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How Open are the Open Source OSs: Android is the Least Open One

Android often gets reprimanded for its restrictive practices despite being an Open Source OS. And now a new report released by VisionMobile has confirmed the status. The study entitled ‘The Open Governance Index’ analyzed various open source systems such as Android, Symbian, MeeGo, Linux and WebKit. VisionMobile then ranked these projects on the basis of [...]

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Windows Phone Mango 7.5 Review

Microsoft has finally finished rolling out their Mango 7.5 update for their Windows Phone mobile operating system. Like with any mobile OS, there are always changes and upgrades that can be made. Let’s not forget that Apple famously patched iOS to add some glaring omissions like copy and paste to its iPhone. And Mango 7.5 [...]

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Mac OS X Lion Review: Everything You Need To Know

Apple launched their new Operating System OS X Lion yesterday and is the first time the Cupertino Company has offered the new OS as a day-one download, with a physical release later next month – here’s our thoughts on the new touchy feely operating system.

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Mac OSX Lion Release Imminent

Eagle-eyed Apple users will no doubt notice that OSX Lion is nowhere to be seen – it was thought it would launch last week, but nothing. Well there are rumours that are suggesting that OSX Lion could go on sale imminently, possibly tomorrow.

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Google Chrome NoteBooks: A Look At The Future Of Cloud Computing

After nearly two years of development Google are finally ready to release their most interesting project to date Google OS Notebooks.

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Hackers Resurrect Custom OS on PS3

Hackers just don’t when to leave it alone – they have announced today that they have released a custom firmware allowing hacked PS3’s to install Linux and other homebrew software’s. The war with hackers had begun in March 2010 when Sony removed the ability to install Linux, which really annoyed the hacker community. The Japanese [...]

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Can The Windows Phone OS Ever Beat Android?

We all chuckled after an analyst recently predicted that the Windows Phone OS would go on to trump Android. But could he be right after all? The only reason we laughed is because Android is so popular, but its popularity grew out of nowhere. The fact Android even exists proof that an OS can find [...]

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Android Ice Cream Preview: Google TV & Honeycomb/Gingerbread Combination

Google’s Doodle is usually changed to celebrate the anniversaries of scientific, literary and artistic giants. So when the search engine started throwing the party hat on to celebrate the anniversary of the ice-cream sundae it was pretty much confirmed that the new Android OS will be called Ice Cream (following in the footsteps of the [...]

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