August 22, 2019
Via: ZDnetHuawei has said it has no plans to release a phone this year running on its Android-alternative operating system. The Chinese tech company has touted its Harmony or Hong Meng OS as its ‘plan B’ option should the US Department […]
August 9, 2019
Via: The VergeHuawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, the operating system it was rumored to be developing to replace its reliance on Android. In China the software will be known as Hongmeng. The company says the operating system, a microkernel-based distributed OS, can […]
July 19, 2019
Via: CNETHuawei reportedly says it wants to keep using Google’s Android operating system (OS) in its phones instead of jumping to its self-developed system. Company senior vice president Catherine Chen told reporters in Brussels that the embattled Chinese phonemaker’s Hongmeng OS […]
July 8, 2019
Via: Tech RadarHuawei CEO, Ren Zhengfei, has said that the company’s home-grown mobile operating system (OS) will be faster than both iOS and Android… but it could struggle when it comes to apps. Zhengfei made the claim during an interview with French […]
March 15, 2019
Via: Tech RadarHuawei has built its own PC and mobile phone operating systems as a contingency plan should it be barred from using Android, the company has revealed. Heightened political tensions between the US and China, along with Huawei’s legal difficulties in […]
February 14, 2019
Via: Tech RadarA video has emerged that demonstrates virtual desktops being used on Chrome OS, which suggests that Google is looking to incorporate the feature into its operating system for Chromebooks. The feature, which will apparently be called ‘virtual desks’ was found […]
App Review, Applications, Operating System, Others
January 18, 2019
Via: ComputerworldBeing able to install Linux apps on Chrome OS opens up some fascinating new possibilities — particularly if you’re an advanced user. After all, while a Chromebook’s standard combo of web apps, Chrome apps, and Android apps is more than […]
Android, Operating System, Others
January 3, 2019
Via: Phone ArenaWhile Google has been (not so) secretly working on a project internally codenamed Fuchsia for at least a couple of years, its development appears to have ramped up recently, with a large team of over 100 engineers rumored to be […]
Android, Operating System, Others
November 28, 2018
Via: Boy GeniusYes, Android Q is already in the works at Google, but the company is also developing the operating system that’s supposed to replace Android at some point this year. Called Fuchsia, although that may not be its final name when […]
November 13, 2018
Via: ComputerworldStop me if you’ve heard this one before: <yyyy> will be the year of the Linux desktop. Even in Linux circles this is greeted with eye-rolling. Here’s the funny thing, though: Linux long ago won the hearts and minds of […]