Gartner: Notebooks drive European PC shipments in Q2

Gartner: Notebooks drive European PC shipments in Q2
...compared to the year-earlier period, fueled by strong consumer demand, particularly for notebook computers, according to market research...

Acer Installing Linux on Some Notebooks (PC World)
PC World - Acer Inc. did not install the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but the company is installing a different version of the open-source operating system on some notebooks, local dealers said.

Notebook makers face parts shortage: DRAMeXchange (Reuters)
Reuters - Makers of laptop computers are facing a shortage of components that could get worse this quarter, semiconductor price tracker and electronics market researcher DRAMeXchange said on Tuesday.

Acer installing Linux on notebooks, but not Ubuntu (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Acer did not preinstall the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but instead is installing a different version of the open source operating system, local dealers said.

Quanta Mum on iPhone, Dell Smart Phone Orders (PC World)
PC World - Quanta Computer Inc., the world's largest contract laptop PC maker, is reportedly gearing up to make iPhones for Apple Inc. and a new smartphone for Dell Inc., but the company isn't talking.

Market Wire Computers and Software Newsletter
2007 -- GammaTech Computer Corporation (formerly Twinhead Corporation), a world leader in rugged notebook computers, and AnythingIT, a leader...