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Windows Home Server 2011 to be ready in early April

Published on: 8th April, 2011

The Home Server team announced a few days ago that the Windows Home Server 2011, initially known as Vail, would be available for evaluation in early April. The release version has got the approval. The software would allow files and data to be accessible and organized from anywhere and backup made automatically. The team said [...]

History Vault in Windows 8 to imitate Apple’s Time Machine

Published on: 4th April, 2011

A recent leak has unveiled plans for Microsoft’s Windows 8 to clone the behavior of Mac OS X Time Machine. History Vault, as it is named, it is supposed to utilize the Shadow Copies feature, which came with Vista but gave it a good visual interface to restore older files. The shot in WinRumors does [...]

HP’s webOS 3.0 beta rolled out to Early Access members

Published on: 1st April, 2011

At the webOS Connect event which took place recently in London, HP declared that it has launched the webOS 3.0 Beta Software Development Kit designed for the TouchPad tablet. This new software is available only for Early Access developers, but it seems that it is relatively easy to join this program. The company will also [...]

Siri voice search technology to be integrated into iOS 5

Published on: 1st April, 2011

An eventual buyout of Siri would be an objective for Apple’s iOS 5 plans, as rumors go. By acquiring the voice-guided and multi-step searching, Apple intends to integrate it deeply into the operating system which would be presented in June at Worldwide Developers Conference. There is a possibility to expose it to third-party applications through [...]

A major revamp of iOS 5 moved to fall

Published on: 31st March, 2011

A recent rumor says iOS 5 would launch later than believed but would be significantly improved. The new version of the mobile operating system would be moved to the fall and would be unveiled at WWDC and not at a special even in the spring. As TechCrunch said, it would be a major revamp instead [...]

Google not to share source of Android 3.0 too early

Published on: 28th March, 2011

In a recent interview, Google said it would not give out the source code of its Android 3.0 for a certain time after the operating system’s launch. Andy Rubin, engineering vice president of the company, told to BusinessWeek that months could pass as the code had been done under pressure to make the launch date [...]

Motorola could make its own mobile OS to avoid relying on Android

Published on: 24th March, 2011

Motorola seems to be building a dedicated team to develop a mobile operating system of its own and this way escape from a tight dependence on Android, according to an insider. It is supposed that engineers have been poached from Apple and Adobe during the past nine months. InformationWeek found out that one of them, [...]

Lightweight phone operating system from Baidu

Published on: 24th March, 2011

According to CEO Robin Li, Baidu, the most important Chinese search company, currently intends to develop a lightweight operating system for tablet computers, as well as for smartphones. The company’s objective is a simple, search-capable interface available within a second of powerup. The CEO declared that the box interface will only be released after Baidu [...]

HP’s TouchPad may be out in June; reaching 100 million webOS devices soon

Published on: 16th March, 2011

In his major strategy briefing, Leo Apotheker, HP chief, has recently announced an aggressive webOS plan. He anticipated that the TouchPad and smartphones such as the Pre3 and Veer could all start shipping before June and could be part of wave after wave of launches. HP ultimately hoped to ship around 100 million webOS devices, [...]

Symbian UI update expected in the fall of 2011

Published on: 16th March, 2011

As said by the Dutch site AllAboutPhones, Marc Driessen, Product Manager at Nokia Netherlands, has recently confirmed that a new major user Symbian interface update is about to come out this fall. There is also a smaller update planned for the summer. The larger, more important update is expected to offer a pull-down status bar [...]

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