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Samsung Bada Invades Crowded Mobile OS Space
[...] Samsung Bada Invades Crowded Mobile OS Space. eWEEK Europe UK. [...] You are here. Home News Mobile & Wireless Samsung Bada Invades Crowded Mobile OS Space. [...] Apparently the name 'bada' means 'ocean' in Korean, and the company said it has utilised its experience in developing previous proprietary platforms on Samsung mobile phones to create the new mobile OS. [...]
MWC: Microsoft’s Slice of Mobile OS Sector Shrinks | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Microsoft attempted to position Windows Mobile 6.5 as a chance to begin anew in the smartphone OS space, where it had seen its longer-term market share decline in the face of stiff competition from the likes of Apple, RIM and other competitors. It's the right time to take a look at the brand, the new capability that we built in and the new business experience, Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Windows Mobile, said in an interview with eWEEK on the eve of the operating system version's release. [...] Microsoft executives may sit up and take notice as new figures have shown that Windows Mobile continues to experience market erosion, as competition in the mobile OS space heats up. [...] Windows Mobile 6.5, Sullivan added at the time, represents a restart of our efforts in the mobile space and a continuation of the work we've done in the past, with new capability delivered in a much more frequent way. . [...]
Is Apple’s Security Reputation Under Threat? | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] But Mac OS X is starting to gain some ground. Although Steve Ballmer has consistently said that Apple's gain in the OS space isn't important, hackers don't agree. They see an opportunity. They realize that Mac OS X is largely untested and thus probably quite vulnerable to security issues. [...] They understand that there are few anti-virus and anti-spyware programs available to protect Mac OS X users. Most importantly, they realize that the culture that has been cultivated by Apple and its supporters makes Mac OS X an ideal target. [...] But it's not the fact that Apple fixed its operating system that some might take issue with. Instead, it might be important to consider the fact that by perpetuating the myth that Mac OS X is extremely secure, it could lead to many more issues for Mac OS X users. [...]
10 Things Google Needs To Remember About OS Security | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] That's why Google must learn some basic lessons if it wants to be successful in the OS space. Here are some lessons that Google will definitely need to face. [...] Realising that, Google needs to be prepared. It needs to understand that how well it secures the online world means nothing when it comes to operating system security. Sure, its creation will be an online OS, which makes it a little different from Windows or Mac OS X, but the basic premise remains. [...] Given the hype and fanfare that will undoubtedly surround Chrome OS, it's not beyond the realm of possibility for Google to have to face many more malicious hackers than it might expect. They want in. There's no doubt about it. [...]
Analysts Mixed On Chrome OS Impact On Windows | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Despite the marketing miscue, he said he also sees Chrome OS signalling a profound shift in the way users do computing at home and in the office. away from the tethered desktop OS and into the cloud. Drawing on another Apple comparison, Chrome OS could have as much impact as what Apple did with Mac OS X for the Unix space, Enderle said in a phone interview. [...] Google on Wednesday formally unveiled its entry into the computer operating (OS) system software market with the Google Chrome OS, a lightweight OS that will run on top of a Linux kernel to power web applications. [...] Yankee Group analyst Joshua Martin said Chrome OS will not be a Windows killer. He predicted that the biggest winner will be Apple, which will reap the rewards of a slugging match between Google and Microsoft in the netbook and mobile spaces. [...]
Red Hat Aims RHEL 5.4 At The Cloud
[...] Red Hat has today released new operating system (OS) and virtualisation features in an attempt to land grab in the cloud computing space. [...] Many enterprises who went with VMware in the early days [of virtualisation] are now starting to realise it's just another part of the OS, he told delegates, suggesting its development so far has only served to create new opportunities for vendor lock-in on the part of VMware and Microsoft, where much of their cloud capabilities have yet to be built. [...] With RHEL 5.4, because the hypervisor is built into the OS, you only need certify systems once and you're good all the way out to the cloud. We can do this because all our products share the same code base. And the only vendors that can do this are us and Microsoft. [...]
Windows 7 Arrives In New York City | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Publicly, Microsoft is exhibiting a decided lack of fear about the changed operating-system landscape since Windows Vista and XP made their debut. Apple and its Mac OS X has increased its market-share in the consumer space over the past three years since Vista's debut, and Google has caused rumblings lately with its Android OS - which primarily runs on devices with smaller form-factors, such as smartphones - and the long-rumoured Chrome OS that will supposedly be ported onto netbooks later in 2010. [...]
Snow Leopard Goes Head To Head With Windows 7 | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] There is built-in support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Snow Leopard also requires 7GB less space on the hard drive than the previous Mac OS X iteration. [...] Apple seems to be promoting rapid adoption of the new operating system by offering it to Mac OS X Leopard users for $29 (£18). those who purchase a Mac between June 8 and Dec. 26 will be able to purchase a Snow Leopard upgrade package for $9.95. [...]
Industry Events | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Many analysts see Microsoft's revamp of its Windows Mobile OS as a positive move, but others have expressed concern about its ability to compete in the crowded mobile space, says Nicholas Kolakowski. [...]
What Windows 7 Means … For Apple
[...] Apple now needs to wonder how (or rather, if) it can inch its way into the business market as more companies than ever will find reasons to deploy Windows 7, putting Mac OS X firmly back in the consumer space. [...] Employees at those companies will then start using Windows 7 and grow comfortable with it. And once the time comes to invest in another computer, it will be the OS they know from work Windows 7 that will be installed on their next home purchase. [...] Apple might hold the high ground now when we compare Windows Vista to Mac OS X, but this won't last long. The more I use Windows 7, the more I realise just what a great operating system it is. [...]
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