Concerns about password and data safety in OS X
CNET (blog)
This is true for the most part, and is an unfortunate security quirk that can be found in many operating systems, including OS X, Windows, and Linux. Basic password security on a system can be overcome if someone has physical access to the system, ...
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Google Delays Honeycomb Delivery to Open Source
eWeek
Google March 24 said it was delaying its launch of Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" operating system tablets to open source. The company wants to tweak the platform to work on other devices. Google is roiling the open-source waters by declining to release its ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 gets touchscreen-friendly “love handles”
Liliputing
It's not always easy using an operating system built for desktop and notebook computers on a tablet. That's one of the reasons the Apple iPad has been such a success — the operating system was built from the ground up for touch navigation. ...
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Motorola Building HTML-Powered Mobile Platform?
Hard OCP
Sketchy reports are beginning to surface over Motorola's recent hiring of talent well suited to develop a Web-based mobile operating system. Motorola spokesman would not deny the rumor, only commenting Motorola is committed to Android. ...
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TeleCommunication Systems Announces Navigation Service to Improve QNX Solution
TMC Net
By Rajani Baburajan TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), a provider of mobile communication technology, announced it will ship an off-board navigational service that runs on the QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating System to support the Hyundai Blue Link, ...
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Rumor: OS X 10.7 Lion Development Ahead Of Schedule
Apple Bitch (blog)
The latest version of Apple's Mac operating system, OS X 10.7 Lion, is apparently ahead of schedule and a Gold Master (GM1) release candidate may soon be released to developers, according to TechCrunch. Developers have already been given access to 10.7 ...
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Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 gets remote management of its write filters
WindowsForDevices
The upgrade enables remote management and programatic control of the operating system's Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) and File Based Write Filter (FBWF), according to the company. Just over two weeks ago, Microsoft announced enhancements to the EWF and ...
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Lukewarm Reaction To Playbook Could Force Drastic Measures For Rim
paidContent.org
RIM's efforts to do something similar—bet the farm on a new operating system as well as a new form factor—are being treated with the worst of all reactions: indifference. Two and a half weeks before RIM is scheduled to unveil the Playbook, ...
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In Hindsight: AT&T, T-Mobile and 'everyone's patience' for Apple's iPad 2
San Jose Mercury News
Would such a combination be good or bad for iPhone users, owners of devices running Google's Android operating system and other customers? Anticipating questions like this, AT&T explained that the acquisition would help it establish a nationwide 4G ...
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