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ARM to fuel netbook, internet gadget drive with Ubuntu

 
Canonical to port its Linux to ARMv7 Chip maker ARM is to get Ubuntu Linux up and running on its ARMv7 processor architcture, part of its plan to get its chips into netbooks and handheld internet devices.… (link)

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