by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 11, 2007 | Google, Open Source, Technology
The Asus EEE has competition. FIC/Everex has confirmed plans to ship a UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) with a 7-inch screen in January. The “Cloudbook” will ship with the Google Apps-oriented “gOS” Linux distribution, in standard and...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 21, 2007 | Google, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Ubuntu
Microsoft’s rivalry with Google heated up considerably this past year when rumors surfaced that Google might release its own operating system to compete with Windows. Has Google finally jumped into the fray with its own OS? Unfortunately, no; gOS is not a...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 1, 2007 | Google
For all you conspiracy buffs out there, you can now add a new chapter to your massive clip-book of JFK magic-bullet theories, alien abduction reports, and shape-shifting reptilian overlord photos. According to Trademork, a gentleman named David Liu — who is...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 31, 2007 | Google, Linux, Ubuntu
Everex has teamed up with open source players to create a $198 PC (sans display). The Everex Green gPC TC2502 runs a Linux OS and is loaded with (or has links to) free applications, including Gmail, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, Google Product...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 31, 2007 | Google, Open Source, Technology
Google’s open social networking platform play is the buzz of the blogosphere tonight. Indeed, it is called OpenSocial in that the set of APIs allows developers to create applications that work on any social network that joins Google’s open party. So far, besides...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 28, 2007 | Google
“And with most of the OS focus this week being allocated to Mac OS X Leopard, it would be nice to take our attention away from that for a moment, and take a look at what the hypothetical Google OS would look like after the company declares war on Microsoft. This...