Tag: OS
BlueStacks Aims to Bring Android Titles to Windows Machines
Can’t decide if you want to get a Windows tablet or even a Tablet PC versus one of those sleek new Android tablets that are on or about to hit the market? Well, with BlueStacks, hopefully, you can get a power-performing Windows tablet–with all the bells and whistles for your productivity needs–while still being able [...]
OS X 10.7 Lion Brings Tablet Scrolling Gestures to Notebooks, Desktops
Apple has long implemented multi-touch scrolling on its notebooks via a two-finger scrolling gesture, however the new version of OS X 10.7 shows the direction that Apple may be headed in merging its full OS X operating system, found on notebooks and desktops, with the mobile iOS operating system, found on iPhones, iPod Touches, and [...]
Lenovo, Fujitsu, IRU Adopt MeeGo for Netbooks
Despite Nokia’s decision to adopt MeeGo, which was a joint collaboration with Intel, the latter company is still pushing forward with the open-source Linux-based scalable operating system and trying to find partners to use the OS in products. One partner is Lenovo, which will be using the MeeGo operating system in its popular Lenovo S10-3 [...]
HP: webOS to Complement Windows, Not Replace
Given HP’s recent announcement that webOS would soon be coming to the company’s laptops and desktops, there were speculations that HP may be eyeing Microsoft as a competitor in the software OS market, but HP clarified things in an interview with the Seattle Times. HP’s Chief Technology Officer Phil McKinney says that webOS doesn’t change [...]
Jolicloud 1.0 Netbook OS Now Available
Jolicloud just released Jolicloud 1.0, an operating system designed for netbook, as a free download for use with your netbook. Last month, we covered Netbook News’ hands-on preview of the Linux-based netbook operating system. It is designed to run on most netbooks in a dual-boot environment, meaning that users can use Jolicloud in cohorts with [...]
Want a Free Online Computer? Give icloud a Try
Have you heard of icloud ? If not then don’t worry you’re not alone, even I didn’t know about this cool service until last month. Icloud is an internet service that provides a virtual desktop and OS for free, directly on the Internet in a browser. In short, icloud is a web site that turns [...]
