Canonical isn’t wasting any time getting Ubuntu ready for UMPCs (Ultra Mobile PCs) and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). The company just announced on June 24 that the developer release of Ubuntu MID Edition 8.04 is ready for testing.
Ubuntu MID, formerly Ubuntu Netbook Remix, based on standard Ubuntu. It has been customized for use with [...]
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Alpha Ubuntu for UMPCs is developer ready
June 24th, 2008 · No Comments
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Intel and Wind River driving Linux infotainment systems to cars
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Linux is in our computers, our phones, our Wi-Fi equipment, and our TiVos — why not our cars? Intel Corp. and Wind River have been working with both the embedded and automotive industries to advance in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) with open, Linux-based, standards-based, interoperable hardware and software called Open Infotainment Platforms (OIP).
The name of their game [...]
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The Mobile Phone Operating System Wars
June 26th, 2003 · No Comments
It wasn’t so long ago that all you expected from your mobile phone was for it to let you talk to other people. Not any more! It’s not your dad’s cellular phone anymore; actually, it’s not even your old digital phone. Today, both mobile phone vendors like Ericsson and Nokia and network operators like Sprint [...]
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