Posted on November 21, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Microsoft’s rivalry with Google heated up considerably this past year when rumors surfaced that Google might release its own operating system to compete with Windows. Has Google finally jumped into the fray with its own OS?
Unfortunately, no; gOS is not a “Google OS” nor is it affiliated with Google (though Desktop Linux has reported that [...]
Filed under: Google, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Ubuntu | Tagged: 7.10, E17, Enlightenment, Everex, Gmail, Good OS LLC, Google, Google Calendar, google maps, Google News, Google OS, gOS, Linux, Microsoft, Ubuntu, Wal-Mart, Walmart, windows, YouTube | No Comments »
Posted on November 13, 2007 by thegtapatriot
About two weeks ago, Wal-Mart began selling $200 Linux-based PC. The initial run was around 10,000 units. Now Wal-Mart is sold out. Has Linux now found a niche?
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Filed under: Hardware, Linux | Tagged: Everex, Google, gOS, Linix, Wal-Mart, Walmart | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 1, 2007 by thegtapatriot
For all you conspiracy buffs out there, you can now add a new chapter to your massive clip-book of JFK magic-bullet theories, alien abduction reports, and shape-shifting reptilian overlord photos. According to Trademork, a gentleman named David Liu — who is apparently legal counsel for Google, Inc. — has filed to protect the trademark “Google [...]
Filed under: Google | Tagged: Google, Google PC, GooOS, gOS, Gpc | No Comments »
Posted on October 31, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Google’s open social networking platform play is the buzz of the blogosphere tonight. Indeed, it is called OpenSocial in that the set of APIs allows developers to create applications that work on any social network that joins Google’s open party. So far, besides Google’s Orkut social net, LinkedIn, hi5, XING, Friendster, Plaxo and Ning have [...]
Filed under: Google, Open Source, Technology | Tagged: , API, Bebo, blogosphere, Facebook, Friendster, Google, Google PC, GooOS, gOS. Google’s Orkut, Gpc, hi5, LinkedIn, myspace, Ning, open, Open Source, OpenSocial, Oracle, Plaxo, salesforce, social network, XING | No Comments »
Posted on October 28, 2007 by thegtapatriot
“And with most of the OS focus this week being allocated to Mac OS X Leopard, it would be nice to take our attention away from that for a moment, and take a look at what the hypothetical Google OS would look like after the company declares war on Microsoft. This OS would take [...]
Filed under: Google | Tagged: Apple, Desktop, free, Google, Google OS, GoogleOS, Internet, Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft, Open Source, Operating Systems, OS, windows | No Comments »
Posted on October 9, 2007 by thegtapatriot
New technology will let virtual-world designers incorporate Google’s 3D Warehouse models, as well as terrain from Google Earth. Virtual-worlds platform developer Multiverse Network is set to announce a partnership Tuesday that will allow anyone to create a new online interactive 3D environment with just about any model from Google’s online repository of 3D models, its [...]
Filed under: Google | Tagged: 3D, gaming, Google, Multiverse Network, SketchUp, Virtual Worlds | No Comments »
Posted on October 5, 2007 by thegtapatriot
LINUX runs the Google servers that manage billions of searches each day. It also runs the TiVo digital video recorder, the Motorola Razr cellphone and countless other electronic devices.
But why would anyone want to use Linux, an open-source operating system, to run a PC? “For a lot of people,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director of [...]
Filed under: Linux | Tagged: Apple, Google, Linux, Microsof Office, Microsoft, OpenOffice, TiVO | No Comments »
