http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/pegatron.demos.10.inch.smartbook.with.ubuntu/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/pegatronnetbookin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A 10-inch smartbook from Pegatron was spotted at the Connected Community Technical Symposium on Friday. It runs on Linux Ubuntu and is powered by an ARM processor, though other details are scarce. The sighting comes just one day after Pegatron GM Chou Biao Sheng said the company will bring out a smartbook in the first quarter of 2010, priced at less than $200.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/pegatron.demos.10.inch.smartbook.with.ubuntu/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/myka.ion.a.home.theater.pc.for.the.living.room/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/mykain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Myka has moved on from producing media hubs by releasing its Myka ION nettop as a full-fledged home theater PC. As the name implies, the PC packs a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor and 2GB of RAM, along with an NVIDIA Ion graphics platform to supply HD (non-Flash) video. It runs on Ubuntu Linux and includes Boxee and XBMC media center software as well as support for standard-definition Adobe Flash and ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/myka.ion.a.home.theater.pc.for.the.living.room/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/05/dell.zinohd.will.be.labeled.inspiron.specs.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/dellzinointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Some specs and details of the upcoming Dell Zino HD series of nettops were revealed, thanks to a recent DellZinoHD search. Two models in the Zino HD series will be offered, including the Inspiron 300 and Inspiron 400. Both have potentially been readied for Windows XP, Windows Vista or the upcoming Windows 7, with the support page also including a manual for Ubuntu.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/05/dell.zinohd.will.be.labeled.inspiron.specs.leak/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/dell.mini.10v.gets.intels.linux.os/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/dellinspironmini10v-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell at IDF revealed that it's about to ship a version of the Inspiron Mini 10v with Moblin Linux. The system is initially aimed at developers but will give everyone a simpler-to-use alternative to Ubuntu for web browsing and media playback. It specifically uses Canonical's Moblin Netbook Remix, a variant tailored for the screens and interfaces common to the mini notebooks.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/dell.mini.10v.gets.intels.linux.os/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/07/best.buy.told.to.misrepresent.linux/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/microsoftlinuxmyths.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft has been sending Best Buy retail staff "training" material that deliberately attacks and in some cases distorts Linux, according to a leak from an anonymous Best Buy employee. The materials present obvious and at times true assertions about the lack of software support and users preferring a "comfortable" experience but also makes controversial statements about security and other featur... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/07/best.buy.told.to.misrepresent.linux/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/sharp.intros.netwalker/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/sharpnetwalkerintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp Japan today launched a new entry into ultra mobile PCs with the PC-Z1, otherwise known as the NetWalker. Unlike most UMPCs that are based on either Windows or custom Linux versions, the PC-Z1 uses Ubuntu Linux 9.04 as its platform. Processing is handled by Freescale's i.MX515 800MHz CPU, there is 512MB of RAM and just 4GB of internal memory, though a microSDHC memory card slot lets users ex... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/sharp.intros.netwalker/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/25/studio.xps.13.gets.ubuntu/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/dellstudioxps13.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />PC, notebook, monitor and related hardware manufacturer Dell has recently began offering its Studio XPS 13 notebook PC preloaded with the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. The 13.3-inch notebook otherwise has the same key specs as its Windows Vista-powered counterpart, including the same 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, though some of the available options between them differ. For example, users ca... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/25/studio.xps.13.gets.ubuntu/ Mon, 25 May 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/22/ms.dropping.3.app.win.7/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/windows7-xpmode.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft will drop the controversial three-app limit on Windows 7 Starter Edition by the time it reaches shelves, an apparent scoop by long-time Microsoft observer Paul Thurrott indicates. Although the restriction is often softened in practice, the approach would let owners use more than three full, active apps at a time. Microsoft previously instituted the limit both to accommodate the slower ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/22/ms.dropping.3.app.win.7/ Fri, 22 May 2009 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/20/dell.mini.10v.android.demo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/dellinspironmini10v-androiddemo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell has quietly drawn attention to its netbook plans by demonstrating Google's Android 1.5 running on an Inspiron Mini 10v (video below). Company technology strategist Doug Anson describes the mobile OS as "small and snappy" on the Intel Atom-based portable but doesn't do more than show the operating system running on the 10v alongside another system using Ubuntu Netbook Remix. It continues to ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/20/dell.mini.10v.android.demo/ Wed, 20 May 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/dell.latitude.2100/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/delllatitude2100.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell on Tuesday kicked off the launch of its first netbook meant for schools or business-oriented users. Unlike the Inspiron Minis, the Latitude 2100 is toughened against the rougher use likely in a class and has a sturdier chassis as well as a rubberized surface, including a unique texture on the lid that's deemed easier to grip. In a first for Dell and most non-tablet netbooks, the 2100 has th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/dell.latitude.2100/ Tue, 19 May 2009 12:15:00 GMT