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Netbooks using ARM's high-end "Cortex-A" family of processor cores will begin appearing soon in netbooks, an ARM executive is reported as saying.

Rob Coombs, ARM's director of mobile solutions, says to "expect announcements in the next few months," as quoted by ZDNet UK.

ZDNet UK: "What I have found, in a nutshell, is that I have to run Windows in order to use the Sierra Wireless AirCard for HSPA cellular access, and that's just about it."

ZDNet UK: "The news comes as Ubuntu last week made available an advance testing version of its Linux distribution, with the full 8.10.

The "Intrepid Ibex" release is scheduled to be launched in late October."

A company that measures internet service reliability has given Microsoft the top score in a test of operating system update services, reports ZDNet UK .

ZDNet UK: "I can look ahead 20 years, and find myself sitting down in front of a small box, telling it to open, having a laser scan my retina, a holographic screen appearing, another retina scan and my desktop appears.

Doing what I need to do, and telling it to close."

ZDNet UK: "Asus has released the final specifications and UK pricing for its two new Eee PC models, the 904 and the 1000..."

ZDNet UK: "The next candidate is Mandriva Linux, currently on what they term their 'Spring 2008' distribution..."

ZDNet UK: "IBM is positive about the possibility of bringing out its DB2 database-management software under an open-source licence..."

ZDNet UK: "As I continue to test and work with Ubuntu, I have come across a few more very pleasant surprises..."

In the second of a two-part video report from the Mobile World Congress, ZDNet UK examines a low-cost, Linux-based 3G handset that may make a splash at the Beijing Olympic Games, a range of Linux devices that are already for sale and Texas Instruments' take on Google's much-hyped Android platform.