Just a few days ago we reported on a 7-inch, Linux-based tablet called the Spark that would be available “soon” at a decent price of $265 USD. More details have been released about the hardware and software the device will be running, as well as…
Post Tagged with: "Linux"
Humble Bundle Lets Users Pay What They Want for Games, Give to Charity at Same Time
The Humble Bundle offers three cross-platform games that work on Android, Linux, Windows, and Mac at one price that you choose. And depending on the minimum amount that you choose to pay, you can get a fourth game for free.
The bundle offers the popular…
Spark, a 7-Inch Linux Tablet with KDE Plasma Active UI, Available Soon for $265
The 7-inch tablet space is heating up this year, with the Amazon Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (a slight stretch in the size requirements, but close enough), and the Barnes and Noble NOOK Tablet at the front of the pack. Are you interested in…
Ubuntu Linux on the ASUS Eee Pad Prime Transformer [Video]
The guys wearing Red Hats have been busy porting Ubuntu Linux on to the ASUS Transformer Prime! Zedomax over on the XDA Forums has created a step-by-step tutorial which explains how to install Ubuntu on the Transformer Prime. Due to limitations of VNC, which is…
HP Releases Roadmap for Open Sourcing webOS, Slated for Completion Sept. 2012
It’s been around a month and a half since HP made the surprising decision to open source webOS. And it has only been about a week since Bill Veghte was appointed chief strategy officer, one of his responsibilities being overseeing the initiative to open source…
XBMC (1080p HD Output) Makes Raspberry Pi Look Even Tastier [video]
Hot on the heels of the AirPlay demo on the diminutive Raspberry Pi single-board computer, we now have a glimpse of the good old XBMC media software on the Raspberry Pi. Is there anything this tiny $25/$35 system can’t do?
The Raspberry Pi team recently…
Tizen May Not Have a New Home With Samsung, Commitment Not Official
Last week Samsung revealed plans to merge Bada and Tizen, this week they are taking it back stating that the plans are not yet official. According to a statement issued to AllThingsD things aren’t set in stone and they are singing the same tune they…
Microsoft Blocks Windows 8 on ARM Devices
If you’re not interested in taking the time to have a careful read of Microsfot’s “Windows 8 Hardware Certification Requirements” let me spoil it for you and reveal draconian policies that require vendors to block the installation of other operating systems on ARM devices.
Microsoft’s…
Samsung Merging Bada with Tizen: Officially a Frankenstein OS Love Child
Samsung has reveled plans to Merge its Bada operating system with Intel’s Tizen, formerly known as MeeGo, open source project. There was talk last year that Samsung would open source Bada however Samsung had been very vocal that there were no plans to merge the…
OLPC XO-3 Tablet Hands-On at CES Unveiled [video]
One Laptop Per Child is showing their latest product, the OLPC XO-3 tablet at CES Unveiled, and we have a hands-on video.
It has an 8-inch, 4:3 aspect ratio display, which is actually looks like larger or wider screen size than most 7-inch, 16:9 ratio…
Ubuntu heading on to phones and tablets
According to an early report from ZDNet, Shuttleworth will announce plans to bring Ubuntu to smartphones and tablet computing devices. The company says that it has been discussing the plan with hardware partners for the past 18 months. The Ubuntu Developer Summit, takes place next…
Cadillac Releases Linux Based In-vehicle Infotainment System
Cadillac has announced its latest in-vehicle infotainment system and we got to take a ride in the in the demo unit. CUE which stands for Cadillac User Experience and will pair data from up to 10 Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices, USBs, SD cards and MP3 players…
ASUS Still Supporting MeeGo, for Now
Last week at AppUp! Elements 2011, there was an announcement made that MeeGo was going to be joining forces with the Intel, Samsung, the Linux Foundation behind Tizen a new open source software project. Asus has actually just released the Eee PC X101 a super…
MeeGo Moves to Tizen: Are They Keeping Their Developer Community?
At AppUp Elements in Seattle the Linux and LiMo Foundation combined their platform, meaning MeeGo just rolled in Limo’s decades of development and code curation into a new project called Tizen. This platform will have the full support of co-chairs Intel and Samsung.
Tizen will…
OpenMobile Aims to Solve “Apps Problem” for MeeGo (and other OSes) [video]
MeeGo is a really cool OS meant to run on tablets, smartphones, laptops, and other devices. However, like HP’s webOS, it lacks a number of native apps that are available on other mobile platforms. And as we know, for many users, availability of apps is…
