Qi Hardware Working on GTK for Mini-Handhelds
Oct 20, 2009A new firm from the ranks of revered OpenMoko enterprises is experimenting with running GTK+ apps on top of DirectFB for their NanoNote device running on OpenWRT announced for their fall 2009 release.
more »OpenBSD 4.6 Expands Hardware Support
Oct 19, 2009The free UNIX derivative OpenBSD is now available in version 4.6. Among other enhancements, developers extended the list of supported hardware.
more »Intel Q3 Stronger than Anticipated
Oct 14, 2009With a revenue of $9.4 billion and net income of $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2009, Intel's results fell below those from a year ago, but rose from the $8 billion in revenues from Q2.
more »NVIDIA Suspends Chipset Development
Oct 12, 2009NVIDIA is temporarily suspending its chipset and CPU business until it settles matters with rival Intel. Its GeForce 9400M and ION brands will not be effected.
more »Harald Welte Exposes Netgear Open Source Router Sham
Oct 09, 2009With his GPL-Violations.org initiative, Harald Welte has often interceded on the behalf of GPL licensing. His current bone of contention is NetGear's WNR3500L "open source" router.
more »Nvidia Presents First OpenCL Driver for Linux
Oct 05, 2009Nvidia has announced its first OpenCL-capable driver. Not only that: Linux users will get it at the same time as the Windows package, which complies with OpenCL's platform-independent concept.
more »Android in Sight: MIPS Technologies Joins Open Handset Alliance
Oct 01, 2009The Open Handset Alliance supporting the Android operating system has won a new member in MIPS Technologies.
more »First External USB 3.0 Hard Drive from Freecom
Sep 28, 2009German company Freecom has announced, by its own reckoning, the first external USB 3.0 hard drive.
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