Jan 11

Nexus S receives MeeGo and Ubuntu ports, makes our nerd senses tingle (video)

Posted in: Google, hack, hacking, Linux, meego, mobile os, MobileOs, nexus s, NexusS, os, samsung, Software, Today's Chili, ubuntu, video

You’ve got to hand it to the Nexus S. In spite of being a souped-up smartphone, it’s still unpretentious enough to accept power from a BlackBerry microUSB cable and easy enough to hack that it’s just received not one, but two OS ports. MeeGo, in its very raw and unfinished form, has been dropped onto the phone’s internal memory without the need for any flashing, and the method has also been successfully used to install Ubuntu on the current Google flagship. There’s very little that’s actually functional about the MeeGo install at the moment, but the ball has begun rolling and there’s a resulting question that’s occupying our minds right now — will the Nexus S have a perfectly hacked copy of MeeGo before or after Nokia releases its device for the platform? Answers on a postcard.

[Thanks, Michelle and Brad]

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Nexus S receives MeeGo and Ubuntu ports, makes our nerd senses tingle (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

Sony Ericsson: no OS updates for Xperia X10 beyond Android 2.1, it’s better than 2.2 anyway

Posted in: Android, firmware, froyo, mobile os, MobileOs, operating system, OperatingSystem, os, Software, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili, update, upgrade, xperia

The farce that has been Sony Ericsson’s bungled, delayed, and deservedly maligned Android upgrade story for the Xperia X10 family is coming to a fittingly silly end. Questioned by Android Community on the possibility of a Froyo (Android 2.2) upgrade for its initial set of Android handsets, the SE team has just come out and admitted that there’ll be no future OS upgrades, at least in terms of Android iterations. The X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro are not being abandoned, not at all, but the only software enhancements you can look forward to will come directly from Sony Ericsson. The company hardly sees that as a bad thing, however, judging by a recent tweet announcing its belief that an SE-customized Eclair tastes better than Google’s untouched Froyo. We’d protest, but what’s the use?

Sony Ericsson: no OS updates for Xperia X10 beyond Android 2.1, it’s better than 2.2 anyway originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 29

Putin orders Russian federal agencies to switch to open source software, galavant topless in the out-of-doors

Posted in: Linux, Microsoft, open source, opensource, os, Today's Chili
Never one to pass up the opportunity to run a hunkitudinous (look it up!) picture of Vladimir Putin, we were thrilled to hear that the Russian Prime Minister and ex-KGB man has signed an order specifying that “federal executive bodies and agencies of the federal budget” should transition to open source software beginning in Q2 2011. That’s right — it looks like there is something, at least, to those recent rumors that the country was dissing Redmond and contemplating a national open source OS. There’s a lot more to it that appears to be of little interest unless you’re a member of the apparat, in which case you’ll probably be reading this thing in the original in Russian soon enough. As for us, we’re just curious to see how the new software will be used to bedevil dissident groups once Microsoft is out of the picture.

Putin orders Russian federal agencies to switch to open source software, galavant topless in the out-of-doors originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 21

Nexus One will get Gingerbread OTA update ‘in the coming weeks’

Posted in: Android, AndroidOs, firmware, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, gingerbread, Google, mobile os, MobileOs, nexus one, NexusOne, official, os, ota, Software, Today's Chili, update

The original Google phone got us all excited a couple of weeks back when an OTA update was presumed to be the oven-hot Gingerbread upgrade, only to disappoint us. Now we’ve got the most lucid statement from the Android chefs yet on when the real Gingerbread Nexus One will stand up, which is placed in the relatively ill-defined window of “the coming weeks.” Hey, better weeks than months, right?

Nexus One will get Gingerbread OTA update ‘in the coming weeks’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 21

Droid Incredible takes a stable bite out of Gingerbread (video)

Posted in: AndroidOs, droid, gingerbread, HTC, os, Today's Chili, verizon, video

Android 2.3, get your Android 2.3! A Gingerbread ROM for the Droid Incredible that’s been cooking on xda-developers for a couple of weeks is finally looking ready for mass consumption. It hit version 4 overnight, fixing a few niggling issues and enabling the 8 megapixel camera, which leaves only its video recording and GPS functions on the to-do list. Otherwise, it’s looking like a very slick implementation of Google’s latest OS, and it’s particularly pleasing to see how its responsiveness has improved between builds. Hit the source link for more info, though don’t expect to find out why HTC, Verizon et al can’t do things this quickly themselves.

