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What does Google's Chrome OS mean for Android?
News This week saw Google announce its first foray into the world of the desktop operating system with the Linux-based Chrome OS. While Linux initially did well in the netbook space thanks to the likes of the... [09 Jul 2009]
Android on your desktop gets its second alpha
News Android is Google's Linux-based operating system for mobile phones. On Tuesday Google announced the creation of the Google Chrome Operating System project, with the goal of releasing a... [09 Jul 2009]
Google Chrome: Do PC makers really want another OS?
News The three have led the charge in netbooks, and while they have offered versions with Windows XP, they also were early to make Linux versions available. Computer vendors have already seen that while... [09 Jul 2009]
Chrome OS: What Google can do, Ubuntu does better
Comment Google's revelation today that it will create its own operating system will bring just one reaction from operating system enthusiasts worldwide: "Not another Linux distribution. They'll say this because if there is one... [08 Jul 2009]
Google to launch netbook operating system next year
News Those machines today run Windows or Linux. Linux will run under the covers of the open source project but the applications will run on the web itself. All web-based applications.will run not only on... [08 Jul 2009]
Nokia lets Maemo developers in on the Qt
News The next version but one of Nokia's Maemo mobile Linux operating system will use Qt rather than GTK+ for its application development framework. Basing Maemo Harmattan on Qt will make it easier for... [06 Jul 2009]
Intel, Nokia love-in takes Linux mobile
News Intel and Nokia have announced a long-term relationship that will see the development of Intel-powered, Linux-based, handheld mobile computing devices. Intel and Nokia will collaborate on several open... [24 Jun 2009]
Photos: Intel's experimental tech unveiled
Photo This prototype system, pictured here, based on Intel's upcoming Moorestown processor for mobile devices ran Intel's Moblin version of Linux. Intel Labs researchers demonstrated some of its new technology... [22 Jun 2009]
Opera Unites browser and server
News Opera product analyst Lawrence Eng wrote in a blog post on Tuesday: "It all happens through the browser, so no additional software has to be downloaded, and it will work wherever Opera works (Windows, Mac, Linux and... [17 Jun 2009]
Intel: From silicon company - to software company?
News But just as the arrival of Linux helped to limit the growth of Windows on servers, so Intel's Wind River acquisition could hurt Microsoft's ambitions for products such as Windows Mobile and Windows... [05 Jun 2009]
Oracle gunning to boost Java in netbooks
News Java's claim to fame is that it allows developers to write one set of code that will run on multiple operating systems - including Microsoft's Windows, Apple's Macintosh OS and Linux. He called on the group of... [03 Jun 2009]
Android phone for SMEs on the way
News According to Hall, who is also executive director of not-for-profit user organisation Linux International, telephony is "the last bastion of closedness in our computer society". Open-phone company Koolu says it is two... [22 May 2009]
Cyberoam Provides Secure Connectivity to Axiom Telecom, Saudi
White Paper Axiom Telecom, Saudi used a Linux based Content Filtering solution which was based on IP address instead of the user. Axiom Telecom (Axiom) specializes in distribution of mobile and wireless... [16 May 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Netbooks
Cheat Sheet Many of the early players in this game based themselves on Linux, which helped keep the price point low. The original Eee PC was equipped with a tiny seven-inch screen and ran open source Linux operating... [08 May 2009]
Is Apple prepping the Mac Tablet?
News Intel tried to shift MIDs to Linux but its partners have yet to gain any traction. Is the world finally ready for the mobile mini-tablet? Over the last several months, it's become quite clear that Apple... [29 Apr 2009]
