Articles on Operating Systems

Mac OS X Snow Leopard, iPod touch firmware get update to 10.6.1 and 3.1.1, respectively - Sep 14, 2009

Crave Just a couple of weeks after its release, Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system has received a major update, from 10.6 to 10.6.1. Apple recommends all users running ... Read story »

Kohjinsha Netbook goes really tiny - Sep 11, 2009

Crave While the Netbook industry is heading for larger screen sizes, Kohjinsha seems to be interested in a different trend. Known for making low-cost convertible tablets with 7- to 9-inch screen ... Read story »

Industry's first Wireless-N/Bluetooth mini-PCI card - Sep 16, 2009

Crave The new 802.11n/Bluetooth combo add-in card for Netbooks and laptops. Generally, wireless functions--such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular data, and so on--are added to your portable computer via add-in cards. These cards ... Read story »

Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 runs Android, slated for January 2010 - Sep 18, 2009

Crave Mobile phone manufacturers typically work on upcoming phones up to a few years ahead. So when a product gets released in the market, it would have already been in production for ... Read story »

Are better graphics really what you are looking for in a Netbook? - Sep 22, 2009

Crave We're weeks away from the Windows 7 launch, which is bringing along with it a collection of souped-up laptops and Netbooks that have been waiting for Microsoft's new operating system as ... Read story »

IDF 2009: Of MID phones and Moblin 2.1 - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Moblin 2.1 unwrapped. SAN FRANCISCO--In what was a cool demonstration during Intel CEO Paul Otellini's keynote today at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), a prototype MID (mobile Internet device) was ... Read story »

Will Netbooks get smaller? - Sep 25, 2009

Crave The Yukyung Viliv lineup ultraportable of mini-computers is, in a way, a bit of a throwback to the days when UMPCs and MIDs ruled the pocket-gadget landscape and laptops were bulky ... Read story »

Get a Windows 7 PC before October 22 - Sep 28, 2009

Crave Dying for a new desktop or laptop with a fresh, factory-installed copy of Windows 7 on it? We all know the official start date for the Win 7 era is October ... Read story »

Report: Apple rehires Newton developer - Sep 30, 2009

Crave Michael Tchao Those expecting Apple to introduce a new tablet computer soon may have another clue to the device's imminent arrival. Apple has rehired Michael Tchao, one of the original ... Read story »

Google Chrome OS on Chinese Netbook next month? - Oct 3, 2009

Blogs Google announced their plans to make an operating system for computers earlier this summer, and its eagerly awaited release date is 'sometime in 2010'. But a Chinese manufacturer might be about to ... Read story »

Dell Latitude Z hands-on - Oct 6, 2009

Crave It’s the first Latitude with attitude. Dell recently pulled back the curtain on the rumored Latitude Z thin-and-light laptop, a 16-inch slab of angular portability packed with an array of business-centric ... Read story »

Motorola Droid to showcase Android 2.0 - Oct 20, 2009

Crave Motorola unveiled its first Android smartphone, the Dext, not too long ago. But that's not all the company has lined up for the year. A certain Motorola Droid has been ... Read story »

Google to release Android handset? - Oct 22, 2009

Crave Just when you thought the Google Android news couldn't get any stranger, Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Northeast securities, told InternetNews.com and TheStreet.com today that Google itself is planning to release ... Read story »

Windows 7 is so easy, even a 92-year-old can use - Oct 28, 2009

Crave My great aunt is 92 and, as of Friday, she's a Windows 7 PC. Now, Hilda is already not your typical nonagenarian. She is frequently online, does her finances in Quicken ... Read story »

Google releases Android 2.0 SDK - Oct 28, 2009

Crave We love the unified in-box. As Verizon Wireless prepares to unveil its new Motorola Droid smartphone, Google released the SDK for the much-anticipated 2.0 update to the operating system. Code-named Eclair, ... Read story »

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