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Fusion Garage criticized for JooJoo software GPL failure

Chris Davies, Jun 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Fusion Garage are coming in for some criticism over their handling of the JooJoo tablet's software, with open-source advocates discovering that the company aren't distributing their source code as required by the GPL. Matthew Garrett spent some hands-on time with the JooJoo recently, and aside from some concerns over the hardware - "pretty much held together by string and a following wind" is how he describes the slate - his biggest complaint is that not only is the source for Fusion Garage's modified Ubuntu OS not available, when he contacted them they told him they're not yet distributing it. Read The Full Story

Jolicloud 1.0 Bringing Touch Support Some Time in the Future [Video]

Evan Selleck, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Whens' the last time we saw a Jolicloud video demo? A little over a year ago. Sure, the Linux-based Operating System went into "pre-Beta" back in December, but we can safely say that it's been quite awhile since we last saw the social OS. Now, here we are that year later, and we get word from Jolicloud themselves that they're actually working on upgrading the OS, and doing so means support for touch-based screens, of course. Read The Full Story

QuokkaPad open-source ereader/tablet almost on sale

Chris Davies, Jun 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Open-source ereaders aren't exactly new - the txtr promises to give access to its underlying architecture, for instance - but the Australian QuokkaPad may have taken the longest to reach the market. The 8-inch LCD 800 x 600 touchscreen tablet is based on a 400MHz MIPS processor, and usually runs Linux 2.6.24.3 with the GPE Palmtop Environment UI on top; however, there's also room for two other kernels, such as Android or Windows CE. Read The Full Story

MeeGo v1.0 for netbooks and N900 launches, gets video demo

Chris Davies, May 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

MeeGo v1.0 for netbooks and the Nokia N900 has now been released, complete with Qt 4.6 support, the MeeGo SDK with an integrated application development environment, and various other OS tools. The MeeGo experience is centered around the Myzone, with various social networking, email, calendar and contacts widgets; these aggregate content from multiple networks, together with synchronized calendar, tasks, appointments and recently used files. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: May 20th 2010

Evan Selleck, May 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Only 11 more days left in the month, and today marked a pretty loud, and impressive, announcement from Google. Of course, there's just 11 more days in the month, and that means June's getting closer and closer. And we all know what's coming in June. Tonight though, in typical Daily Slash fashion, we'll focus on what else happened out there today. First up, in the Best of R3, we've got a report card with some pretty impressive statistics, and Versace has a new phone out (it's "unique"). And then in the Dredge 'Net, Steve Jobs isn't a fan of WebM, the white iPhone HD looks very sleek when it's rendered, and it looks like the AT&T Pre Plus has been given an unlock. Read The Full Story

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Android 2.2 Froyo gets official

Chris Davies, May 20th 2010 Discuss [1]

Google have officially announced Android 2.2 Froyo, the latest version of their open-source smartphone OS. As expected, Android 2.2 includes WiFi tethering for sharing a 3G connection on an Android phone with another device – Vic Gundotra used an iPad on-stage at Google IO together with a significant speed boost. There’s also full Flash support, though Hulu are blocking mobile use.

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Google take swipe at “draconian” Apple

Chris Davies, May 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

The second keynote of Google IO 2010 has opened, and Vic Gundotra has kicked off the show with a few digs at Apple and some impressive specs about the Android platform. Describing Andy Rubin's original attitude to Android's open-source nature as a strike against "draconian" platforms where one man, one company and one device controls the future. Read The Full Story

Qbo adorable open-source robot detailed

Chris Davies, May 20th 2010 Discuss [2]

Could it be love at first sight? As soon as I saw his tubby little body and wide eyes, I knew I had to make him mine. No, not my clandestine and short-lived love affair with Elton John, but the Qbo robot. Having teased us with an open-source ethos and design schematics, project lead TheCorpora have followed up with some proper details about what this DIY 'bot should do. Read The Full Story

Google Announces WebM Open-Source Video Format

Evan Selleck, May 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Today, Google opened up their opening keynote for Google I/O. It's entire purpose was to talk about the Web, HTML5, and how it all can work together to move the standard forward. Part of that movement is open sourcing as much of the Internet as humanly possible, so hopefully you'll welcome WebM with open arms. It's a brand new, open-source video format that Google hopes will hit the mainstream. Read The Full Story

Qbo Robot Gets Detailed Schematics Along with Current Set of Skills

Evan Selleck, May 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Building a robot is a lofty goal. It's not rooted in science-fiction for no reason, after all. It doesn't help when the price to build one can be pretty high. So, what's the best thing for someone to do? Well, for Francisco Paz, that meant that there was only one logical conclusion: make it open source. That way anyone who wanted to jump on board the project, or follow in Paz's footsteps could do just that, and at a much cheaper cost for parts and research. We introduced the Qbo robot to you just a few days ago, but now we've got a few more details, and we wanted to pass them along. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: April 30th 2010

Evan Selleck, Apr 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Welcome to this week's Friday. We hope you had a good week, and that you're winding down comfortably. Tonight's edition of the Daily Slash is short and sweet, just so we can get you into the depths of your weekend faster. We know you want to be there. So, in the Best of R3, the Motorola Shadow has reared its sleek head again, there's a new in-vehicle mount for the iPad, and trouble is brewing for Nokia's CEO. And then in the Dredge 'Net, Verizon is handing out a great deal for Tour owners, open source video codecs can violate patents, and we've got some new pictures of the Motorola RAZR3. Read The Full Story