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Sony plan a Google Chrome netbook

Posted on March 21, 2011 by David Allen

It is rumoured that Sony are planning to jump onto the Chrome OS bandwagon and that there is even a prototype device in the pipeline, of course we have heard all this before and we should be asking is there any value in the Chrome OS at all anyway!

The netbook could offer the user a 11.6 inch LCD display with a 1366 × 768 of pixel resolution, powered by the Nvidia Tegra 2 (250) platform, graphics from the Ultra-low power GeForce GPU and it is supposed to weigh around 2.2 lb, which is very light indeed.

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Netbooks get EasyPeasy OS

Posted on April 27, 2010 by David Allen

While the amount of netbooks increase almost every day it seems that the operating systems needed to make these fantastic small computers work.

So what to choose?

Why not have a look at the latest version of the EasyPeasy Operating System software; it can be downloaded from here.

Here are the specs and features of the EasyPeasy Netbook OS

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And the most popular OS on netbooks is?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by David Allen

According to a survey run by lifehacker.com to find out what operating systems netbooks users prefer the most popular came out as being Windows 7 which was more than ten per cent in from of the nearest rival.

Following up in second place was Ubuntu, the OS X, Jolicloud and in fifth place was Linux Mint, any surprises in there at all? Apart from the fact that the majority of all new netbooks come with Windows 7 already installed.

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New 10” netbook from ZaReason

Posted on August 14, 2009 by David Allen

You feel that ZaReason is a slightly weird name for a computer company and it probably is, but they are making netbooks that come with pre-loaded Ubuntu Linux OS and that is interesting. When buying the machine from new, the buyer can also configure the build to suit their needs.

Features:

•10″ 1024×600 Matte LCD

•Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz CPU

•Intel GMA950 integrated video

•640×480 Webcam

•Draft-N WIFI

•Optional internal 3G modem for mobile broadband connectivity virtually anywh

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Google OS for netbooks

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

This has been coming for some time now, Google have been creeping around the software sector for some time, with apps giving users the opportunity to use email, browser and now an operating system that has been designed for netbooks. The way that Google see it is that most netbooks are using Windows XP; this has been around for eight years or so and has been designed to work with Pentium III and IV processors. Whereas today’s netbooks are using x86 and ARM chips, Chrome OS has been designed to work with these.

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Microsoft’s Ubuntu for Dell Mini 10V’s

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

The message board and forums have been alive with claims that Ubuntu is now part of Microsoft or is it the other way around! Anyway, whatever the current situation between the software giant Microsoft and Ubuntu the computer maker Dell certainly believe that is the case, check out the image below:

The specifications show that the 8 Gb SSD model has under the heading “Microsoft Operating System” the word

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Sugar on a stick is sweet

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

Sugar is project that allows any user to install the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO operating system onto any laptop through the handy USB stick. The Sugar OS has been built for educational use and is great for kids and their teachers to use. Because it is on a stick it is highly portable and can switched between users and computers in a flash!

Features

Sugar facilitates sharing a

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Is Android better than Windows 7

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Laptop Pimp

It seems that when it comes to netbooks and other smaller portable devices that have been designed to make accessing the internet easier no matter where you are and what you are doing.

However, there are some concerns that the when Android finally appears later in the year, that the performance is not going to be able to match that of Windows 7 because of the 1 GHz ARM processor.

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Windows 7 on mini laptops

Posted on March 31, 2009 by David Allen

Could be it be true that Microsoft are planning to get a slimmed down version of their new operating system Windows 7 onto the latest mini laptops being offered by computer makers? It would seem that it could well be true and that a starter edition could be the answer.

This would mean that the new operatin

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