open source in photos
Android phones, Firefox history, Google Wave and datacentres galore
Photo Sticking with software, November marked the fifth anniversary of the launch of Mozilla's Firefox 1.0, so silicon.com took a look at how the open source browser has developed over the years. Google... [01 Dec 2009]
Photos: Google takes the wrapping off Chrome OS
Photo Google released the source code for Chrome OS on Thursday, beginning the process of producing a browser-based operating system by the end of 2010 for lower-end PCs called netbooks. Although screen real estate is tight -... [23 Nov 2009]
Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo Google Android is also featuring on netbooks, with Acer recently launching a device that can dual boot both the open source OS and Windows 7. Check out which other phones made the open... [12 Nov 2009]
Photos: Firefox through the ages
Photo The Firebird name also ran into trouble because there was an open-source database project of the same name, leading Mozilla eventually to move to Firefox. Mozilla is celebrating the fifth anniversary of... [10 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Android dual boots with Windows 7 on Acer netbook
Photo The laptop will feature two OSes: Google's open source Android will sit alongside a choice of either Windows 7 or XP. Acer said the advantage of an Android boot option is much faster loading and shut... [16 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo However, Android wasn't the first mobile Linux effort by any means: work on open source mobiles by the LiMo Foundation, as well as the Openmoko project was already underway by the time the Google OS was... [12 Oct 2009]
Photos: The top tech Twitterers
Photo If software and open source is your thing there are plenty to follow: Mitch Kapor founder of Lotus and the Mozilla Foundation, Ian Murdock, founder of Debian and Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux (albeit... [23 Mar 2009]
Photos: The world's biggest mobile shindig
Photo Android co-founder and Google employee Rich Miner gave a talk on mobilising open source to an audience of developers, showing how execs at mobile OS companies treat keynotes: wear jeans with no tie and... [23 Feb 2009]
Five of the best mobile browsers
Photo The browser preloaded on Apple's iPhone is a version of the Mac-maker's desktop offering Safari, based on open source WebKit tech. The browser is being built with the Gecko open... [05 Jan 2009]
Photos: A first look at Canonical's Intrepid Ibex
Photo Ubuntu and many other open-source software projects are hosted at Canonical's Launchpad site.Photo credit: Canonical Canonical recently released Ubuntu 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex. This latest instalment of... [11 Nov 2008]
Photos: Top 10 alternatives to Internet Explorer
Photo The open source browser, first introduced in 2004, now has around 20 per cent of the browser market and its maker, Mozilla, has recently released both a new desktop and mobile browser - Firefox 3.0 and... [23 Oct 2008]
Photos: Five virtual worlds you need to know about
Photo The OpenSimulator project (OpenSim) is an open source virtual world which organisations can run on their own servers to experiment with and develop new virtual world applications. Qwaq is essentially a... [21 Oct 2008]
Photos: T-Mobile G1 channels Google Android
Photo In New York yesterday, T-Mobile USA unveiled the long-anticipated G1 phone - the first phone to run the Google Android open source operating system. Andy Rubin, senior director of mobile platforms for... [24 Sep 2008]
Photos: Scots HQ is green office of the future
Photo The light source on the left is the result. If the air gets too stale, the windows automatically open to let fresh air in. The windows open and close automatically by computer,... [10 Sep 2008]
Photos: Google Android unveils its face
Photo The project, under development by Google and a number of partners in the Open Handset Alliance, is due to ship as open-source software when the first Android phones go on sale later this... [30 May 2008]
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