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RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths

RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths

...mobile maker is giving developers to create apps for the new operating system. RIM has developed the QNX-powered BlackBerry 10 to replace Java-based... Read more

7 May, 2012 by Mary Branscombe

RIM quashes hope of new handsets at BlackBerry World

...handsets. BlackBerry World will be software-only, with the BlackBerry 10 operating system taking pride of place. "We are not unveiling any BlackBerry 10 hardware... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Joe Svetlik

UK starts getting Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S II

...of the device do not usually have to wait to download operating system updates. The Android platform upgrade, announced by Samsung in November, has taken... Read more

20 March, 2012 by Ben Woods
Exotic Linux distros: A walk on the wild side

Exotic Linux distros: A walk on the wild side

...3. ZeroshellZeroshell is an interesting Linux distribution aimed at embedded systems — specifically, networking hardware. It's administrated through a web interface and can... Read more

19 March, 2011 by Jack Wallen
Smartphone operating <endeca_term>systems</endeca_term>: A guide

Smartphone operating systems: A guide

...In a world of exploding choice, how do the many smartphone operating systems compare, side by side? This photo gallery takes you through some of... Read more

15 July, 2011 by Bonnie Cha
Acorns land at Bletchley Park

Acorns land at Bletchley Park

...s collection at Bletchley Park. Acorn's first product was the Acorn System 1, based on an automated cow feeder designed by Sophie (nee Roger... Read more

25 April, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Ten tenets the Linux world needs to rethink

Ten tenets the Linux world needs to rethink

...has changed since the beginnings of the GPL and the Linux operating system. The time has surely come to reassess some of the movement's... Read more

19 August, 2011 by Jack Wallen
Alcatel-Lucent shows off undersea cable ship

Alcatel-Lucent shows off undersea cable ship

...The Ile de Batz has all of the normal navigation and engine systems of any large vessel, but with the addition of specialist controls shown... Read more

27 August, 2010 by David Meyer

EMC gets 'Mavericks' with Isilon file system

...EMC is to upgrade its Isilon network attached storage systems to introduce enterprise-grade data protection and recovery, as well as boost... Read more

22 May, 2012 by Nick Heath
Chrome OS takes on familiar hue: In pictures

Chrome OS takes on familiar hue: In pictures

...as on personal computer OSes.Until Monday, Google's browser-based operating system, Chrome OS, fell into the former camp. Users had no choice but... Read more

11 April, 2012 by Stephen Shankland
Ten reasons for giving Slackware Linux a go

Ten reasons for giving Slackware Linux a go

...By its very nature, Slackware demands a better understanding of the operating system as a whole than any other distribution — with the possible exception of... Read more

24 July, 2011 by Jack Wallen
Open-source projects that deserve your cash

Open-source projects that deserve your cash

...you don't want to splash out on an industry-specific scheduling system, Meeting Room Booking System, or MRBS, might fit the bill. This tool... Read more

25 November, 2011 by Jack Wallen

Kepler telescope detects possible Earth-like planets

...an astronomer at Yale University, in reference to planets outside the solar system. Nasa's Kepler Telescope has detected 1,235 possible extra-solar planets... Read more

3 February, 2011 by William Harwood
Nasa's Voyager 1 reaches solar <endeca_term>system</endeca_term> edge

Nasa's Voyager 1 reaches solar system edge

...selected story, see NASA's Voyager 1 reaches outskirts of the solar system (photos) on CNET News Read more

21 December, 2010 by James Martin
SRI displays climbing robots, medical tech

SRI displays climbing robots, medical tech

...This is a display model of IraqComm, a translation system designed to perform bi-directional speech-to-speech machine translation between English... Read more

28 October, 2010 by Daniel Terdiman

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SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

20 minutes ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

4 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

11 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

11 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

12 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

14 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

16 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

16 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

17 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

19 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

19 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

20 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

21 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

22 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

23 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

24 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

1 day ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

1 day ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2