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Samsung details new ‘Bada’ smartphone OS
Do we really need another smartphone OS? Samsung thinks so... its new Bada OS will debut next month, with the first handsets and Bada app store due by min-2010.
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Google tipped to release Chrome OS this week
The lightweight open source operating system is expected to make its debut sometime this week, with ‘out of the box’ support for a wide range of Atom netbooks expected.
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Mandriva 2010 adds Moblin, rolls in full set of Eee PC drivers
The netbook-friendly edition of Mandriva Linux boasts full hardware support for every currently-available Eee PC netbook, along with a USB flash drive installer.
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Intel gears up for Atom app store
Intel releases Software Development Kit for creating apps to be distributed through an ‘Atom app store’ for Windows and Moblin devices.
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London Stock Exchange dumps Microsoft for Linux
Buys developer company MilleniumIT for AU$ 32 M to develop its own trading platform.
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Dell releases ‘Latitude ON’ alternative Linux OS for laptops
Tiny system-on-a-chip module combines fast-boot Linux OS and ARM processor to check email, browse the Web and run for days on a standard laptop battery.
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Dell releases world’s first Moblin netbook
A special edition of the Inspiron Mini 10v run Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS goes on sale for US$299, but also offers the netbook image as a free download.
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Netgear unveils new $399 home NAS box
The two-bay Stora takes aim at home media collections with centralised storage, backup, local sharing and remote access.
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Shuttle offers all-in-one with factory Linux
Shuttle all-in-one is a thin Linux alternative to Windows computers.
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Microsoft fires Windows Embedded straight at Chrome OS
The pint-sized ‘Windows Embedded’ OS is set to join its desktop and smartphone cousins in Microsoft’s war against ‘little Linux’ distros such as Android and Mobilin.
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Open source "touch book" shipping worldwide
A new open source netbook has separate tablet and keyboard sections and is shipping for $US399 globally.
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New Linux credit card features Tux
Before you are tempted to swipe for some proprietary Microsoft software, just remember Tux will be watching your every move...
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New Seagate NAS boxes kick off at $1,400 for 2TB
The aptly-named BlackArmour systems have landed on the local market, with the four-bay boxes offering 2TB through 6TB of off-the-shelf storage.
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New NVIDIA Ion netbook is HD capable
I have said it a million times since I first laid my eyes on the NVIDIA Ion platform back in January, where are all the Ion netbooks?
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Apollo 11 code goes ‘open source’
Google publishes the source code for Apollo 11’s on-board computers, which can be run in a specialised emulator to simulate your own lunar mission!
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