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HP considers own Linux-based OS

Hewlett Packard is reportedly considering building an alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows, based on Linux.

Lenovo hikes netbook price for Aussies

Chinese PC maker Lenovo has flagged plans to enter the miniature notebook market with a one-kilogram model to launch later this year. But while Australians will get the notebook before their US counterparts, they can also expect to pay more.

Intel ready with Atom processors for low-cost notebooks

Intel is ready to ship the latest edition of its Atom processor family, this time going after the emerging market for low-cost subnotebooks.

Acer aspires to lead low-cost laptop race

After months of speculation in the media, Acer introduced its own low-cost mini-notebook PC at the Computex trade show in Taipei.

Nvidia's mobile ambitions adding MIDs to the list

Nvidia is doubling down on its budding processor business for the next generation of mobile computers.

Intel's next Atom CPU might be going dual-core

With Intel's new low-power Atom CPU for Netbook-style laptops (and other ultraportable devices) just starting to see the light of day, industry watchers are already pointing to that chip's successor.

Ubuntu for mobile devices to be unveiled

The new version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system for mobile Internet devices and mini-notebooks will be demonstrated for the first time this week.

Intel unleashes low cost chips for subnotebooks

Intel has unveiled the latest addition to its Atom processor family, aimed at what it sees as the emerging market for low-cost subnotebooks.

Intel denies report of Atom-based iPhone in the pipeline

Intel has emphatically denied a report that Apple is planning to use its Atom processor in a future version of the iPhone.

Intel Germany executive reportedly confirms Atom-based iPhone

An Intel Germany executive has reportedly confirmed that Apple plans to use Intel's Atom processor in a future iPhone.

Magnetic bacteria 'factory workers of the future'

Certain strains of bacteria can pull magnetic materials out of their backside, so to speak. And scientists at Ames Laboratory want to imitate it in an effort to make smaller memory or medical devices.

Details emerge on Lenovo's Atom-based handheld

First seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the mystery handheld Lenovo was showing off now has a name -- the IdeaPad U8.

Intel launches Atom power, devices due in June

The new chips, described by the company as entirely Core 2 Duo-compatible but with a tenth of the power requirements, will first reach the market in a fleet of partner mobile Internet devices (MIDs) in late May or early June.

Intel takes on mobile computing, picks new fights

Intel has announced that "Atom" will be the name given to its new family of low-powered processors designed for ultra mobile PCs and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).

Top 10 innovations to change the tech world

2007 saw millions of innovations shoot from the minds of tech heads into the world of reality -- here are a few ZDNet Australia thought were pretty cool.

Fibre optic networks to break light speed?

German scientists claim to have broken the light speed barrier, which could blow away the known limitations of modern networking but the technology is unlikely to make it into a product -- if at all -- until most administrators working today have retired.

New Realplayer allows easy YouTube downloads

RealNetworks announced today the public availability of its beta release of RealPlayer 11, which is able to download and burn videos from popular Web sites, such as YouTube.

Yahoo: Pipe in data, then mash it up

Beta Web service Yahoo Pipes is designed to make it easier to manipulate data feeds from Web sites in creating applications.

O2 unveils Flame, Zinc, Graphite 3G PDA-phones

Eyeing off O2's PDA and smartphones but disappointed with the lack of 3G support? Its line-up for 2007 looks impressive, with Wi-Fi, 2-megapixel cameras and zippy processors on all models.

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