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Jolicloud Desktop gets Google Docs access

, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [1]

Back in November of 2010 Jolicould launched its firm's netbook running its Jolicloud OS. We haven't really heard much from the company since then. Today Jolicloud has announced that it's Jolicloud Desktop now has access to Google Docs. That means you can work on your documents stored on the cloud service from wherever you are. Read The Full Story

Jolicloud netbook now officially on sale

, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

We have been talking about the Jolibook netbook from Jolicloud landing in the UK soon and there are a lot of geeks looking forward to the day when they can order one up. We had thought that the machine would land on Friday of this week, but we were off a few days. Read The Full Story

Jolibook netbook to be £279 at UK launch

, Nov 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

We're gradually piecing the details together about Jolicloud's netbook launch; according to yesterday's news, the Jolibook - which is based on an Intel dual-core 1.5GHz Atom N550 CPU but runs a custom Linux-based OS rather than Windows 7 - will drop in the UK tomorrow, and now we know for how much. NetbookNews has discovered the Jolibook will be £279 ($444) when it arrives on UK shelves. Read The Full Story

Jolicloud Jolibook netbook hits UK on Friday tips WSJ

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

Jolicloud's Jolibook netbook is set to go on sale this coming Friday in the UK, according to the WSJ's sources, ahead of broader availability soon after. Pricing for the netbook is yet to be confirmed, but is said to be "very competitively priced" and " under most rival netbooks yet delivering a pretty powerful package." Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: November 15 2010

, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Very first of all, let me point you toward our big time huge post: Holiday Gift Guide 2010! It's full of EVERYTHING you could ever want (this year.) Then we've got reviews of both the Verizon AND the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab (both!), a review of a bigtime thin Full HD panel display, and an expanded look at all the stuff Mark Zuckerberg said about the future of communication today at the Facebook announcement event. And BONUS: Google CEO Eric Schmidt reveals not only a working Nexus S, but Android 2.3 Gingerbread as well! All this and MORE on The Daily Slash! Read The Full Story

Jolicloud Jolibook Official Press Photos Now Available (2 Sizes?)

, Nov 13th 2010 Discuss [2]

Up until now, there's only been a set of little-to-see teaser images of this little lady, but now there's official press shots of the 10.1 inch netbook being released through Flickr. It's a cute little bugger with a lovely cartoony top and - what's that? One of these backs appears to be bigger than the other. If you take a look at the laptop with the bigger battery, you'll notice that an ever-so-slightly amount of the edges of the picture are bent around the left and right sides or gone, where on the non-giant-battery image shows more. Two different sizes? Read The Full Story

Jolicloud 1.0 Bringing Touch Support Some Time in the Future [Video]

, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Whens' the last time we saw a Jolicloud video demo? A little over a year ago. Sure, the Linux-based Operating System went into "pre-Beta" back in December, but we can safely say that it's been quite awhile since we last saw the social OS. Now, here we are that year later, and we get word from Jolicloud themselves that they're actually working on upgrading the OS, and doing so means support for touch-based screens, of course. Read The Full Story

JoliCloud enters pre-Beta

, Dec 31st 2009 Discuss [0]

JoliCloud, an optimized Linux based OS aimed directly at netbooks has just entered public pre-beta. This change comes bundled as two updates. Immediate differences include a new welcome screen and, most notably, the newly added ability to be installed directly from your Windows 7 or Windows XP machine. Additionally there will be added support for the GMA 500 chipsets. With these new additions 98% of all netbooks on the market are currently supported. There are currently plans to support the NVIDIA ION chip set however so far that update has yet to be released. Read The Full Story

Jolicloud “SocialOS” alpha gets video demo

, Jun 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Watch out Moblin and Android - if Jolicloud have any say in things, your path to netbook OS domination won't be so smooth.  In the works since late 2008, Jolicloud is based on Ubuntu and has been fettled for faster boot times and improved internet surfing.  It's also been customized for cloud computing, with Jolicloud's creators describing it as a Social OS; Sascha from NetbookNews grabbed a demo video at Computex today. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story