HP has dropped Linux as an operating-system option for its latest netbooks in the UK market. An HP spokesperson told ZDNet UK on Thursday that it will not offer the Linux version of the new HP Mini ...

Hewlett Packard has released a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for Netbooks -- specifically for the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition. The operating system is based on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, and can ...

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In a pre-emptive strike against the expected onslaught of ARM-based netbooks running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday announced a new Intel Atom netbook that will ...

HP has announced that it is dropping Linux from its upcoming range of netbooks. The news comes after the company confirmed it is to keep offering the Ubuntu desktop option to consumers in the US. The ...

Yesterday, while looking through the Comdex news feeds, I stumbled across a Mini Mi 1000 HP product announcement from HP. The Mini Mi retails from just $329.99 and ships with Mobile Internet, a ...

UK Price (as reviewed): £354.99 (inc. Delivery) US Price (as reviewed): $749.99 (inc. Delivery) Netbooks are, ironically, becoming quite big business. I say ironically because, just in case you aren't ...

Netbooks have been slowing down over the last year and for the most part, each one is about the same thing with a different logo on the lid. HP’s offerings seem refreshing and polished even though ...

The HP Mini 2133 Mini-Note was my second netbook. I picked one up in early 2008, after being drawn in by the attractive case, keyboard, and high resolution 1280 x 768 pixel display. But I quickly ...

Looks like anyone in the U.K. hoping to buy a new HP netbook with Linux is going to be sorely disappointed. For reasons unspecified, the company's decided not to offer the Mini 1000 or the Mini 2140 ...