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May 20, 2011
 

‪semYOU: yet another web Operating System?‏

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semYOU is supposed to be your semantic web-OS. What this means, I couldn't figure out. From what I could learn, this is very similar to eyeOS, but not as intuitive. It runs on MS Silverlight and has a bunch of web apps available.

Although the concept is good, the experience has been frustrating. On the demo page there is a very cool web desktop, but I wasn't able to find where to start it. Also, it says that the OS can be installed on netbooks, but if you want to know how, there is no link or easy way to find out.

The one nice feature is the capability to "install" the links on your desktop, similar to what you can do with any page in Chrome.

Folks at semYOU, I recommend you pay some more attention to the user experience. I consider myself an early adopter and was not able to use it properly. Long way to go to be ready for the masses...

Check it out on semyou.com.

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May 11, 2011
 

Introducing the Chromebook

via youtube.com

Not convinced? Did you know you can now play Angry Birds on one of those?

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April 13, 2011
 

MeeGo Gets A New Look At IDF Beijing 2011 [via Netbooknews]

via netbooknews.com

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April 1, 2011
 

Access Google Docs from Jolicloud

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via jolicloud.com

Although I believe Chrome OS will eventually get there, Jolicloud remains by far my favorite "Cloud OS". The new integration with Google Docs is another great example of how varied hosted services will continue to feel more and more like your regular desktop. Kudos, Jolicloud team!

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March 6, 2011
 

Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 3 released

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via omgubuntu.co.uk

The Unity interface is getting better and better.

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February 26, 2011
 

Splashtop: another fast-booting OS to compete with Jolicloud and Chrome OS

via splashtop.com

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February 12, 2011
 

Meet the new line of HP webOS devices. Goodbye forever, Palm. :(

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via palm.com

HP is finally ready to compete head to head with iOS and Android. The 3 new devices are stunning! Was it a good strategy to kill Palm as a brand? Maybe. The company was struggling for a while to get back on track.

But as a long-time fan of the original Palm OS devices, it is very said to finally see it dead. Palm, thank you for inviting the amazing world of pocket computers!

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February 7, 2011
 

iPad iOS 4.3 Gestures!

via youtube.com

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February 2, 2011
 

Screenshot Tour of Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Built for Tablets

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via lifehacker.com

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January 15, 2011
 

BlackBerry PlayBook: WOW interface, and is not Android based

via youtube.com

It seems that RIM is back to the game with its new PlayBook tablet. The OS is fantastic, is not Android based (it is a linux-based OS called QNX) and it promisses "real" multitasking. The question that comes to mind is: will the battery last throughout the day?

On one hand, it is nice to see another competent alternative to iOS and Android (while we still wait for HP to announce their Tablet version of Palm's web OS). However, will developers jump into yet another ecosystem?

The other aspect that calls my attention in this ad is that RIM is still trying to position itself to the corporate users, but 95% of the features highlighted are consumer-oriented. If this device is successful, we will probably experience a strong decay in productivity among executives. ;)

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