Posts Tagged ‘operating system’
Next Android version will be called Froyo, says Erick Tseng
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News, Technology on January 17th, 2010
Next Android version will be called Froyo, says Erick Tseng originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | CommentsPalm’s Jon Rubinstein named a ‘Geek of the Year’
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News, Technology on January 3rd, 2010
Just to clarify right out of the gate, the "year" Fast Company is referring to is 2009, but nonetheless, it's an award we're sure Jon is happy to have. 11 geeks were found worthy of the "Geek of the Year" award in '09, with the likes of Evan Williams and Biz Stone (Twitter), David S. Goyer (the creator of Flash Forward on ABC), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and Neill Blomkamp (the writer of District 9) joining him. The justification for Jon making the cut?After speaking with him on our first-ever Engadget Show and falling head over heels in love with webOS, we can't help but agree. And yes, after last year's introduction at CES, it's all we can do to contain our excitement for this Thursday."He came on board as the new chairman of Palm and brought about the Web OS and the Palm Pre, the start of a line of products that is the best hope for reintroducing the geek masses to Palm."
Palm's Jon Rubinstein named a 'Geek of the Year' originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Fast Company | Email this | Comments Microsoft roadmap pegs Windows 8 release for 2012, or just after the world’s end
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 21st, 2009
Microsoft roadmap pegs Windows 8 release for 2012, or just after the world's end originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
PermalinkElectronista | Microsoft Kitchen | Email this | Comments Google Chrome First Official Screenshots [Updating Live] [Chrome]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 19th, 2009
Here are the first images of the much awaited Google Chrome. Light and spartan, and it seems touch friendly. Enjoy. [Updating live with new images]
It looks very similar to what everyone imagined. I’m glad we are moving into single-window, task-oriented environments.
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Fedora 12 ‘Constantine’ launches with enhanced video codec and power management
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 18th, 2009
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Software
Fedora 12 'Constantine' launches with enhanced video codec and power management originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsGoogle announcing Chrome OS launch plans this Thursday
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 18th, 2009
It's looking increasingly unlikely that Google's Chrome OS is really launching this week (not that we were really that convinced anyway). What is true, however, is that the company is hosting an event later this week at its Mountain View, CA headquarters to showcase its progress, provide an overview of the platform, and give information on its "launch plans for next year." Excited? Us, too.Filed under: Laptops, Software
Google announcing Chrome OS launch plans this Thursday originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsWindows 7 bested by XP in netbook battery life tests
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 12th, 2009
The venerable 2001 classic of an OS, Windows XP, strikes again. The scribes over at Laptop have put together a rather damning battery life comparison between old greybeard and the fresh Windows 7, which finds that on average netbooks get 47 minutes less battery life with the upgraded software. In the case of the ASUS 1008HA, that deficit was a meaty 57 minutes, or 16.7%. Liliputing and jkOnTheRun have run their own tests which invariably reached the same conclusion. Adding these data to an earlier comparison with Snow Leopard, where Windows 7 was again markedly worse than its competitor, leads us to the conclusion that perhaps Microsoft’s 7th heaven hasn’t quite been optimized for the mobile mavens out there… yet.
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Filed under: Laptops, Software
Windows 7 bested by XP in netbook battery life tests originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Valerie Singleton wants more Facebook friends, promotes Linux for the elderly
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 11th, 2009
We're not really sure whether to consider this patronizing or genuinely useful. Former Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton, who is herself at an advanced age now, has partnered with Wessex Computers to create a custom Linux desktop targeted at easing the elderly into the use of a computer. Dubbed SimplicITy (the Brits do love their puns), it features only six chunky buttons that lead to a web or file browser, chat, email and profile apps, and awesomely enough, video tutorials from Valerie herself. Once you get your web-legs under you and feel confident enough to handle more complexity, you can disable the SimplicITy desktop and use a more conventional Linux distro. Hit the read link for a video of one lady's reaction to the software.Filed under: Desktops, Software
Valerie Singleton wants more Facebook friends, promotes Linux for the elderly originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsWindows Mobile 7 ‘Maldives’ test program reportedly on track for Q1 2010 release to OEMs
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 11th, 2009
Ballmer may have wanted it to be out yesterday, but it looks like the initial release of Windows Mobile 7 may now finally, actually be in sight. According to ZDNet Taiwan, the mobile OS is now on track for a release to OEMs for testing (the so-called "Maldives" program) sometime in the first quarter of 2010, and will be launched publicly sometime in the third quarter of the year (or about a year after the release of Windows Mobile 6.5) -- all of which more or less lines up with earlier rumors of a release to manufacturing in Spring 2010. If past history is any indication, however, it seems likely that the earliest builds of the OS could be circulating around the usual channels well before that -- probably right on the heels of the release to OEMs. [Via WMPoweruser.com]
Filed under: Cellphones, Software
Windows Mobile 7 'Maldives' test program reportedly on track for Q1 2010 release to OEMs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsSamsung announces Bada mobile OS, SDK sets sail in December
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 10th, 2009
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Filed under: Cellphones
Samsung announces Bada mobile OS, SDK sets sail in December originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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