Archive for May, 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

Why you should pay for "free" software | opensource.com

Tell me, what's the difference between open source and commercial software? If you'd have asked me not long ago, I'd say that there was a world of difference between the two, and that they both sat at opposite ends of …

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Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

The Open Source Road Ahead: Open Source and Parmesan Cheese

Andrew Oliver commented on my previous blog entry about OSI future, saying that he is interested in the idea of creating an enhanced certification. While waiting for more feedback – especial.

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The Open Source Road Ahead: Open Source and Parmesan Cheese

Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

AT&T's XPERIA X10 finally gets a taste of Eclair – Android and Me

In addition to the typical Android 2.1 feature updates, Éclair on the X10 also delivers 720p video capture, multi-touch support, continuous autofocus in still and video capture, face detection while recording video, …

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Plants vs. Zombies comes to Android via the Amazon App Store …

Before you go rushing off to the Android Market, there are a few things you would like to know before you run and get this game. The first important fact is that Plants vs. Zombies is available exclusively through the …

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Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

Pantech to Launch First US Android, the Crossover, June 5 on AT&T

Pantech is bringing their first Android phone to the US, and it's coming to none other than AT&T. The budget-priced Pantech Crossover will be available.

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Facebook for Android v1.6 in the wings, beta testers needed …

It started off as much maligned and then turned into pretty ok, so it's been interesting watching the Facebook for Android app evolve since it's inception on our phones. It would seem the next step of that evolution is …

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Facebook for Android v1.6 in the wings, beta testers needed …

Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

chipKIT conference call: Yes, it's all open source – Dangerous …

Unable to buy Atmel outright, they did the next most sensible thing and released a duo of open source Arduino-compatible boards. Microchip got the guys at Fair Use Building and Research to add PIC support to the Arduino …

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Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

Open Source Software Licensing

I maintain my compliance with various OSS ( Open Source Software) licensing agreements by posting my project's source code to my zodttd account at GitHub. The only thing that can be in question is the lack of timely …

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Open Source Software Licensing

Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

Some Lucky Droid Pro Users Receiving Android 2.3.3 Update

Over the weekend we only expected the Motorola Droid X to start receiving Gingerbread in small doses, but reports have come in from at least a few Droid Pro.

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Posted on May 31, 2011 - by admin

ViewSonic outs ViewPad 7x Android tablet

During the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday, ViewSonic officially took the wraps off of its ViewPad 7x Android tablet. We had heard mumblings of t.

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