Tag: open source

Chumby One Gets A Teardown

  The all-in-one Internet, LAN, Wi-Fi, Alarm Clock embedded, open source device, Chumby One gets the "take-me-apart" treatment for us all to see.  iFixit has one again grasped the latest in technology just to give us a glimpse of what lies within the rounded square that Chumby One is.  Among the many other devices at iFixit, you can see the full teardown complete with specs and information on how to take it apart yourself at iFixit.

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Copy and Paste App Openclip shut down by Apple

Openclip is an open source app that allows copy and paste within iPhone.  The much wanted and left out feature that all iPhone users wanted no longer works with Apple’s new firmware.  The app is open source so there is a good chance it will work again, but we are out of luck for now.  Too bad it no longer works as it did not violate any of the SDK.  C’mon Apple,  just add it in..

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Firefox and Java Speed boost Make it a Default for Developers

 Due to the speed boost to Java, Firefox has become not only the fastest browser but most likely the default for developers.  The boost is a result of the update to Java already mentioned by cnet.  Firefox now seems primed to have even more specific apps for its browser written as it continues to grow in market share and speed dominance.  This is a result from work with TraceMonkey.  "TraceMonkey is a project to bring native code speed to JavaScript," said Mike Shaver, Mozilla’s interim vice president of engineering, adding that JavaScript performance nearly doubles compared to Firefox 3.0, based on the SunSpider test of JavaScript performance. That speeds up many basic tasks, but it also brings image editing and 3D graphics into JavaScript’s abilities, he said."  This is just more proof that open source is the way to go which brings the overall benefit to all of us.

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Silverlight, Right Goods at the Right Time?

  For Those of you who are not aware, but have been watching the olympics online. This has all been made possible by Silverlight. Silverlight is an application from Microsoft which is basically a competitor to Adobe’s Flash. The main debut for Silverlight is the Olympics. At NBCOlympics.com the site and video is all done using Silverlight. So far it seems to be a solid platform with a seamless interface. I have used it on ie7, safari and Mozilla Firefox with no hiccups whatsoever.

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The Newest Version of a Browser You May Have Never Used

You probably are familiar with the common web browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.  You may or may not have heard of Camino.  The Mac only browser is based on the Mozilla engine, but tries to differentiate itself with simplicity and style.  In using Camino you will find that the pages appear as quickly as they do with Firefox 3.  The most recent update of Camino 1.6.3 came out on August 7th and boasts many new improvements and features.  They include toolbar search improvements, Applescript support, tabbed browsing improvements and it maintains its use of open source.  Check it out for yourself.

 

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