Chrome 2.0 Alpha: Linux Version in June
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more »Palm with Linux at Las Vegas Show
Jan 10, 2009One of the highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) just ending in Las Vegas is Palm's offering of its WebOS for mobile devices. A fitting name for its coming attraction in mid-2009 that uses this OS is the Palm Pre, to be offered exclusively through Sprint.
more »FreeSWITCH 1.0.2 with New Codecs and Fax for VoIP
Jan 09, 2009Free VoIP platform software FreeSWITCH is now in version 1.0.2. Enhancements include a fax module and new codecs for higher sampling rates.
more »XML Fodder for Java Objects with Commons Digester 2.0
Jan 07, 2009The Apache Project announced the latest version of Commons Digester, which comes with less dependency and can validate XML code. Programmers use Digester to convert data from XML into Java objects.
more »Android on Netbooks
Jan 05, 2009The Android OS from Google is optimized for ARM processors and smaller displays, but, with some adjustment, can also run on netbooks.
more »Wikipedia Raises 6.2 Million Dollars
Jan 05, 2009Thanks to contributions of $6.2 million, the financial future of the free encyclopedia Wikipedia in 2009 is secured.
more »Internet Explorer Below 70% Market Share
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