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Another Linux phone for hackers - Jul 10, 2007

Features Designed to run OpenMoko's open-source operating system, the hackable Neo1973 is now available to developers in standard and advanced versions.  Read story »

Is Leopard sleeping on security? - Oct 31, 2007

Crave The Mac platform is well known as being a more secure platform than Windows. Not because it has exceptional security protocols, but that almost all viruses are written to target Microsoft's ... Read story »

HP Compaq 2133 gets Windows XP option - Apr 17, 2008

Crave Editors' note: Asia markets will be receiving Windows XP HP Compaq 2133 units sometime in June or July. If, for some unfathomable reason, you have serious issues with Vista and hate ... Read story »

Sony next with cheap mini notebook? - Jun 2, 2008

Crave PCWorld reports that Sony seems to have a small, low-cost notebook with a processor from Via ready. This computer was spotted during the WiMax Expo in Taipei, at a booth run ... Read story »

Android to offer application store in the future - Jun 4, 2008

Crave According to Android project leader, Andy Rubin, Google might offer an application store--similar to one for the iPhone--for its Android mobile operating system sometime in the near future. The Register reports ... Read story »

What recession? Gartner predicts IT spending growth - Aug 19, 2008

Crave Worldwide IT spending should top US$3.4 trillion in 2008, up 8 percent from 2007, research firm Gartner is predicting. But much of that growth is due to the decline in the ... Read story »

BarCamp Hong Kong 2007 on 15 December 2007 - Dec 14, 2007

Blogs Hong Kong's first BarCamp is going to be held this weekend. What is BarCamp one might ask. Well, according to Wikipedia, BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences--open, participatory ... Read story »

CherryPal, the modern thin client computer - Jul 21, 2008

Blogs As they all say: "When it rains, it pours." Low-cost computers are all over, we have the UMPCs, the Netbooks, and now a thin client computer called CherryPal Desktop. I took ... Read story »

Indonesia's island names are sold out? - May 1, 2007

Blogs It's quite interesting to discover that some Indonesian island names are picked up as favorite technology-related brands. After Java--where Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, is located--was picked-up as the Sun's platform technology. I ... Read story »

Portable Linux rave machine - Oct 18, 2007

Crave If your old iPod is gathering dust, why not use pdPod to turn it into a drum machine or a synthesizer? pdPod is an iPod version of a free, open-source application ... Read story »

Security threat discovered in Google's Android software - Mar 6, 2008

Crave Researchers have found some holes in Google's Android SDK that could make the software vulnerable to hack attacks. But because commercial Android devices are still months away from hitting store shelves, ... Read story »

OpenMoko's next Linux phone gets price - Apr 15, 2008

Crave The idea of Linux phones has been around for years but, until Google's Android began making headlines, it had been slow to gain traction in any big way. Now OpenMoko's "Neo ... Read story »

OLPC spinoff in talks with four laptop makers - May 23, 2008

Crave The broad influence of the One Laptop Per Child initiative continues to expand its sphere. Not long ago it was unclear whether the PC--originally conceived as a US$100 laptop for children ... Read story »

Acer likes Linux for laptops - Jun 5, 2008

Crave Yahoo and Microsoft used the press to negotiate for several months regarding a potential merger. Now it appears Acer and Microsoft are having a public spat. Or, if they aren't yet, ... Read story »

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