It looks like Dell is diversifying their operating system options for people that buy the Studio XPS 13.3-inch notebook in that the notebooks now come with Ubuntu, a Linux-based operating system. So for those that want to avoid Vista, this might be a good option for you.
More new images of the SmartQ 7 MID have emerged from China, including unboxing photos (which you can see in the gallery after the cut) and this comparison shot between the 7 and the SmartQ 5 with its 4.8-inch touchscreen. Both MIDs are ARM-based and run Ubuntu
With AMD set to announced their netbook chipset strategy today, they’re not the only three-letter company looking to take a bit out of Intel’s Atom. ARM have released details of their own plans, collaborating with Canonical – the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu – to optimize the Linux distro for the ARMv7 architecture. ARM chips, such as the Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9, are already found in multimedia and internet enabled devices like Archos’ recent Internet Media Tablets, and the company believes that this – together with the chipsets’ low power demands – will make them a force to be reckoned with in netbooks.
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