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  HP webOS TouchPad coming to Harvey Norman August 15

  HP has announced the local availability of its new webOS-powered TouchPad tablet PC with Harvey Norman set to offer the device from August 15 starting at $599.

  By Rodney Gedda | 26 July, 2011 13:07

  Tags: Harvey Norman, HP, mobile linux, tablet PCs, TouchPad, webOS

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  MeeGo marches to 1.2 despite Nokia defection

  Nokia’s decision to use Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system in its future smartphone devices hasn’t stopped the MeeGo open source project from continuing its development with version 1.2 released today sporting app and telephony updates.

  By Rodney Gedda | 20 May, 2011 11:15

  Tags: Intel, Linux, MeeGo, mobile linux, Nokia, open source, Qt, tablet PCs

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  Google debuts Android 2.3 'Gingerbread', eyes tablets

  The latest iteration of Google's Android mobile operating system has arrived in version 2.3 – codenamed 'Gingerbread' – with support for larger, tablet-sized screens.

  By Rodney Gedda | 07 December, 2010 07:23

  Tags: Android, Google Android 2.3, mobile linux, Near Field Communications, Nexus S, samsung, sip

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  Linux kernel shows growing mobile influence

  An increasing number of contributions to the open-source Linux kernel are coming from mobile and embedded equipment vendors, according to an annual report about to be released by the Linux Foundation.

  By Joab Jackson | 01 December, 2010 05:01

  Tags: consumer electronics, linus torvalds, Linux, linux foundation, Mobile handsets, mobile linux, mobile phones, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, Phones, software, unix

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  AMD joins Intel's MeeGo OS effort

  In an effort to expand software compatibility for its upcoming Fusion chips, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday joined rival Intel's efforts to develop the open-source MeeGo OS.

  By Agam Shah | 16 November, 2010 05:22

  Tags: Advanced Micro Devices, Components, Intel, Linux, MeeGo, mobile linux, non-Windows, operating systems, processors

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  MeeGo 1.1 arrives, sans tablet UI

  MeeGo, the Linux-based operating system co-developed by Nokia and Intel, has reached the 1.1 milestone and now includes and interface for mobile phones, but despite recent interest in tablet PCs, a tablet distribution remains absent.

  By Rodney Gedda | 01 November, 2010 14:37

  Tags: Car Tech, Intel, MeeGo, mobile linux, netbooks, Nokia, smartphones, tablet PCs

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  Android, Samsung gaining mobile share in U.S.

  Android is gaining on all the major smartphone platforms in the U.S., though it was only the fourth-most-used mobile operating system in May, market data firm comScore reported on Thursday.

  By Stephen Lawson | 09 July, 2010 05:23

  Tags: Android, Apple, applications, consumer electronics, Google, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile handsets, mobile linux, Mobile operating systems, Motorola, Phones, Samsung Electronics, software, Telecommunication

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  Intel ups tablet ammo with MeeGo, Android 2.2 for x86

  Software development for portable devices and tablet PCs is ramping up in a big way at Intel with the processor giant now backing Google’s Android for x86 computers alongside its own MeeGo operating system.

  By Rodney Gedda | 28 June, 2010 09:11

  Tags: Android, Intel, MeeGo, mobile linux, tablet PCs

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  Motorola Droid X released in US, Android 2.2 open sourced

  Verizon on Tuesday introduced the newest Droid and the second from Motorola, but some Android fans may be disappointed to learn that it won't ship with the latest operating system or the newest Flash Player.

  By Nancy Gohring | 24 June, 2010 04:20

  Tags: Android, consumer electronics, Google, Linux, mobile linux, Motorola, non-Windows, operating systems, Phones, smartphones, Verizon Wireless

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  MeeGo adds developers, needs 'investment' to succeed

  Less than a week after the MeeGo 1.0 netbook operating system was released by Intel and Nokia, six companies have announced support for the platform while a market analyst firm has called for a "major investment" if it is to compete with Apple, Google and Microsoft.

  By Rodney Gedda | 02 June, 2010 11:14

  Tags: analysts, Intel, MeeGo, mobile linux, netbooks, Nokia, ovum, Qt

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  Nokia, Intel release MeeGo 1.0 for netbooks

  The mobile software collaboration project between Intel and Nokia has yielded the first release of MeeGo for netbooks with version 1.0 now available for download.

  By Rodney Gedda | 28 May, 2010 05:37

  Tags: Btrfs, Intel, Linux, Maemo, MeeGo, mobile linux, moblin, netbooks, Nokia, Qt

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  HTC releases Legend Android phone

  HTC and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) have teamed to launch the Android-powered Legend handset to the local market.

  By Rodney Gedda | 27 May, 2010 15:13

  Tags: Android, htc, HTC Legend, mobile linux, mobile phones, smartphones

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  Intel, Nokia let MeeGo come outside to play

  Developers got their first look at MeeGo last week, with the release of key components of the as-yet unfinished operating system.

  By Sumner Lemon | 07 April, 2010 05:12

  Tags: Intel, Maemo, MeeGo, mobile linux, moblin, N900, Nokia

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  Nokia N900 coming to retailers in April

  Nokia has announced its Linux-based smartphone, the N900, will be available in Australia in April through retailers, but stopped short of announcing any agreements with carriers.

  By Rodney Gedda | 03 March, 2010 11:04

  Tags: app store, Maemo, mobile applications, mobile linux, N900, Nokia, ovi store

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  Smartphone OS leaves one hand free

  Today's smartphones are too much of a handful, according to Israeli company Else: You either need to grab them with both hands and punch away at the keyboard with your thumbs, or you hold them with one hand and touch the screen with the other.

  By Peter Sayer | 17 February, 2010 07:36

  Tags: Else, mobile linux, Mobile World Congress, smartphones