Ubuntu Screenshots of 11.10
Ubuntu 11.10 is now in beta and we have some official screenshots.
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HTC Looking to Buy a Mobile Operating System
It seems like HTC are now shopping around for their own mobile operating system. HTC has made a huge amount of money from Android based smartphones, but they feel that this is just simply not enough. After all, Google’s free operating system is getting expensive.
“We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not do it on impulse,” Wang said in an interview with the Economic Observer of China, noting that HTC’s Sense UI would allow the company to offer distinctive products using any operating system. HP’s webOS is an obvious candidate, and although Wang did not refer to the platform specifically, the report notes that HTC and Samsung have both been in talks with HP. ”We can use any OS we want. We are able to make things different from our rivals on the second or third layer of a platform,” Wang said. “Our strength lies in understanding an OS, but it does not mean that we have to produce an OS.”
More People Use iPads than Linux Computers
I came across a very interesting article that ran through the recent numbers from Statcounter. The numbers were about the marketshare of the top operating systems around the world and it now seems that the iPad is being used more than Linux.
The above graph was for the US, but the same thing seems to be happening all around the world.
- In the United Kingdom, iPad’s iOS makes up 0.94%, versus 0.74% for Linux.
- In Canada, iPad’s iOS makes up 0.91%, versus 0.76% for Linux.
- In Australia, iPad’s iOS makes up 1.19%, versus 0.66% for Linux.
- In the Netherlands, iPad’s iOS makes up 1.16%, versus 0.81% for Linux.
Linux to be me is being used by only very tech savvy individuals, but it does outline how popular the iPad has quickly become.
Source: Pingdom
Jolicloud Needing to Expand Beyong Just Their Own OS
Jolicloud is starting to do a bit of transitioning and changing the name and direction of their making business. According to project founder Tariq Krim, the Jolicloud operating system will be know as Joli OS moving forward, while Jolicloud will be used to refer to the online desktop product.
All of this was outlined in a blog post yesterday.
Despite the successes of the Jolicloud desktop, Krim said it was imperative to “expand our experience beyond our own OS to be relevant on other platforms.”
Windows 8 Leaked Image: Looking Sames as Windows 7
There has just been another leak of a Windows 8 image. This image comes courtesy of Winreview.ru. There is a subtle difference including new min, max and close buttons, a flatter styling (to better align with Metro) and a few other nuances.
So far from an aesthetical point of view there isnt much difference between Windows 8 and Windows 7. However, it is still very early days and im sure there are a lot more releases to come.
Windows 8 is expected to RTM in 2012 with the latest rumor suggesting an early January 2013 retail availability.
Jolicloud Reaching Final Version this Week
Jolicloud, the operating system developed originally from Ubuntu OS especially for netbooks, will reach the final 1.0 version by the end of this week, as was announced in Jolicloud blog.
The open source community as well as the non-open source really loves this operating system, mainly for the simplicity which is offered and the small footprint making very suitable for netbooks (maybe for tablets later?).
The name already says it, this operating system will be “cloud-friendly”. Here are some of the specs:
- Built in HTML5.
- Over 700 apps available for download. Including the most important ones for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Chrome, Skype, etc.
- Applications are installed with one click.
- Applications updates are simplified.
- Install Jolicloud on as many devices as you’d like, and they will always be automatically synchronized. Any app you download, delete, or move around will be the same on all other machines with no extra work on your part.
The download will be available from here.
App Inventor for Android
Google is reaching an important milestone in their mobile battle roadmap: Introducing App Inventor for Android. With this tool we’ll be able to develop our own tools for Google’s mobile operating system.
The interesting part of this tool is that will not require great expertise for users to actual create their own apps with App Inventor.
Take a look to this simple video where we can create a “Pet the kitty” app:
App Inventor is currently working with invitations, and you need to subscribe to get one. We are expecting more news in the next few weeks.
iPhone OS 4 Jailbreak!
Within a day after the release of the new iPhone operating system, people already found the way to jailbreak it. Not only that, the hackers involved in this said that it was a simple procedure.
There’s a video already showing the operating system working like this, take a look:
This new operating system release will be included by default in the “other” big Apple announcement of the year, iPhone 4G. But this OS will be available for iPhone models 3G and 3GS. The 3GS will include the multi-tasking feature with the iOS 4.
The people in charge of hacking this new operating system already published the tool bundles to execute this (NOT RECOMMENDED BY CRENK).
Linux Machines are Spammers
Symantec Labs completed a research about the use of botnets and the origins of spammer machines and the results, as unexpected as it sounds, the great majority of machines available in the world working as botnets are using Linux operating system.
Here are some of the facts shown in this report:
- 87% of spam analyzed came from botnets.
- Linux only used 36% of botnets to send spam.
- English language spam is the most used.
- Portuguese spam appeared as the second most used with 6%, large differences with other languages.
- The most common spam is the pharmaceutical spam. You know, Viagra stuff and that kind of thing.
Here’s a little sample about those pharmaceutical spam:
As part of this investigation, the analysis found that most of these machines are running also an open source mail transfer agent like Postfix or SendMail, which they’ve been configured to open up all the necessary ports, making those servers an easy target for hackers.
Most organizations use these kinds of “free” platforms to control their mail infrastructure and do not realize the big security concerns involved on each of them if those are not configured correctly.
Not A Netbook, the Litl Is A Webbook
When I first say the Litl, I was somewhat underwhelmed, and the name alone does not lend itself to thinking of anything grand. It was not until the Litl is unboxed and set up that you start to see just how powerful this little device really is. Coming in at approximately $700 is “a mix between a netbook and a [digital] photoframe on steroids,” says the site.
While under the hood it packs the same hardware that a standard netbook would offer, it’s what you can do with it that makes this device so unique. Take for example the OS. The OS that comes packaged with this device is proprietary and completely customizable. Make it fit your mood, your style, or your event, no matter how you slice it, it’s the OS that can represent your needs. Now pair that with the fact that the screen goes beyond the 180-degree tilt and completely swivels back on itself to prop itself up.
The screen remains completely functional can can display data such as weather reports, Facebook feeds, photos from Flickr or Shutterfly, or just about anything that can run independenty while you and/or your audience can watch. If you’re looking to take your netbook to the next level and get something a bit more out of it, then I highly suggest the Litl and let us know what you think.
