Barcelona, Spain -- Apple's iPhone, Google's Android OS platform and Nokia's Maps 2.0 GPS technology are striking a blow against cellular network operators' closed and lucrative business model. Where the operators have long been accustomed to dictating services, applications, device definitions and--most of all--prices, last week's Mobile World Congress here heard a cry for openness: for applications and services that can run independently of cellular operators on any mobile device.
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Lean, green, open source machine
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The Linutop is a pocket size desktop PC, the size of a paperback novel. It does not have an internal hard disk drive, but instead its open source operating system resides on a USB key.
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Open Source Deals
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Some of the biggest deals and acquistions in the Open Source world
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Mobile Linux battles
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In the battle of the mobile development platforms, the winner is Linux
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Linux will dominate UK schools within 5 years
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At the Education Show held in February 2007, the talk was of 'sustainable' computing and how schools could use technology to reduce their 'carbon footprint'. Nobody had any idea of what was to come – a host of Linux-based, ultra-portable, incredibly cheap and very green personal laptops.
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Vista SP1 causes reduced functionality for some programs
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The long-awaited release of the first service pack for Vista is now just around the corner. Software maker Microsoft is still planning a mid-March release of the update that is reputed to increase the security and stability of the operating system. But there have been challenges along the way.
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Wubi arrives: a look at Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 5
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The Ubuntu development community has announced that the fifth Ubuntu 8.04 prerelease is now available for testing. Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 5 adds additional polish and reliability as well as a few intriguing new features. The official release of Ubuntu 8.04, codenamed Hardy Heron, is scheduled for late April and feature freeze is already in effect.
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My Computer Lab nearly ready
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Yesterday I saw the monitors for my computer lab stacked outside of the IT Room at the American International School were I teach Computer Science part time. It was a nice site to see. By Monday, my student’s should be returning to Linux after a long 3 weeks away from it. I
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Can Linux make an impact on phones?
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One of the major themes that emerged from this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was Linux, with new Linux-based handset platforms on show and various applications and services for mobile Linux. Could this mean that Linux is likely to be a major rival for other mobile operating systems such as Symbian?
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New Details Emerge on Ubuntu Mobile
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The upcoming open-source mobile OS will offer gesture-based touch commands along with Web 2.0 support and the opportunity for customization
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Sony leery of the Eee PC?
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As a computer, the Eee PC from Asus is intended to be the opposite of intimidating--it's made for children after all. But its potential as a market force is apparently giving chills to its larger industry peers.
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Google winner as Microsoft and Yahoo face off
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Neither Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) nor Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) wants to blink first in the software giant's proposed $41.7 billion takeover of the Web pioneer but as the gamesmanship drags on, archrival Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the merger's raison d'etre, is the biggest beneficiary.
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Fedora on the Final Frontier
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There has been a long standing rumor regarding NASA running Fedora which all of us in the Fedora community have been always intrigued by. Is it true? What are they doing with it there? Why don't they run RHEL. Fortunately enough, a couple of weeks ago, I got to experience NASA behind the scenes, first hand, and hang out with the coolest members of the Fedora community, and find out the answer to these questions and lots more.
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FOSS at HIMSS: Medsphere's HIMSS talk
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Medsphere, an open-source VistA vendor and their customers, gave a talk on their system and their strategy at HIMSS yesterday.
Relative to the number of vendors present at HIMSS, very few held a session at the "University" section of the tradeshow. Medsphere did and highlighted several of their key successes. Overall, I was impressed. Read on after the gap for my review of the session.
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The Return of the Mainframe
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IBM this week introduced the first major overhaul to its System z mainframe line in three years. This latest Big Iron from IBM could be a welcome development for the company, which has seen its mainframe business struggle for several months.
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