UK Netbook Review

There’s been an interesting development with Jolicloud netbook operating system today. Namely, it’s been reported that full 1080p HD video will be supported under the OS with just the new N450 Intel Atom ‘Pinetrail’ processor. That’s right, no Broadcom HD accelerator, or Nvidia Ion required. Support, of course, is not just limited to the N450 but also the faster N470 processors. Both share the GMA 3150 graphics processor, but if you have an older N270 or N280 Atom with GMA500 you’re out of luck.

Jolicloud, the much anticipated dedicated to Netbooks operating system has been in the works for some time now, and it’s starting to look pretty polished. We’re sure the extra 4.2 million dollars in funding helped that! Veronica Belmont, of Tekzilla, does a nice job of giving us an introduction to Jolicloud, and shows off some of it’s functionality. It’s a great ‘first look’ video. See it after the break.Jolicloud, the much anticipated dedicated to Netbooks operating system has been in the works for some time now, and it’s starting to look pretty polished. We’re sure the extra 4.2 million dollars in funding helped that! Veronica Belmont, of Tekzilla, does a nice job of giving us an introduction to Jolicloud, and shows off some of it’s functionality. It’s a great ‘first look’ video. See it after the break.

Jolicloud, is a custom operating system designed and built specifically for netbooks. The OS will be launched, to a select few Alpha users. This private Alpha release is quietly launching later this month for a select number of early testers and people who put themselves on the waiting list.
Jolicloud is based on Ubuntu and [...]