Articles tagged with: Open Source and Laptop

Android based Netbooks to Emerge in 2009

Opinion by Laurent Lachal, Ovum Open Source Research Director

Upwards view: Linux is losing ground

The upwards view of netbooks starts with netbooks and looks up to laptops. It leads to two conclusions. First, the laptop market is becoming increasingly complex, with market segments catered for by a growing variety of low-cost netbooks and laptops. Second, after a strong start, Linux netbooks have now been overtaken by Windows netbooks and Linux is lagging increasingly behind in terms of sales - although Linux's performance in the netbook segment is still outstanding compared to its overall performance in the desktop market.  more

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Verizon CEO Wants to Spur Innovation With Open Model

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- In unveiling the technical specifications for its open network, Verizon Wireless said it will make the process to get any program or device certified simple, quick and inexpensive.  more

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Palpable Computing: A Taste of Things to Come

"Palpable computing", a term coined by Morten Kyng, a researcher at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, refers to pervasive computer technology that is also tangible and comprehensible to its users.  more

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