Archive for the ‘Devices’ Category

Nokia’s N810 WiMax

Posted by Rom Feria on April 6th, 2008 under Devices • No Comments

Ars Technica released a 4-page review of the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. nokia's Internet Tablet device series can be considered as one of the most popular Linux-based devices to date. I was able…

Is this the One?

Posted by Rom Feria on February 29th, 2008 under Devices • No Comments

The ultra-affordable portable market is booming! The Asus Eee PC, Everex Cloudbook, Intel Classmate PC and the XO Laptop are joined by another player from across the pond, the Elonex "One"….

Open-sourced iPhone

Posted by Rom Feria on January 12th, 2008 under Devices • No Comments

Last week's CES featured quite a number of new devices running on Linux. It is unfortunate that I could not make it to Las Vegas to personally check out the Cool Gadgets so I rely on others to fea…

Linux and Blackberry sitting under a tree…

Posted by Rom Feria on December 30th, 2007 under Devices • No Comments

One of the downside of using Linux is that device manufacturers often do not consider that there are people like us who needs to connect their devices to our Linux boxes. Whilst I often find this a de…

What makes the Eee PC a must-have

Posted by Rom Feria on December 21st, 2007 under Devices • No Comments

By now you must be sick and tired of hearing about how great the Asus Eee PC is. Well, this one is yet another one that praises the Asus Eee PC. Yeah, I am getting another one (my second one) later to…

Linutop: a wee storage-less Linux device

Posted by Rom Feria on December 21st, 2007 under Devices • No Comments

There is no lack of Linux-based devices available but not that many become available to the general public. Some are limited to certain countries or regions only. Yeah, I agree that it sucks but that …

XP on XO

Posted by Rom Feria on December 15th, 2007 under Devices • No Comments

With the XO Laptop already taking in orders from individuals, I am sure that people will start tinkering with the hardware by installing alternative operating systems. Whilst I really do not recommend…

How to install Amora in Ubuntu

Posted by Rom Feria on December 8th, 2007 under Devices • No Comments

Whilst we are talking about Amora, here's how to install it.

First of, you need to install the client on your phone. You can download it using your phone or download it on your computer and then…

Controlling Linux from a Symbian Phone

Posted by Rom Feria on December 8th, 2007 under Devices • No Comments

One of the features that gives that "Wow" effect to users is the way the Mac can easily pair with a Sony Ericsson mobile phone, via Bluetooth, and provide automatic remote control. I used to…

Untethered mobile phone internet surfing via bluetooth

Posted by Rom Feria on November 30th, 2007 under Devices • No Comments

Not too long ago, I was surfing the net on my notebook with a Serial cable connected to my mobile phone. It was upgraded with a USB cable, which was similar to what I wrote about not too long ago. The…