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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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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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Mozilla Raindrop: the unified inbox for email, chat, Twitter and more
The new ‘Raindrop’ project seeks to build the ultimate inbox, with the ability to recognise and highlight important messages which could otherwise be lost in the noise.
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Android bitch-slaps iPhone in new TV adverts
Prime-time TV spots critique the shortcomings of Apple’s iPhone in an attempt to position Android-powered mobiles as the better choice.
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CrunchPad to launch by Christmas?
Popular Mechanics magazine crowns the unreleased Crunchpad tablet as its ‘Breakthrough Product’ for 2009 – a sign that the affordable Linux tablet could be released by year’s end.
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Firefox designer slams ‘pick your browser’ option in Windows 7
Microsoft’s ‘browser ballot’ for European editions of Windows 7 ranks Safari and Chrome before Firefox on the menu. Apple and Google seem happy, but not Mozilla...
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Dell readies Android smartphone for 2010 launch?
Reports say the PC powerhouse’s long-awaited Android smartphone will be exclusive to US carrier AT&T , which also enjoys a US stranglehold on the iPhone.
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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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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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Sneak Peak: Streamlined ‘Chrome’-style UI for Firefox 4?
Official mockups of Firefox 4 reveal hints of a streamlined UI similar to Google’s Chrome browser in what Mozilla calls a ‘Tabs-on-Top’ design concept.
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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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Sony Ericsson’s ‘Rachel’ set to join Android friends
It’s codenamed Rachel but we’ll see this Android-powered smartphone debut as the Xperia X3 and sporting a custom Sony Ericsson UI.
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