Samsung's Tizen smartphone OS: Dead or alive?
ZDNet
Back in 2011, Intel and the Linux Foundation started work in Tizen , a Linux-based mobileoperating system that would use HTML5 for its applications.
OrFoxOS combines Firefox OS and Tor on a $25 smartphone
ITworld.com
In today's open source roundup: OrFoxOS may offer inexpensive mobile privacy by blending Firefox OS and Tor. Plus: LibreOffice 4.3 released, and ...
The Tizen smartphone flopped -- and open source is to blame
InfoWorld (blog)
But at least there are real Firefox OS smartphones in the wild. ... That seems to be the issue at Sailfish and Canonical (whose desktop Linux ambitions ...
Samsung Postpones Launch of Tizen Phone
Top Tech News
Samsung announced Monday that its Samsung Z smartphone, specifically ... OS and ready for a third quarter launch in Russia, is being postponed. ... The Linux-based, open source Tizen was originally developed by Samsung for ...
Three floats Jolla in Hong Kong: Says Sailfish is '3rd option'
Register
Dented Linux mobile OS Sailfish has taken a new route to market as Three in Hong ... prepares to start selling the smartphone-that-could-have-been from Jolla. ... The open source OS, based on the MeeGo operating system, was first ...
Why Did Samsung Delay Its Tizen Smartphone?
Motley Fool
Developers will create apps for alternative smartphone operating systems like Tizen, Firefox ... It would be like HP replacing Windows with a proprietary Linux-based OS on all of its desktops to declare independence from Microsoft.
Tizen 2.0 Linux Based Smartphone And Tablet OS Source Code Released - eHow Stuff : Technology Updates Blogging Tips Howto Guides
How to install Ubuntu Touch on your Android phone or tablet
PC Advisor
Only try this if you have a spare smartphone or tablet that you don't rely on. As with our ... Then, Ubuntu is installed as an OS in its own right. On the ...
Android is winning the platform race
TechRepublic
... platforms and that Android is crushing iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Fire OS, and the rest of the platforms that power smartphones and tablets.
Get ready for Windows 9
InfoWorld
Yes, Windows 7 is a lovely product, with over 50 percent of the desktop OS market, and in the Microsoft world upgrades proceed at a rather slow pace ...
Why incumbents Android and iOS need to watch it
Network World
Phone maker ZTE's Open smartphone -- geared towards developing countries ... The Linux Foundation's Tizen pitches itself as an open-source OS for ...
Elementary OS released to Public Beta for your Mac or PC
SlashGear
Those of you that enjoy changing the theme for your smartphone on a daily ... Linux isn't exactly an operating system you generally take to overnight ...
How Samsung can regain the lead in the smartphone race
TechRepublic
Jack Wallen is an award-winning writer for TechRepublic and Linux.com. ... they already have, is more than adequate for what they do with smartphones. ... by way of Android OS updates and apps, then, the small device hardware ...
"I'll Be Back" -- After Reviving Meego Dreams, Jolla Preps for India Launch
DailyTech
Thus is the case of Sailfish OS, a challenger that's on the verge of launching a high ... was coming to a close, Intel in 2007 decided to step up an experimental mobile Linux (mob + .... India is the rising smartphone market of the world.
Why I don't recommend Windows Phone smartphones
ZDNet
... storage devices: From 1TB to 12TB · The best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows andLinux for virtual machines ... Sure, I think the tile paradigm that infiltrates the operating system gets a little tiresome at times, but I can point to ...
The great Ars experiment—free and open source software on a smartphone?!
Ars Technica
... from the ground up to integrate with Google services and be a cloud-powered OS. ... With some work, it's possible to turn a modern Android smartphone into a .... This works a lot like a Linux app store—it connects to a repository, ...
Android development with Java - Linux User & Developer
The Best Laptops to Buy Now
Wall Street Journal
Chrome OS's offline performance has come a long way. ... With my own personal experience I found that the Unix/Linux derived systems (e.g. ... UI is not too bad as a secondary interface for apps like you have on your smartphone.
Samsung mobile profit down by a third in 2Q 2014
ZDNet
Samsung's Tizen smartphone OS: Dead or alive? ... From 1TB to 12TB · The best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows and Linux for virtual machines.
Samsung delays Tizen OS launch indefinitely due to lack of apps
Network World
Its solution was the Tizen operating system, a Linux derivative that was ... The problem is that in the smartphone world, unlike featurephones, apps are ...
Some mobile POS devices still have critical flaws months after patch
Computerworld
They run a Linux-based OS and communicate via Bluetooth with mobile payment apps installed on smart phones. The MWR researchers found that ...
Microsoft preps Windows 'Threshold' preview for late September
CNET
The operating system was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012. ... use the Microsoft Store or anything that looks like a Smartphone just forget it. ... The Linux OS is Free, Android is Free, ChromeOS is Free, and so is Mac OS ...
