Thursday, May 20, 2010

Vodacom unveils low-cost Linux netbook | TechCentral

Cellphone group Vodacom is making a play into the netbook market. On Tuesday, it unveiled a low-cost compact computer, the Linkbook, that it says is designed specifically to provide users, especially first-time computer buyers, with “simple and affordable Internet access”.

The Ubuntu Linux-powered laptop, which comes bundled with 300MB/month of data and which costs R199/month on a 24-month contract, features e-mail and office productivity tools. The OpenOffice suite, a free alternative to Microsoft Office, is included on the machine.

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