[Thanks, Stuart]

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Droid Incredible takes a stable bite out of Gingerbread (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 18

Samsung Galaxy S receives Gingerbread port right from the Nexus S source (video)

Posted in: Android, AndroidOs, GalaxyS, gingerbread, mobile os, MobileOs, nexus s, NexusS, os, samsung, Today's Chili, update, upgrade, video

Hold on to your hats, people, there’s a wind of awesomeness coming through. The Nexus S is no longer the only Gingerbread game in town, courtesy of supercurio over on the xda-developers forum, who has ported the hot new phone’s Android 2.3 install over to its Samsung forefather, the Galaxy S. The port is described as being unmodified from the Nexus S original, although quite a few basic functions like voice, WiFi, and GPS (insert joke about Galaxy S GPS woes) aren’t yet operational. All the same, we agree with supercurio that it’s looking “super smooth” and look forward to seeing him and the rest of the xda crew polish this stock Android baby off in short order.

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Samsung Galaxy S receives Gingerbread port right from the Nexus S source (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Dec 2010 07:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 09

Samsung undecided about Gingerbread on Galaxy S, Google says hardware needs ‘similar’ to Froyo

Posted in: Android, firmware, GalaxyS, gingerbread, Google, mobile os, MobileOs, os, samsung, Software, Today's Chili, update, upgrade

If the Nexus S is basically a Galaxy S in Gingerbread disguise, you’d think Samsung would be bursting at the seams to offer a software upgrade for all the phones it’s already sold from that family. Okay, you really wouldn’t, but you’d hope that would be the case, right? Well, Pocket-lint prodded Samsung on just that point and managed to finagle the following response from a local UK contact presumably speaking on behalf of the mothership:

“In case a new version of Android operating system is publicly announced and released, Samsung will review the possibility of implementation of such new version to the existing Samsung products with Android operating system (“Update”).

Such a review will be based on various factors including, without limitation, the overall effect of such Update to Samsung products, the system requirements, the structural limitations, and the level of cooperation from the component suppliers and the software licensors”.
Right, so the Gingerbread launch and that whole new handset that’s coming in a week’s time, not public enough? And what’s “the overall effect” of a Gingerbread update beyond a group of very happy users? Samsung seems to be matching its country-mate LG in taking an evaluative approach to Gingerbread, though Google’s own Android lead developer is pretty definitive about the software, saying that “Gingerbread hardware needs are similar to Froyo.” So if your handset can run version F, it should have no trouble handling version G… no trouble other than its own maker.

Update: And now, in typical Samsung fashion, we’re getting mixed messages as its Indian mobile arm has come out and confirmed that “Gingerbread will be available to Galaxy S users.” Thanks, Shrinikketh!

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Dec 08

Jolicloud 1.1 now available to download

Posted in: cloud, operating system, OperatingSystem, os, Today's Chili

You’ve already seen it on the Jolibook, but now anyone with a netbook or suitable computer can get their hands on the Jolicloud 1.1 operating system, which promises a number of improvements over version 1.0. Chief among those is the brand new HTML5 desktop, along with a simplified login process using Facebook Connect, a generally spiffed up UI, and a slew of other tweaks that promise better performance and battery life compared to the previous version. Hit up the link below to try it out for yourself, or revisit our Jolibook review for an in-depth look at the upstart OS.

Jolicloud 1.1 now available to download originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 06

Android Honeycomb coming ‘next year,’ adds tablet support

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Sure, Google might have just dropped Android 2.3 Gingerbread on the Nexus S just today, but that’s old news — Andy Rubin just took the stage at D: Dive Into Mobile and announced that Honeycomb is due “next year” with support for tablets. Andy demoed the new version of the OS on a Motorola prototype tablet, and it was very different, and highly customized — although there were still grids of icons, the apps were more “desktop” in flavor, and the traditional Android buttons weren’t present. We’re waiting for more details, we’ll let you know what’s up.

Android Honeycomb coming ‘next year,’ adds tablet support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 02

RIM buys TAT, BlackBerry UI in danger of becoming awesome

Posted in: BlackBerry, blackberry playbook, BlackberryPlaybook, breaking news, BreakingNews, developer, developers, official, os, playbook, research in motion, ResearchInMotion, RIM, Today's Chili, ui

This is not a joke, in fact it’s quite official. Research In Motion has just confirmed the acquisition of Swedish UI design company TAT, which will soon be “bringing their talent to the BlackBerry PlayBook and smartphone platforms.” You’ll be familiar with TAT as the team that helped polish the original Android interface on the T-Mobile G1 as well as from more recent UI design projects — the important thing is that these guys have shown they know what they’re doing. We have to admit, pairing the rock solid foundation of the QNX-built PlayBook OS with some top-level spit-shine from a company specializing in exactly that has us legitimately excited. Who knows, maybe we’ll even see a BlackBerry with a user interface that someone other than a BBMer could love.

[Thanks, Rasmus]

RIM buys TAT, BlackBerry UI in danger of becoming awesome originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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