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Motorola scale back LiMo Foundation involvement to focus on Android

Chris Davies, Oct 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

We doubt we're the only people who forgot that Motorola had thrown their oar in with the LiMo Foundation, but happily we'll unlikely to need that knowledge again since the company is seemingly dropping its support for the open-source mobile platform. Motorola VP Christy Wyatt has vacated her seat on the LiMo Foundation board, while the company itself has downgraded its membership from "founding member" to "associate member".

"At this time it feels that the Android platform gives it a richer, more consistent foundation with strong support for the ecosystem and developer community" Motorola statement

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Dell launch Mini 10v Moblin Edition netbook for devs [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Dell have announced their first netbook running Intel's Moblin platform, and it's available for developers to buy now. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Ubuntu Moblin Remix Edition is priced at $299 and comes with the usual Mini 10v specification - Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard-drive - but uses Canonical's combination of the core Moblin Version 2.0 interface, libraries, and applications with the internals of Ubuntu Linux 9.04. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee PC 1001HA offers Linux, odd texturing

Chris Davies, Sep 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

ASUS' second netbook from this weekend offers a blast from the past, in the shape of a Linux OS option. The ASUS Eee PC 1001HA is billed as an entry-level model, but will be available in three different versions: the 1001HA XP, with Windows XP, the 1001HA LX, with Linux, or a bare model that comes with no OS at all. Read The Full Story

Shuttle X500V Is An All-In-One Touchscreen PC Preloaded With Linux

Evan Selleck, Sep 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Here's some more all-in-one PC info for you, just in case you like that kind of thing. Shuttle has gone ahead and introduced a new version of their X500 line up, which still rocks that "ultra-thin" veneer. This time around, we've got a new OS for you, and it comes preloaded for your out-of-the-box using pleasure. It's a touchscreen too, so that has to count for something, considering that's all the rage right now, even for computers. Read The Full Story

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Talking Nokia N900 and Maemo 5 with Ari Jaaksi

Chris Davies, Sep 2nd 2009 Discuss [1]

We sat down at a roundtable this afternoon with Nokia’s Ari Jaaksi, VP of software at the company, and talked about the Nokia N900 and the Maemo 5 OS it runs. Describing the N900 as “your internet device on the go” and Maemo as “putting the internet first”, it’s obvious that Jaaksi – and Nokia – have the MID segment in their sights; however they’re also upfront about the issues they’re going to face not only with their first-gen hardware but the ongoing development of the platform.

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Five tech things I want

Michael Gartenberg, Jul 22nd 2009 Discuss [5]

We’ve come so far these days in the world of personal technology but in some ways, we’re still missing the mark. Sure it’s the middle of summer but here are five things I’d like to see on the market this (or any) holiday season:

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NEC pledge WiMAX support to Moblin-based PNDs and mobile devices

Chris Davies, Jul 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

NEC have announced that they will be supporting Moblin-based mobile devices and in-car PNDs with WiMAX functionality. The company already develops WiMAX mobile broadband modules and has recently unveiled a battery-powered WiMAX router; this new announcement will see Intel's open-source Moblin OS get native support for the high-speed wireless technology. Read The Full Story

Peek ask for help on Mobile Linux Peek messenger

Chris Davies, Jul 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

If you're a Linux developer who has found that the recession has left you at a loose end, Peek may have just the project for you. They're throwing open the doors to open-source development on their email-centric Peek device, in the hope that someone will get Linux up and running on the ARM7-based handheld. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome OS announced: on netbooks by 2H10

Chris Davies, Jul 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

If you thought Google's OS ambitions would end with Android, think again. The search giant has announced Google Chrome OS, an "open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks", and which promises a start-up to internet-ready delay of just seconds. Read The Full Story

Buffalo, D-Link, LaCie & Seagate sign up to offer Marvell Plug Computers

Chris Davies, Jun 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Marvell's SheevaPlug wall-wart Linux PC has finally come of age, with the company announcing mainstream retail partners including Buffalo, D-Link, LaCie and Seagate, together with beginning distribution of the Plug Computer development kit in Europe. The original SheevaPlug has a Marvell Kirkwood processor with a 1.2GHz Sheeva processor, 512MB of RAM and 512MB of flash storage; resembling a wall-wart, it plugs directly into a power socket and offers a single USB 2.0 port and a gigabit ethernet port. Suggested uses included a home server, NAS or other form of network-connected device. Read The Full Story

Linux gets native multitouch support [Video]

Chris Davies, Jun 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Windows 7's native support for multitouch is well known, but if Microsoft thought that would be another knife into Linux then they should prepare for disappointment. A French development group at ENAC have developed native multitouch using Linux 2.6.30, supporting the usual swipe, flip, rotate and pinch-resize gestures. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

ARM Android netbooks more “snappy” than Windows 7 on Atom say analysts

Chris Davies, Jun 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

Two Gartner analysts have lent their weight to ARM processors and the Google Android platform as potential players in netbooks and smartbooks, tipping the pairing as possibly headed for prime time. While they recognized that Android still needs fettling for the larger displays and broader usage patterns of a netbook-style device, Christian Heidarson and Ben Lee, analysts at Gartner, nonetheless praised its "snappy" performance on ARM-based sub-notebooks. Read The Full Story