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Taiwanese Linux distributor Linpus Technologies plans to make a version of Moblin 2.0 available for download next week, a move timed to coincide with the annual Computex hardware exhibition in Taipei.
Linpus will show off a new version of its Linpus Linux Lite distribution based on Moblin 2.0 for the first time, including versions based on user interfaces designed by Linpus and Intel, the company said in a notice posted on its Web site.
Linpus Linux Lite will be one of the first distributions based on Moblin 2.0 to be released, it said.
Beta source code for Moblin 2.0 was released earlier this month and the new version of the operating system is tweaked to run on small, low-cost laptops called netbooks as well as handheld computers. Among the features offered with the operating system are the ability to boot up quickly and an improved user interface that allows users to easily update their status on a range of social networking sites, like Facebook.
The earlier version of Linpus Linux Lite was used with some versions of Acer’s popular Acer Aspire One netbook.
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The Aspire One 751 already provides separate access panels for the HDD, memory and Wi-Fi. When opening the Wi-Fi slot, it can be seen that there are two Mini PCI-E slots with only one in use. The 751 is completely taken apart in the disassembly guide, the motherboard and internals are all laid out for all to see. Modders out there can add 3G HSDPA functionality to the 751. See a selection of pictures after the jump.
Thanks to www.netbookchoice.com for the info.
Sam on our forum has successfully replaced the Bootlogo on his AAO250. “this works for others as well I guess, at least all these which use InsydeH2= Bios driver.”
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Another Aspire One, from Acer – 571 with Vmedia Blu Ray
The chassis is based on the D150 or D250. It also shares the same internal specifications, but has some additional components. The screen size is 10.1″ still, but the resolution was increased to 1280×720 with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The Intel Atom N280 however cannot reliably decode H.264 or HD video in general at that resolution, that’s why it’s supported by the Quartics Q1721 Multimedia Coprocessor. It does accelerate decoding and encoding(!) of H.264 and other codecs, and also adds hardware scaling and filtering.
Another addition is quite unusual. Acer added an optical disc drive; Vmedia, uses 32mm Blu-ray discs, loaded inside tiny plastic cartridges, each with 1GB capacity. In the case of the 571, they load into the left-hand side of the palmrest; initially only ROM discs full of media content will be available, with 576p-quality video content, but the company promises recordable versions at some point in the future.
To deal with that media, and keep up with the 1280 x 720 display, the Aspire One 571 pairs its Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor with the Quartics Q1721 Multimedia Coprocessor. That can handle hardware decoding/encoding of H.264 and other HD video formats, meaning the netbook might actually be a realistic media processing companion.
Source: macles.blogspot.com
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The new Acer Aspire One 751 has a screen that measures 11.6in on the diagonal with a resolution of 1366 x 768 and that’s mighty big for a netbook. As it happens, we were told a few months back that Intel has strict rules about the sale of Atom N-series processors to avoid cannibalising the sales of Core 2 and Centrino products.
Acer Aspire One 751: a netbook with a notebook screen resolution
Acer claims that the six-cell 5200mAh battery has a runtime of five hours, and we found that we could run a continuous loop of PCMark05 for two hours and 13 minutes. You can double that figure to get a real-world battery life figure so we’re happy that the Acer will run for four and a half hours with the screen at full brightness, pleasingly close to the figure supplied by Acer. Recharging the battery took one hour 30 minutes.
The large – for a netbook – 11.6in screen on the Aspire One 751 takes these little laptops in an interesting direction. However, the price is getting uncomfortably close to the point where you can buy a proper laptop with a proper CPU
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A lot of people are trying to get a bead on the market for netbooks and what it means for manufacturers and operating systems. According to one of the largest Taiwanese hardware companies, the netbook trend will grow more quickly than some Western analysts have predicted.
Global shipments for netbooks will reach 25m – 30m of the recession-priced laptops this year, Acer chairman J.T. Wang told Digitimes earlier this week. That jibes with Garner’s forecast of 21m.
Next year, though, Wang says IT spending will turn around, but buyers will still keep it cheap. That’s why Wang predicts the global netbook market will double to 50m. By comparison, Gartner did not project netbooks reaching that level until 2012.
Wang’s claim is also notable because it means that 1 in 4 laptops sold next year will be a netbook. In other words, many buyers – whether for home or business – don’t really need the extra power of a Core 2 Duo CPU, multiple gigabytes of RAM, a bigger screen, and ports for various accessories.
If he’s right, it means less income for hardware makers, and probably for Microsoft, which will have a hard time convincing buyers of $300 netbooks to pay extra to upgrade their version of Windows XP or Windows 7. Still, despite the lean margins, competition for netbook sales will be fierce – it is one of the few growth areas in the PC industry.
Source – www.computingsa.co.za
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There were rumors going around not long ago about more subsidized netbooks making their way over to AT&T. Well, it looks like AT&T is about to start offering the Acer Aspire One 10.1? netbook complete with integrated AT&T 3G access via a partnership with Costco. Costco employees are currently being trained for the launch and according to the info we received, the preparation comes to a head on May 8th. As for the netbook itself, it will become availble beginning May 11th. We’re pretty sure the Acers will be available from both AT&T retail stores and Costco electronics kiosks, just like Radio Shack’s current AT&T netbook. No word yet on pricing but look for it to line up just above the 8.9? model currently available from Radio Shack.
Source – boygeniusreport.com
German website Notebooknews.de mentioned that the new 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One was spotted for sale at a Taiwanese PChome Shop for NT$21600 (Rs. 32,500 approx.). The Aspire One 751 is expected to come equipped with Intel Poulsbo platform that comprises of 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor and Intel SCH USW15S chipset. Intel’s Poulsbo platform has thermal design power rating of 4.5W which conserves more energy than the previous platforms with 11W TDP ratings.
The Intel SCH USW15S chipset features Intel GMA 500 that features H.264 encoding and support for other popular codecs
