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Tech Rumor of the Day: Hewlett-Packard
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| In another threat to the PC Wintel establishment, smartbooks use Linux
| operating systems and not Microsoft's (MSFT Quote) Windows programs. The
| disadvantage is that users can't run common Microsoft programs like Word or
| Outlook. The advantage is that a Linux laptop has eight-hour battery life,
| instant-on power-up and an always-on 3G wireless data connection.
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http://www.thestreet.com/story/10512762/1/tech-rumor-of-the-day-hewlett-packard.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN
Archos claims crown for 'world's slimmest' netbook
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/06/12/archos_10s/
Gecko EduBook: The Tinkerer Netbook
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| Non-tinkerers can order the assembled version of the EduBook for US$200 plus
| shipping costs. This comes with Ubuntu Netbook Remix pre-installed, but will
| also support other Linux distros as well as Windows XP, as demonstrated in
| NorhTec's video, for those who want to run a more dated operating system.
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http://www.linux-netbook.com/video/gecko-edubook-the-tinkerer-netbook
Recent:
Hands on: Running Windows 7 on a netbook
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| Performance wasn't the only problem I came across. For example, I was unable
| to perform two network-related tasks at once. For example, if I copied a file
| from a network server or watched a YouTube video, life was fine. But if I
| tried to do both things at once, I ended up with a frozen system.
|
| [...]
|
| I experienced several difficulties running popular applications on the Dell
| Mini 9. Windows 7's built-in applications, such as Media Center, felt slow to
| respond. Other apps behaved sluggishly as well. For example, Microsoft Word
| 2003 took 27 seconds to launch on the Mini 9; it took only 11 seconds on the
| HP EliteBook 2530p.
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| Some problems, such as abrupt slowdowns when trying to run Microsoft Office
| 2003, Office 2007 and Quicken 2008, were clearly caused by memory problems.
| There simply wasn't enough RAM to run them effectively. When I tried to run
| two or more major applications at the same time, the performance dropped from
| merely miserable to "Is this thing still on?"
|
| [...]
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| If you must have Windows on a netbook, XP Home SP3 is still the better choice
| over Windows 7 -- at least, for now. And, even though Microsoft is doing its
| best to kill off XP, it looks like the PC makers aren't going to let
| Microsoft put XP out to pasture after all.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132041
Malware found on brand new Windows netbook
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| Security vendor Kaspersky Labs found malware on new Windows XP netbook, just
| out from the factory. The firm is warning users to take extra precautions,
| and ensure virgin systems are malware free before connecting them to the
| Internet.
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/news.asp?id=5322
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