admin @ January 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet
25 years after Stallman first set the GNU project in motion, what have these ideals achieved, and what can we do to ensure the future of free software? Linux Formatspoke to him to find out.
While Linux Torvalds gets most of the plaudits nowadays for the Linux kernel, it was Stallman who originally posted plans for [...]
admin @ December 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The mobile web isn’t text-only pages or transcoded pages that arrive a slice at a time; mobile users want the same web they get on a desktop browser, complete with YouTube videos and JavaScript menus.
That’s what Skyfire promises, according to UK Business Development Manager Mike Fletcher:
“It’s the full PC experience; you get pages as you [...]
admin @ November 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The first thing to note about the BlackBerry Storm 9500 is that while this handset features the first touchscreen from RIM, its design was specified by Vodafone – so the mobile network is obviously taking some of the kudos for what really is a very slick handset.
The home screen is similar to the ‘normal’ BlackBerry [...]
admin @ October 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Microsoft has never been so secretive about a new version of Windows for so long.
Windows 7 is finally being unveiled at the Professional Developers Conference, but we got to try out the Milestone 3 pre-beta version that attendees will take home, as well as getting a sneak peak at the next internal version and the [...]
admin @ October 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Microsoft has never been so secretive about a new version of Windows for so long.
Windows 7 is finally being unveiled at the Professional Developers Conference, but we got to try out the Milestone 3 pre-beta version that attendees will take home, as well as getting a sneak peak at the next internal version and the [...]
admin @ October 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Microsoft has never been so secretive about a new version of Windows for so long.
Windows 7 is finally being unveiled at the Professional Developers Conference, but we got to try out the Milestone 3 pre-beta version that attendees will take home, as well as getting a sneak peak at the next internal version and the [...]
admin @ October 4, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Nokia launched its own warrior into the touchscreen phone market today, in the hope it would slay all fruity-based rivals. But unfortunately it falls a little short.
The phone itself is nicely built, feeling sturdy in the hand and the entire screen is easily reached. However, it’s a little bit thick, and might cause the standard [...]
admin @ September 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
CES in January saw the launch of Casio’s high-speed Exilim Pro camera, the EX-F1. Capable of shooting 60 JPEG images in a single second, the emphasis was on high-end, high-speed photography and slow-motion video. We were impressed with its performance, but with a launch price of £750 and a paltry marketing campaign, it was doomed [...]
admin @ September 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
TechRadar has just had a very quick hands-on and good look over the new e-reader from BeBook and our first impressions are pretty positive indeed.
While we are pretty familiar with the recently released Sony reader [review link], which is currently on sale in Waterstones for £199 , BeBook claims that its device offers a wider [...]
admin @ September 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The world’s first Android-powered handset has finally hit the market under the guise of the T-Mobile G1 with Google, and it certainly doesn’t disappoint in its ‘Google-y-ness’.
First impressions are of a fairly functional business phone, with trackball and a slide-out QWERTY keypad a nice BlackBerry-esque touch.
It should be remembered that HTC is a firm with [...]