All Entries Tagged With: "os"
MeeGo Alias Tizen Version 1.0 Released
MeeGo was recently re-packaged as Tizen, an open-source operating system backed by both Intel and Samsung. Now the Tizen OS has been released as version 1.0, codenamed Larkspur, and will feature a new SDK to accompany the release so that devs can get up to speed with the revised OS. The new release concentrates on [...]
Mainstream Vista Support Stops
Mainstream support has ended for Windows Vista. Vista was released on Jan 30, 2007. Microsoft’s policy is to support OS for a minimum of five years or for at least two years after the next OS is released. Windows 7, which aimed to address the vast catalog of failings of the Vista OS fiasco, was [...]
Android 6 – Key Lime Pie
A Google source has revealed that the successor to the successor of Ice Cream Sandwich will be known as Android Key Lime Pie. In other words, the successor to Android 5 Jelly Bean, expected to launch some time this summer, will be Android 6 Key Lime Pie. The Verge website got the tip-off from the [...]
Mountain Lion OS X 10.8
Apple has released a developer preview of new OS X (10.8) codenamed Mountain Lion. It will not be available till summer, but here is what we can look forward to. Mountain Lion will create a seamless environment for both your desktop and iPhone or iPad. New Mountain Lion OS takes many successful features from iOS. [...]
Mozilla To Reveal OS Partner At MWC
Mozilla announced plans last summer for a full-featured mobile OS known as Boot to Gecko. Mozilla’s CTO Brenden Eich has now tweeted that a partnership announcement will be made at MWC in Barcelona this month. Rumours are that this partner might well be a hardware manufacturer rather than a carrier, given Mozilla’s well-established reputation in [...]
Android – No Need For Anti-Virus Software
The leader of Google’s open-source software team has severely criticised firms selling antivirus software for Android and other mobile devices. Chris DiBona should know what he’s talking about. DiBona is Google’s open-source Program Manager, and he was responding to a press report attacking the “inherent” vulnerability of open-source software as used by both Android and [...]
Windows Metro UI On Android Or iOS
With so many operating systems out there, all borrowing ideas from each other, unique features are rare. But Windows 8 user interface is certainly revolutionary. The Metro UI, according to earlier reports – is something you either love or hate almost instantly. I love it. Microsoft has found an unusual way to root out potential [...]
Android Optimized For x86 ‘Windows’ Machines
Google built its Android operating system with open source software, which means developers can dig around and modify it to suit their needs. This has enabled them to install it on a wide variety of devices – massively reducing manufacturer’s costs and widening the availability of android devices around the world. It has also allowed [...]
Mozilla new OS – Boot 2 gecko
Browser giant Mozilla is working on a new totally web-based OS codenamed Boot 2 Gecko. Screenshots of the B2G UI have appeared on the Mozilla wiki and reveal an icon-based OS similar to Apple iOS, further proof that the cyberworld is ‘going mobile’. Developers are still testing B2G, building new APIs for camera, phone and [...]
Windows 8 review
Windows 8, with its tablet-style tiled interface, has been around for a couple of months now, with Microsoft’s programming hotshots beavering away at squashing early bugs to avoid another Vista fiasco. Microsoft has highlighted such features as photo-sharing in the cloud, streamlined management of contacts, and the Metro update. It’s Windows first big push into [...]
