Asustek is preinstalling Canonical’s Ubuntu operating system for the first time in some netbooks to target the Linux market, Canonical said Thursday. Dell is the only other major PC vendor to pre-load ...

Sell-through and no hassles. What Taiwanese OEMs want from Linux, in other words, is just what they get from Microsoft. Sell-through. Support that will get the product off the shelf. As I've said ...

It wasn’t even three-years ago that Asus took the concept of a cheap, small notebook and turned it into a revolution: the Linux-powered netbook. Today, netbooks continue to sell well. Indeed, Linux ...

Asus may have a number of Windows 8 portable computers set to launch in the coming weeks. But the company isn’t putting all its eggs in one basket. The Asus X201e is an inexpensive portable laptop ...

Last month computer maker Asus promised to begin offering netbooks and notebooks with Ubuntu Linux instead of Microsoft Windows. Now it looks like the company is beginning to follow through on that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. In the long tradition of scary codenames for such attacks, ...

Asus is to embed a lightweight, instant-on version of Linux called "Splashtop" into all its motherboards, following good feedback from customers. On Wednesday, DeviceVM, the company behind the ...

Motherboard heavyweightAsuswill begin embedding a lightweight version of Linux to motherboards, beginning with the P5Q family and eventually extending across the entire motherboard product line, the ...

Asus has apparently altered the underlying Linux kernel in their new and popular eeePC. As per the Linux General Public License, they are required to provide the necessary source code for any such ...

At long last, Ubuntu is being offered as the pre-installed OS on a form factor that has never been Microsoft's strongest suit. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

The awkwardly named Asus Eee laptop, which was originally supposed to drop in August for a mere $199, is finally now available here in the States for a doubly-high price of $399 at NewEgg. Not that ...