arstechnica.com - 1/20/2009
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An embedded Linux developer has demonstrated Mozilla's Fennec mobile browser running an a Broadsheet AM300 prototype kit, which uses a Linux-based Gumstix board and a low-power E-Ink display. This test demonstrates the potential for using open source software to bring a desktop-like browsing ...
blogs.zdnet.com - 1/26/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com —
Gosh, that didn’t take long! Last July Linux
had a huge opportunity to beat Windows in the...
red-hot netbook market (see Linux for housewives. XP for geeks. ). But faster than I’d expected Microsoft has kicked Linux to the curb, claiming an ...
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Windows kicks Linux to the curb
pendrivelinux.com - 1/16/2009
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pendrivelinux.com —
Carry a portable Linux version with you on
a USB flash pen drive. Easily bring your portable...
desktop with you wherever you go. Portable USB Linux Desktop Screenshot with Compiz USB Linux installation enables you to install a portable Linux operating ...
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Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick | USB ...
press.redhat.com - 1/20/2009
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press.redhat.com —
We released the first glimpse into Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.3 with the availability of the 5.3...
Beta in October. Today, weâve announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, delivered via Red Hat Network to customers with a Red ...
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Red Hat News | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Offers ...
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Fennec, Mozilla's Mobile Browser, Marches On
OStatic blogs —
... As Ars Technica notes, an embedded Linux developer named Jaya Kumar has successfully tested the Fennec browser on an E-ink device. There were some limitations, such as not getting an on-screen keyboard to work, but video posted in the Ars Technica piece, and other videos that Kumar has on YouTube, show Fennec to be promising on E-Ink and Amazon Kindle-style devices. ...
Fennec, Mozilla's Mobile Browser, Marches On [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... As Ars Technica notes, an embedded Linux developer named Jaya Kumar has successfully tested the Fennec browser on an E-ink device. There were some limitations, such as not getting an on-screen keyboard to work, but video posted in the Ars Technica piece, and other videos that Kumar has on YouTube, show Fennec to be promising on E-Ink and Amazon Kindle-style devices. ...
Another possible e-book device from TechCrunch; mobile Firefox on e-ink
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
... In another piece of tech news, Ars Technica is reporting that Jaya Kumar has gotten mobile Firefox running on an e-ink display. Our Linux gurus might want to take a look at the article. Thanks to reader Tamas Simon for the link. ...
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