Google Android goes Open Source
October 27, 2008
Android is the open mobile platform being developed by the Open Handset Alliance, a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies, led by Google. The technical preview release of Opera Mini for Android is available at labs.opera.com, inviting the Android development community to test the fresh build and share feedback with Opera for the forthcoming beta. Android, too, is creating a Linux-based software stack for mobile devices . Many analysts said the Symbian open source effort was a direct shot across Android's bow.
Code-named Android, the platform will contain a full set of components such as a operating system (but not only that), a set of common APIs, a customizable user interface, a middleware layer, a mobile Internet browser and others. Not need to worry, instant messaging standard protocols have been also mentioned by the sources.Apple came along with the iPhone and the iPhone SDK, but it’s still not ...Read full article
Fable II The XBox 360 RPG
October 24, 2008
Fable II is one of the biggest titles of 2008, and has been anticipated by many eager 360 owners for years. As such, a lot of hype has been built up, as feature after feature was unveiled and sounded more awesome than the last. Fable II may not be the best RPG ever made, and it lacks depth in a few key areas, but it succeeds in creating an experience that is undeniably fun, fresh, and rich in content. In many ways, it feels as though the original Fable was only a demo for Fable II and not a proper predecessor. Fable II explores what happens when a game does away with most forms of punishment, and does nothing but reward its players from start to finish. The results are astonishing.
Gamers will revisit the newly expanded world of Albion more than 500 years after the events of the original “Fable,” ...Read full article
Microsoft Windows 7
October 23, 2008
Windows 7 is claimed to be everything that Vista wasn't. A fast booting, sleek operating system which is as reliable as XP came to be. ] Windows 7 is supposed to have a somewhat modular installation routine so having Home and Pro is plenty. If you look at the reality we have now with Vista, there's only Home Premium and Business sold in any meaningful numbers. Windows 7 is built on Vista Kernel and would have almost the same requirements of Vista. Windows 7 is Sinofsky's next big test and perhaps his legacy at Microsoft, Windows 7 is the next OS to come out from Microsoft. It is supposed to replace Vista in a couple of years, according to the rumors anyway.
Vista now needs at least 2GB to run properly. If Windows 7 needed more than 3GB , it wouldn’t make sense to offer a 32-bit version. Microsoft itself has ...Read full article
The Lotus Symphony
October 17, 2008
Lotus Symphony is an implementation that runs under the Lotus Notes application platform as well as the underlying Lotus Expeditor application platform. Lotus Symphony is available as an IBM complimentary offering, that is, at no charge for the individual user, the small and medium business (SMB ), or the enterprise customer. It logically follows, nonetheless, that applications compatible with ODF, such as Lotus Symphony, will enable large and small business organizations, government entities, as well as individuals, to engage in true document exchange collaborative activities.
Lotus Symphony is based on the Open Document Format (ODF) standard-which means you're not locked into proprietary file formats, software licensing agreements and upgrades. Finally, free tools and freedom of choice.
Lotus Symphony is a suite of software tools for creating text, spreadsheet and presentation documents based on OpenOffice code. The leading market for Symphony to date is the United States, with about 25% of downloads. Lotus ...Read full article
ShoreTel VoIP
October 14, 2008
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