Posts tagged Qualcomm
Rumor: Google Chrome OS coming next week
Nov 13th
Sources told TechCrunch that Google‘s Chrome OS has an early version launching next week. Early screenshots proved to be fake, and later screenshots depicted the browser component of the OS. Sources inside Google have said there’s more to Chrome OS than that.
One thing we know is that the browser in Chrome OS will be able to mount drives and function as a system navigation tool. How will hardware support be in these early builds? Although Google and device manufacturers are on the case writing drivers for your favorite peripherals, don’t count on all your devices working with Chrome OS right away.
The new OS will initially target netbooks with a particular aim to give Windows XP users something besides a crippled, expensive Windows 7 to upgrade. Now the question is that which computers will be able to run Chrome OS, it is guessed that Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba will be able to run Google’s Chrome OS. But does it mean hardware or software from other companies won’t be compatible?
What’s coming in Windows Mobile 7
Sep 5th
Microsoft has plans of developing Windows Mobile 7, an operating system for Windows powered mobile devices. One question that naturally comes into a person’s mind is what will be the features that latest upcoming OS for Windows Mobile will bring. Well Stephen Chapman, you may also know him as the UX Evangelist has searched through the LinkedIn profiles of the workers associated with this OS and has come with interesting results.
The expected features that Windows Mobile 7 will bring include:
- Handwriting recognition
- Accelerometer and compass
- Windows Live and Exchange Mobile Client
- Rich video calling on AT&T Video Share
- ActiveSync
- GPS, WiFi and USB
- Outlook Mobile syncing
- Flash memory
- Video and mobile search
- Integration with Silverlight
- Works on at least Motorola and Samsung , and Qualcomm phones
