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Toshiba considers installing Linux on notebooks

Linuxby Brad Linder May 3rd 2007

ToshibaThe head of Toshiba's Italian division says the company is thinking about giving customers the option of ordering Tecra, Satellite, Portege and Qosmio notebooks with Linux preinstalled.

Luigi Cattaeneo says the move would allow the company to sell notebooks in 500 Euro range, which could help Toshiba compete with European market leaders HP and Acer.

The news comes at a time when Dell is preparing to offer computers pre-loaded with Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. There's no word on whether Toshiba would plan to offer laptops running Linux in the U.S. as well.

[via SlashGear]

Tags: dell, italy, toshiba, ubuntu

Filed under: Audio, OS Updates, Open Source

Rockbox could rock the Zune open source-style

by Brad Linder Nov 30th 2006

Rockbox on a Toshiba GigabeatWhat's the first thing you want to know whenever a new device comes out? Whether you can play Doom on it, of course.

Okay, but the next question is usually whether you can install Linux.

Well, you can't really do either with the Microsoft Zune yet, but that doesn't mean you won't be able to upgrade (or downgrade) it by replacing the preinstalled software with some open-source firmware.

Rockbox is an open-source firmware replacement for MP3 players. Currently there are ports for a number of iRiver, Archos, and Apple iPod models. Work is underway to port Rockbox to the Toshiba Gigabeat F and X series. Microsoft's Zune is manufactured by Toshiba and has more in common with the Gigabeat S than the F or X series, but one of the main developers behind Rockbox says a Zune Port could be on the way. One of the main roadblocks would be the security features built into the Zune because of it's Wi-Fi capabilities.

Of course, installing Rockbox on a Zune would probably mean you couldn't play music purchased from the Zune Marketplace, and would definitely mean voiding your warranty. And odds are you wouldn't be able to share files with other Zune users via Wi-Fi (but who really does that anyway). On the other hand, this could be the first step towards using the Wi-Fi for something useful, like web browsing.

I wouldn't expect to see any major developments for a couple of months at least. The Toshiba porting is still underway, and as far as I can tell nobody's actively working on a Zune port just yet.

Tags: gigabeat, rockbox, toshiba, zune

Filed under: Business, Apple, IBM

PC makers may demand additional compensation from Sony

by Chris Gilmer Oct 16th 2006

sony battery recallSony was hit hard with the battery recall mess that has been going on over the past few months. Now its time for the laptop makers to fight back, on a brand note. PC manufacturers believe that their brand images were tarnished due to the mass recall of Sony PC batteries. Apple, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, Lenovo, and Toshiba have all recalled batteries in fear those consumers machines may overheat and catch fire. Even though Sony has said that they would in fact cover all recall costs, Toshiba is stepping out in front and asking for more to fix their brand image, and loss of potential sales. Other manufacturers have yet to file such claims.

Tags: apple, battery recall, BatteryRecall, dell, hitachi, ibm, lenovo, recall, sony, toshiba

Filed under: Hardware, News

Toshiba recalls 340,000 Sony batteries

by Ryan Carter Sep 21st 2006

ToshibaToshiba now recalls 340,000 laptop batteries that were made by Sony and were shipped with laptops made between March and May this year. The BBC states that the batteries may lose all their power. This is the largest battery recall in computer history (if you hadn't heard), and Toshiba joins an list of companies whom Sony has effectively screwed with bad batteries. The recall is in effect for Dynabook and Dynabook Satellite notebooks where in rare cases the batteries would simply lose power. There is no risk on overheating or catching fire for Toshiba's version of the batteries known, so this problem isn't quite so explosive, literally.

Tags: alert, Apple, batteries, consumer, Dell, recall, Sony, Toshiba

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