If you need some extra storage for your Netbook, you can have a look at the very small USB memory thumbkey from Buffalo.

MilaX 0.4 is released. MilaX is a Solaris based Operating System & is a small size Live CD distribution which runs completely off a CD or a USB pendrive.

ThinkFree Mobile for netbooks is released. This Microsoft Office-compatible suite is designed for low resolution, 1024 x 600 pixel displays.

The developers of the KDE desktop environment for Linux are working on a netbook optimized KDE 4 Plasma user interface. Applications & widgets can be displayed on low resolution displays & the graphical effects don't use too much resources.