● 05.21.08

● Links 21/05/2008: Big Win for Linux with Nokia, Car System, Low-cost Laptop

Posted in News Roundup at 4:14 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxNokia eyes wider usage of Linux in cellphones“It’s going to be terribly important,” Nokia’s Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson told an investor conference when asked about the role of Linux-based tablets.He said the company has been developing the next generation of Linux-based products, which are starting to come to the market.Nokia “definitely” preparing Linux-based phones, flavor unknownDon’t Ask About the Smartphones, Symbian CEO SaysWorld’s cheapest Linux-based laptop?A Hong Kong-based manufacturer is shipping a Linux-based ultra-mini PC (UMPC) laptop for only $250 ($180 in volume), which appears to give it the lowest price yet for a Linux laptop. Bestlink’s Alpha 400 offers a 400MHz CPU and a 7-inch, truecolor display.Linux Soon to be in your CarThanks to a new joint effort between Intel and Wind River, you may soon be running Linux in your car.Atempo Adds Mac, Linux Support to Live BackupWith Version 3.2 Atempo is expanding client support to the fast growing Mac and Linux platforms.SUCCESSFUL: Fujitsu U810 Triple BootChicks Love Linux [Sexism warning]Linux Installation Guide: So easy, even your grandmother could do it! [Sexism warning]Are Google and Amazon the Next Great Hope for the (Linux) Desktop?F/OSSNetwork Solutions & Open-Xchange to offer Hosted SMB E-mail and GroupwareDHS report: Open-source code “quality” is upA U.S. Department of Homeland Security-sponsored project has not only discovered that the quality of open source software code has improved significantly over the past two years, it has debunked a widely held assumption that longer function strings within source code are associated with an increased number of code defects.CeBIT 08: Red Hat and Ice Systems join for Open Source 3.0CeBIT 08: Senator Lundy lobbies for Open Source changeLundy also described debates about allowing open access to Crown copyright material, open access to government-funded research, and Open Source licensing of software that is developed with taxpayers’ money.“Governments tend to want to hold onto that [software] as an asset, and a lot of opportunities for innovation are lost that way,” Lundy said.Marketcetera Targets Buy-Side with New Open Source Algo Trading PlatformVeriSign Takes Aim at Open Source DNSActive Broadband Networks Releases Open Source IPDR/SP Collector and IPDR Re-ExporterAlcatel-Lucent Unveils Enhancements For Small BusinessRelying heavily on open source offerings, OCS has been designed from the ground up for the SMB market and has already been adopted by more than 500,000 companies worldwide.Open Source Dimdim Eagle Takes FlightTeragram Integrates Linguistic Tools with Apache Lucene Open Source Search EngineIs SaaS ‘Unstoppable’ For Open Source?Microsoft and CrimeEx-Microsoft domain buyer’s sentencing in JuneDysfunctional executive watchBusted: Eight Ex-AOL Execs Charged With Ad Revenue FraudAmazon Accused of Anti-Trust Violations “Tied” to Print-On-Demand TermsRedmond Magazine Successfully SQL Injected by Chinese HacktivistsMicrosoft admits some PCs won’t be offered Vista SP1Windows 7 [aka: Windows 7apourware]: The information lockdown continuesLeftoversNapster nails DRM with largest MP3 catalogueCitrix Makes the Desktop Virtual With XenDesktopDesktop virtualization is inevitableDirect link: ‘Bill Gates says “Vista Sucks”‘ Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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