Vnunet reports that Acer will be pushing Linux aggressively, not only on it’s ultra portables, but on its laptops as well.

It appears they’re betting that a 15 second boot time, and an extended battery life (from 5 hours on windows vs 7 hours on Linux) will persuade customers to make the switch. The lower purchase price is just icing on the cake.

Ars Technica reports that the terms of use are heavily restrictive, in contrast to the terms of Creative Commons Share-Alike.

The Tech Report has the story on Asus’s Eee competitor, Openbook. Yes, it can run Linux.

For those not in the know, the Openbook is exactly that — Open. Even CAD files are available from viaopenbook.com

Wind River systems claims that it’s “Infotainment” system will be ready for you car by August. The system touts a ridiculous number of features, from a ridiculous number of companies.

The Short List:

• Text to speech and voice recognition from Nuance
• Noise reduction from Parrot
• Music management from Gracenote
• Networking from SMCS
• DVD video from Corel

The question remains: will controlling such a system via voice recognition lead to extreme cases of road rage?

The Story on EE Times

Despite the news yesterday that they were “well on the way” to developing Linux phones, Nokia announced today that it has no plans to do so.

The Register is reporting that the earlier report was a mistake caused by confusion about what constitutes a mobile phone.

Yes, it’s fast. Splashtop calls it an “Instant-On Desktop”. Running Linux from a ROM (on select Asus motherboards) the system is up and running from a cold-boot in seconds, not minutes. With the web, email, and Skype built-in, there isn’t much else the average home user needs.

desktoplinux.com has the story on this incredible product