Saying no to smartphones: most mobile users will buy new 'dumb' phones
Written on Mon, 01/24/11 - 6:59pm
With all the media attention smartphones and their apps have gotten, you'd think they were universally loved. Turns out the next mobile device most wireless service subscribers will buy will be yet another "dumb" phone.
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Red Hat entices customers to stay on older RHEL 5.x
Written on Thu, 01/13/11 - 5:49pm
RHEL 6.0 was released in November ... long live RHEL 5.x? Under its commitment to support its enterprise Linux distros for seven years, Red Hat has released 5.6, a new-and-improved version of its older Linux operating platform.
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Intel demonstrates first open source MeeGo tablet at CES
Written on Fri, 01/07/11 - 3:09pm
In a quiet corner of the giant Intel booth at CES there's a not-so-crowded demo stand with the label MeeGo. There you'll find the WeTab tablet, the first MeeGo tab already shipping in Europe. From this underwhelming beginning the Intel/Nokia-sponsored effort, now under the direction of the Linux Foundation,...
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