Arm sees over 50 new iPad-like devices out this year

The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.

Smartphone OS leaves one hand free
Today's smartphones are too much of a handful, according to Israeli company Else: You either need to grab them with both hands and punch away at the keyboard with your thumbs, or you hold them with one hand and touch the screen with the other.

Microsoft stops serving Window patch blamed for blue screens
Microsoft has stopped distributing a Windows patch thought to cause a Blue Screen of Death on XP machines, and said it is investigating the problem.

Symbian goes open source four months early
Symbian has completed the process of open sourcing its entire code base, in advance of its June deadline.

Google releases experimental phone to employees
Google has handed out a new mobile phone running its Android software to some employees, stirring another wave of speculation that the oft-rumored Google Phone is real.

Acer plans up to 6 new Android handsets for first half 2010
Acer plans to launch as many as six new smartphones with Google's Android mobile operating system in the first half of next year, a company executive said Thursday.

Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time
A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history

Google to provide update on Chrome OS
Google is getting ready to shed a little more light on its Chrome OS this week.

Acer debuts Liquid Android smartphone, new netbook
Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, on Wednesday announced two of its most highly anticipated products with Google's Android mobile operating system on board, the Liquid smartphone and an Aspire One netbook.

Acer's Android netbook due this quarter
Acer is planning to launch a dual-boot netbook this quarter that will ship with both Microsoft's Windows and Google's Android operating system, the head of its Japan unit said Tuesday.

Unix at 40: Hanging on despite strong Linux, Windows challenges
The middle-aged OS is not expected to die any time soon, just slowly fade away

Mozilla denies it will 'ribbonize' Firefox
Mozilla today denied that it will "ribbonize" upcoming Windows versions of Firefox, saying its plans to eliminate the traditional menu bar will yield something much simpler than Microsoft's often-derided user interface.

LG unveils its first Android smartphone
LG Electronics has joined the ranks of mobile phone makers putting Google's Android mobile operating system into smartphones, unveiling the LG-GW620 on Monday.

Foxconn developing inexpensive, Arm-based smartbooks
Foxconn Technology plans to launch its first smartbooks next year, which are mini-laptops that use microprocessors from Arm Holdings normally found in smartphones.

Red Hat open sources Windows virtualisation drivers
In another sign interoperability between virtual Linux and Windows operating systems is gathering pace, Red Hat has quietly released a set of drivers to improve the performance of Windows guests hosted on Linux's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor.

 

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