Linux double feature The NetBSD Project has released NetBSD 5.0 into the wild today, marking the operating system's first major release since 2007.… Full published article at: Read More »

Microsoft extends RC play Another piece has fallen into place for an autumn 2010 release of Windows 7.… Full published article at: Read More »

Android on netbooks might be the fad du jour, but it sounds like Routon's still working the MID angle -- the company just dropped word of two devices in the pipeline. The P760 and P730 are said to be in the "research phase," so we don't know too much about 'em, but they certainly look nice, and they're scheduled to hit sometime in the second half of the year. Honestly, though, we can't help but wonder when and where we're supposed to use these things -- anyone craving a MID over a netbook or smartphone?Read More »

If all this talk of Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 has thoroughly piqued your interests, here's something to tickle your fancy even more. Acer UK marketing director Bobby Waltkins has told Pocket-Init that the Z5600 all-in-one PC is due out October 23rd along with -- and here's the kicker -- a genuine copy of Windows 7 pre-loaded on the device. That jibes with what Compal's president said back in late February, but it's hard to say for certain from the wording of his response whether he's referring to the OS's wide release...Read More »

Ross Rubin (@rossrubin) contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Microsoft is making many well-received improvements in Windows 7, but may be in for a black eye on its Starter Edition because of growing misconceptions that it has optimized and recommended the limited Starter Edition for netbooks. For instance, the ad copy for the Apple commercial jabbing Starter Edition almost writes itself. "Hello, I'm a Mac." "And I'm a PC." PC is trying to juggle. "Hey, PC. What's with the juggling act?" "It's my new operating system. See, it only lets me run...Read More »

With proven success stories like Tesla struggling to keep those electric car dreams alive in today's economy, it's no shock to hear that at least one little guy (that'd be Phoenix Motorcars) has caved to the pressures. After reviving itself once already late last year by nailing down a partnership with the absolutely stunning state of Hawai'i, it seems the company hasn't been able to progress as planned with its intentions to bring EVs and an electric vehicle infrastructure to the island of Maui. According to a filing on April 27th, the flagging automaker...Read More »

We've seen iPod hacks run the gamut, from the useful to the just plain absurd, but no matter how rough around the edges such a project may seem, we always get a kick out of the ingenuity and hard work involved. Today's DIY wonder comes from a cat named Benjamin Kokes, who's using his engineering chops to put together a GPS peripheral for the iPod nano. As the project stands right now, he's taken a reference board sporting a Nemerix GPS and written a screen driver for it, allowing it to do its thing...Read More »

But Solaris 10 5/09 is here today The number and gee-whizness of features Sun Microsystems is putting into updates to both the Solaris 10 commercial operating system and the related OpenSolaris development release of Solaris are slowing. That's the best indication that Nevada - the code name for Solaris Next or Solaris 11 or whatever you want to call it - is getting closer to release.… Full published article at: Read More »

Must be willing to share A Microsoft incubator project for online synchronization of databases is preparing to welcome early adopters.… Full published article at: Read More »

Apes Intel, AMD with TSMC tie-up Fujitsu has joined the parade of chip-design firms that are passing off all or part of their manufacturing to the giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).… Full published article at: Read More »