Archive for November, 2009
Google Chrome operating system’s first appearance scheduled
Friday, November 20, 2009 7:36 No CommentsTweet Google Chrome operating system’s first appearance scheduled While Google is remaining mum about all the details, I’ve learned that they will be demonstrating the new Linux-based Chrome desktop operating system on Thursday, November 19th. At this point, I don’t even know if they’ll be releasing it as a beta, although that would be pretty [...]
Nokia Ousts Symbian OS From High-End Handsets
Friday, November 20, 2009 7:33 No CommentsTweet Nokia Ousts Symbian OS From High-End Handsets Nokia says its Linux-based Maemo operating system is the future of its high-end smartphones, ending hope for Symbian OS to reign supreme. The change emphasizes how far behind the world’s largest handset maker has become. Nokia told a group of Maemo developers that by 2012 its legacy [...]
Google expects new operating system to be running low-cost computers by 2010 holiday season
Friday, November 20, 2009 7:30 No CommentsTweet Google expects new operating system to be running low-cost computers by 2010 holiday season Consumers will have to wait until next year’s holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.’s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster. Google set the late 2010 target date Thursday during [...]
Built Around the Browser, Google’s Chrome OS Launches, Reinvents the Operating System
Friday, November 20, 2009 7:20 No CommentsTweet Built Around the Browser, Google’s Chrome OS Launches, Reinvents the Operating System A radical new day has dawned for the operating system. Today Google finally aired its long awaited Chrome Operating System. The operating system was detailed at a press conference starting at 1 p.m. EST, and the open source code was posted online [...]
Microsoft Windows HPC Beta On Par with Linux
Friday, November 20, 2009 6:57 No CommentsTweet Microsoft Windows HPC Beta On Par with Linux Microsoft might be yielding slivers of ground to Linux in the desktop arena, but according to the company, it has made strides in the realm of high performance computing. On Monday, Microsoft unveiled the first beta of Windows HPC Server 2008 and released benchmarks showing performance [...]
