Operating Systems
Ubuntu and chip maker Arm form netbook alliance
Mobile phone chip designer Arm has announced an alliance with the makers of the Ubuntu the open source Debian derived Linux-based operating system software.
Microsoft denies paying contractor to abandon Linux
Microsoft has denied paying a Nigerian contractor $400,000 in a bid to battle Linux's movement into the government sector.
Ballmer doesn't see Google Android as competitor yet
Google's Android mobile platform doesn't "bubble up to the top" of Microsoft's list of toughest competitors to Windows Mobile
in the market for smartphone OSes, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
Nokia goes after Google with open-source Symbian
Nokia has announced its Symbian mobile operating system will join the likes of Android and will become an open source operating
system. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Smartphone Show in London and is seen as a bid to maintain and possibly grow
its developer base. This move comes at the same time Google makes its Android source code available to developers. The Nokia
news contradicts previous reports on Nokia adopting Android OS.
Reports: Next-generation T-Mobile G2 in the works
Mock-ups of a so-called T-Mobile G2 have already started appearing on the Internet, while the first Google Android Phone,
the T-Mobile G1 is not even on sale until Wednesday.
Google set to release Android source code
Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for
anyone to use free.
Linux takes a seat on Qantas' new superjumbo
Linux will be a passenger in every seat on Qantas' Airbus A380s airplanes. All of the airline's superjumbos -- the first of
which will commence flying next week -- will have their in flight entertainment systems powered by the operating system.
Mandriva Linux 2009 released
European software company Mandriva has released the 2009 update to its flagship Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux.
Netbooks will boost adoption of Linux, says Novell CTO
A surge in demand for netbooks is helping drive business for Linux, as the devices are designed to be low-cost with smaller
storage, according to Novell's chief technology and strategy officer for Linux.
Red Hat undercuts Microsoft on high-performance OS pricing
Red Hat Thursday released a Linux software stack for compute-intensive IT environments that it said costs less than Microsoft's
price for its comparable Windows offering.
Free version of Hyper-V now available
Following a similar move by VMware in August, Microsoft Wednesday released a free, low-footprint version of its Hyper-V virtualization
software as it continues to chase the virtualization leader.
Installing Linux apps: A few good tips
Sooner or later, we all end up installing new software on our computers. Whether it's a new version of Firefox, or a cool
game, or a video editing package, there comes a time when you want to make your system do more than it can do now.
Ballmer still searching for an answer to Google
Microsoft may be the only company in a position to provide "any real competition" for Google in the online search business,
CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday. But first it will need to figure out a way to do it.
T-Mobile lifts 1G-byte limit on Android phone
T-Mobile is backpedaling on the limit it placed on the so-called unlimited data plan that will accompany its Android phone,
but the operator isn't saying exactly what the new terms will be.
Linux examined: Xandros Professional
To a lot of people, Ubuntu represents the most end-user-friendly nongeek-compatible Linux distribution. But there are other
commercial distributions that work even harder to create a desktop experience that is, frankly, Windows-like. The two most
well-known of these are Xandros and Linspire (formerly Lindows). Since Xandros recently acquired Linspire, that leaves it
pretty much in sole possession of that segment of the marketplace.
• Dell puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs
• Mozilla names best Firefox 3 add-ons
• Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus'
• Dell Latitude ON - big win for Linux
• Open source advocates hail appeals court ruling
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo San Francisco, August 4-7, 2008.
Linux Plumbers Conference Portland, OR, Sept. 16-19, 2008.
FreedomHEC Santa Monica, November 8-9, 2008.
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