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Advanced Micro Devices is not going to do what Intel did when it invested in the MeeGo, choosing, instead, to stick to what works: Windows, Linux and Android. There have been many rumors, loud and hushed, about what Advanced Micro Devices may or may not do next. Some time ago, it decided to not actually compete w... |
12 December 2011
03:17 GMT |
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The drama surrounding webOS is one that we have been keeping an eye on and it might just be tomorrow, December 10 (or today, the 9th), that HP takes a final decision regarding its fate. According to PreCentral, Meg Whitman, the new CEO of HP, has called an all-hands meeting to figure out what will happen to Palm�... |
9 December 2011
05:10 GMT |
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HP's new CEO Meg Whitman revealed a few things recently, one of which pertained to the status of the webOS operating system and its probable fate. Whatever will happen to webOS is something that people have been wondering about ever since Meg Whitman assumed leadership of HP. Her answers to the questions of ... |
30 November 2011
11:01 GMT |
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Intel tends to make the news often, for a variety of reason, especially during special events like IDF, and the company is getting attention, this once, for something other than a product announcement.
Intel made a lot of investments over the years, and this is bound to continue for as long as the company still e... |
20 September 2011
07:28 GMT |
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US companies have been drifting away from PCs and towards mobile devices and gadgets lately, the same way demand for computers has been dropping, but this might have a fairly unexpected consequence, namely the rise of a new operating system. Among the many things happening on the PC front, some are not very encoura... |
12 September 2011
10:41 GMT |
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While Intel, like any other IT player, usually does its best to not let too much information slip to the web on its future plans, things of this sort sometimes happen anyway, like during a recent earnings call.Intel is, at the moment, most commonly known as the world' greatest chip supplier and one of the great... |
20 April 2011
06:44 GMT |
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Google has the Android and HP has the webOS as viable software platforms for tablets, but it seems Intel is still quite a bit behind on the development of its own mobile operating system.Intel has, so far, managed to power a few tablets PCs that got landed with the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.Unfortunately,... |
14 February 2011
09:33 GMT |
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A person the Silicon Alley Insider refers to as “an industry source” has contacted the site with information regarding the operating system employed by Apple’s forthcoming tablet. This person has allegedly seen the OS first-hand. Surprisingly, the person didn’t see the actual device as well. ... |
8 January 2010
02:45 GMT |
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The Latitude ON Flash was designed by Dell as a less costly instant OS offering meant for use with the Latitude E4200, E4300 and Z laptop models. It should be a substitute for the Latitude ON, an OMAP-based add-in card that enables immediate access of business tools for the supported notebooks without having to boot ... |
21 December 2009
02:50 GMT |
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Digitimes industry sources suggest that Acer is working on a netbook model, which will be launched sometime during the second half of 2010. Although Google Chrome was set to become available on netbooks back in October, details were, at best, sketchy and the devices were set to only be available in China. The netbook... |
2 December 2009
05:50 GMT |
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Apple has recently patented what it appears to be an ad-supported operating system. Invented by the likes of Steven P. Jobs and other tech-savvy people, the patent is undoubtedly a way for Apple to secure its ideas for whatever the future might hold. An ad-supported OS would most likely be met with criticism today. ... |
22 October 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Amazon is now taking pre-orders for Snow Leopard, the next-generation operating system from Apple. Mac OS X 10.6 is scheduled to ship in September and starts at $29 for a single user license, and only as an upgrade from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Via 9to5Mac, other Amazon pricing options are listed below. - 10.6 Snow L... |
3 August 2009
05:15 GMT |
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Rumors about a Google OS have been around for years and they haven't died down completely even after the release of Android, its mobile OS. Well, they aren't rumors anymore; it's official, Google has built an operating system, dubbed Chrome OS, and it's actually pretty close to completion, set to ... |
8 July 2009
02:27 GMT |
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A lengthy analysis over at AppleInsider suggests that Microsoft's Windows 7 is not actually competing with Apple's Snow Leopard. Apple would do anything to grow its OS at Microsoft's expense, while Microsoft's only focus is to stop the crying among disappointed Windows users, the report says.Howev... |
23 January 2009
05:58 GMT |
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Palm's OS 5, which has now reached the very honorable age of six years since it was first released, finally seems about to get the chance at being “discharged,” now that Palm has sent out invitations to journalists to be prepared for the first preview of the new operating system at CES 2009.This laun... |
12 December 2008
05:11 GMT |
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How would you like to have two iPhones in one? NerveGas of iPhone Dev Team reveals that the team has been using dual-booting to jailbreak the iPhone for months. The team has decided to release the hack enabling iPhone users to boot multiple versions of the iPhone software/OS "from" the handset.This should present iPh... |
14 March 2008
06:14 GMT |
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Although it was reported that Google was in talks with Verizon Wireless to bring its technologies on their handheld devices, it seems like the Mountain View company is also negotiating with Sprint Nextel Corp. with the same goal. PC World today reports that Google and Sprint refused to comment the speculations but t... |
2 November 2007
06:37 GMT |
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Google's interest in mobile phones has been obvious for some while now. Rumors on the Gphone's development have been going by for some time now. Despite the hints aiming towards a close release, the device has yet to hit the market.In the meanwhile, Google is making small steps towards a good strategy on th... |
9 October 2007
03:28 GMT |
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Symantec has developed a security pack for smartphones running on Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS. The release of it has been announced for some time now, but next week it will finally be available for purchase.Mobile phones have lately developed into a convenient environment for software virus attacks. Even more,... |
24 May 2007
04:12 GMT |
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As I was saying a few days ago, the Mac team here, at Softpedia, was challenged to a "duel of operating systems" by those at Windows, who claimed Vista has dethroned the Mac OS as "supreme" operating system. We obviously resent that (as would, of course, any sane human being), and we are now fighting on Mac OS' ... |
14 April 2007
08:21 GMT |
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I believe competition is what keeps us going and pushes us farther and farther. And what would competition be without a challenge? Here at Softpedia, we face challenges every day, and perhaps this is part of what makes our team so dynamic and always on the go. Well, enough with the praises, here's the deal: ther... |
11 April 2007
10:13 GMT |
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One of the most famous lines in the computer users' vocabulary is: "I need to reinstall Windows". If you are a decent computer user, I am sure you are familiar with it along with the conjuncture that creates around it. Technically, when these words come out from the mouth of someone it means that something bad h... |
9 March 2007
12:21 GMT |
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Fedora 7 Test 2 has started appearing today on the mirrors worldwide, just as I am writing this. The Fedora team has made some important changes in the F7 schedule, like the inclusion of a new Test build, for the first time in the history of Fedora and of course, this will slip the final release date until the end o... |
1 March 2007
10:59 GMT |
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Many of those who decide to migrate from Windows to Linux and haven't really figured out the whole new OS concept face the situation in which they have to chose from various distributions of Linux the most appropriate for what they had in mind.The answer to this problem usually comes after long hours of studying... |
30 August 2005
05:46 GMT |
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