Little has been heard of Ubuntu’s multi-touch framework ‘uTouch’ of late – but it seems for good reason. The uTouch team have today demoed ‘pixel perfect scrolling’ in the open-source web-browser Chromium in Ubuntu, a feat made possible by taking advantage of Ubuntu’s touch-friendly technology stack. The effort is part of the teams goal of ‘adding multitouch and [...]
The latest version of Microsoft Windows — “Windows 7″ — is now on the market. So if you’re like the average PC user, it’s fated to become a factor in your life. Here are seven things to keep in mind about it. 1. It’s really a “maintenance release.” Basically, it’s Microsoft Vista with accumulated [...]
According to a trusted source who’s seen it with their own eyes, the Google Phone “is a certainty.” And by “Google Phone” we don’t simply mean another Android handset. We’re talking about Google-branded hardware running a version of Android we haven’t yet seen. Over the next few weeks, Google Phones (most probably in early, prototype [...]
Jaunty Jackalope, the Ubuntu distro that was announced in September last year has finally been released to the masses and its goal is to engage more users into using an OS that is not only free but also secure, stable and reliable. Valuable tips to making your Ubuntu experience the best it can be! I [...]
Not Coming to America From the boons of Ford’s assembly line and Eisenhower’s interstate highway system to the banes of suburban sprawl and oil dependence, U.S. history is closely tied to the automobile. But that doesn’t mean Americans are privy to any ride they want. Car makers like BMW, Ford, and Volkswagen design and manufacture [...]
Nokia N900 official, uses Linux to ‘kill’ iPhone Nokia this morning launched a new class of smartphone as its flagship. The promised N900 is a crossover between smartphones and Nokia’s Internet tablets, and makes its biggest break in its change of operating system: although still a phone, the handset runs Nokia’s latest Linux variant, not [...]
