Linux Desktop Experience with ARM and MIPS
The Linux experience for many of our readers most likely starts with an x86 hardware platform. However, desktop solutions exist for other platforms, like ARM and MIPS. When Linus Torvalds’ practice with Minix…
Linux on POWER
Anyone familiar with GNU/Linux will not be surprised by the fact that this operating system runs on almost all known processors. However, very few people are aware that mere support just might not…
Netbooks: Facts, Figures, Options and Opinion
A wrap-up of Linux-based operating systems and also the netbooks that are on offer.
An Ubuntu-powered MID
This year’s CES2010 in Las Vegas had SmartDevices’ SmartQ V5 MID on display.We had a chance to examine its sibling, the SmartQ5. The operating system and hardware are practically identical for the two…
India Gets a Taste of Android Magic
With the launch of the HTC Magic, Google’s mobile OS finally arrived in India. Will it herald a new era in cell phones or wilt against some very stiff competition? We got our hands on the Magic and talked to some key members in the mobile industry to find out.




