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Android 2.0 : The Eclair Release

With Verizon’s Droid all slated for a release next month, it will be releases with the latest Android Release, “Eclair“.

Going with their tradition of  naming their major Release after pastries, Android 2.0 seems to be feature filled.
Some of the interesting features I feel are as follows :

Microsoft Exchange support
Digital Zoom and In-build Flash support in [...]

WifiDirect for peer-to-peer communication

The Wifi Alliance, the international Wireless LAN standards body has announced work on a specification titles “Wifi Direct“  or “Wifi peer-to-peer“, that will allow devices to connect to each other as a Wifi network without the need of an Access Point (AP).
Traditionally, an AP is used to broadcast the SSID of a Wifi network, which [...]

Second Ubuntu Developer Week announced

The Ubuntu Developer Week is designed to give you an overview of what
’s going on in the Ubuntu Developer world. Speak to the developers, learn, ask questions and finally realise “It’s true, I *can* make a difference by helping out here.”
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Another Runner in the Race

After RoadRunner , IBM’s supercomputer with 6,480 dual-core processors, running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it is now the FreeRunner.
OpenMoko’s Neo FreeRunner, running on Linux OS, is being made available to consumers worldwide. You can order it directly from their site, from TODAY !!!

The truly awesome thing about this phone (apart from the tech specs available [...]

Nokia buys Symbian

On 24th June, Nokia made it’s plans clear to buy the remaining 40% in the leader in mobile OS, Symbian.
Since, Nokia handsets have been using Symbian’s S60 (and other previous versions) OS for quite some time now, this seems like a brilliant strategic and a logical move from Nokia.
But the best part is that Nokia [...]

Firefox 3

Hey folks !!
Lets make Firefox Download Day a  World Record !!!

Frankly I didn’t think Mozilla needed to do this much advertising. They would have set a record anyways. With the number of Firefox users growing exponentially every year, and one  of the few softwares releasing in SO MANY languages simultaneously, it must already have set [...]

Wireless connectivity

Google , Comcast, Intel Capital, Time Warner Cable , Bright House Networks and Trilogy Equity partners have entered into an agreement to pool in about $3.2 billion dollars in a new wireless broadbaand company.
The new company, named Clearwire, is joint venture between Clearwire Corporation and Sprint Nextel Corporation. Both these companies have joined forces to [...]

Linux MiniPCs

The Mini-PC or Mobile Internet Device market is really starting to sizzle. And the great thing is, that some of the hottest and best-selling Mini-PCs run Linux.
In this post, I will be giving a bird eye view of some of the Linux-based devices which are causing a stir in the market.
LinuTop
The LinuTop fanless mini-PC [...]

Microsoft pledges

In what is called as a “bold” move, Microsoft announced strategic changes in Technology and Business practices to expand interoperability.

Microsoft
With this end in view, it plan’s to take serious action on the following four fronts :
1. Ensuring Open Connections : Microsoft will publish on its website documentation for all APIs and communication protocols for [...]

Yahoo Officially Rejects Microsoft’s bid

I missed blogging about Microsoft’s unsolicited bid to acquire Yahoo. But since it was covered by most of the Tech blogs anyway and more importantly, since Iron Maiden does not start a world tour from a city near you often, I don’t feel too bad for the readers of my blog.
But here’s a post claiming [...]

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