09.01.08

Links 01/09/2008: More New GNU/Linux Sub-Notebooks

Posted in News Roundup at 9:01 pm by Roy Schestowitz

GNU/Linux Laptops

Commodore UMMD 8010/F netbook announced

Available in four colours; white, black, grey and sweet pink prices for the laptop start, considering its offering, at a staggering £325.

The UMMD 8010/F will be available later in the month a spokesperson told Pocket-lint.
MiTAC launches MiSTATION netbook: Windows or Linux support

Owners of Mio and Navman, MiTAC are just the latest company to launch their own netbook computer. The MiSTATION netbook comes with an 8.9-inch screen and is powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor.

The netbook has a choice of either a 20GB SSD or a 60GB Hard Drive. You will have the choice of either Windows XP or Linux, depending on which you prefer.
A Quick Guide to Netbooks

Price is probably the most compelling, followed by the feature set. In my own experience, I’m finding that the Linux implementations are a third factor. While many netbook makers are offering custom Linux builds for simplicity, they have to balance that with the ability for the everyday consumer to add, extend and customize their own experience.
MSI intros cut-price Linux mini-laptop

The low-cost Wind matches the spec of its pricier stablemates but comes in at £269 ($485/€332) instead of £329 ($593/€406) by coming pre-loaded with Linux and sporting an 8.9in, 1024 x 600 display instead of a 10in screen.
The UMPC is dead; long live the netbook!

In fact, about the only true MIDs to reach market appear to be Nokia’s N Series Internet Tablets. These devices, which debuted, some two years before Intel’s “invention” of the MID, have only met with limited success.

What’s more, few device vendors have followed Nokia over the MID cliff.

Phones

Smartphone mania

Linux devices emerge, while iPhone suffers growing pains
1.28 billion mobile phones to ship this year
Google announces Android Market and Android Challenge winners

Later the same day, Chu announced the winners in the Android Developers Challenge. Out of 50 teams of finalists, ten were chosen to receive $275,000 awards and another ten, $100,000 awards.
Why Android Market will surpass Apple’s App Store and Microsoft’s Zune Marketplace

GNU/Linux

Webmin: can a graphical front end for system administration replace the command line?
The upcoming release season

As has been tradition in the distribution development circles, the arrival of September usually means one thing: a highly intensive testing period prior to a big flurry of distribution releases.
Debian Is Live Now!
Things I Miss When I’m Forced to Work in Windows

1. Good window management: The scroll wheel in Windows only works when I click inside IE. I can’t just move my mouse over the window and start scrolling…
10 Reasons I Use Linux
Age of Linux- Steve. J
Ubuntu Studio: A Multimedia Professional’s Dream Distro: Pictorial Walkthrough
Bring ‘n burn

Periodicals

Applications

Leftovers

Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day

Chris Moody, GNU-Linux network volunteer for a San Diego public school. 02 (2004)

Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating.

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