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FCA, Google Partner on Android-Powered Uconnect System Concept
Jan 9, 2017At CES 2017, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Google are demonstrating a seamless integration of the Uconnect 8.4-inch connected vehicle system featuring Android open-source operating system. A hands-on concept demonstration of the ...
Tags: Fiat Chrysler, Automobiles
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Silicon Valley VC Initiates to Boost Developer Community in India
Jan 3, 2014Silicon Valley based venture capitalist, Asha Jadeja initiates to boost developer community in India. She organises a Google Glass hackathon at Maker Fest, a non-commercial event, free and open to the publi. The event will be held on ...
Tags: Google Glass, Silicon Valley
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Systems Giant IBM Is to Open Its Wallet and Write out Another $1bn Cheque
Sep 18, 2013Systems giant IBM is to open its wallet and write out another $1bn cheque to support the development of open source operating system Linux in an era of cloud computing and big data. The investment was announced at LinuxCon North America ...
Tags: Cloud Computing, Computer Products, IBM
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China Is Standardising on Ubuntu for The Country's Open Source Operating System
Mar 22, 2013China is standardising on Ubuntu for the country's open source operating system. Government agency, the China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Centre (CSIP) has selected Canonical’s Ubuntu for a reference architecture to be ...
Tags: Open-Source OS, CSIP, system
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Andy Rubin Is Stepping Down to Be Replaced by Sundar Pichai
Mar 18, 2013Andy Rubin, the head of Android at Google - officially, senior vice president of mobile and digital content - is stepping down to be replaced by Sundar Pichai, who currently runs the company's Chrome web browser and Apps division. Rubin ...
Tags: Computer Products, google
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STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments Have Announced Partnerships with Thingsquare
Mar 14, 2013Chip makers STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments have announced partnerships with Swedish vendor Thingsquare, which has developed a tiny operating system designed to make it easier to connect a broad variety of things, from street ...
Tags: Internet, Chip makers, operating system
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Dell Will Launch His Private-Equity-Backed Plan to Take Dell, The Company He Started
Feb 4, 2013Michael Dell will launch his private-equity-backed plan to take Dell, the company he started in 1984, private as early as next week. The founder and CEO of the PC vendor is expected to offer $24bn (£15.3bn) or more with the backing ...
Tags: Michael Dell, Silver Lake Partners, Dell
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Tizen 2.0 Is Now Available as an Alpha Release with an Accompanying SDK
Dec 31, 2012Tizen 2.0, the open-source smartphone operating system, is now available as an alpha release with an accompanying software development kit (SDK), the Tizen project announced on Tuesday. The release lends credence to rumors that project ...
Tags: software, Computer Products, Samsung, Tizen based smartphone
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Valve Is to Port Its Steam Gaming and Distribution Platform to Ubuntu Linux
Dec 28, 2012Computer game platform maker Valve is to port its Steam gaming and distribution platform to Ubuntu Linux in a move intended to protect the company from the impending "catastrophe" of Windows 8. Further reading Developers lose interest ...
Tags: computer game, Valve, gaming, distribution platform, Windows 8
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It's Been Less Than a Year Since I First Wrote About Bodhi Linux 1.2.0
Dec 26, 2012PC World - It's been less than a year since I first wrote about Bodhi Linux 1.2.0, but already the popular, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution has reached its second major milestone. During the intervening time Bodhi has crept upward from ...
Tags: Bodhi Linux, Linux distribution, new product, company news
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There's Been a Marked Jump in Recent Months
Dec 26, 2012PC World - There's been a marked jump in recent months in the number of options facing Linux fans interested in buying hardware with their favorite operating system preinstalled, but just recently one came out that seems particularly ...
Tags: Linux, hardware, Linux ultrabook, company news
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Linux Fans and Ubuntu Users Are Already Well Acquainted with The Many Desktop Environments
Dec 26, 2012PC World - Linux fans in general and Ubuntu users in particular are already well acquainted with the many desktop environments that are available for distributions of the free and open-source operating system. While Ubuntu Linux has ...
Tags: Linux fans, open-source operating system, GNObuntu, Ubuntu Linux
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It's Been a Busy Few Months Lately in The World of Linux Distributions
Dec 26, 2012PC World - It's been a busy few months lately in the world of Linux distributions, and August appears to be no exception. Hard on the heels of the 19 new distros I wrote about the other day resulting from this month's "31 Flavors of Fun" ...
Tags: PCLinuxOS, "31 Flavors of Fun"project, Bodhi Linux, Damn Small Linux
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There's Been Plenty of Excitement Surrounding Firefox OS
Dec 26, 2012PC World - There's been plenty of excitement surrounding Firefox OS ever since Mozilla announced its first hardware partners earlier this year, but now it looks like there's yet another open-source operating system entering the scene. Now ...
Tags: Firefox OS, Mozilla, hardware, operating system
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Nvidia May Have Joined The Linux Foundation Earlier This Year
Dec 25, 2012Nvidia may have joined the Linux Foundation earlier this year, but its Optimus switching technology, commonly used as a power-saving mechanism in many laptops, has remained a sticking point for many Linux users. So intense has been the ...
Tags: Nvidia, Linux Foundation, Optimus switching technology, laptops