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Google plans Chrome for Mac and Linux
News Google has revealed it's already working on a version of its Chrome Internet browser for Mac and Linux operating systems. Writing on the Google Mac Blog, Google software engineer Amanda Walker said the company is now "actively working" on versions...
Tags: linux, platforms, chrome, released
4 September 2008, 10:27
BBC lifts lid on iPlayer user habits
News But following the introduction of iPlayer for Mac and Linux late last year, just five per cent use Mac and one per cent use Linux operating systems. The BBC has lifted the lid on its online on-demand TV service iPlayer to reveal how people are...
Tags: linux, cent, research, bbc
7 August 2008, 10:37
News.blog: Microsoft quiet before iPhone 3G day
News Probably the closest thing to the App Store is a third-party reseller called Handango that sells programs for Windows Mobile, as well as for Palm OS, Symbian, and Linux devices. When Apple launched its App Store on Thursday before the release of...
Tags: noise, browsing, developers, windows mobile
11 July 2008, 10:01
BBC iPlayer gets 2.0 facelift
News A cross platform version of the download service for Mac and Linux is pencilled in for the end of year. The BBC's iPlayer on-demand TV service has undergone a major facelift designed to make it more appealing and easier to use.
Tags: beta, section, listen, programme
26 June 2008, 9:58
Nokia to form open-source Android killer
News It is also not yet clear how the open-source community will react to the new Symbian Foundation platform, given Nokia's recent statements about Linux developers needing to learn more about the reality of the business world.
Tags: community, linux, ericsson, lg
25 June 2008, 10:13
Asus Eee Box ready for August release
News Unlike previous iterations in Asus's Eee range, the Eee Box will not initially be made available in a Linux flavour, although the manufacturer's spokesperson told ZDNet.co.uk that such a version would follow the XP version at some point.
Tags: linux, box, operating system, xp
23 June 2008, 10:09
New Eee PCs get UK release date
News Both models come with a gigabyte of RAM, and are available in Linux or Windows flavours. As with the Eee 900, the Linux Eee 901 has 20GB of solid-state storage while the Windows version has 12GB. GB for the Linux version.
Tags: storage, cell, linux, models
16 June 2008, 10:08
News.blog: Acer favours Linux for mini laptops
News PC maker has big plans to develop the market for Linux, not only on its low-cost ultraportable, but on the company's laptops as well. The reason is because of the cost and operation of Microsoft's operating system over open-source Linux.
Tags: linux, market, laptops, develop
5 June 2008, 9:56
News.blog: Ubuntu readying version for mini laptops
News A version of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system is coming later this year for mobile Internet devices and mini laptops. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, said on Monday that it plans to demonstrate the new version, called Ubuntu...
Tags: devices, atom, remix, ubuntu
4 June 2008, 10:19
News.blog: Asus Eee Box details released
News Official specs are as follows:Operating system: Linux System/ Hardware Compatible with Windows XP Linux. Another Linux-based model comes with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive for $299. Word got out a little early yesterday morning regarding Asus's...
Tags: hard drive, box, linux, lan
3 June 2008, 10:47
Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in June
News The release candidate is available for download for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Firefox fans looking for a major update to the open-source Web browser probably will get a final version of it next month.
Tags: ons, mozilla, firefox, handle
22 May 2008, 12:17
Dell to cut PC power by 25 per cent
News When questioned on whether Dell would promote Linux more heavily as an environmentally sustainable alternative to Microsoft Windows Vista, which has been criticised by Greenpeace and others for its reliance on powerful hardware and its influence...
Tags: technologies, dell, energy, roi
19 May 2008, 10:19
Microsoft limits XP mini laptop specs
News However, following the success of the Asus Eee PC -- originally made available only with a Linux operating system -- Microsoft decided to address this new market with XP, as Vista is too power-hungry for such low-specified laptops to use.
Tags: storage, cpu, processor, mini
16 May 2008, 10:24
News.blog: OLPC to get XP?
News The chairman and founder of the One Laptop Per Child initiative said in an interview on Tuesday that the XO laptop may switch from using Linux to eventually running Windows XP, according to several reports.
Tags: operating system, laptop, source, linux
24 April 2008, 10:13
Intel unveils Atom chips
News MIDs, coming from companies such as Lenovo, Asus and Panasonic, will run Windows or Linux and are being promoted as the functional equivalent of a wireless-connected PC in pocket format. Intel launched its Atom range of processors at the Intel...
Tags: inch, intel, atom, fujitsu siemens
3 April 2008, 10:42


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