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  Symbian, world’s most widely used platform has gone open source. Symbian Foundation, who owns the platform has released the source code of the OS for developers to fiddle with. This important step could mark Symbian’s future of Symbian that although is in existence for over 10 years but has failed to capitalize to new-age [...]

  Sure, we’d heard ‘WinMo 7 at MWC’ talks from Digitimes and from a MS exec before but now CNET has chimed in claiming more than unveiling of the OS. In addition to show a demo of WinMo 7 at the show, sources tell them, MS is looking to finalize the code by summer for [...]

  Expectedly, Google gave the first glimpse of its Chrome OS at the Google HQ yesterday. Sundar Pichai gave a quick demo of the OS and it does look promising. The OS, which is nothing but a browser boots in 7 seconds and enables to do most of the things like checking e-mail, chat, edit [...]

  Google’s Chrome OS was rumored to launch this week and now the word comes that it won’t be released but will be given just a sneak peek.Techcrunch claims Google will put all speculation and concerns to rest by showing the OS at a planned event at the Google HQ. The official announcement few months [...]

  Microsoft fulfilled its promise by bringing Windows Marketplace to devices running Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 OS. Windows Marketplace is similar to Apple’s App Store that tries to be a one-stop solution for all the Windows Mobile software needs. Users with devices running on aforementioned OSes can go to the links specified below to [...]

  Exciting thing when Google announced Chrome OS was that the OS booted right in the browser, making it apt for heavy net surfers. But since then, there’s very little (or nothing) they’ve shown to convince anyone. Now, Techcrunch has heard from a reliable source that Google is about let loose the OS. It will [...]

  The world will get yet another mobile operating system, courtesy of Samsung. The Korean conglomerate has named it Bada, meaning ocean in Korean because of the limitless possibilities, just like an ocean. We still don’t know how it will look or function but Samsung promises one of the easiest platforms for devs to create [...]

  The worst fear came true. Apple released the v10.6.2 update for Mac OS X and with that took away Atom CPU support that was used by hacktinosh users for installing Mac OS X on Atom-powered netbooks. The 10.6.2 update is said to start instant rebooting of the netbooks, leaving with the only options of [...]

  Apple has given us the Indian pricing of its Snow Leopard OS and for the first time it looks like they haven’t disappointed on the pricing front. Just like the international policy followed by Apple, Indian Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users are also eligible for a upgrade, which will cost Rs. 1,800 for [...]

  Apple has confirmed the rumored August 28 as the shipping date of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. From this Friday, Mac users will be able to pick the latest Mac OS X iteration at Apple retail stores, authorized resellers and online store. Snow Leopard is claimed to be a 90 percent refinement of [...]

  Whatever the reason is, UK people are in luck if they’re deciding to pick Microsoft’s Windows 7 OS. The Windows 7 Home Premium retail version will sell for around £65, which is almost 50 percent less than the same retail version being sold in US. Amazon UK and Play are already taking pre-orders ranging [...]

  Leopard users can quickly hit the Software update to update their Mac to OS X 10.5.8 version. The update claims to enhance stability, compatibility and security of the computer. Apart from the automatic update, users can download standalone installers in case they want to update more than one Macs. Other things included in this [...]

  After deciding to ship IE less Windows 7 SKUs in Europe, Microsoft has backtracked and will ship Windows 7 with Internet Explorer browser. However, the shipped SKUs will carry a ballot option that will allow users to download any internet browser of their choice. The ballot will be displayed the first time a user [...]

  Microsoft has finally announced the pricing of Windows 7 Family Pack and Windows Anytime Upgrade options. Starting from October 22, users will be able to buy a Family Pack for just $149.99 that will carry three licenses of Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The pack will be in limited numbers so be sure to [...]

  Microsoft has unveiled the release date for users to procure the Windows 7 RTM code. They have segregated the users on the basis of when they’ll receive the RTM copy. A partner, developer or an OEM will be able to download the OS from as early as August 6. If you happen to be [...]