PC-Z1: Sharp’s Ubuntu-powered touchscreen ‘Mobile Internet Tool’
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- PC-Z1: Sharp’s Ubuntu-powered touchscreen ‘Mobile Internet Tool’
- Ubuntu ‘broken’ on Dell Inspiron Mini 10
- Ubuntu Software Store Will Be Available in Ubuntu 9.10
PC-Z1: Sharp’s Ubuntu-powered touchscreen ‘Mobile Internet Tool’
CrunchGear
MX515 CPU 512MB RAM (fixed) 4GB flash storage microSDHC support for up to 16GB 802. The battery lifespan for the Ubuntu-powered device is 10 hours. There is also a “quick launch” function which makes the device boot in three seconds. Sharp says the device is targeted as users who look for a device that rolls Internet access an electronic dictionary and an e-Book function into one. The PC-Z1 goes on sale in Japan on September 25 for $450 (in white and black). Sharp hasn’t said anything about international sales plans yet.
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Ubuntu ‘broken’ on Dell Inspiron Mini 10
Inquirer
freesoftwaremagazine. Tony Mobily bought the gear himself rather than not blag it from Dell HQ and he appears to be incandescent with rage about his purchase. Mobily is a Linux geek and is very impressed with Dell’s move to the pen Sauce operating system.
Ubuntu Software Store Will Be Available in Ubuntu 9.10
Softpedia
At the moment the Ubuntu Software Store is not installed by default in the current development release of the upcoming Ubuntu 9. 10 (Karmic Koala) distribution but it can be easily installed by searching “software-store” in Synaptic. However even if the Ubuntu Software Store will be available in Ubuntu 9. 10 (Karmic Koala) it will NT replace the aforementioned applications as the users are still used to them and because the Ubuntu Software Store is still in development! Below you can see a screenshot tour of Ubuntu Software Store showing menu entries navigation search capabilities and more.
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