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[News] More Devices Run GNU/Linux: PDAs, Sub-notbooks

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Giant battery comes with rugged PDA

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| Rugged handheld specialist AML has unveiled a Linux and Windows CE-ready PDA 
| targeting retail and hospitality applications, entertainment venues, and 
| trade show events. Boasting a far larger battery than most laptops, the AML 
| M8050 has a built-in MSR (magnetic stripe reader), WiFi, and barcode scanner.   
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8728692945.html?kc=rss

"Green" netbook boasts five-hour battery life

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| CherryPal announced an Atom-based "Bing" netbook that runs Linux or Windows 
| XP, and offers a claimed five hours of battery life. The company also 
| announced an upgraded version of its Linux-based nettop, the CherryPal C114, 
| and launched a "Green Maraschino" open-source Linux distribution supporting 
| the Bing.    
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2098390697.html?kc=rss


Recent:

is there a long-term future for the netbook?

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| The retail impact of Linux in the netbook market has been huge, with many
| retailers reporting that Linux based netbooks were taking up 40% or more of
| their notebook class shipments.
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http://zerias.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-there-long-term-future-for-netbook.html


Linux Carried Along on Netbooks Wave

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| Morvay revealed to Linux Magazine Online that there were no specific figures
| for Linux netbook sales, but that it lay somewhere in the 40th percentile.
| Even though this figure seems a little high, it is known that many of the
| world's netbooks have Linux on board since their first inception 18 months
| ago.
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| For example, notebooks with Linux make up about 5.5% of the notebook market
| in Germany...
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http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/online/news/linux_carried_along_on_netbooks_wave
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