Are instant on notebooks the future August 13, 2008 Dell has previewed a new instant on technology that allows users to carry out basic tasks on their notebooks without having to boot up…
No retail channel for laptop Linux August 13, 2008 Tommy visited chain stores in Atlanta and Columbus, as well as a small Atlanta retailer, and drew all the blank looks I expected. One…
Did the big boys really kill OLPC? August 11, 2008 The UK’s Timesonline is running a story today showing us that, despite internal strife, questionable morals and ideals, and now, the inclusion of Windows…
Which Linux Distributions Are Dying? July 3, 2008 Like everything else, what goes up must come down. This must apply to Linux distributions too, right? So, what’s happening with Linux? Which distributions…
Microsoft makes it official – XP is coming to the XO OLPC May 16, 2008 Microsoft’s participation in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15,…
Why Windows 7 won’t save Microsoft May 14, 2008 Microsoft is most likely banking on being saved by Windows 7, after its stumble with Vista. But there are early indications that Windows 7…
Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs? May 12, 2008 Obviously, Microsoft has a significant interest in making sure that users of the new breed of netbooks and MIDs hitting the market don’t get…
Ubuntu + Sun = Very good idea April 4, 2008 I had dinner with a good friend tonight from the open-source world, and we ended up having the same conversation I had with a…
First look at Geubuntu 7.10 December 14, 2007 Geubuntu 7.10 was released last Thursday and a couple of people asked me to take a look at it. As the distribution’s logo hints,…
New 2008 Mandriva Flash 4GB released December 4, 2007 A new, Mandriva Linux 2008-based version of the Mandriva Flash bootable USB key was released. Flash boots a complete Mandriva desktop on almost any…