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This article was written on May 21, 2007 by CyberNet.
I was just catching up on some news over at DesktopLinux.com, and noticed that there is a report that Dell will be making the Ubuntu Operating System available on Thursday (May 24, 2007). Initially they will be throwing in three different models with only one of them being a laptop:
The site also quoted a Dell employee as saying “We expect these systems to be less than 1% of our OS mix for the entire year which is ~20,000 systems annually.” So it is obvious that Dell doesn’t have outrageous expectations for the operating system, but at least they are giving it a shot.
The Direct2Dell blog also made an announcement today giving some information on what can be expected with the Ubuntu that is shipping with the computers. According to the post, it is just going to be the default Ubuntu installation (no additional software, etc…), and they’re going to use open source drivers as much as possible. If there aren’t any open source drivers available, such as for Intel wireless cards and Conexant modems, they are going to use closed source drivers.
Even though every hardware option won’t be available for those machines, there is some good news in that regard. Dell says that they are working with vendors of those devices to improve the Linux drivers, which should broaden the range of hardware support over time. This is really awesome because it could give device manufacturers the push that they need to develop good Linux drivers.
And as Pieter pointed out in our forum, Ubuntu doesn’t support some media formats out-of-the-box due to some patent laws. These formats include MP3, DVD, Flash, Quicktime, WMA, and WMV. Being able to play these formats is a simple process if you’re using Ubuntu 7.04 (which is what Dell is going to ship).
Now the only thing left for me to see is how Dell will present the Ubuntu option on their configuration page. Will they include it with the selection of Windows operating systems, or are they going to create a completely separate page for those people who want to purchase a computer running Ubuntu? I have a feeling they won’t put it in with Windows because of the “accidental” purchases consumers could potentially make.
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With every launch on a scale as massive as a gaming console like the Xbox One, launch woes are bound to happen. With the PlayStation 4, a set of odds and ends appeared in the “broken” category centering on what was nick-named the “Blue Light of Death”. Here with the Xbox One, we could just […]
The world of wearables – specifically with Google Glass – isn’t exactly a widely accepted one as of yet. That may all change in the near future as Google has been chatting with the eye care insurance group VSP Global, making a plan for the future in which training optometrists in fitting patients with Glass […]
The fabled Nokia tablet is finally out in the real world, going by the name Nokia Lumia 2520 and looking every bit like the Lumia smartphone-inspired slate the world expected. What might not have been expected quite so much by the Nokia-hungry fans in our environment was the keyboard add-on. This Nokia Power Keyboard attaches […]
There’s a type of event that’s been happening in recent months and years that hardware manufacturers call “hackathons”, events where developers are encouraged to bring their biggest and best to the table. For the most part, these hackathon events are pushed to bring apps to platforms that have a distinct lack of software partners. In […]
If there was any doubt that Motorola would continue to push forward with their modular smartphone project through the future, it’s been given another kick in the pants today. Motorola Mobility LLC, A Google Company, has today announced their new partnership with the 3D printing group 3D Systems for the modular smartphone system called Project […]
This article was written on April 03, 2008 by CyberNet.
We know that the iPhone has had a pretty big impact since it launched, but we haven’t really seen the details of the impact it has made on the public. A recent article over at the Apple Blog on Fortune’s site discussed findings from a survey that was conducted where 460 iPhone users in the United States were randomly selected and then surveyed over the use of their iPhone. There’s a very detailed report of findings that you’re free to go over if you’d like, however we’re going to take a look at just a few of several interesting facts to come from this survey:
First on the list is that email is the number one data function used on the iPhone. Once you get the email set-up it’s easily accessible and convenient. More people use email on the iPhone than use text messaging which comes somewhat as a surprise given that about half of iPhone owners are under the age of 30 (we know how much the younger crowd uses text messaging!).
Second on the list is that 1/3 of iPhone users carry around a second phone. Our guess is that the iPhone is used for personal use while the second phone is for work purposes. We’ve talked before about how the iPhone is great for personal use, and up until recently, wasn’t the top choice for the corporate world. Thanks to the changes Apple recently made by adding support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, the trend might be changing and perhaps users could get by with carrying only one phone in the future.
This next fact is really hard for us to believe – 1/4 of iPhone users say their phone is displacing a notebook computer. The report reads, “28% of iPhone users surveyed said strongly that they often carry their iPhone instead of a notebook computer.” Now we understand that the iPhone, Smartphones and BlackBerry’s are pretty amazing, but carrying it instead of a notebook just doesn’t seem right unless the only purpose for carrying the laptop was to check mail.
Two of the last facts we found interesting were that the iPhone leads people to change carriers, and AT&T is making big bucks from the iPhone. According to the survey, about half of iPhone users ended up changing carriers when they got the iPhone because as we know, here in the U.S. you have to subscribe to AT&T if you want an iPhone. This leads us to wonder how many of those people paid early termination fees? The result of all of these people changing carriers to get an iPhone on top of users that were already subscribed to AT&T is that AT&T is making big bucks. The estimate is that their gross service revenue has increased by about $2 billion per year! And yes, that’s billion and not million.
To wrap this up, take a look at the graph below which shows how often people use their iPhone for different functions like listening to music, connecting to the Internet via WiFi, and more:
Thanks for the tip Omar!
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A new verdict has been reached in the Apple vs Samsung case, a verdict which has awarded the former with $290 million in damages vs the latter. This is the latest in the ongoing battle between Apple and Samsung over patent issues surrounding devices such as the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S. Earlier last […]
Now that both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One are well on their way to living rooms and holiday packages across the world, it’s high time Evil Controllers got to work on accessories. This team of creators takes the likes of the Xbox One controller and the PlayStation 4′s DualShock 4 controller and makes […]
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