Linux + ARM = World Liberation
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The synergistic combination of the Linux free operating system with the low-cost, low-power ARM processor are paving the way to connect everyone on the planet to the internet.
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Name ChangeI've been thinking for a while that the name of this twine should be changed to something that more appropriately reflects what is happening as the PC industry as it moves from a monolithic, monopolistic cartel, to a more open platform. This is not domination, this is liberation. Domination ...
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techvideoblog.com » Blog Archive » $80 Android Laptop, Menq EasyPC E790Here is the cheapest laptop in the world. It can run Android since it is based on a Samsung ARM926EJ-S3C2450 processor, but for now this review unit that I am reviewing in this video only runs Windows CE 5.0. Check back hopefully within a month for another video when Menq may have sent me a ...
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Lenovo returns to the Linux desktop - Computerworld BlogsSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols Cyber Cynic November 13, 2009 - 11:34 A.M. Lenovo might not describe their return to the Linux desktop like that, but that's what they're doing. Yesterday, November 12th, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs gave the world a sneak peak at the Lenovo ARM Snapdragon-powered ...
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Linux Will Have Increased Presence as Netbook OS | NetbookBoards.comLinux Will Have Increased Presence as Netbook OS subscribe to the RSS feed Myth: The Linux netbook is dying out. According to ABI, nearly one third of 35 million netbooks will ship in 2009 with some variant of the Linux OS. The exact split is 32% Linux versus 68% Windows so ...
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ARM vs. Atom: The battle for the next digital frontier | Hardware - InfoWorldARM vs. Atom: The battle for the next digital frontier Small, inexpensive, power-efficient new chips from Intel and ARM are enabling the new wave of mobile devices -- and setting the two companies on a collision course For once, Intel knows how it feels to be the underdog. Over the past ...
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52techvideoblog.com » Blog Archive » $80 Android Laptop, Menq EasyPC E790If there is any question whether or not MS and Intel are in trouble, this should set the record straight. There is absolutely no way that they can compete with this stuff in terms of cost. In two years, nobody is gonna care if it runs x86 Windows apps because you can buy one for the cost of a book....macbraughton added 7 days ago
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52What Windows7 could mean for Linux | Paul Murphy | ZDNet.comI've heard this kind of talk before, and it seems to be looking more like a reality, because the real advances in software over the past 10 years or so have been mostly happening in the Linux and Mac OS X environments, and MS efforts to compete look like they haven't gone anywhere.macbraughton added 3 weeks ago
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52Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.comSo, why do we need Windows again?macbraughton added 5 weeks ago
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52Intel to battle Qualcomm for mobile computing leadership | The Viodi ViewIntel is up not just Qualcomm, but TI, and Freescale, and a host of other companies that license ARM technology.macbraughton added 7 weeks ago
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52The Mythology of Moore's LawThe tragic flaw of Moore's "Law" is that it doesn't take into account the efficiency of the smaller components. Intel is moving ahead with their smaller diecasts even though they no that they aren't really making chips that work better.macbraughton added 7 weeks ago
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