Source: Acer bets big on Linux – Linux & Open Source – iTnews Australia

Acer has stated that it will be pushing Linux aggressively on its laptops and netbooks..

The company is already heavily promoting Linux for its low cost ultra-portable netbook range out later this year, but senior staff have said that Acer will also push Linux on its laptops.

See them all: The 10 Best Linus Torvalds Quotes

Torvalds: not one to mince his words…

1. “Software is like sex: it’s better when it’s free.”

2. “Microsoft isn’t evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.”

Loopholes that let you get Windows XP after June 30

Windows XP is dead … long live Windows XP. You may have heard that as of June 30, you’re no longer able to buy the operating system or obtain support for it. But that isn’t quite the case.

In fact, you’ll be able to buy XP on certain mainstream PCs at least until January 31, 2009, and possibly beyond. The cutoff date is even later for some ultra-low-cost notebooks such as those made by Asus: They’ll sell with XP until June 2010. As for technical support, that has a lot of life left as well–officially, Microsoft will provide at least some forms of support until 2014.

OEM Downgrade options, retailer’s stocked up on XP and ultra-low-cost notebooks are the big ones. Read the entire article at IT Business Canada

Source: Nvidia, Via Prepare to Take On Intel

Nvidia, Via Prepare to Take On Intel
posted by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Jun 2008 19:58 UTC
IconFor year now, the x86 microprocessor market has been dominated by Intel and AMD, and the rivalry between the two companies forced both to be innovative in order to gain a competitive advantage over the other – benefiting customers. With the rise of ‘mobile internet devices’ and low-power budget notebooks, this new market will be enriched by not only Via, but also nVIDIA.