There is hope for Ubuntu users with Intel graphics. As it appears, the current 2D drivers solve most of the recent graphics problems with Intel chips, according to Ubuntu developer Bryce Harrington in a developer mailing list. Jaunty users should profit it from them as well.

Notebook maker Acer is of the opinion that Android will be spreading its wings in the netbook market over the next two years.

Chipmaker Intel has paid around $900 million for Wind River's know-how in things embedded and mobile.

June 1 Qualcomm presented its new superflat Eee PC with Snapdragon chipset and Xandros or Android to the public. But the enthusiasm waned shortly thereafter.

With U.S. Patent 7,536,726, Microsoft has been granted a patent with which they hope to make a successful business model out of a potentially severely restricted operating system.

Dell takes the new 10" 2100 netbook out of its Latitude business series to target students, but it also serves as a mobile business device. Ubuntu 8.10 runs on it.

The first beta of the Moblin distro for netbooks and mobile Internet devices shows what's possible in an innovative interface.

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is becoming true to its name by providing universal access to monitors, this time for Linux.