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Why Chrome OS will fail -

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:11 +0000

Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history The Chrome OS is here -- sort of. This week, Google was kind of enough to give the world a sneak peek at its nascent desktop operating system. And after months of speculation ...

TomsTechBlog.com found this 15 hours ago on infoworld.com

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Google Chrome OS available as free VMWare download

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:14 +0000

Seriously, how awesome have the past few hours been? Engadget turns the design stakes up to 11 , Google finally dishes the dirt on Chrome OS , and now you can even download the forthcoming software to have a fiddle with yourself. It's completely free, though you'll need VMWare running atop a ...

The Inquisitr » Technology found this 14 hours ago on engadget.com

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Google's Chrome OS revealed!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Google had a low-key event today to preview Chrome OS, its new operating system based on Linux and the Chrome browser. Things are still pretty early -- it's not even in beta yet, let alone on shipping products -- but that's the first official screen shot right there, and the big features are ...

Tech Blog found this 45 hours ago on engadget.com

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Theory of competition fails in open source, elsewhere

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:41 +0000

Monopoly is a dreaded word for the open-source community, so why are we as prone as anyone else to embrace natural monopolies?

GigaOM Network found this 16 hours ago on news.cnet.com

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Android: Linux--Only Different

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:41 +0000

This week, much of the talk in the smartphone arena surrounds the new Android-based Droid phone , which is the result of a partnership between Verizon, Motorola and Google. Lost in the buzz over the phone--for many people at least--is that the Droid, like all Android phones, is Linux-based. ...

GigaOM Network found this 16 hours ago on ostatic.com

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Is the Symbian Foundation DOA?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:41 +0000

When Nokia announced that it was launching the Symbian Foundation to great fanfare, it had within its grasp that rarest of opportunities to move swiftly and become the dominant open source mobile platform. Alas, just one and a half years later, they have seemingly ceded that position to ...

GigaOM Network found this 16 hours ago on ostatic.com

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Google Chrome OS, What's New?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:03 +0000

Google has provided more details about its upcoming Google Chrome OS. I've you missed the boat, Chrome OS is a stripped-down Linux that should boot quickly and launch a browser (Chrome). From there, everything that you do is web-based. In short, it's a fancy way of launching a browser, but ...

PR News: found this 20 hours ago on ubergizmo.com

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What Google Needs for the Chrome OS To Succeed [Chrome Os]

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:00 +0000

Google made an announcement! It was an OS , in case you haven't heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here's what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it. Just to be clear, I'm not talking about Chrome OS 1.0. You can build ...

Webtop Mania found this 19 hours ago on gizmodo.com

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Live Blog: The Google Chrome OS Press Event

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:23 +0000

Google has scheduled a press event for 10:00 am PST this morning where the company plans to announce more details about its Linux-based Chrome OS. According to the information we received from Google, the company plans to launch Chrome OS next year. We don't expect Google to release an early ...

Changing Way found this 33 hours ago on readwriteweb.com

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Synchronize Data Between Linux, OS X, and Windows?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

aaaaaaargh! writes "I'm using a laptop with Ubuntu 8.04 for work, a netbook with Ubuntu 9.10 when I'm outside, Mac OS X 10.5 for hobby projects, and Windows XP for gaming. For backups, I'm currently using Jungle Disk and Apple's Time Machine , and I use a local svn repository for my work data. ...

Slashdot: Apple found this 34 hours ago on ask.slashdot.org

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The Quest for Implementing Support for the GMA500 Chipset

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:31:36 +0000

Hello! My name is Adam McDaniel and I will write this inaugural Jolicloud Developers blog post. With the Jolicloud team we decided that this first post should be about how we implemented support for the GMA500 chipset, infamously codenamed as “Poulsbo”, in the upcoming Jolicloud ...

Liliputing found this 2 days ago on building.jolicloud.com

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Openwave Introduces New Proactive Service Mediation And Policy Management Solution

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:34 +0000

MOBILE ASIA CONGRESS, Hong Kong – November 18, 2009 – Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) one of the world’s leading software innovators offering a mediation platform and tools to mobilize the Internet, today announced Openwave® Integra 3.0, a Linux-based, proactive service mediation and policy man

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Build a Cheap But Powerful Boxee Media Center [Media Center]

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:00 +0000

Adam thinks XBMC is the best media center around, but I roll with Boxee for its awesome streaming web content. Here's how I turned a relatively cheap yet powerful home theater PC into a DIY Boxee Box...

Gizmodo found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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Fedora 12 Available for Download [Downloads]

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:00 +0000

All platforms: The final release of Fedora's 12th edition, code-named Constantine, is available for download. Want much better Bluetooth, the latest network and chat apps, and CPU and graphics...

Gizmodo found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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Va Linux - Official Website

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:52:53 +0000

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Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 Available with 90+ Bugs Squashed [Downloads]

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:21:22 +0000

Windows/Mac/Linux: The folks at Mozilla continue their steady march towards the release of Firefox 3.6, today releasing an update to Firefox 3.6 Beta 3. The update addresses 90+ bugs from the beta 2...

GeekSugar found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (or Any Google App) On Your Desktop [Downloads]

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:00 +0000

Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): We've written about a lot of desktop clients that are essentially site-specific browsers (SSBs), but free AIR client Google Tasks helps you consolidate your clients by...

Gizmodo found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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Adobe AIR 2 Beta Now Available!

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:05:08 +0000

Today we are very excited to announce the availability of the Adobe AIR 2 beta (runtime and SDK) for Windows, Mac and Linux. At Adobe MAX, we provided you with a preview of Adobe AIR 2 and now you will have a chance to test drive the beta version. AIR 2 builds on the success of AIR 1 by giving ...

ReadWriteWeb found this 3 days ago on blogs.adobe.com

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Adobe Labs - Downloads: Adobe AIR 2

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:11:58 +0000

Adobe AIR 2 SDK These downloads install the AIR 2 SDK for the supported Windows, Macintosh, and Linux platforms. Flex developers should review the section titled "How to overlay the Adobe AIR SDK for use with the Flex SDK" in the Adobe AIR 2 beta release notes . Note: Flex developers should see ...

Gizmodo found this 4 days ago on labs.adobe.com

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Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta Brings Hardware Acceleration to Web Videos [Downloads]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:59:00 +0000

Windows/Mac/Linux: Adobe is offering up a "prerelease" of its inescapable Flash software, adding in GPU acceleration for H.264 video in Windows, multi-touch support, and bug fixes. Anyone with Adobe...

Switched found this 3 days ago on lifehacker.com

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