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If there was one company that could rival Apple, Google and Microsoft, it's Amazon. It has devices; it has a content marketplace. But what Amazon doesn't have is its own platform. webOS could be the final piece in its puzzle. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000
NetLogic Microsystems announced a second-generation, 28-nanometer member of its Linux-ready XLP multicore processor family, claimed to be five to seven times faster. The XLP II integrates up to 80 NXCPUs (threads) via up to 20 2.5GHz MIPS64 cores, boasts 100Gbps network processing performance per processor,supports coherent clustering of up to... Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:45:30 +0000
AMD added to its line of A-Series (& Llano& ) processors with two dual-core desktop offerings that sell for $75 or less. The A4-3300 operates at 2.5GHz (CPU) and 444MHz (GPU), while the A4-3400 operates at 2.7GHz (CPU) and 600MHz (GPU), and both feature 160 Radeon Cores and 1MB of... Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:45:32 +0000
AMD says it has begun shipping a & Interlagos& Opteron 6200 server chip, offering up to sixteen cores. This 32nm-fabbed processor is the first to be based on the chipmaker's long-promised & Bulldozer& architecture, expected to trickle down to desktops and other devices in the future.... Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:59:21 +0000
Two new little Android tablets have joined the ever-growing tablet race, this time from Velocity Micro. Both the 8-inch Cruz T408 and the 10-inch Cruz T410 are nice enough, but what’ll really catch your eye are the pricetags. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:03:32 +0000
The team at TouchDroid has succeeded in developing drivers for the HP TouchPad that allow it to run Android 2.3.5, with full touch screen capability. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:38:55 +0000
Amazon's Android tablet is a seven-inch, Kindle-branded device that will feature a customized operating system and sell for $250, according to a TechCrunch reporter who claims to have spent an hour with the device. In other Android tablet news, Samsung pulled its freshly announced Galaxy Tab 7.7 from the IFA... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:11:45 +0000
China's largest search engine company has announced the development of its own Android fork, to include a set of online application services, development tools and an online store... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:57:00 +0000
Trimble's ThingMagic division has integrated Linux-based Mercury5e (M5e) embedded UHF RFID (radio frequency identification) reader modules into long-range RFID readers from TagMaster. Aimed primarily at the railway industry, TagMaster's XT-2 is already shipping, and the XT-3 and XT-3HD Readers are on the way and available with an open source Linux... Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:22:01 +0000
The Canonical-backed Ubuntu project released the first beta of Ubuntu 11.10 (& Oneiric Ocelot& ), featuring both an improved Dash interface for the Unity desktop and a makeover for the Ubuntu Software Center that resembles the Mac App Store. Ubuntu 11.10 moves up to Linux 3.0.3, the Firefox 7.0 browser,... Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:23:17 +0000
Cloud Engines announced a new version of its Pogoplug that lets users stream media to their iOS or Android phones, or back up mobile data to the device. The $80 Pogoplug Mobile lets users attach USB drives or SD cards to the device and stream the media via the pogoplug.com... Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:54:58 +0000
Just like the rumor stated, Toshiba used IFA 2011 to announce its latest Android tablet and it’s just as tiny as it looked. The AT200 packs a 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 CPU, up to 64GB of memory, and most of the ports that made the Toshiba Thrive popular: micro-USB, microSD, and micro-HDMI. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:54:06 +0000
Size matters. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Samsung understands this, and has thus tried to build a tablet for just about any size pocket or backpack you may own. We all know about the GalTab 10.1 and 8.9, but today even smaller models join the pack. At the IFA conference in Berlin, Samsung today announced the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:43:00 +0000
To meet the high demand for its discontinued, but steeply discounted $99 TouchPad tablet, HP says it will do one more production run before finally killing the project for good. Meanwhile, an alpha Android port to the WebOS-based TouchPad has been demonstrated, and a bounty for a full Android hack... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:26:21 +0000
Not long ago, when Amazon first reported that it would be selling the Kindle eBook device, many analysts scoffed, and they had good reasons to do so. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:54:06 +0000
Hold on to something tight, webOS geeks. Your favorite tablet, which I can only assume is the TouchPad, might not be the last webOS tablet incarnation from HP. An HP executive and former webOS VP recently stated that the company could resurrect the TouchPad stating to Reuters, “tablet computing is a segment of the market that’s relevant, absolutely.” Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:01:40 +0000
Barnes & Noble is seeing store sales drop, but when it comes to its Nook, things are looking up. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:46:44 +0000
If it reaches a price point below $300, Amazon could sell 3 to 5 million tablets in the fourth quarter, according to Forrester analyst Sarah Rotman Epps. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0000
There have been a flurry of efforts in recent days aimed at getting a workable version of Android up-and-running on the webOS-based HP TouchPad. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:14:24 +0000
