BBC NEWS | Technology | Ubuntu set to debut on netbooks

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news.bbc.co.uk - 11/17/2008

BBC NEWS | Technology | Ubuntu set to debut on netbooks

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Mobile phone chip designer Arm has announced an alliance with the makers of the Ubuntu open source software. The deal will produce a version of the operating system for small net-browsing computers known as netbooks. It marks a departure for Arm, which before now has been best known for ...

news.bbc.co.uk - 11/14/2008

BBC NEWS | Technology | European debut for '$100 laptop'

— news.bbc.co.uk — Europeans will soon be able to buy their own XO laptop. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)... organisation is planning to sell the devices via online store Amazon's European outlets from 17 November. The machines will be sold under the Give One, Get One ... (more) BBC NEWS | Technology | European debut for '$100 laptop'

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T-Mobile G1 chip designer teams up with Ubuntu on netbooks
Phones Review — ... based around the Cortex A8 and A9 processors would also see Arm on a bigger screen format allow good viewing of Open Office programs, web browsers and videos. He also said the netbook devices would have a much longer battery life similar to what you would get on a mobile phone. With netbooks like the OX laptop and the Eee machine from Asus the call for small on the go internet devices are growing rapidly, increasing the demand for an Arm technology-based device. Source: bbc ...

Ubuntu debuts on Arm7 architecture netbooks
D' Technology Weblog — ... in particular, the Cortex A8 and A9 processors. “It’s significant in that it is taking Arm onto larger screen formats,” he said. The resultant netbooks were likely to sport screens up to 25cm (10in) across and be able to run good quality video, web browsers, and the well-known suite of Open Office programs, said Mr Coombs. Equally, he said, these netbook devices would have the long battery life enjoyed by many mobiles. Source:→ BBC News ...