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When folks here that a netbook is running Linux, and they run in the other direction, unless they are some ubergeek. Not surprisingly, users are simply more comfortable with the familiar world of Windows on their netbook. However, that may slowly change. After all, we have accepted that the iPad runs on an Apple smarthpone OS. [...]
Continue reading...Ubuntu Lite
10. May 2010 | by Jonas
Most netbooks use the Windows OS. Many have transitioned to Windows 7 Starter Edition with the latest crop of netbooks that is pushing out Windows XP. However, netbooks originally ran Linux, and now there might be a reason to go back to it. Netbooks have not gained much power. Make that any power in the last [...]
Continue reading...Affordable Google Chrome OS Netbooks
20. April 2010 | by Jonas
It has been confirmed that Google will be releasing Chrome OS netbooks. The targeted price is $300 to $400, which seems a little expensive given that the OS has gotta cost less than any version of Windows. They are expected to be available in early 2011. In the meantime, they are working on some carrier [...]
Continue reading...Early alpha Jolicloud users can now software update to the pre-beta
16. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
It seems that when the latest pre-beta version of Jolicloud was released last week, despite it being available for anyone and everyone, not everyone was going to be willing to take advantage of the update immediately. Case in point, those like myself who had been using Jolicloud and had a current installation that they did [...]
Continue reading...Jolicloud update available, public beta now available for everyone
11. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
Jolicloud has been updated and the pre-beta version is now available for anyone that wants to give it a try. New users, or those looking to set up a new Jolicloud installation can go ahead and grab the operating system directly from the Jolicloud website. Those like myself, who have been running and want to [...]
Continue reading...Jolicloud Roundup: Netbooked demos Pre-Beta, ReadWriteWeb picks as 2009 top 10 web product
7. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
Thanks to posts like the ones that I am highlighting here, I feel less alone in my love of Jolicloud. Personally I think its a great operating system, but at the same time it is still nice to see others feel the same way. First up, we have Netbooked who have recently given a hands on [...]
Continue reading...Acer already has a Chrome OS netbook planned for the second half of 2010
3. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
According to a recent DigiTimes report, Acer is already planning on releasing a Chrome OS based netbook sometime during the second half of 2010. Of course, that honestly does not come as much of a surprise because Acer has already shown some Google netbook love with their recently released dual-booting Android/Windows XP based Aspire One [...]
Continue reading...Jolicloud pre-beta boots the Eee PC 901 in 13 seconds [Video]
2. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
It was just about a week ago when we saw Jolicloud officially announce their upcoming pre-beta release and it looks like we are now being treated with a first look. Unfortunately we still are unsure of exactly when it will be available for everyone to download, but on the flip side it seems that the [...]
Continue reading...Looking to run Chrome OS? You may want to check this compatibility chart to see which netbook works best
1. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
It looks like there has been some significant testing done on the recently made available Chromium OS, which for those who may not be as familiar, that is the open-sourced version of Chrome OS — and it is officially available as of now. Anyway, according to the Chromium developer site, there are quite a bit of [...]
Continue reading...Jolicloud officially announce the pre-beta release version
25. November 2009 | by Robert Nelson
Jolicloud has officially unveiled the pre-beta release plans for their netbook operating system. According to the announcement a few nice things will happen once this version is released. First, the invitation system will be going away and switch to an open setup where anyone that wants to install and use Jolicloud can. Unfortunately, the release was [...]
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3. June 2010 | by Jonas
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