All Entries Tagged With: "os"
Blackberry new QNX OS
Blackberry has announced a new OS, which will connect the Blackberry and QNX platforms to connect people, devices, content and various services. Blackberry is aiming to unify the OS to cover both tablets and smartphones, as happened with Android Honeycomb. Google has released the newest of Android 4.0 operating system called Ice Cream Sandwich. The [...]
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
So Google has released Android 4.0 nicknamed ice cream sandwich. The update completely redesigns the user interface and introduces a raft of new features. Amongst the highlights are offline search in Gmail and a new lock screen which uses facial recognition software to prevent strangers using your phone without permission. Almost every app has been [...]
Plasma Active One – Linux Tablet-friendly
Plasma Active One is the new tablet-friendly UI for Linux’s Kappa Desktop Environment(KDE). It offers a custom user interface, and runs on a number of different ‘flavours’ of the Linux OS. Test versions of KDE are available for anyone interested to find how the other half live (actually approximately 8% of PC users use Linux-based [...]
Microsoft and Samsung new deal
Microsoft and Samsung have signed a patent deal, which allows Microsoft to get a slice of profits from every android device Samsung sells (much like the royalties Microsoft receives from HTC). In return Samsung gets to see all patents Microsoft has under its belt. In another news Samsung will take over the MeeGo project under a [...]
Tizen Mobile OS
The Linux Foundation has announced the launch of its Tizen operating system aimed at smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and mobile devices in general. The Linux Foundation is to host the project, but Tizen will be led by Intel and Samsung. Previously Intel was supporting MeeGo Linux, but the MeeGo enterprise may be wound up, now that [...]
Windows 8 Spec Kept Low
Microsoft has made it known that Windows 8 system requirements will be as low if not lower than those for Windows 7. The Vice President of Microsoft’s Windows division added that intelligence has been built into Windows 8 so that the OS ‘can adapt to the user experience based on the user’s hardware.’ So the [...]
Acer AC700 shipping
Acer AC700, otherwise known as Acer Chromia 700, has finally made it to the stores. To recap, Acer Chromia 700 runs 1.6GHz Intel Atom N570 processor with Intel GMA 3150 graphics. Display is 11.6 inch with resolution of 1366 X 766. Chromia 700 has 2GB of RAM and weighs 1380gm (48.7 oz). For connectivity we [...]
Windows 8
At last, we can get to see a public showing of the much awaited Windows 8. Windows 8 was primarily designed for tablets but also runs on desktops and laptops. Right now, it will be called Windows 8 but it is still subject to change when it becomes formally released to the market. This OS [...]
Notion Ink Adam Tablet gets an Android 2.3 Upgrade
The Eden UI gets an update for the Adam Tablet. This new update includes a new kernel and it is capable of over clocking the Tegra 2 processor and it can be used to upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3. Right now, what you will find are only additions to the Android 2.3. If you want [...]
Windows 8 Update: Touch-Friendly?
It’ll be a while before new Microsoft Windows 8 arrives. Rumors suggest first quarter of 2012. Leaked images of the user interface have been surfacing across the web. Based on what the people have been seeing, it seems like the new Windows 8 is being geared towards user-friendliness that will be working much better for [...]