August is typically regarded as one of the slower months, at least when it comes to tech news. But this August? Not so much.... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:41:44 +0000
Google updated its native Google Docs for Android application, giving users the ability to drop photos taken from their Android device directly into a Google document. Meanwhile, the Android-compatible Google+ social networking service now enables sharing of web-pages from its & +1& button.... Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:09:02 +0000
O'Reilly Media opened registration for its Android Open Conference, scheduled for Oct. 9-11, in San Francisco, and announced speakers from companies including Arduino, Adobe, BestBuy, Google, Intel, LinkedIn, Motorola, Twitter, and WalMart. Meanwhile, the 10th annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 10x) has issued a call for papers for its... Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:41:07 +0000
X10 has begun selling a seven-inch Android 2.3 tablet for $200. The X10 AirPad has a 1.2GHz, Cortex-A8-based Rockchip 2918 processor, 4GB of flash storage, a seven-inch, 800 x 480 pixel capacitive display, a two-megapixel camera, plus an HDMI output delivering 1080p, says the company.... Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:33:43 +0000
Mozilla has launched an ambitious new project aimed at breaking down the proprietary app systems on today's mobile devices. The project, dubbed WebAPI, is Mozilla's effort to provide a consistent, cross-platform, web-based API for mobile app developers. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:40:00 +0000
NFC is coming to Android tablets this fall, in two seven-inch, Android 2.3 models announced by Sharp and TazTag respectively. The Sharp RW-T107 is an enterprise-focused tablet that supports the Sony Felica flavor of NFC in Japan, while TazTag's TazTab combines NFC with a biometric fingerprint scanner, plus ZigBee, Wi-Fi,... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:04:08 +0000
Remember when the Asus Eee Pad Transformer was the hottest thing since Laserdisc? Remember when it was hailed as an iPad killer with its fancy IPS screen, low price and sweet name. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:22:38 +0000
On the opening day of LinuxCon, the Linux Foundation's SPDX workgroup announced the first release of a standard for sharing open source license information. The Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) 1.0 standard, which is part of the foundation's Open Compliance Program, provides a common format for sharing data about software... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:17:06 +0000
Robert Fabricant's article, The New Political Platforms (http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/158/smartphones-iphone-android) in the September edition of Fast Company is certainly an excellent read. He compares the current platform battles in the smartphone landscape (Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone) with the way that political campaigns are run and covered. Here are a few quotes... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:09:06 +0000
Hope you’ve got some popcorn and a German law book at the ready because this back-and-forth between Apple and Samsung only gets better and better. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:58:36 +0000
Two tech blogs have obtained information and images regarding Google's upcoming & Ice Cream Sandwich& version of Android, apparently from a common source. The release will feature a new, blue-themed user interface, a revised launcher for applications and widgets, and a panorama mode for cameras, among other new features mentioned... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:53:35 +0000
With its latest Chrome beta, Google has turned on Native Client, its rather bold effort to securely run native applications inside the browser.…... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:58:53 +0000
Acer announced a seven-inch tablet that runs Android 3.2 (& Honeycomb& ) on a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. The $330 Iconia Tab A100 offers 1024 x 600-pixel resolution, 8GB or 16GB of flash storage, dual cameras, plus a microSD slot as well as micro-HDMI and micro-USB ports.... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:39:19 +0000
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly looking into alleged anti-competitive behavior on the part of Google, including forcing Android OEMs to use its own services. According to The Wall Street Journal, the FTC is said to be preparing subpoenas related to the Android issue, which follows up on an... Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:04:37 +0000
You have to hand it to Amazon. While many people questioned the company's Kindle strategy and whether it could properly manage a hardware platform, Amazon now claims that it sells more books for the Kindle than it does standard, paper-based books. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:54:17 +0000
If you've been eagerly awaiting September 23rd so you can grab your very own Nokia N9 in America, the company's first (and last) MeeGo smartphone may not be shipping in your region after all. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:30:00 +0000
Researchers have discovered what they say is a design flaw in Android that could be used by criminals to steal data via phishing or by advertisers to bring annoying pop-up ads to phones. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0000
Sharp announced a seven-inch, 1024 x 600-pixel & Galapagos A01SH& tablet running Android 3.2 on an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor -- and its FCC approval suggests it's eventually destined for the U.S.. Meanwhile, the Toshiba Thrive & Honeycomb& tablet has received a sleep-and-resume bug fix, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab... Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:54:27 +0000
