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Menlow Netbook Does Quake III

Monday, 02 November 2009 05:17 MoblinZone

CNetAsia's Crave blog reports that Martin Mohring, from the Linux Foundation, demo'd an MSI Wind netbook showing an HD video clip, and running Quake III at 35fps. The secret? It's a Menlow netbook, with Moblin technology and "optimized" drivers, says Crave.

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A Review of the Dell Mini 10v, Ubuntu Moblin Remix edition

Monday, 12 October 2009 17:31 ArsTechnica

When Asus launched the Eee PC in 2007, we recognized that netbooks had the potential to be a major game-changer for mobile computing. Two years and several iterations later, the evolving netbook form factor is better and more compelling than ever before.

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Seachange for Netbook Shells?

Monday, 12 October 2009 07:10 MoblinZone

Asus has begun distributing Linux source code for its 1008HA "Seashell" model netbook. The move suggests that the company has also begun to distribute actual Seashell models pre-installed with Linux -- and probably Moblin technology.

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Netbooks Help PC Market Grow, But Prices Hurt Revenue, Says Report

Friday, 09 October 2009 06:39 eWeek

A DisplaySearch study shows netbook sales continuing to defy the recession and the slow PC market, growing at a 264 percent rate in the second quarter year over year, says eWEEK.

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