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Commercial desktop Linux unready: Japan
News China, Japan and Korea have allied to create an open-source desktop operating system because commercial versions just don't make the grade, according to a senior Japanese official.
Mobile threats loom for iPhone 3G
News Users of the iPhone 3G, which debuts Friday worldwide, will "likely suffer from mobile threats until security is improved", says Trend Micro in a new report.
Tags: Mobile, Security Management, 3G (Third Generation), Smart phones, Malware, Security, Apple iPhone 3G, India, Trend Micro Inc., Apple Mac OS
Hack turns iPhone into spy-phone
News A U.S. security consultant has cracked the iPhone to allow a hacker to do anything the iPhone user can, but remotely.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, PDA phones, Mobile
Ubuntu to run on ARM-based Netbooks
News Canonical and the chip designer are to collaborate on a version of Ubuntu tailored to ARM's architecture, with a focus on low-cost subnotebooks.
Tags: Linux, Notebooks and tablets, Processors, Open source, ARM, Ubuntu, operating system, processor, Ubuntu Linux, desktop
Report: Apple board to discuss Schmidt replacement next week
News Directors will meet next week to talk about who can fill the role recently vacated by the Google CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Apple Inc., chairman, CEO, Eric Schmidt, desktop operating system, Steve Jobs, board
Microsoft: Server version of Windows 7 this year
News In another sign Windows 7 is on track for release this year, the head of the Windows Server unit says the server operating system based on Windows 7 will ship in 2009.
Tags: Web servers, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Server, release candidate, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, CNET Networks Inc.
Green Hills spins off Integrity operating system
News Spinoff company aims to bring military-grade virtualization to corporations.
Tags: Security, Virtualization, Operating systems, operating system, Computer, Green Hills Software Inc., Airbus, commercial software, Boeing Co., desktop operating system
Ballmer keeps close watch on Apple and Android
News During a midyear update with analysts, Microsoft CEO says the company is focused on competitors Apple and Linux, with Google's mobile operating system close behind.
Tags: Browser, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Mobile, Google Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile operating system, Google Android, Linux
Red Hat to refresh Linux desktop
News In tandem with its server OS upgrade, Red Hat will also release a new operating system for desktop computers, a company official confirmed.
Tags: Linux desktop OS
Linux squeezes into a jukebox
News MusicMatch, which makes programs for creating and organizing digital music, released on Tuesday a beta version of its Jukebox software for Linux.
Windows 2000 gets second fine-tuning
News Microsoft on Wednesday squashed more than 500 bugs in Windows 2000.
More bug fixes for Windows 2000
News Microsoft on Wednesday squashed more than 500 bugs in Windows 2000.
Indian OpenOffice roll-out continues
News Sonia Gandhi has launched the latest stage of the Indian government's large-scale open source initiative.
Tags: Linux desktop OS
Commentary: Win XP and the PC's 20th anniversary
News The PC has changed us to a culture of impatient gadget weenies, says eWEEK's John Taschek. Maybe Windows XP will finally deliver.
SuSE releases free version of SuSE Linux 9
News SuSE Linux began distributing a free version of its newest desktop operating system Monday and plans to update its high-end product Tuesday.
