Tag: os
Microsoft scrambles to counter the rise of OpenSource Linux on ULPCs
It seems that Asus’ Eee PC masterstroke took more than rival laptop manufacturers by surprise. Microsoft has been caught off guard by the sudden popularity of the cheap, diminutive devices and doesn’t like the fact that OpenSource Linux Operating Systems are benefiting the most from it…
OPINION: Forget Vista, XP and Linux – Firefox is now my #1 operating system
I had some sort of religious dawn last week. Some kind of personal discovery, a moment of clarity, if you will. I used a Mac – and it was fine!
Now, I pretty much hate Macs. I’ve only ever used old Macs, rubbish ones from the distant past that are unable to cope with newer operating systems. So I associate Macs with PAIN.
But I just used one and it was fine. Because the only thing I use is Firefox…
Microsoft taking Nokia out to lunch – the subject? Windows Mobile world domination…
“So anyway, Bob, the real reason I wanted to meet with you today is this…”
Clearly Nokia’s very happy with its Symbian/Series 60 thing it’s got going on right now, with the little OS more than capable of powering quite a chunk of the Nokia range. But that hasn’t stopped Microsoft trying to tempt the mobile superpower to switch to Windows Mobile.
“They obviously have significant investments in Symbian but there are a lot of places where we have significant synergies…
Run the Palm OS on your fancy Nokia N810 tablet
The tortured and confused development of the Palm OS is till ongoing, with new owner Access opening up its rejigged software so it can be whacked onto the new wave of Nokia web tablets.
The new Linux-based Palm platform uses something called GHost, which is a Garnet virtual machine
Nokia getting in on the touchscreen thing with updated Symbian S60 OS
Buttons are so last-generation right now. Nokia’s rather awesome S60 Symbian mobile phone operating system is getting upgraded to feature modern, fashionable, stylish touchscreen capabilities, in a move that’s sure to have Apple quaking in its boots – or at least consulting its lawyers.
The one particularly innovative feature Nokia’s revealed is support for tactile feedback, with users able to feel a satisfying vibration when selecting an option. Existing S60 3rd edition apps will run on the new system…
Google working on mobile phone OS to rival Microsoft
After months of speculation, it seems that we finally know what Google's phone plans are. They won't be making a physical mobile phone, but instead creating a Linux-based operating system and software which could theoretically work on a large number…
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates to conduct joint-interview next week
It’s ever so humid up here in Shiny Towers, and in between alternating between draping ourselves over the rotating fans and nipping down the road for iced teas, we’ve been reading about how Steve Jobs of Apple and Bill Gates of Microsoft will be conducting a 75-minute joint interview next Wednesday the 30th with various ‘tech executives’ at the annual ‘D – All Things Digital’ conference in California. Yikes. It’s obvious…
Vista launch: Reactions from the crowd
Vital as it is, an operating system just isn't as sexy as a games console, so perhaps its not surprising that Vista's midnight launch didn't cause quite so much of a stir as, say, the Wii launch. Business Week reports…
Sling Media and Symbian partnership for mobile TV viewing
Sling Media who make the popular 'TV-over-the-Internet' Slingbox, and Symbian who produce an operating system for smartphones, have partnered to bring a new mobile TV solution to consumers. Sling Media will make a version of its SlingPlayer Mobile software available…
