And, it’s only going to get worse. Deal with it. My friends at VMworld, VMware’s annual trade show, tell me that the Wi-Fi sucks dead ducks through rusty tailpipes. I’m not surprised. If Steve Jobs’ Wi-Fi can fail while unveiling the Apple iPhone 4 to over a thousand Apple fans and journalists at the Moscone [...]
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There will never be enough Wi-Fi bandwidth
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Entertainment · Infrastructure · Internet · Network · SmartPhone · Tablet · Video · Wi-Fi
Google targeting Apple iPad with Chrome tablet?
August 19th, 2010 · Comments Off
Google Android was always going to be the heart of many Linux-based iPad like devices. That’s no news. But, what is new and news is that Google and Verizon appear to be working together to create a Chrome operating system based tablet. According to the first report, from The Download Squad, HTC is building the [...]
Tags: Apple · Business · Google · Infrastructure · Linux · Operating System · Tablet
Is Oracle going after Google because Ellison is buddies with Jobs?
August 18th, 2010 · Comments Off
can think of all kinds of reasons why Oracle is suing Google over its use of its Java IP (intellectual property) in Android. Making money from its Java patents strikes me and most experts as the most likely reason. But, I’ve also heard suggested, time after time, that the real reason is that Larry Ellison, [...]
Tags: Apple · Business · Development · Google · Infrastructure · Java · Legal · Open Source · Oracle · SmartPhone · Tablet
The Android-powered Augen GenTouch78 is no iPad
August 18th, 2010 · Comments Off
The Apple iPad is going to face serious competition from Android Linux-powered tablets, but the first mass-market, low-priced tablet to arrive, the Augen GenTouch78 isn’t it. The tablet does have some good things going for it. While it’s made from black plastic, it has a solid feel. Better still, it comes with a form-fitting, faux-leather [...]
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Ubuntu Linux to go multi-touch
August 16th, 2010 · Comments Off
I spoke with Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, this morning, and he tells me that Canonical will be bringing true multi-touch to Ubuntu Linux in Ubuntu 10.10 (code name Maverick Meerkat). “Multi-touch is just as useful on a desktop as it is on a phone or tablet, so I’m delighted that the first cut of [...]
Tags: Business · Canonical · Desktop · Development · Infrastructure · Laptop · Linux · Open Source · Operating System · Tablet