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[News] Another Device -- One Among Many -- Runs Linux

  • Subject: [News] Another Device -- One Among Many -- Runs Linux
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:22:26 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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3G-ready e-book reader boasts 8.1-inch display

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| Irex Technologies is readying a Linux-based electronic 
| book (e-book) reader with an 8.1-inch, 1024 x 768 
| display. Based on Freescale's ARM11-based i.MX31, the 
| Irex DR800SG communicates via the Verizon Wireless 3G 
| network, supports the open ePub publishing standard, 
| and offers built-in support for the Barnes & Noble 
| eBookstore, says Irex.
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http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Irex-DR800SG/?kc=rss

5 of some of the most popular Linux powered mobile devices of 2009

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| Linux, the Open Source OS platform, is making inroads 
| into the mainstream desktop OS market and fast 
| becoming a popular alternative to the big brother 
| Windows. With popular distros like Ubuntu and Fedora 
| leading the charge, the desktop OS market is set to 
| witness some serious change of terrain in the coming 
| years. The popularity of Linux is also in part due to 
| more and more hardware manufacturers shipping their 
| wares with one flavor or the other of it installed. 
| Below are 5 of some of the most popular Linux powered 
| devices of 2009.
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http://sinaisix.blogspot.com/2009/09/5-of-most-popular-linux-powered-mobile.html


Recent:

Will eBooks Kill Off The Hard-Cover Book?

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| Arnaud Nourry, CEO of French publishing group Hachette Livre told the
| Financial Times that pressure from Googleâs (GOOG) digital library project
| and from the move by Amazon (AMZN), Barnes & Noble (BKS) and others into
| electronic books is forcing publishers to consider drastic price cuts. He
| thinks one result could be the death of hardback books.
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http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/08/31/will-ebooks-kill-off-the-hard-cover-book/
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