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Software
Hands-On With The Netbook Linux Anyone Can Master
11:00AM Joanna Stern | Sure, Windows 7 is around the corner and there are lots of Linux alternatives for your netbook. But Moblin, which has been pioneered by Intel specifically for netbooks and internet devices, is gonna rival them all. More »
Computers
UMID M2 Gets Faster, Cheaper: Windows 7, 1GB RAM For $US500
9:59PM Danny Allen | Intel’s Developers Conference kicks off today, and UMID is showing off its upgrade to the M1 ultra mobile PC. The M2 has the same keyboard and 4.8-inch (1024×600) screen, but will use faster 1.2Ghz or 1.6GHz Atom processors. More »
Computers
1:10AM Mark Wilson | As a kid, I never ordered a deep sea submarine off the back of a cereal box only to discover it was a lousy little model. But I did fall for the promise of the Viliv S7 convertible netbook. More »
Viliv S7 Review: Looks So Good, Tastes So Bad
1:10AM Mark Wilson | As a kid, I never ordered a deep sea submarine off the back of a cereal box only to discover it was a lousy little model. But I did fall for the promise of the Viliv S7 convertible netbook. More »
Gadgets
Archos 5 Internet Tablet Hands On: Where’s The Flash?
3:30AM Joanna Stern | The new Archos 5 Internet Tablet is indeed powered by Android, and improves all around over its predecessor, with more storage and a better interface. But something’s still missing. More »
Computers
Netwalker Suggests That Sharp Sleepwalked Through The Last Few Years
11:00AM Joanna Stern | No matter what kind of consumer electronics you make it seems you’ve got to add some sort of internet device to the portfolio. Sharp’s addition (at least in Japan) is its 5-inch Netwalker that has a touchscreen and runs Ubuntu. More »
GPS
Garmin Nuvi 1860 Will Come With Browser And Camera
3:40AM Joanna Stern | More evidence that standalone GPS units will soon be as obsolete as MiniDiscs. Garmin’s nuvi 1860 (which looks to be released in early September at IFA) has a full-fledged browser and a camera. More »
Computers
We Want To Own This Mystery, Apple-Like Android MID
5:40AM Mark Wilson | We know almost nothing about this device of any substance. It could be a prototype. It could be on an assembly line now. But it’s a tiny, touchscreen MID that runs Android. And it’s pretty much distilled hotness. More »
Software
Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google
10:19PM John Herrman | Just as companies were starting to get serious about installing Android, a mobile Linux OS, on netbooks, Google announces Chrome, a netbook Linux OS. The relationship between the two OSes is already getting tense, or at the very least, awkward. More »
Computers
Viliv X70: A 7-Inch Netbook Without The Keyboard
3:40AM Mark Wilson | The Viliv S5 was sort of charming in its own way—a tiny Atom-powered touchscreen MID that went for $US599. Well the Viliv X70 is the S5’s bigger cousin, and it runs just $US599, too. More »
Hardware
