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eWEEK Europe Offers Google Nexus One Before UK Launch
Prize Draw: eWEEK Europe is giving an unlocked Google Nexus One phone to a newsletter subscriber this month, before the phone's official launch in the UK
Android And iPhone Users Share Similar App Tastes
A new report from AdMob has found remarkable similarities between users of the iPhone and Android smartphone, the latter tending to be predominantly male
Alex – Pricey But Simple?
A million people could come online with a laptop as simple as Alex, says Andy Hudson. But ease of use comes at a price
Oracle Dismisses Death Of OpenSolaris Reports
Oracle says it is not killing off the freely down-loadable community version of Sun's Unix-based Solaris enterprise operating system anytime soon
Review: OpenOffice.org 3.2 Offers Modest Improvements
Version 3.2 of the open source OpenOffice.org productivity suite delivers a handful of file format compatibility enhancements alongside continued gains in startup speed
Apache HTTP Web Server Turns 15
The Apache HTTP Web Server is celebrating its fifteenth birthday following its launch way back in the 1990s
Amazon Makes Pay-Out To Microsoft Over Linux Patents
The agreement is seen by commentators as another example of Microsoft applying pressure over patents it claims are violated by open source software
Google Earth Available On Android Mobile
Google Earth has been made available for Android, a move that could boost adoption of the application
Alex Laptop Aims To Make Computing Easy
Users who can't get on with other systems are being offered a simplified Linux-based laptop called Alex
Microsoft Sponsoring, Speaking At Open Source Show
Microsoft will be active at the Open Source Business Conference, acting as a sponsor and providing a keynote speaker
The Linux Box To Push Ubuntu In US
The Linux Box has announced a partnership with Canonical Ltd. whereby The Linux Box will market the Ubuntu Linux operating system in the U.S
MWC: Adobe Unveils AIR For Mobile Devices
Adobe has announced the beta release of Flash Player 10.1 and unveiled Adobe AIR on mobile devices at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona
MWC: Symbian Foundation Shows Off New S^3 Platform
The Symbian Foundation has unveiled the Symbian^3 platform, eleven days after it made the source code freely available to developers
MWC: Samsung Launches Bada-Based Wave Smartphone
Samsung has joined the growing number of open source-based mobile handsets after it launched the Wave smartphone, which runs the company's Bada operating system
MWC: Nokia And Intel Team Up For New Linux Mobile OS
Another day, another new mobile operating system. This time Intel and Nokia announced they would merge Moblin and Maemo to create a new Linux-based mobile platform
eWEEK’s Top 25 Technologies Of The Decade
From virtualisation to Linux to the Apple iPhone, eWEEK names the products, applications and technologies of the last decade that have changed the way we work, play and live
MWC: Microsoft’s Slice of Mobile OS Sector Shrinks
New figures have shown that Microsoft's share of the mobile operating system market in the US has fallen by nearly 20 percent
NHS Pages Novell For Cloud Workload Management
The NHS has expanded its networking deal with Novell, which will now provide workload management as well as security for cloud applications
Microsoft And British Library Develop Open Source Research Tool
Updated: The British Library's new collaboration tool is based on Microsoft's Codeplex technology, but free software campaigners question the openness of the project
Linux Founder Endorses Nexus One Smartphone
The creator of the Linux operating system, Linus Torvalds, has backed the Nexus One after he used the device for its Google Maps Navigation software
Symbian Seeks To Win Developer Mindshare
Following the news today that Symbian has gone open source, eWEEK Europe questions its strategy group leader John Forsyth about the way forward for the mobile operating system
Symbian OS Confirmed As Fully Open Source
Fours months ahead of schedule, the Symbian Foundation has made the source code of its mobile operating system freely available to developers
Google Chrome Tablet Concept Emerges
A Google-related site has shown concepts for a tablet based on the Chrome OS, which Google supporters believe will beat the Apple iPad
Firefox Mobile Arrives On Nokia Smartphones
Mozilla has confirmed that a mobile version of its open-source web browser, Firefox, is now available for some Nokia smartphones
Oracle Finally Completes Sun Acquisition
With just hours to spare before an official announcement, Oracle has completed its multi billion dollar purchase of Sun Microsystems
Government To Slash IT Costs With Open Source, Green Tech
The government's new IT strategy could cut sector spending by £3.2bn a year, but open source experts remain unconvinced about its commitment to non-proprietary software
EC Gives Blessing To Oracle Takeover Of Sun
It was good news for Larry Ellison after Oracle finally gained approval from the European Commission over its acquisition of Sun Microsystems
$100 Laptop Project Recruiting Haiti Volunteers
The earthquake-hit country is just one of the destinations where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation wants to send interns and volunteers
Oracle Announces Meeting On Sun Acquisition
Oracle is now confident enough that the European Commission will finally sanction its acquisition of Sun Microsystems that it has called a press conference