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Use Ubuntu Light and Boot Up Your Netbook in 7 Seconds

If you want to be able to boot up your netbook at a super fast pace, you should try Ubuntu Light.  This version of Ubuntu will allow you to boot up your computers in 7 seconds flat.  Even though the naming convention of the platform may be misleading, this Linux distribution is by no means [ ... ] ...

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Dell Vostro v13 Celeron M 1.3GHz 13" LED-Backlit Laptop for $449 + $8 s&h

Dell Small Business still offers the 3.5-lb. Dell Vostro v13 Intel Celeron M 1.3GHz 13.3" Widescreen Laptop for $449 plus $8 for shipping. That's tied with our April mention and it's the lowest total price we've seen for this laptop this year. (We saw it for less back in December, when it had free shipping.) It's also one of the least expensive lightweight 13" Dell laptops we've mentioned. Sales tax is added where applicable. This laptop features an Intel Celeron M ULV 743 1.3GHz processor,

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Fuji Soft's new humanoid is powered by Atom and Ubuntu

The world needs humanoids, and Fuji Soft is heeding that call. It just unveiled its new humanoid line at the ever-popular All Japan Robot Tournament, and while the robot doesn't have a model name yet, one of the delightful personalities pictured above is named Sakura-Chan and both seem pretty keen on a bit of robo-Sumo. The mobility and capabilities of the bots seems pretty standard, with an LED visor for facial expressions, speech recognition and a camera for taking in this odd carbon-based

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New Dell Mini 10 Netbook Uses Intel Atom N450 CPU

Dell’s 10-inch netbook has gotten an upgrade. The new Dell Mini 10 will implement Intel’s 1.66GHz Pineview Atom N450 processor, replacing the current Mini 10 and 10V which use Z520 and N270 processors.  The Mini 10 will be offered starting January 7th with your choice of Windows 7 or Ubuntu Linux. In addition to the [ ... ] ...

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Ubuntu Netbook Remix To Be Rebranded As Ubuntu Netbook Edition

Canonical has hinted that Ubuntu Netbook Remix is going to be renamed Ubuntu Netbook Edition, as found in the Blueprint for Ubuntu 10.04.The change is more symbolic than anything, but it is a sign that netbooks are starting to get more dedicated attention. This may also be a move by Canonical to contrast the specificity [ ... ] ...

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Dell Vostro A90 Atom 1.6GHz 8.9" Netbook for $219 + $8 s&h

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro A90 Intel Atom 1.6GHz 8.9" Widescreen Netbook in Obsidian Black for $219 with $8 for shipping. Although we saw it for $20 less two weeks ago (since expired), it's still $55 off and the lowest total price we could find.Sales tax is added where applicable. It weighs 2.36 lbs. and features an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 8.9" 1024x600 widescreen LCD, 1GB RAM, 8GB Solid State Drive (SSD), 802.11g wireless, webcam, 4-cell battery, and Ubuntu Linux

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The Real Deal 185: Road test: Windows 7

Tom and Rafe discuss life with Windows 7, Entourage, Seagate hard drives, Ubuntu and more ...

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Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Out Now But Still Not As Fuzzy As a Real Koala [Ubuntu]

I've always wanted a pet koala, but I could settle for Ubuntu 9.10 Karamic Koala, which is out now. The main Ubuntu page is still all about 9.04, but you can grab 9.10 here. [Ubuntu, Image via Yvonne/Flickr ] ...

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Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' released, could decide your OS fate

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Dell Vostro 1720 Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 17" Laptop w/ A90 9" Netbook for $908 + $8 s&h

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 1720 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 17" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook with the Dell Vostro A90 Intel Atom 1.6GHz 9" Netbook for $908 with $8 for shipping. That's $275 off and the lowest total price we've seen for this combo. Sales tax is added where applicable ... The 6.8-lb. 1720 features an Intel Core 2 Duo T6670 2.2GHz dual-core processor, 17" 1440x900 widescreen LED LCD, 3GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, 802.11a/n wireless,

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