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    Xandros Presto Linux 10/08/2009 11:50:00

    Does the average Windows PC or laptop really need to spend two minutes or more booting up and then perhaps half that again powering down? According to Xandros, the makers of the cut-down Linux OS, Presto, if all a user wants to do is browse the web and use a handful of basic applications, it can be done in seconds either way.
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    Eyeing Google, Splashtop partners with Yahoo for instant-on web search 23/07/2009 22:08:00

    In a pre-emptive strike against Google Inc.'s Chrome OS, DeviceVM Inc. plans to make Web search the centerpiece of its popular instant-on operating system.
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    Australian netbook buying guide 13/07/2009 13:53:00

    You’ve probably heard about the latest notebook craze: mini-laptops called netbooks. Netbooks are small and not very powerful laptops that can be used for basic tasks such as word processing, watching videos, listening to music, browsing the Internet and downloading photos from your digital camera.
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    Instant-on Linux vendors put on a brave face against Chrome 10/07/2009 08:57:00

    Google Inc. says its coming Linux-based Chrome operating system will "start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds."
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    Moblin: 6 key things to know 17/06/2009 05:08:00

    Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is a free open-source operating system originally developed by Intel for its low-power Atom processor and designed to run on devices, including netbooks.
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    Acer will use Moblin Linux across its products 04/06/2009 04:56:00

    The world's third-largest PC vendor plans to roll out the Moblin Linux operating system, championed by Intel, in its products, a top executive said Wednesday.
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    RealPlayer for Mobile coming to Linux netbooks 02/06/2009 14:13:00

    Saying it will improve the netbook user experience on Linux, RealNetworks Inc. is licensing its RealPlayer for Mobile for the popular Ubuntu Linux distro running on x86 and coming ARM-based netbooks, as well as three up-and-coming "instant-on" Linux operating systems.
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    Qualcomm shows Eee PC running Android OS 01/06/2009 21:52:00

    Qualcomm showed off a previously unannounced version of Asustek Computer's Eee PC based on its Snapdragon processor at the Computex exhibition on Monday, including one running Google's Android operating system.
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    Desktop Linux: why you shouldn't care 18/05/2009 14:07:00

    Recently, the Web site analytics company Net Applications came out with figures that showed that in April, the percentage of "client devices" used to surf the Web that were running Linux crossed the 1% level for the first time ever -- 1.02%, to be exact. The firm enthusiastically noted that "Linux has reached
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    Fast-and-easy Linux 13/05/2009 07:17:00

    Want to resurrect an old PC that's collecting dust? Wish you could insta-boot your laptop or netbook for a quick peek at your e-mail or a Web page? Presto promises exactly that kind of convenience.
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    Novell throws support behind Moblin Linux for Intel Atom netbooks, devices 08/05/2009 08:43:00

    Eschewing its own SUSE Linux, Novell Inc. said today that it will back Intel Corp.'s Moblin Linux in the fast-growing market for netbooks and smartphones.
 
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