Dell polls PC users on favorite Linux varieties (InfoWorld)

Dell polls PC users on favorite Linux varieties (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Dell began polling customers about their software preferences on Tuesday as part of an effort by the struggling PC vendor to meet a popular request for desktops and notebooks that run on Linux instead of Windows.



NIST Likely To Lift Windows Vista Ban If Microsoft's New OS Passes Muster (TechWeb)

TechWeb - The agency is likely to begin full testing of Windows Vista in a month or two after it finishes a project to encrypt all of its laptop computers in order to comply with new government security policies.



Lenovo Drops Google, Embraces Windows Live (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Ditching Google as its default search application, Lenovo announced that Microsoft Windows Live will now be the portal of choice, and will soon be bundled with the company's PCs and laptops.



RE: Indian Railways Thread

...and processor power was exponentially less than what exists today in a typical desktop or notebook, computers supported thousands of users...



45nm UMPC Processor on The Way From Intel

...the devices typically use processors originally designed for notebook computers. Currently, UMPCs using Intel-based notebook processors range...