The search giant is holding a series of developer workshops throughout the rest of the year, specifically geared toward optimizing apps for Android tablets. Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:17:16 +0000
Research firm Canalys says that Apple's iOS platform took the second spot with 19 percent market share, besting the Symbian platform. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0000
Well it's been another scorching week here in the Linux blogosphere, where all the vegetation has been baked to oblivion and all the tempers are running hot. There's nary a drop of water to be found around here anymore -- all the wildlife have packed up and set off in... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0000
Android represented a whopping 46.4 percent of global smartphone shipments in Q2 2011, with 34 percent of Android's total coming from Samsung, putting it a close second behind Apple, says ABI Research. The research firm also released a teardown analysis of the HTC Sensation and its highly integrated smartphone processor... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:37:01 +0000
The online retailer is reportedly busy lining up suppliers in time to launch both a 7-inch and 10-inch tablet sometime in the third quarter. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:59:31 +0000
Nielsen comes bearing good news today for devotees of the little green robot: as of this past June, Android has claimed the top spot in the U.S. smartphone OS market. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:15:25 +0000
Chrome: Smooth Gestures is an add-on for Chrome that allows you to open new tabs, close old tabs, reload pages, and open links all using mouse or trackpad gestures you configure and toggle with hotkeys. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000
It seems that Intel has a new interest in bringing Sandy Bridge graphics support to Google's Android operating system. Chad Versace, part of Intel's OSTC team normally working on the desktop Linux graphics stack, is looking to bring the Intel i965 (particularly, the Sandy Bridge support) of Mesa with libEGL... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:24:14 +0000
Axiomtek announced a fanless embedded PC that offers Intel's single-core Atom N455 or dual core D525 processors, along with a Mini PCI expansion slot. The eBOX620-801-FL supports up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, includes a 2.5-inch drive bay and a CompactFlash slot, and has three serial ports, according to the... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:11:56 +0000
The HTC Status might be a sort-of-weird, kind-of-gimmicky (with its dedicated Facebook button and all) little piece of kit, but it’s got at least one thing going for it: it’s the only phone on AT&T running on the latest (phone-friendly) version of Android: v2.3, or “Gingerbread”. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:24:16 +0000
Advanced Micro Devices is seeing results from the aggressive rollout of its Fusion processors, including its & Brazos& and & Llano& devices. Despite an overall softening of the PC market, and a continuing search for a CEO, the company turned a $61 million profit in the second quarter of its... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:28:13 +0000
Linux 3.0 has been released, featuring a storage backend for Xen virtualization and an antifrag and data-scrubbing features for the Btrfs filesystem. Meanwhile, Thomas Gleixner released a major new, real-time Linux patch that will ready Linux 3.0 for highly-deterministic applications.... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:40:04 +0000
Reporting results for the second quarter of its financial year, Intel said Atom processor revenues have dropped by 15 percent, and lowered its forecast for 2011 PC sales to around nine percent. But revenue and net income were respectively up 22 percent and 10 percent year-over-year, marking a & fifth... Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:30:48 +0000
The Seabird project is a concept for a phone with dramatically overhauled user interface for a more productive device. Too bad it's just an idea. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:00:00 +0000
Executives from handset manufacturers like HTC, Samsung, and Nokia are coming out swinging against Apple CEO Steve Jobs' assertion that their products suffer from similar signal problems to the iPhone 4. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:57:25 +0000
Emboldened by the (great) success enjoyed by Opera's Mini in making it onto Apple's hallowed iPhone platform, Mozilla has today submitted its own browser implement to the App Store censors. We already knew Firefox Home -- a weird sort of incomplete browser that syncs your desktop bookmarks, history, and tabs with the iPhone -- was in the works,... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:23:00 +0000
It's not a matter of which platform is better, it's... Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:35:57 +0000
Fujitsu will own a majority stake in the new venture,... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0000
Sprint will not support Google's Nexus One strategy with subsidized pricing and a contract, leaving T-Mobile as the exclusive U.S. carrier for the device. Mon, 10 May 2010 13:59:55 +0000
Analysts predict a bright future for mobile cloud computing, finding that the number of enterprise customers using cloud-based mobile apps will mushroom. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000
World's largest phone maker snaps up Novarra, known for developing the Vision browser. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:43:53 +0000
Mozilla have put development of Firefox for Windows Mobile on hold... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000
Kent German previews the hot phones and other trends we expect to see at this year's huge wireless convention. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:16 +0000
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