The long-awaited Pandora open-source handheld has inched one step closer to completion, as the OpenPandora team has put on display the nearly finalized case design. We review what we know about Pandora to date, and what the project is hoping to accomplish.
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WiMAX base stations to run Linux
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PureWave Networks is using Linux, a Freescale processor, and an off-the-shelf middleware package from Enea to create its next generation of WiMAX base stations. Due later this year, the base stations will aim to bridge the gap between macro and pico WiMAX stations, says the company.
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Podcast: Fonality’s CEO On Asterisk, Open Source And IP PBXes
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In today’s episode, Fonality CEO Chris Lyman discusses Asterisk, open source, the IP PBX market and Fonality’s partner strategy. More specifically, The VAR Guy Live: Podcast covers the following five key topics…
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The Net Net of Netbooks
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Netbooks have been one of the surprise successes over the last year. They have also been one of the most contentious areas of computing.
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Open source device companies recognized
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TheVARGuy.com announced a list of the 50 top open source companies in the "channel." Alongside well-known picks like Red Hat, Sun, and Novell (ranked one through three), several smaller, embedded-related firms made the top-25, including Digium, Openmoko, and Opengear.
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Trujillo: Android phones not robust
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Google's Android mobile platform wasn't robust, Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo said in an interview published yesterday, where he also disclosed he owns an Apple iPhone, among other handsets.
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Novell Lays Off Around 1,000 Employees
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Are we really wasting $1T USD annually?
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Last week I was quoted by the BBC saying that taken as a whole, the world wastes $1 trillion (with a 'T') dollars on information and communications technology.
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Opengear Named to Open Source 50
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Opengear (www.Opengear.com), a leading provider of next-generation console server solutions, today announced that they had been named to the Open Source 50 and recognized as one of the top 25 open source companies in the channel.
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Teachers Need An Open Source Education
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Remember back in 2008 when a teacher named "Karen" made a remark about using Linux holding her students back? The idea apparently being that students using Linux must somehow be participating in something that is illegal.
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If Open Source Doesn't Succeed, Don't Blame the Teachers
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We talk a lot at OStatic about open source solutions in the classroom. In fact, just yesterday Kristin pointed to a recent article from the BBC discussing the strengths of open source software and the complexities associated with deploying it in an educational environment.
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IBM, Red Hat and Canonical Gang Up Against Microsoft Office
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Lotus Symphony 1.2.1 — IBM’s open source office suite — is now available for Mac OS X, according to a trusted source. The release — along with IBM’s expanding Red Hat and Canonical partnerships – could give Microsoft Office a virtual (and real-world) headache. Here’s why.
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EU could force Microsoft to bundle Firefox with Windows
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The European Commission could force Microsoft to bundle Firefox with future versions of Windows.
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Jolly new cloud computing netbook OS seeks to bring market back to Linux
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Out of nowhere, an independent software developer has produced his own fast and fancy netbook operating system. It promises lightning boot times, an iPhone-esque icon-studded interface, modern cloud apps. The secret ingredient is Linux.
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Open source question for schools
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Andrew Miller asks whether open source software can help schools use their budgets more efficiently
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