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by Rom Feria on August 26, 2007
Singapore Airlines is the first fleet to provide full Linux computers to every passenger in its flights. Unlike other airlines that provide Linux-based in-flight entertainment only, Singapore...
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by Rom Feria on August 18, 2007
OSNews.com provides us with an in-depth review of the new Linux-based Motorola Razr2 V8 mobile phone. Whilst it is no Apple iPhone, OSNews has this to say about this phone - Overall, this is a great...
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by Rom Feria on August 11, 2007
Now if only these mobile phone companies will agree on one thing, then we'd probably get the best linux-based mobile device in the market today. Motorola just released its Motomagx, a Linux-based...
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by Rom Feria on August 11, 2007
linux journal editors named the Nokia N800 as the ultimate Linux handheld device. Whilst I'd like to get one of these Nokia's, I prefer one that integrates a mobile phone with the device,...
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by Rom Feria on July 03, 2007
Whoa! I was surprised to find out that this particular Linux-based digital video recorder is from my home country, the Philippines. The company, called Neugent, created a digital video capture card...
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by Rom Feria on June 30, 2007
Not too long ago, I mentioned that you can buy a Sony Playstation 3 with Linux pre-installed. If you happen to have a PS3 already but still want to install Ubuntu on it, check out this tutorial. I...
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by Rom Feria on June 29, 2007
Apple and its AppleTV is yet another product that makes it completely impossible for linux users to use without spending money getting a Windows OS or a Mac. If only iTunes were made available on...
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by Rom Feria on June 29, 2007
With today's launch of Apple's iPhone, most of the news available on-line (and off-line, for that matter) cover the iPhone and the Mac cult members who camped out to get one. I do not know...
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by Rom Feria on June 23, 2007
A series of videos, called Inside the One Laptop Per Child, is being produced and streamed from various sites such as Red Hat Magazine, OLPC.tv, and, of course, YouTube. So far, three episodes have...
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by Rom Feria on June 19, 2007
I blogged about using 3G to connect to the internet but I used a Macbook Pro running Mac OS X. Getting it to work depends on a lot of factors, with your computer-mobile phone connection as the main...
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by Rom Feria on June 17, 2007
TurboLinux released an innovative Linux-based device called the Wizpy. Wizpy is a device that allows you to view video, listen to music stored locally or streamed from the radio, read e-books and...
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If you are a TV addict like me, I am sure that you have been looking for the best way to maximize your Linux box and add another feature, personal video recording. I have been meaning to do this......
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by Rom Feria on May 30, 2007
I was expecting a Linux-based palm treo with HSDPA, BT and WiFi support but apparently, they have something different in mind. The Foleo, at first glance, may be the perfect companion to your Treo...
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by Rom Feria on May 30, 2007
Palm just released their Linux-based Palm Foleo Mobile Companion. It is a device that has a 10" screen and full-sized keyboard that syncs with your treo smartphone. It is akin to the Nokia...
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by Rom Feria on May 29, 2007
Yoggie releases Yoggie Pico, a USB thumbdrive-sized Linux-based device that provides an extra level of protection for your portable computers running Windows-OS. The device serves as a gateway where...
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by Rom Feria on May 26, 2007
In the previous entry, I talked about the OLPC looking for game developers. Whilst writing that entry, I stumbled upon a Linux.com article, written by Tina Gasperson, about Intel's Classmate PC,...
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by Rom Feria on May 17, 2007
Motorola CEO Ed Zander recently introduced two Linux-based mobile phones. Linux and Java will be running in some models of the "Razr2" and "Rokr". LinuxDevices.com reports that...
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by Rom Feria on May 17, 2007
LinuxDevices.com features one of the smallest Linux computers available in the market today. Dubbed as Linutop PC, this 433Mhz AMD Geode LX700@0.8W powered computer comes with 256MB of RAM and 1GB of...
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by Rom Feria on April 27, 2007
I have covered the OLPC project several times already but I have not really dug deeper on its underlying OS. Mr. M. Tim Jones was kind enough to provide us with a first look of sugar, the OLPC...
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by Rom Feria on April 20, 2007
Linux.com reports that the GNOME Foundation is set to announce the GNOME Mobile and Embedded Initiative. With members from mobile device manufacturers like Nokia and Intel as well as Linux-supporting...
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by Rom Feria on March 30, 2007
Pictured here is the Picotux 112, one of the smallest devices running on Linux. Yes, it is a server, a web-server to be exact. On the website, the younger sibling of Picotux 112 is spec'd as...
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by Rom Feria on March 01, 2007
I have featured Linux on mobile phones several times already so it won't hurt to feature another one. :) Trolltech releases the Qtopia Greenphone, "a Linux mobile development device open for...
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by Rom Feria on March 01, 2007
Another Linux-based phone gets announced. Engadget reports on Gupp Technologies' Phreedom VoIP phone that has GSM support running on Linux. Phreedom sports a Treo-style qwerty keyboard, 2.5"...
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by Rom Feria on March 01, 2007
Gadget freaks unite! Here's another chance to help make a Linux device a tool for Linux power-users. According to Linuxdevices, Nokia is looking for help from you guys. At the show, Nokia and...
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by Rom Feria on February 17, 2007
Openmoko, "the World's First Integrated Open Source Mobile Communications Platform", will soon be ready to be deployed commercially. Linuxdevices (thanks for the image!) reports that...
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