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Intel releases the first Atom platform for home storage servers

Published on: 9th March, 2010

Intel has announced at CeBIT the release of its first Atom-class processor platform optimized for small office and home storage markets. Single- and dual-core Atoms, D410 and D510 respectively, are meant for this purpose and they will run on Microsoft Windows Home Server and Linux operating systems. Intel estimates up to 50 percent power reduction [...]

Amazon and Microsoft have agreed to a cross-licensing regarding the Kindle

Published on: 1st March, 2010

Amazon and Microsoft have recently agreed to a cross-licensing for each other’s patents. According to this deal, Microsoft will have special access to technology behind the Kindle e-book reader as well as the implementation of Linux on servers by Amazon. Detailed terms of the deal have not been revealed and it is not known what [...]

New plug-and-play UIM device from Infinitec

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

A new upcoming Infinite USB Memory (IUM) device has been recently showed by Infinitec. This makes content and stream media sharing possible from any other connected device. It seems that all file formats are compatible, no matter their extension or type and users can also stream files from their PCs to Blu-ray players, gaming consoles [...]

Android device from Logitech soon available?

Published on: 12th January, 2010

Recent job postings suggest that Logitech might be working to release an Android-based device. There is a post indicating that the Freemont, California office is seeking a “super-star engineer” to be employed as a developer for Android applications on an embedded Linux system. The engineer would work on a user interface meant for web-based streaming [...]

End of Symbian-based Nseries?

Published on: 20th November, 2009

Nokia’s N900 has recently been launched. On this occasion, the company said that it will renounce using Symbian in all Nseries services by 2012. Nowadays, Nokia has only one Maemo-based smartphone, but the company plans to quit using Symbian S60 on Nseries, in the future. The end of Symbian-based Nokia smartphones will be gradual, as [...]

Linux Touchscreen Phone – A Premiere for Access

Published on: 26th October, 2009

Access offered, a few days ago, its first touchscreen phone, named ELSE together with the Linux phone operating system ELSE INTUITION. Purchasing the rights to Palm OS has made Access famous. Now they entered the phone market with this 3.5-inch touchscreen, co-designed by Emblaze. The Linux platform has been upgraded with a custom interface consisting [...]

Dell Reveals Inspiron Mini 10 with Intel Moblin Linux OS

Published on: 25th September, 2009

At IDF Dell Company unveiled the fact that it plans to distribute an updated variant of the Inspiron Mini 10v gadget comprising the Intel Moblin Linux. The new system targets developers, but can be purchased by anyone who wants it due to the fact that the new hardware represents a more efficient substitute to Ubuntu [...]

Intel Presents the Moblin Linux Software for Smartphones

Published on: 24th September, 2009

At the Developer Forum keynote, Intel Company presented a new smartphone software of the company entitled Moblin Linux. The Moblin Linux variant 2.1 is redesigned as to enhance the quality of the finger-friendly interface input and also adds a new interface that enables users to switch the applications in a panel manner, just like the [...]

Pre-oder Unlocked Nokia N900 Linux for just $588.99!

Published on: 22nd September, 2009

Nokia Company launched its new N900 in the end of August and today the smartphone can be pre-ordered.
Nowadays, it seems that the Nokia N900 Mameo Linux could prove to be a milestone in Nokia developed smartphones. The groundbreaking N900 phone comprises a finger-friendly screen of 3.5 inches that has a resolution of 800×480px, the [...]