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Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Dwarka Rao in Laptops / Computers, Operating Systems
“Android Operating System runs on a netbook!” It is not just an imaginative theory now. Acer introduces a new netbook member to its Aspire One family, namely Aspire One D250. This Acer netbook runs on Android operating system. Aspire One D250 actually allows you to choose between Windows 7 or Android OS while its startup. If… Click here to read on...
Posted on January 18th, 2010 by Editorial Staff in Operating Systems, Tips and Tutorials
How to enable GodMode in Windows 7 Just got Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7 over Christmas? If you're abit geeky like me and want to have more customisation for your new PC or want more control over what goes on in its backend, then you're going to want to enable GodMode so that you can tweak all possible settings available. GodMode… Click here to read on...
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Cell Phones, Operating Systems
Video: Windows XP based mobile – XpPhone booting up We've just been sent this video by the makers of the XpPhone, the world's first mobile phone to run Windows XP. The clip below shows the device being booted up, it is exactly the same as a mobile internet device, its got a nice sliding QWERTY which means many users will be able to use… Click here to read on...
It appears Motorola has been building their own Android Marketplace known as the SHOP4APPS and Android and Me got there to check it out before Moto pulled the plug on it. Its web-based which means it would be accessable from any desktop browser. Its got all the usual free apps and paid apps, but why… Click here to read on...
What was first unveiled exclusively on the Motorola Droid is now available to the rest of the Android gang. If you've got an Android phone running version 1.6, you'll be able to download the new Google Maps Navigation application for free off the Android Market from today.
Android 1.6 phones in the US currently include the
Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Operating Systems
Google Chrome OS out now? No, not officially but just one day after it was announced and demoed, its apparently available as an image file for VMWare. For those not familiar, VMWare simply allows you to run different operating systems within your own Windows, Mac OS X, etc. And if you don't like it, just… Click here to read on...
Posted on November 19th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Operating Systems
Official: Google Chrome OS just a year away Google has announced today its plans for further world wide web domination, now looking to take over your PC. Google announced that its highly anticipated Chrome OS operating system is just a year away from invasion. Aiming to keep everything as simple as possible, Google says the operating system will feature the same swift speed… Click here to read on...
Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Operating Systems
Although there are alternative ways of doing this such as popping up VMware Fusion, Apple hasn't officially supported Bootcamp in running Windows 7 thus far. With the release of Windows 7 yesterday, Apple has announced official Boot Camp support is on the way, it won't be too long before we see this update released, likely… Click here to read on...
Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Live Event Blogging, Operating Systems
Its arrived everyone, the inevitable. Microsoft's latest OS update in the last three years, how many of you have been looking forward to it? Microsoft has just held an event where Windows 7 officially gets on the way. For those thinking of making the update, you must be aware that there is no support for… Click here to read on...
Google has kept their mouths tightly shut this time round for their next update for Android (codenamed “Eclair”, version number 2.0). But this hasn't stopped the BGR guys from having a good look at what the new update will be like and what benefits Android users will soon be able to see. The Boy Genius… Click here to read on...
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Cell Phones, Operating Systems
If you're one of those loyal Windows XP fans that have decided you're happy sticking with XP and don't want to upgrade to the latest version of Windows, here's a phone to go with your PC. For the record, this is the first time a mobile phone is able to run Windows XP and retail it… Click here to read on...
Posted on September 7th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in New Sites, Operating Systems
Here's a quick tip this morning for those of you who are Mac users and are considering an upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. This Wikidot webpage which is updated regularly by Mac users who have updated their systems to Snow Leopard shows you a good long list of compatibility status of many… Click here to read on...