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Small-size laptops are the talk of this year's event and on Tuesday Intel's Sean Maloney unveiled a wall-full of mini machines based on its Atom processor.

Jerry Shen talks to IDG about his plans for Asus' future.

Microsoft has now extended the deadline for Windows XP on low-cost desktops. They now join low-cost laptops, like the Asus Eee PC, which got the XP extension in April.

Laying money on the market for small laptops and desktops, Intel Tuesday announced new Atom processors for what it's calling netbook and nettop computers.

Nvidia is jumping into the market for mini laptops with the introduction of the Tegra family based of chips that are based on the Arm processor core.

The Eee PC 901 is based on a 1.6GHz version of Intel's new Atom processor. It has an 8-9-inch screen, 1G byte of memory, a memory-card slot, and will be available with either Windows XP or Linux.

Mobile phone chip giant Qualcomm on Monday showed off a mini-laptop that could cost around US$299 and offer quick wireless access to the Internet via 3G (third generation) mobile telecommunications networks.

Intel's Atom processor has been stealing the limelight when it comes to small, portable Internet devices, but Intel rivals Arm and Texas Instruments hope to change that.

Asustek (Asus) is trying out its Express Gate Linux software in laptop PCs, a bid to make multimedia files and Internet access a snap for users

It's a small step for an operating system, perhaps, but it could be another giant leap for Linux. DeviceVM has announced that its Splashtop 'instant-on' Linux is to appear on Asus laptops from this US summer.

Open source icon Stormy Peters is co-founder of the non-profit GNOME Foundation and director of community and partner programs for OpenLogic. Peters recently discussed why enterprises don't know how much open source software they use, how newbies and non-programmers can become involved in the movement and why she thinks open source software is more secure than proprietary code.