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Google CEO Suggests Chrome Netbook To Be Around $300 to $400

The Google Chrome OS is set to be released by the end of this year. If you are wondering how much will a netbook with the Chrome OS cost, Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google suggest that it will be around $300 to $400 though it really depends on the specification of the netbooks. Considering some netbooks with Windows 7 are already selling for less than $300 currently, one would expect a Chrome netbook to be at least cheaper than that. If that isn’t the case, I think that the Chrome netbook will have hard time competing with the Windows 7 netbook.

via Gizmodo

MeeGo 1.0 Demonstration

An Intel folk demonstrated the MeeGo 1.0 in the following videos. In the first video, he runs through a few basic menus of the MeeGo on Acer Aspire One 532g; while in the second video, he demonstrated video playback through video player software downloaded from the Intel App store, on a Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 netbook, and then synchronize the video playback to a TV and a phone.

via Engadget

Jolicloud For Kids Coming Soon?

Peter from Netbooked caught Jolicloud’s founder Tariq Krim talking about “Jolicloud for kids” on Twitter:

“preping a jolicloud for kids. If you have kids (6 to 17) would love to chat with them and with you to build the perfect offer !”

Looks like a kiddie version of Jolicloud is coming soon.

Google Chrome OS Will Have A Business Version, Coming 2011

While the consumer version of the Google Chrome OS is coming soon by end of this year, Will Drewry, a Google software security engineer, said that there will be a business version of the OS coming the following year in 2011 which will have functionality suited to businesses. He also said that Chrome OS netbooks may come with a hardware switch located underneath the battery which lets users turn off some specialized security functions so they can run in “developer mode”, a feature which will allow developers to tinker with Chrome OS code and bring up new ideas.

Source: Network World

Moblin + Maemo = MeeGo

Two Linux-based mobile operating systems — Intel’s Mobilin and Nokia’s Maemo — will be merged into one platform that will run on a wide variety of mobile devices including smartphones. The new platform will be named MeeGo. Check out the following video for the message from Intel and Nokia about MeeGo.

MSI Wind U160 With Moblin OS

MSI Wind U135 and Samsung N127 were the only 2 netbooks that were spotted with Moblin OS on CES 2010 last month. Now at Mobile World Congress, another netbook — the MSI Wind U160 — has been spotted running Moblin OS too. Below is a video from Netbook Italia overviewing the MSI Wind U160 with Suse Moblin OS.

This MSI Wind U160 with Moblin has the same specification as the Windows version: 10.1” 1024 x 600 display, Atom N450 processor, 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, 3x USB (1 is eSATA), VGA, 2.0MP webcam and a 6-cell battery good for 15 hours. No words on the price and availability yet, but the Windows version of Wind U160 is already available for pre-order on Amazon for $379.99.

ChromeOS Zero Acer Aspire One 150

The Chromium OS is an open-source project from Google that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience. Google is going to release the final code for the Chromium OS later this year, but for now, you can already grap the Chromium OS Zero by Hexxeh which features automatic delivery of system updates, a reduction in the startup delay on Broadcom wifi adapters, and a slick, customized bootsplash graphic, and serious speed improvements. Check out the following video for the demonstration of the Chromium OS Zero running on Acer Aspire One 150 netbook:

KDE 4.4 ‘Caikaku’ Features Netbook Interface

KDE is one of the popular desktop environment for Linux. In the recent release of version 4.4 (known as ‘Caikaku’), they’ve included a new interface designed specifically for netbooks — the Plasma Netbook interface. Check it out in the videos below. The Plasma Netbook interface is optimized for mini-laptops with small screens. It has a full-screen application launcher and search utility. You can use widgets to display content from web sites in a newspaper-like layout. And there’s also an emphasis on integration with social networking sites.

via: Netbooked

Jolicloud Netbook OS review

Jolicloud is an Ubuntu Linux based operating system which is designed specifically for netbooks to run web applications such as Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook, Twitter, etc… and the best part is, it’s free. If you like to try something other than Windows XP or 7 on your netbook, Jolicloud is a great choice. Below is a brief review and walkthrough of the Jolicloud OS.

Jolicloud Public Beta Version Now Available

Jolicloud is an Ubuntu Linux based operating system which is designed specifically for netbooks to run web applications such as Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook, and Twitter.. This operating system has been in private alpha testing for months and is now finally released to the public. You can now download it here and install without invitation code. Make sure you check the list of netbooks that are compatible with Jolicloud before installing.

While the Jolicloud has just been released to the public, some folks with private invitation has been able to download and tested the OS while it’s still in private alpha version. Below are some walk through video on the Jolicloud by these folks.

It turns out that the Jolicloud has a pretty fast boot-up time of less than 40 seconds.. and different from Google Chrome OS, the Jolicloud is more than just a web browser. It can run native Linux applications such as OpenOffice.org, Boxee, and GIMP, which makes it pretty useful when you’re on an airplane or another location where you may not have an internet connection.

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