TabletKiosk is making it easier for their Linux owners to get needed updates. The Mobility Matters blog has all the details, but here is a quick run down: Our project manager in Germany has recently updated our Linux images and new applications (tkcontrol menu, hrw, drivers) on www.tabletkiosk.de for use with our slate tablet PCs. [...]
Linux news has been appearing a lot around the tech blogs lately. According to Business Week, an anonymous source cites that Hewlett Packard is considering a Linux-based, mass-market operating system to compete with Windows Vista. The article states that HP is trying to capitalize on the poor public reception and slow adoption of Windows Vista. [...]
We have some of the most talented forum members. TechnoGeekChris has been posting in our forums about how he got his Fujitsu U810 UMPC triple booting into Mac OS X, Vista, and Linux Ubuntu. Read the details here and watch the video below: >> > Thanks for the mention, Matt!
Five years ago, on November 7 2002, Microsoft launched Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Bill Gates himself was on-hand to launch the new platform at a large press event. “The launch of the Tablet PC marks an exciting new era of mobile computing that is limited only by the imagination of its users,” Gates said. [...]
Better watch out – Thoughtfix is drinking coffee again. In this episode he tackles Linux and Windows as an embedded architecture. By the way, check out his modded Nokia N800. Technorati Tags: linux, windows, mids, umpc >
Hi there! I am Daniel Gentleman, better known as ThoughtFix. I’ve been using handhelds, portable Internet devices, and the like since the first Windows CE devices. In addition, I’ve been blogging about mobile technology since December of 05. Recently, I decided to shift gears with my writing and distance myself from Windows based UMPCs and [...]
The mobility landscape seems to be in a constant state of flux as of late, as software companies and OEMs are listening to consumer feedback. Just look at this story from today from Mozilla, Arm, and MontaVista regarding their Linux based UMPC news as a prime example. As the MID / Linux UMPC scene continues to [...]
This ought to shake things up a bit in the UMPC space According to Nancy Gohring of InfoWorld: “A group of seven companies including Mozilla, Arm, and MontaVista Software are hoping to grow the market for a relatively new device category that sits between a smartphone and a laptop. The companies are collaborating on a [...]
Looking for an “out-of-the-box experience” tablet with Linux pre-installed? EmperorLinux.com is offering two tablet models from Lenovo, the X60T and X61T; and one tablet model from Panasonic, the Tough Book CF-19 series. Each is customizable and available with dual Windows XP/Vista and Linux configurations. They also come with one year of tech support. Being an [...]
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These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
