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Will the Linux-Windows Netbook Change the OS Wars?
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| In its laptop incarnation, the device behaves
| as a conventional PC running Windows 7, the
| particular flavor of which (Home,
| Professional, or Ultimate) was not
| specified. But the entire viewiing screen
| can be completely detached from the
| keyboard base â smoothly, by hand, no
| tools required! - and restarted in a
| Linux-quick 3 seconds. It is then an
| independent touch-screen tablet operating
| on the Skylight OS, with the laptop base
| as a wi-fi hotspot.
|
| This is certainly a spectacular way to
| bring new meaning to the term âdual boot,â
| but I'd like to suggest it's a whole lot
| more than that. Lenovo is an independent
| manufacturer now, but it was not long ago
| that it was simply the PC hardware arm of
| IBM, presumably fully ordained as an OEM
| for Microsoft Windows.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3857351/Will-the-Linux-Windows-Netbook-Change-the-OS-Wars.htm
Hands on with Freescaleâs $200 smartbook reference design
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| The Linux user interface looks a bit like
| Google Android thanks to the widgets that pop
| up on your desktop. But the Freescale tablet
| is designed to be used with a stylus, not a
| fingertip.
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http://www.liliputing.com/2010/01/hands-on-with-freescales-200-smartbook-reference-design.html
Recent:
Smartbook Playing Field Wide Open for Linux
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| There's been a lot of technology predictions
| for the upcoming year, with Linux playing a
| big part in the future direction of tech.
| Fortunately, we won't have to wait long to
| see how some of those predictions will play
| out: it's just a mere three more days until
| the start of the Consumer Electronics Show
| (CES) in Las Vegas.
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http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/168-brian-proffitt/270787-smartbook-playing-field-wide-open-for-linux
Ready or not, 2010 could be the year of the smartbooks
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| For the past 12 months or so, weâve heard a
| lot of talk about mini-laptops running ARM-
| based processors. These so-called
| âsmartbooksâ feature low power ARM
| processors which means that while they canât
| run Windows XP or 7, they can run Linux,
| last for a very long time on a charge, and
| some feature integrated 3G connectivity and
| HD video acceleration features. You also get
| the ability to receive emails, instant
| messages, and other data even while the
| computer is in sleep mode. In other words,
| theyâre like a cross between a smartphone
| and a netbook, which explains the whole
| âsmartbookâ name.
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http://www.liliputing.com/2009/12/ready-or-not-2010-could-be-the-year-of-the-smartbooks.html
New Asus âPinetrailâ netbooks top 10 hour battery life
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| Asusâ upgraded Eee PC netbooks sport Intelâs
| new Atom N450 processor for over ten hours
| battery life, plus the quick loading
| âSplashtopâ pre-boot Linux OS.
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http://apcmag.com/new-asus-pinetrail-netbooks-top-10-hour-battery-life.htm
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