desktop software in news
Qualcomm Brews up an SDK for mobile OS
News Adobe said the installed base of Flash on mobile devices has now surpassed that on the desktop, with the number of devices shipping with Flash expected to surpass one billion early next year. Qualcomm on Monday... [18 Nov 2008]
Ubuntu comes to netbooks with chip deal
News Canonical has announced it is to develop a version of its Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system specifically for ARM's Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processor architectures. Joining the considerable community of... [17 Nov 2008]
PC vendors under the microscope
News Accordingly, just last week HP announced it was cutting the price of the Envy 133 notebook from $2,100 to $1,900, and it also bumped the price of its Blackbird 002 gaming desktop from $2,000 to $1,800. [17 Nov 2008]
Microsoft announces Live Mesh developer Framework
News It's what lets developers use the mesh technology to add online components to their desktop applications, or conversely, to give online applications an offline component. The software maker had said this... [03 Nov 2008]
BBC puts software licensing in the spotlight
News It added that all commercial off-the-shelf applications installed on the BBC standard desktop are monitored regularly, and any applications installed that show as not being used for six months or more are removed and... [31 Oct 2008]
Canonical readies its latest Ubuntu Linux for launch
News Ubuntu 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex in the company's alphabetically ascending naming convention, is the latest instalment of Linux for desktop computers and servers in the company's six-month release cycle. [28 Oct 2008]
Vista SP2 on its way to make things beta
News In addition to Blu-ray, Vista SP2 will add support for Bluetooth 2.1 as well as include Windows Search 4.0, the latest version of Microsoft's desktop search technology. The software maker said earlier... [27 Oct 2008]
Google Earth maps onto the iPhone
News There are now ads in Google Maps for desktop computers, and Google Earth for PCs shows "very limited" ads right now, Birch said, but currently there are no ads on the iPhone version of Google Earth but Birch said Google... [27 Oct 2008]
Opera mobile gets Symbian support
News Together, these tools will help developers pick through bugs in JavaScript, CSS and DOM code on an actual mobile phone, not just on a desktop emulator. Monday brings news of Opera Software's release of... [20 Oct 2008]
More wisps of Windows Cloud from Ballmer
News Ballmer also talked about desktop Windows at the event, first addressing Vista and then talking briefly about its successor, Windows 7. The software maker has promised that application developers will... [03 Oct 2008]
Vista finds a home on 1,300 Canterbury Uni desktops
News Vista]'s more locked down, we can control the desktop better," he added. The decision to move to Vista this year was also partly inspired by the opening of a high-tech learning centre in 2009, meaning the tech team would... [15 Sep 2008]
Canonical hires Ubuntu makeover team
News Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, is hiring a team to help make open-source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. The company plans to sign up designers... [12 Sep 2008]
Google releases notes on Chrome security fixes
News Second was to prevent the user's desktop from being the default download directory to mitigate "the risk of malicious cluttering of the desktop with unwanted downloads, which can lead to executing... [09 Sep 2008]
Red Hat invests in virtualisation
News Through the deal, Red Hat picks up Qumranet's server and desktop virtualisation portfolio and takes on its team of developers and support staff. It also sells a virtualisation desktop infrastructure... [08 Sep 2008]
Five iPhone apps for business
News Names such as Oracle, SAP and Sybase, to name a few, have released iPhone versions of applications that allow users to tap some of the functionality afforded with the traditional desktop versions. Most of the developers... [04 Sep 2008]
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