A few days before the launch of Windows 7, Acer has released the first netbook to ship with the Google Android operating system. And a juicy tidbit has come out of an early review: Android comes with Mozilla Firefox for Web browsing, not Google’s own Chrome browser or the Android browser that comes on mobile phones.
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Android e-reader boasts dual displays
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Spring Design announced an Android-based e-book reader that boasts two displays and full browser capabilities. The WiFi- and 3G-enabled "Alex" offers both the typical 6-inch monochrome EPD (electronic paper display) display for reading, as well as a linked, 3.5-inch display for Android content and multimedia, says the company.
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Review: Linksys WRT160NL Linux Powered Wireless-N Router
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The Linksys WRT160NL Wireless-N router has the potential to be both an excellent wireless router and also a simple to setup and run file and media server. The "Powered by Linux" logo and the claims on the box sound like a great recipe, but was it baked properly? Read on to find out.
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This week at LWN: Toward a freer Android
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Linux-based mobile phone platforms are really just specialized distributions. Like other distributions, phone platforms will live or die based on how well they meet the needs of their users. The Android platform has a high profile at the moment as the result of the entry of more handsets into the market, but also as a result of Google's actions toward derived distributions.
Read more »Will Linux be the dominant OS for consumer electronics?
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Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin says that mobile convergence will boost Linux adoption because the open source operating system is the ultimate enabler of consumer electronics.
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Has open-source hardware reached its tipping point?
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Mayank looks forward to a time when he can dirty his hands by getting under the hood of any device in his living room.
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Home automation gateway runs Linux
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The Fifthplay FG4000 Gateway and Home Monitor builds on Wind River Linux to offer a customizable platform for developing home automation applications.
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ARM9 microcontroller gains Linux development support
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Timesys announced that it is providing the first commercial Linux development support for NXP Semiconductors' LPC313x series of ARM9-based microcontrollers. The "LinuxLink for LPC313x" offering enables developers to build custom Linux-based products on the 180MHz ARM926EJ-S-based processor, says the company.
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Sun preps cell-phone Java plan for netbooks
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Sun Microsystems is working with partners to make Java telecomsy for netbooks. The company hopes to deliver a modular version of Java Micro Edition (Java ME) "sometime" next year, which would let netbooks running Java offer more of the kinds of features used in cell phones and are currently enabled on such devices through the Java APIs.
Read more »Acer releases dual boot Android and Windows netbook
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As previously announced at this years Computex trade show, Taiwanese firm Acer has now officially released its first Aspire One netbook running Google's open source Android mobile operating system (OS).
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IBM, Digium Team on Asterisk Phone System
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For the past decade, Asterisk has prospered as an open source VoIP PBX (define). Now it's poised for greater traction, courtesy of a new joint effort with IBM. "Asterisk for Smart Cube is a customized version of Asterisk Business Edition, which has administration capabilities built into the Smart Cube Smart Desk GUI," Engler said.
Read more »Digium CEO: We're profitable, Growing
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Digium CEO Danny Windham has a message for networking VARs seeking a new opportunity in the IT channel: Digium -- the provider of Asterisk, the open source IP PBX -- is profitable, growing and seeking talented solutions providers. Here are more thoughts.
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Two Unexpected, Potential Scenarios for Android
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We've done a number of posts lately on the incredible momentum that the open source Android operating system has. It's being supported by nearly every major smartphone maker, with players such as Acer and Motorola putting huge bets behind it.
Read more »Dell's Android phone confirmed
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Dell has confirmed that its Android phone will launch in the U.S. next year, says eWEEK. In other Android news, Samsung is prepping a "Galaxy Lite i5700" for Europe, a music-oriented phone is coming from INQ, Spotify, and Telia, and Verizon is spinning a MiFi-enabled phone, say various reports.
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OpenClinica 3.0 Streamlines Clinical Trials
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Recently, we've covered several examples of open source software tools aimed at humanitarian and global healthcare efforts. Even in niche categories, such as earthquake research, open source software is surprisingly widely used.
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