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This Tiny PC Runs Linux and Android 4.0–and Costs Just $74
Over the past few months there have been no fewer than three tiny, cheap Linux PCs making headlines, and now there’s a fourth to add to the list. First we saw the Raspberry Pi and the Cotton Candy devices emerge; then, almost exactly a month ago I wrote about the Mele A1000, a small ARM [...]
This Tiny PC Runs Linux and Android 4.0–and Costs Just $74
Over the past few months there have been no fewer than three tiny, cheap Linux PCs making headlines, and now there’s a fourth to add to the list. First we saw the Raspberry Pi and the Cotton Candy devices emerge; then, almost exactly a month ago I wrote about the Mele A1000, a small ARM [...]
ZaReason Launches Its First Android Tablet
ZaReason, the Linux computer builder, is launching its first tablet called ZaTab. Unlike the company’s desktop computers and laptops that feature Ubuntu Linux, the tab will be powered by Android. The ZaTab features a 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 pixel IPS display with support for 5-point capacitive multitouch input and runs on a 1.2 GHz [...]
Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix gets 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’ update
Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, launched by Canonical back in February and based on Ubuntu Linux 11.10 ‘Oneiric Ocelot’, has now received a major update to version 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’. “Designed for corporate and government organisations evaluating Ubuntu for their desktop infrastructure, the Business Desktop Remix is a simple base image that can be deployed into [...]
ZaTab: ZaReason launches a $349 Android tablet
Tweet Email Linux computer builder ZaReason is now selling its first tablet. But while all of the company’s laptop and desktop computers are sold with Ubuntu Linux, the ZaTab is an Android tablet. The good news for folks who like to tinker is that ZaReason sells the tablet with the bootloader unlocked which means that [...]
Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix Gets an Update to 12.04
When Canonical launched its Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix back in February, it was based on Ubuntu Linux 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot,” which was then the most current stable version of the free and open source operating system. Since then Ubuntu has received a major update to version 12.04, however, and now Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix has [...]
Linux Mint 13 release candidate arrives
The team developing version 13 of Linux Mint has put out a release candidate of the desktop operating system for testing. Linux Mint 13 release candidate comes with new features, such as a new display manager. Image credit: Linux Mint The distribution, which is based on Ubuntu, is now available for download, the Linux Mint [...]
Linux Mint 13 nears with release candidate
A release candidate (RC) for version 13 of Linux Mint has been made available for testing. Code-named “Maya”, the RC is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and offers a choice of Cinnamon 1.4 or MATE 1.2 (a fork of the older 2.x branch of GNOME) as the default desktop environment. The distribution includes a new display [...]
Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix Gets an Update to 12.04
When Canonical launched its Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix back in February, it was based on Ubuntu Linux 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot,” which was then the most current stable version of the free and open source operating system. Since then Ubuntu has received a major update to version 12.04, however, and now Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix has [...]
Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix Gets an Update to 12.04
When Canonical launched its Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix back in February, it was based on Ubuntu Linux 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot,” which was then the most current stable version of the free and open source operating system. Since then Ubuntu has received a major update to version 12.04, however, and now Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix has [...]
