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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

Motorola Supposedly Picks up Azingo Mobile After Acquisition

Evan Selleck, May 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

There are more and more avenues to get the information you want. And, sure enough, it's looking more and more like the site LinkedIN is becoming a place to find acquisitions. As employees get shuffled around to new companies, they're likely to keep their LinkedIN profile in the know, and thanks to one employee of Azingo, there's some talk swirling around that Motorola has purchased the company. Read The Full Story

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Ready for Download

Evan Selleck, Apr 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Ubuntu seems to have a nice road map for their updates schedule, and sure enough, here's another one. Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" has just hit the market, available for download right now. There's plenty of changes to be had, along with the standard fixes and adjustments to the OS, there's surprises to be had by the latest edition of Ubuntu. Plus, "Lucid Lynx" is almost as cool as "Karmic Koala," so that's worth it. Read The Full Story

Symbian^3 drops at MWC and is open source

Shane McGlaun, Feb 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

We have already talked a bit about the Symbian S^3 smartphone operating system. The new OS officially debuted at MWC and is available under the open source license agreement that covers the OS making it free to download and use. Read The Full Story

Symbian OS goes open source

Shane McGlaun, Feb 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

The smartphone market is very hot right now with smartphones selling very well and many different companies competing in the market. The open source Android OS is doing very well in the market against the proprietary iPhone OS and Windows Mobile. The most widely used smartphone OS in the world is Symbian and the Symbian Foundation announced today that its open source migration is complete. Read The Full Story