Topic: Linux

'One Laptop Per Child' & Marvell team up on cheap tablets

The nonprofit 'One Laptop Per Child' foundation and Marvell Technologies are teaming up to distribute low-cost tablets produced by other companies.

What the heck is a WePad?

Could the German-made tablet PC dubbed the "WePad" outdo Apple?

Apple Tablet already a favorite among developers

A recent survey shows that the overwhelming majority of developers are keen on working with the forthcoming Apple Tablet. That's good news for Apple, good news for the Tablet, and good news for you.

Firefox 3.6 released

The latest version of the open-source Web browser gets back to its roots, putting new technology in the hands of its users, its developers say.

Google Chrome's analog ads impress without the CGI

A new Google Chrome video uses knitting, perspective, and, um, mercury to illustrate the features of the browser.

Google Chrome for Mac unleashed, but only for Leopard and later

Google Chrome for Mac requires a fairly new computer – is Google ignoring too large a swath of users?

How soon will TechCrunch unveil the CrunchPad Tablet?

The Techcrunch Crunchpad Tablet was a winner at the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards last night. The problem? The Crunchpad technically doesn't yet exist.

A quiet revolt against heirloom tomatoes

Foodies and gardeners swoon over the old-fashioned varieties, but sometimes they can be mealy and bland.

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose - its long-dominant Windows franchise.

Get ready for Chrome OS, Google says

Google on Chrome for Mac: "Please don't download!"

Four ways to sync your computers

How to put every file at your fingertips

Browsers are the new OS, says Google

Is South Africa about to become more 'African'?

Populist Jacob Zuma's expected victory in Wednesday's presidential poll unnerves some well-to-do South Africans, but others are drawn to his commitment to the traditional value of 'ubuntu.'

Opinion: Ralph Nader fondly recalls his days at the Monitor

Want list: Always Innovating's Touch Book

Google's reach extends further with Chrome

Roundup: Green college rankings, an ethanol backlash, and a wikified electric car

A sampling of environmental stories elsewhere on the Web.

Bridging the African digital divide - with a ‘toaster’

Lines form at open-source software vending-machines.

More computer brands chase the '$100 laptop'

Bye bye, bulk. New lines of tiny PCs fit both in your purse and into third-world classrooms.

More computer brands chase the '$100 laptop'

Bye bye, bulk. New lines of tiny PCs fit both in your purse and into third-world classrooms.

40,000 eggrolls to go

A New York Times reporter goes global tracing the origins of America’s Chinese food.

'Fortune Cookie Chronicles': 40,000 egg rolls... to go

A New York Times reporter goes global, tracing the origins of America's Chinese food.