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Submission + - Dell's Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux (pcworld.com)

Submitted by ClaraBow on Saturday November 16, 2013 @12:22PM

ClaraBow writes: I find it interesting that Dell has started selling a thin and light touchscreen laptop called the XPS 13 Developer Edition, which will have Ubuntu Linux OS and Intel’s fourth-generation Core processors, code-named Haswell.

The laptop, code-named Sputnik, has a 13.3-inch touchscreen and will run on Ubuntu 12.04 OS. It is priced starting at $1,250 and is available in the U.S.

Submission + - Google, Apple, Microsoft sued over file preview 1

Submitted by ClaraBow on Friday December 26, 2008 @02:06PM

ClaraBow writes: According to MacWord A small Indiana company has sued tech heavyweights Microsoft, Apple, and Google, claiming that it holds the patent on a common file preview feature used by browsers and operating systems to show users small snapshots of the files before they are opened. The article states that Cygnus applied for its patent (# 7346850) in 2001. It covers a "System and method for iconic software environment management" and was granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in March of this year.

Submission + - 1 million Safari for Windows downloads (macworld.com)

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ClaraBow

on Friday June 15, 2007 @07:49AM

ClaraBow writes: "Apple reports that it took Apple just two days to reach 1 million downloads of its newest Safari Web browser for Windows. If these downloads manifested into regular Safari users, then we just might have a third major browser on the Windows platform. If safari can obtain a 10% market share on Windows, then it would further weaken IE's position and give standards based browser more leverage with developer. It isn't good having any one company controlling the way the web works."

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