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MID Runs Linux on Dual-Speed Atom

Monday, 02 November 2009 05:16 LinuxDevices

Chinese manufacturer Soyea has begun taking orders for a mobile Internet device (MID) that runs Linux or Windows XP on Intel's dual-speed, MID-oriented Z515 Atom CPU. Soyea's Z5 is equipped with 1GB RAM, an 8GB SSD, a five-inch touchscreen, plus 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a three-megapixel webcam...

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Confirmed: New Asus Netbook with Moblin Technology

Friday, 30 October 2009 07:42 MoblinZone

A key Linux operating system vendor (OSV) has confirmed it supplied Moblin technology to netbook pioneer Asus for a "soon-to-be-released model" of the Eee PC. Xandros described working with Asus on the product at a Moblin Roadshow event yesterday in Taipei, Taiwan.

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How big is the Ultra Mobile Device market? SO BIG!

Wednesday, 28 October 2009 15:52 MoblinZone

When my son was little, he loved the children's book "Pat the Bunny." The best line was, "How big is bunny? SO BIG."That was my first thought when reading that...

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Embedded Linux Vendor Adds Verticals

Wednesday, 28 October 2009 07:00 MoblinZone

The original Stateside embedded Linux OS and tools vendor is touting a few new vertical market spins. "Market-specific" versions of MontaVista Linux 6.0 (MVL6) will ship "this quarter," targeting industrial automation, automotive, Android, portable multimedia devices, and multicore networking, says MontaVista.

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