Mac OS X 10.6.2 to disable Intel Atom processor support!
AppleInsider has reported that the upcoming update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard might disable Intel Atom processor support.
Apple has no product in the market that uses the Intel Atom processor.
However, this processor range is popular in the netbook models available in the market. [...]
Mark Shuttleworth: Windows 7 for netbooks is not worth the price
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth who is the man behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has stated that Windows 7 Starter Edition which is designed for netbooks is not worth the price.
It is crippled and still pricey for what it offers.
Canonical is all set [...]
live-android: Checkout Google Android on your netbook!
If you have been interested in checking out what Google Android is all about without buying any of the smartphones that are coming powered with it, here is a great solution.
Google Code has a project named live-android which provides you with a Live CD of Google Android.
No [...]
Google Chrome OS means Android is not suitable for netbooks?
Google recently announced their latest ambitious project named Google Chrome OS.
Google Chrome OS is essentially a Linux powered operating system with a browser based user interface.
The company aims to out with the first public release sometime later this year.
With this, Google is now [...]
Google OS: Google Chrome OS announced!
Google has shocked the web by announcing that they are working on an operating system based on their Google Chrome web browser.
Google Chrome OS is based on the open source model. It would be a light weight operating system and it would be targeted at the netbooks for [...]
Microsoft might offer Windows 7 on USB Drives!
Industry sources are claiming that Microsoft is considering offering Windows 7 on USB disks to customers who would like to install it on a netbook.
Netbooks are low cost laptop computers which usually ship without an optical drive.
Installing an operating system on these machines is a rather [...]
Acer could launch Android Netbook later this year
Acer has revealed that they are working on launching an Android powered netbook later this year.
Google Android was designed for use on mobile devices. However, developers have managed to get it working on netbooks as well.
Android could further lower the prices of the netbook models available in the [...]
Windows 7 won’t support ARM processors
Microsoft has announced that they do not plan to support ARM processors with their Windows 7 operating system.
ARM processors are used by some netbook manufacturers. It is however supported by several Linux distributions.
This announcement is bad news for ARM which was aiming to become a bigger player in the netbook [...]
Larry Ellison wants Java to be everywhere!
Oracle is in the process of acquiring Sun Microsystems.
This would give them the ownership of Java technology which is already pretty popular on the web and mobile devices.
Oracle boss Larry Ellison has now said that they have big plans with the Java language.
They want to see it being [...]
Asus promotes Windows on their Netbooks
Asus and Microsoft are promoting Windows OS on the netbooks through a new website that is named: It’s Better with Windows…
This new marketing campaign is aimed at Linux as the statement from the website states:
“Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services – without [...]
