Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth says next week the company will be announcing a custom version of its popular Ubuntu Linux distribution for low-cost ultraportable, also known as Netbooks. All we ...

Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a custom user interface for the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution designed to play well with laptops with small screens. Instead of dealing with a panel and a series of drop ...

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has spilled the beans on a new version of the popular Linux distro geared specifically toward ultraportable laptops like the EeePC. Bringing together Ubuntu's ...

We spoke about Canonical’s rejigged version of Ubuntu last week, and the Netbook “Remix” as they call it, is on show at this year’s Computex. Although it won’t be available until later on in the year, ...

When you think of Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux, what do you think of? You probably think of a smooth, easy-to-use desktop Linux. You also wouldn’t be surprised to know that it came designed to work and ...

Ubuntu is killing Microsoft in the Netbook market, but the damage may not be obvious, as 90 percent of all Netbooks are apparently shipped with Windows. Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who ...

The ever-growing popularity of diminutive, cheap laptops like the EeePC and its brethren have convinced Canonical, makers of Ubuntu Linux, to release a new "netbook remix" of Ubuntu optimized for such ...

Time to wrap up one more open item - my informal "Acid Test" of UNR. The size of my test group has doubled (from one to two), and the results have been consistent. The conclusion is, it's good, it ...

After more than a decade of struggling for consumer acceptance on desktop and notebook PCs, Linux appears to have found a solid niche for itself on ultrasmall notebook PCs such as Intel Netbooks and ...

Linux distros that remember laptops exist and they have batteries, small screens, and trackpads.

As I mentioned yesterday, l have now downloaded and installed the packages for the current very early pre-release of the Ubuntu Unity Netbook Edition. The good news is, it looks very interesting.