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How MIDs Are Complicating Mobile Linux Development

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

The mobile Internet device is the most exciting new device category to hit the market since the smartphone. A MID is a handheld device that delivers high-speed wireless Internet and multimedia services, typically with a 4- to 7-inch screen form factor. Most MIDs will be based on the Linux operating system and at less than half the cost of an average laptop, MIDs are an appealing new alternative. Like the smartphone, there will not be a prototypical MID.

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Freescale Eyes Cheap Linux Netbooks With New Chip Design

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

Freescale Semiconductor has launched a new low-cost processor, the i.MX515, that’s designed to power what Freescale hopes will be new lines of Linux-based netbooks retailing for less than 0. There are lots of interesting angles to Freescale’s efforts—the lower price point, the technology behind the i.MX515, and a new path for Linux into the minds of everyday consumers. Most netbooks retail in the 0 to 0 range, so a sub-0 netbook obviously could generate a lot of consumer appeal.

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Motorola Goes Green, Rugged, Touchy-Feely

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show promises plenty in the gadget department, as usual, and Motorola unveiled three new handsets on Tuesday that it hopes will capture the imagination of attendees. The device maker introduced the environmentally friendly Moto W233 Renew, the MotoSurf A3100 touch tablet and the rugged Tundra VA76r. While CES will not officially open until Thursday, with the announcement of these three new handsets handsets Motorola has signaled which market segment baskets it will place its eggs for 2009, said Ramon Llamas, an analyst at IDC.

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Gogimon Machine Delivers Serendipitous Search Experience

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

The drawback with using most search engines is they all seem to give similar results and generally all have the same look and feel. They lack personalization and offer a mostly boring environment. “Most people select the first few results on Google, even though Yahoo and Microsoft Live give better business results for specific information. And Live is much better for technology searches. It’s much more focused. We found no reason just to rely solely on Google,” Menachem Reinshmidt, CEO of Gogimon.com, told TechNewsWorld.

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Diagnosing Apple’s PR Afflictions

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

Unless Apple is planning on unveiling an iCar, an iHome or an iBrain at Tuesday’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco, the media focus will remain squarely on Steve Jobs; his absence, his health, his successors. That’s as it should be, even with the “Dear Apple Community” letter from Jobs that the company released Monday, and an accompanying statement of support from Apple’s board of directors. Still, I feel sorry for anyone who’s wearing a press badge in the Moscone Center audience.

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Apple disappoints–no Jobs or big news at Macworld (Reuters)

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 5:01 pm

Reuters – Apple Inc said on Tuesday said it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company’s final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street.

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Expo: Microsoft to enhance Entourage Exchange, SharePoint on the Mac (Macworld.com)

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 5:00 pm

Macworld.com – A quarter-century after it began making products for the Mac, Microsoftâ€™s Macintosh Business Unit announced future updates to Microsoft Office that will enhance collaboration and sharing.

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Summary: Software, MacBook Pro updates star in final Apple keynote (Macworld.com)

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 5:00 pm

Macworld.com – In what the company has said will be its last Macworld Expo keynote ever, Apple on Tuesday announced updates to its iLife and iWork suites while unveiling a 17-inch MacBook Pro that now mirrors the unibody design of the rest of Appleâ€™s laptop line.

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* DTV Transition: Facts and Fallacies *

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 5:00 pm

If you live in the United States, then it’s almost certain you’ve heard about this big digital switch that public television is making due to a new US law. If you live outside of the US, I bet you’ve heard of it anyway since we like to let people know what we’re up to. The big day that’s coming up—February 17th, 2009—that magical date when all television stations will historically abandon the infamous analog broadcasting for greener, digital pastures—didn’t strike fear into the hearts at my household. We rarely utilize the antenna, and then only two to four times a year for a special program. Nonetheless, we got our hands on one of those nifty coupons anyway and went out to purchase a digital converter for the sake of those few intrinsic public broadcats. Read on for the whole story. Read more on this exclusive OSNews article…

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Whitix 0.2 Released

Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 5:00 pm

Despite what the project name’s suffix might imply, Whitix is in fact not a Linux distribution. Whitix is a new operating system, written from scratch, and aims to combine the stability of UNIX with the user friendliness of other platforms. “It will offer a consistent, clear interface and a new way to navigate the desktop while basing the fundamentals on proven system technology updated for the twenty-first century.” The project released version 0.2 today.

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