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Mac OS X 10.7.3 hits with bug fixes, new languages

Rue Liu, Feb 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple today released its latest Mac OS X Lion update with version 10.7.3 that also includes Safari 5.1.3. The update brings several bug fixes for improved performance and compatibility. It also adds several new languages and RAW image file support for new cameras. Read The Full Story

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Google should never have promised Android updates

Chris Burns, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [82]

There are quite a few stories out there over this past week saying that Google ought to be ashamed of themselves for how few devices currently run with their most recent version of Android, the tasty treat entitled Ice Cream Sandwich – but hear me here and now: Google is doing exactly what they intended to do in the first place. When Android was first introduced, Google intended to create their own device, releasing it simultaneously on each of the major mobile carriers and making sure their vision was available exactly as they intended on at least one device – this device survived in what’s now called the Nexus line of phones, and although they aren’t released in that same perfect way, they are essentially always what Google intends as a perfect Android experience. As for Ice Cream Sandwich – you shouldn’t be so bold as to demand it on your year-old device.

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Bada 2.0 for Wave devices in 2012 says Samsung

Chris Burns, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [4]

There are more than just a couple of mobile operating systems out there in the world, believe it or not ladies and gentlemen, and if Samsung has anything to say about it in 2012, you'll know the third heat to be Bada. We've had our hands on a few devices late this year running Samsung's own personal brand of operating system, each of these devices with the lovely "Wave" name attached to them, and we're to understand today that an update will be coming to a handful of these devices inside 2012. Hopefully it'll be early on in the year as the last time we heard the Bada 2.0 update was swinging through was inside 2011, and that's no longer looking too likely. Read The Full Story

Google Android Training initiated to educate the masses

Chris Burns, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Out in the wild in this modern world of ours, we've got but two kinds of people: those who are willing to move forward into the mobile arena of computing, and those who just don't understand - or are completely unwilling - Google aims this month to start erasing the gap with Android Training. This program is one that works with a collection of classes that'll teach users to both understand and, more importantly, build applications in the Android operating system. You'll be able to do everything from optimizing an application for battery life to designing the most effective navigation the world has ever seen. Read The Full Story

Microsoft talks Windows 8 embedded flavors

Shane McGlaun, Nov 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft Windows 8 in tablet flavor is expected to hit market in Q3 2012. Along with that version of the new OS will also come a hoard of embedded versions for different uses. Microsoft is talking about some of those Windows 8 flavors for embedded devices today. There are multiple embedded flavors of Windows for different needs and footprints. Read The Full Story

RIM confirms PlayBook OS 2.0 Feb 2012 release

Shane McGlaun, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Rumors were flying this week that RIM was pushing the much anticipated PlayBook OS 2.0 update out to early 2012. At the time, the rumor was making rounds there was no official word from RIM on the fate of the OS update. PlayBook OS 2.0 is the update that will bring with it support for native email, PIM access, and Android apps. Read The Full Story

Windows 7 passes XP in global usage for first time

Shane McGlaun, Oct 17th 2011 Discuss [1]

I know that this side of Windows ME, Vista was the most maligned OS that Microsoft has produced. I have used Vista for a long time and still do on all of the machines in my home. Honestly, I haven't had any issues with the OS. Still, vast hoards of people and businesses skipped Vista and stuck with XP for a long time and that is finally starting to change with Windows 7 selling very well. Read The Full Story

Blackberry PlayBook OS 2.0 leaks and has Exchange ActiveSync but no BES or BB Internet Server accounts

Shane McGlaun, Aug 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Earlier this week we mentioned that QNX using Blackberry smartphones would get access to Android apps. Another interesting tidbit about a Blackberry product has now surfaced. This time it has to do with the PlayBook tablet and a leaked version of OS 2.0 that turned up online. Version 2 of the PlayBook OS is a QNX-based OS and if the leaked screen shots are legit, some changes are in store. Read The Full Story

Aliyun OS leans on the cloud for core services and runs Android apps

Shane McGlaun, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

I'm not sure the smartphone market needs a new OS, but in China, a new choice might go over better than it would elsewhere. A Chinese ecommerce company called Alibaba has announced that at the end of the month it will launch a new mobile OS called Aliyun. The new Os is the result of three years of work and 1,200 engineers according to the company. Read The Full Story

Data shows Android 2.2 is most common, 3.0 the least

Shane McGlaun, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

A developer that is thinking about building an app for Android users needs to know what the most common version of the OS is so they can ensure that the app will run on most of the handsets and devices on the market today. Android Developers has offered up a couple new charts that detail the versions of Android is use today. Read The Full Story

Dutch Microsoft subsidiary says Windows 8 is under construction and about two years away

Shane McGlaun, Oct 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Microsoft launched a big pile of meh with Vista when it hit the market a few years back. The follow up to Vista, Windows 7 has been much stronger in sales with lots of consumers and corporations upgrading to the latest OS from Microsoft after abstaining from Vista. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome OS to feature legacy app Chromoting

Shane McGlaun, Jun 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

I bet you are all wondering what is "Chromoting" right now, aren't you? It's a made-up word that Google has coined for running legacy applications in Chrome OS. Google is set to launch the Chrome OS this fall, and according to one Google team member Chromoting "will also enable you to access legacy PC applications right within the browser." Read The Full Story