Open Source

Google’s Chrome Tablet? Don’t Hold Your Breath

There's rumours of an iPad-killing Google Chrome tablet this November. Clint Boulton reckons Chrome will hit netbooks first.

14 years ago

Nexus One Sold Out After Heavy Developer Demand

Google has depleted its remaining stocks of Nexus One smartphones after heavy demand from the development community

14 years ago

Android Paid-App Shortage ‘Fuels Piracy’

Android's lack of app payment infrastructure in many countries is creating a population of app pirates, observers say

14 years ago

Nokia N9 Images Appear Online

Images of what seems to be the Nokia N9, a potential replacement for the Nokia N900, have appeared online

14 years ago

N8 Phone Could Miss Nokia’s London Show

The N8, which Nokia hopes will revitalise its fortunes, could slip to October, after the Nokia World event in London

14 years ago

Repairer Takes Aim At Dell Streak Battery

Repair site iFixit has done a teardown on the Dell Steak, and while it applauded how easy its battery is…

14 years ago

Samsung’s Answer To iPad Expected Next Month

Samsung's answer to the Apple iPad is reportedly expected to launch in early September, and will ship with Android 2.2…

14 years ago

GPS Tracking Trojan Hidden In Android App

A Trojan, hidden within an Android phone application, enables third parties to secretly track the location of the user via…

14 years ago

Canonical Adds Multi-Touch To Ubuntu

The release of uTouch brings multi-touch to Ubuntu Linux, from the kernel to the application layer

14 years ago

Antenna Reports Surface On Motorola Droid 2

Reports are emerging that some Motorola Droid 2 smartphones on the Verizon Wireless network are experiencing 'connectivity issues'

14 years ago

Google Vows ‘Strong Defence’ Against Oracle Lawsuit

Google has pledged to "strongly defend" open-source standards and protect its Android operating system from Oracle's patent infringement lawsuit

14 years ago

Google Talks With PayPal Over Android Payment Plan

Google is holding talks with PayPal over possibly using the e-commerce platform as an option for purchasing applications through the…

14 years ago

Oracle Axes OpenSolaris Development

The company will no longer allow open source developers to participate in the development of Solaris, according to an internal…

14 years ago

Google Extends Voice Search for Android

Voice Actions allows the use of spoken commands for browsing, texting and making calls, similar to technology from Siri and…

14 years ago

Java Creator Admits ‘No Surprise’ Over Android Lawsuit

Java creator James Gosling has admitted he is not surprised at Oracle's lawsuit against Google over claims that Android OS…

14 years ago

Vodafone Backs Down In Row With Android Users

Vodafone has reversed its decision to install its own branded apps and bookmarks via a software update to its HTC…

14 years ago

Google Suit: Now We Know What Java Means To Oracle

Friday 13th could be a very unlucky day for Java, whatever the outcome of Oracle's lawsuit, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Oracle Sues Google Over Android’s Java

Oracle claims that Google's Android OS breaks the Java patents it acquired from Sun

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Stick With Windows XP

Linux beats Windows 7 into second place in our reader poll, behind the venerable Windows XP. Next - tell us…

14 years ago

Sony Developing Android 3.0-based Gaming Phone

Sony Ericsson is developing a phone and gaming hybrid device that will use the Android 3.0 operating system, codenamed Gingerbread

14 years ago

Palm Pre At Centre Of Bugging Concern

The Palm Pre handset is at the centre of concerns that attackers could turn mobile phones into bugging devices

14 years ago

Hawking Team Uses Supercomputer To Explore Space

COSMOS is using one of the world's fastest supercomputers to analyse its data and research into the origins of the…

14 years ago

Windows Will Be Big In The Cloud, Says Rackspace

Linux rules the cloud, but users want greener servers for Windows too, says hosting provider

14 years ago

Linux Foundation Launches Open Compliance Scheme

The Linux Foundation announces the launch of its Open Compliance Program

14 years ago

Nokia N8 On Pre-Order for £420 In the UK

Two sites claim Nokia's flagship N8 will be available by the end of August

14 years ago

Android 2.2 To Debut On Droid X Next Month

Motorola's Droid X smartphone will be upgraded to Google's Android 2.2 operating system in early September

14 years ago

Google Nexus One To Continue As Developer Phone

The Nexus One has received an extension to its life after Google made the smartphone its official phone for developers

14 years ago

Open Source Adoption Reaches Tipping Point

Open source software is finding increasing favour, with many businesses now committing to clear open source strategies and policies

14 years ago

eWEEK Europe Readers Say Yes To Open Source

Enterprises are leading the way in open source, according to our readers' poll, while governments lag behind. Next up: the…

14 years ago

Android To Outpace iOS By 2012

An iSuppli report has found that Android is headed for steep growth, due to hardware flexibility and revenue sharing

14 years ago