FP stories (one a mistake
and another an apology/correction). There's (at least) one company that wants
to poison the gravevine.
Related:
Dell plans international Linux sales
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| When Dell first announced that it would be releasing Ubuntu Linux-
| powered consumer desktops and laptops, some people saw it as more of a
| stunt than a serious business move. They were wrong. Dell has already
| expanded its consumer Linux line, and now it has announced that it
| will soon be offering Ubuntu Linux systems outside of the United
| States and for new businesses.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7159701171.html
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