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…
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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…
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…
Video: Nokia N9 MeeGo Smartphone Unboxing
The Nokia N9… is the only MeeGo handset to hit the streets and its doing so in markets where Nokia isn’t going to be able to move aggressively in the short term with its Windows Phone 7 version of the handset. So the UK, US
Is Samsung Picking up MeeGo Where Intel Left Off?
While reporting from IFA 2011, it seems that Sascha Pallenberg of Netbooknews.de has come upon some interesting news: Samsung may take over MeeGo development now that Intel seems unwilling to continue developing MeeGo due to lack of hardware manufacturer interest.
Right now there isn’t much…
Ubuntu Running on HP TouchPad? That’s More Like It.
Because of HP’s fire sale of remaining TouchPad stock, many who bought the $99 16GB Touchpad… are eager to hack it to run Android instead of webOS. The recent videos floating around of purchased TouchPads already running Froyo is spurring more interest, I’m sure. I
Samsung N100 New Ultra Light MeeGo Netbook Released in India
ASUS was meant to be releasing the X101 MeeGo Netbook on Monday, which silently passed with no netbook hitting the streets. It seems Samsung will be joining ASUS and Lenovo by releasing a MeeGo Netbook, the N100, which is based off their popular N150…
MeeGo 1.2 Developer Edition Gets a Spash Screen
If you’ve been following MeeGo then you’ll know that the Nokia N900… is getting a specific Develop Edition of MeeGo 1.2. Since there hasn’t been much news from Nokia of late, other then making statements against the OS, it looks like there’s been a leak
Ubuntu 11.04 Reminds of OSX with a Tablet UI Feel
Canonical is still rolling out a new version of its Linux based Ubuntu with version 11.04 that has clearly taken inspiration of its Unity UI from Tablest or Smartphones. Last October Canonical unveiled the new Unity interface for netbooks and just has announced that it…
