Posts in tag

os


With the sort of growth Google’s Android has seen in the past few years, it is only logical to try and have it running on devices other than smartphones and tablets. Android is designed to run on devices on the ARM architecture, but most desktops and laptops of today have x86 processors which aren’t natively compatible to run Android.

Meizuā€™s Linux plans are full steam ahead as VP of Canonical, Christian Parrino visits the company to discus the future.

Does China really need another smartphone brand? Jelly Mobile believe yes and in particular there is room in the market for a low-cost Qualcomm equipped device like the Guomobile G1.

Google are expected to bring the card based Google Now notification system to Google Chrome Beta for desktops.

If you are a fan of Windows on your mobile phone then the lack of choice is possibly quite annoying when it comes to choosing a new device, but there is good news as French phone maker Archos plans to cover the OS.

We’ve recently been witnessing a multitude of phone releases with support for more than just one operating system. Prime example would be OPPO’s N1, which ships, albeit in a limited edition, with the CyanogenMod OS apart from the stock ColorOS.

The Omate Truesmart Android watch, which was created by a Shenzhen based start-up, has just passed through the FCC.

The Vivo Xplay 3S is the phone to really usher in the next generation of premium smartphones. With a 2K display, LTE and powerful processor the Xplay 3S is the phone other manufacturers hope to beat!

The battery life of the Oppo N1 is significantly reduced while using the optional Cyanogenmod ROM the system can ship with. The Oppo N1 with CyanogenMod performed worse in most categories.

Mozilla’s own operating system, Firefox OS, can be found powering an array of entry-level devices, but this is the first time a tablet sporting the browser-based operating system has popped up.

After surprising us with low-cost, high-performance hardware in the recent years, China now seems to have another trick up its sleeve — the COS operating system.

Someone is going to great lengths to show us just how well the Meizu MX3 looks and runs with an Ubuntu operating system, but is this an official machine or a homemade hack? Video and photos after the jump.

It has been rumoured that Meizu could launch an Ubuntu powered Meizu MX3 at CES, although this hasnā€™t happened yet, further leaks here in China suggest it still could happen!

India’s Micromax has outed the Canvas LapTab, a tablet that marriesĀ Windows with Android. Micromax will be showcasing the Canvas LapTab — a tablet that switches …

Images of the Oppo N1 Pepsi Edition phone have been posted online showing the N1 sporting a Pepsi themed launcher.

A Tizen-powered smartphone with model number SC-03F has managed to secure FCC certification!

Xiaomi have been selling phones at near-production cost for a while now. However, the revenues the upcoming Chinese maker manages to rake in regardless might manage to stagger you.

To add to the Christmas festivities going on in Italy, Chinese biggie Meizu have announced that the company would be officially distributing its devices in …

XOLO and the Windows Phone division of Microsoft are teaming up to release a string of phones sporting theĀ mobile OS in India with a price …

Smartisan OS’ CEO Lou Yonghao announced that the so-called “Apple Killer OS” Smartisan has recently received 70 million Yuan or $11.5 million in funding from the Shanghai investment firm Buttonwood Capital, according to Tech in Asia.