The Toshiba AC100 was either a device ahead of its time, or a major flop. Either way, it’s an interesting piece of hardware. Released in late 2010, the AC100 features a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. It’s designed to run Google Android, but [...]

For the last couple of Ubuntu releases, this notebook—with a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB memory, 40GB hard drive—has been my test machine for some of the radical changes that my favorite Linux distribution was introducing.

People looking for an attractively-priced Pine Trail netbook may be interested in the Asus Eee PC R011PX model which features a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) matt display, a 1.66 GHz Atom N455 processor, runs Ubuntu 10.10 (Desktop Edition), and costs €209.

It is a perfect SSD for notebooks and netbooks running Ubuntu or Linux. Linux distros are known for flawless fast boot and this SSD will offer an unmatched experience.

Asus released a netbook that comes with an unusually large 12.1-inch screen and — at least in some markets — Ubuntu Linux.

I like netbooks a lot. Portable, long battery life, sharp bright screens– what’s not to like? I took ZaReason’s Teo netbook on a torture trip and learned a few things.

Let’s face it: netbooks are in decline and fading fast. Canonical getting a deal with Asus doesn’t change that. Asus is spreading its bets, also dabbling in MeeGo

Canonical has not yet built an Ubuntu Linux distribution for tablets and will continue development of the OS for PCs and netbooks, company executives said.

The latest version of Ubuntu UNR, for example, features brilliant hardware support alongside the expanding Unity interface, which Canonical is pinning its hopes on as a Gnome replacement for the next mainstream Ubuntu release.

You must have heard that Canonical has killed the netbook edition of Ubuntu also known as UNR or Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Before you reach any conclusions, let me make it clear that Canonical is not withdrawing from the netbook segment.

So, I finally decided to release my computer from the grip of Mr. Bill Gates. I installed the free and fast Linux Ubuntu 10.10 netbook operating system. I’m glad I did — and surprised how easy the transition was. After all, messing with your operating system, the control center a computer, is a scary proposition [...]

Ubuntu Netbook Edition is precisely what it sounds like: a version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system modified for use with netbook laptops.

Netbooks still matter in education, especially K12. They’re cheap (almost to the point of being disposable) and fit well into small hands. They can often last through a school day and generally give students lots of what they need with few of the bells and whistles they don’t.

This tutorial is targeted at netbook users, that want to streamline and tweak their Linux. Though it’s perfectly suitable for other people, provided they have the necessary knowledge. It has been tested on and meant mainly for the new Ubuntu 10.04 release on an ASUS eeePC 1005PE

With the arrival last month of Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition, it’s time to revisit a familiar question: which operating system is best for a netbook?

Today there are many such Linux-based distributions with new takes on the user interface geared towards small screens. In this article I am going to try and break down and analyse two of them by some of the biggest names in Linux; MeeGo from Intel and Nokia, and Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE) from Canonical.

The Samsung NB30 is a great little machine and if you get the model with a touchscreen it can be a nice way to fully enjoy the new Ubuntu Unity netbook interface. I recently treated myself to one of these and now have Ubuntu 10.10 installed with (hopefully) everything working.

I am going to try to shed some light on the [Unity usability] situation by comparing several of the latest Netbook desktops. It is not my intention to extend this comparison to general desktops at this time, although that might change.

the next logical Ubuntu edition to review I think should be the Ubuntu Netbook Edition, or UNE. As the name implies, UNE is the edition of Ubuntu optimized for small screens, such as you will find on netbooks and tablet computers.

Each assumes that, because of the smaller screen, the desktop must be simpler than a workstation’s, and will be used mainly for light computing in general and social networking in particular. Released at the same time as the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) general version, the latest version of Ubuntu Netbook Edition does not question these assumptions.

Suffice to say, I have had a rubbish Ubuntu Linux experience. It was good to find out how to fix the problem (which is why Ubuntu Linux and the internet are so brilliant, as someone always has the answer. But I don’t think Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10, with the much-vaunted Unity interface, is very good.

Recently, mega-popular Linux iteration Ubuntu released version 10.10, and with it an updated Ubuntu Netbook Edition. The big news? An overhauled interface that caters to — you guessed it — netbooks.

The most recent release of Ubuntu Netbook touts several new features; most notably the “Unity” interface, which docks programs on the left-hand side of the screen and features large, square desktop icons (see above image).

Ready to breathe new life into your netbook? Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 includes an innovative new look and feel and support for most netbooks without any extra configuration. Let’s take a look at the newest features.

A new report pegs the new Canonical distro of Ubuntu Light for netbooks to begin appearing on shipping Dell netbooks within the next month. Dell is considered the most likely to be the first vendor to launch netbooks featuring the OS, as it currently sells more PCs with Ubuntu than any other manufacturer.

When asked about the touch screen when Ubuntu is ready for the market, George did not have a definitive answer. But he said no later than the end of this year.

Toshiba’s AC100 is certainly an interesting notebook on the face of it: Tegra 2 processor, full QWERTY and plenty of battery life, but the Android OS does mean it’s definitely a companion device and not your sole ultraportable. That could all change, however, now a hack for loading Ubuntu onto the AC100 has been developed

I’ve reinstalled standard Ubuntu on my netbook. Why? Because I’m not sure about the new UNE layout, and I don’t necessarily want or need desktop effects. Also, I like having more than one desktop, and I found that to be a huge disadvantage to UNE.

Rather than drag through the complete installation procedure, I will give a summary of the results first. However, as there have been some comments recently about “everyone says installing Linux is easy, but then it sounds difficult”, I will include the installation procedure at the end. It really is very, very easy.

Yesterday we looked at Jolicloud as an option for netbook owners keen on using the net’s cloud computing potential. Today, we look at the big name in Linux: Ubuntu.