Samsung SmartThings pickup could mean new role for Tizen
LinuxGizmos
... unlike the vast majority of the new wave of smartphone-controlled home automation platforms, its hub doesn't run Linux, but rather a proprietary OS.
Why Microsoft Backtracked on Selling Low-End Nokia Phones
Motley Fool
... still save the brand by relaunching it as a low-end smartphone -- running either forked ... Cheap Android and Linux-based phones wiped out the Asha, and they will wipe out ... However, Microsoft is giving up on the middle tier and letting $25 to $50 Firefox OS and Android devices expand unopposed.
Google, Linaro develop custom Android edition for Project Ara
Computerworld
Google's yet unreleased Project Ara is a build-your-own smartphone that allows users to mix ... But Grey said additional OS functionality is needed for storage, cameras and other ... It also releases versions of Linux for ARM servers.
Wizards of OS
mydigitalfc.com
The three largest smartphone operating systems (by volume of new units ... Ubuntu, the hugely popular Linux-based operating system also has a ...
Chinese operating system? Still searching ...
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Despite promises of greater support for Chinese operating systems developers ... Domestic companies such asLinux Deepin and Kylin OS remain obscure. ... Mainland smartphone makers such as Huawei and Xiaomi still base their ...
Meizu MX4 specs and price leaked by Chinese retailer
TabTec
On the software side, it is believed that the Meizu MX4 will run a smartphone-centric Linuxdistribution called Yun OS (Aliyun OS). According to ...
Apple products removed from government procurement list in China
ZDNet
... best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows and Linux for virtual machines ... Even if a user turned off positioning functions, the smartphone was still able ... Local OSdevelopers are thrilled at the news and believe the move presents ...
There are now 300k apps on the Windows Store
GSMArena.com
Ok , see windows OS has lots of limitations in front of android OS , even ... click to readwindows launched the first smartphone OS called windows mobile, ... Android has huge array of other emulators available: Win311, DOS, Linux, ...
HTC One M8 running Windows Phone allegedly passes global certification
CNET
The beautiful HTC One M8 may soon house Microsoft's mobile OS. ... HTC rose insmartphone fame supplying Microsoft-branded devices for its Windows ... I use Win 7/8/8.1 on my desk/laptops and Linux on my server and alas, ...
Hands-on with Amazon's Fire Phone: Gimmicks over purpose
ZDNet
It took a little bit of getting used to, but after a few not-so-easy smartphone habits .... wasn't as jagged or as inconsistent as Amazon's Fire OS appears to be. ... best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows and Linux for virtual machines.
Inside Amazon's Fire Phone
ZDNet
Amazon's flagship smartphone is finally out, and that means that over at iFixit ... The best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows and Linux for virtual machines ... for Windows · How long until we see free Android or Chrome OS tablets?
Password managers, encryption held keep data safe
Columbia Daily Tribune
... in unofficial ports to Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, Android and Windows Phone. .... and data from any computer orsmartphone with an Internet connection.
Office vs. iWork: Which performs best in the real world?
TechRepublic
... multiple standard export and Save As options, plus tablet and smartphone .... I'm using Android, Chrome OSand Linux MINT on several devices.
Google and Samsung escalate hostilities over watches, Tizen and Android's openness
Apple Insider
Samsung's Tizen is a version of Linux that abandons Google's tightly ... was already plotting to "influence a 3rd mobile OS platform viability and scale by driving ... With Tizen currently unable to power a smartphone that buyers want, ...
Microsoft Corporation May Pursue a Bold Strategy With Windows 9
NASDAQ
That's behind only Windows 7 and far ahead of any other operating system ... for computers could start a mass exodus to various tablet and smartphone ... Mac OS X rears its threatening head once again while Linux platforms such ...
Microsoft files Android patent-royalty suit against Samsung
ZDNet
... best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows and Linux for virtual machines ... but no one imagined their Android smartphone sales would increase this ... 20 vendors with which Microsoft has signed Android and/or Chrome OS patent ...
OS X 10.10 Yosemite preview: Welcome to infinite connectivity and seamless productivity
ZDNet
Apple travels to 'Yosemite' with next release of OS X 10.10 ... and its hundreds of millions of smartphone and tablet users, by unifying the two platforms .... The best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows and Linux for virtual machines.
Google to face European antitrust probe over Android, says report
CNET
Since Android's introduction, greater competition in the smartphone market has given ... How many companies can produce their own OS and app ecosystem? .. very few. .... Have you seen the worldwide marketshare for linux?
Xiaomi Unveils MIUI 6 Android UI That Looks a Lot Like iOS 7
NDTV
MIUI 6, the new smartphone UI for Android-based Xiaomi devices, comes with ... 7 and the newly announced iOS 8 smartphone and tablet operating systems. ... Some other additions on the MIUI 6 include new Linux kernel and RAM ...