If you didn’t read the title, you’re probably thinking: “another mobile OS?!?!” Well, this is an operating system, but not for mobiles or computers; more specifically, it’s for your home. Microsoft’s research arm has started testing HomeOS, which aims to let you control your house’s climate, security and appliances using software. There’s even some apps which give additional functions to the system like energy monitoring, remote surveillance and face-recognition. Hoping it’ll hit your house soon? Don’t hold your breath, but check out the source link to see how this actually works out in the real world.
Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, was happy to share that he loves his Lumia. He went on and on about how intuitive the interface is and how the apps flow perfectly. Furthermore, he states that there’s nothing he’s seen that isn’t more beautiful on the Windows system, but he claims that Android is “no contest” on the interface. He admits he’s not a fan of the Windows voice control function, but the rest is definitely there. However, he admits that his default phone is still the iPhone, and it’s 2 of them.
Although this phone isn’t as powerful and slim as some other Xperias, but this is a good entry level phone. This thick, 3.2-inch device includes an 800MHz Qualcomm chip with 512MB of RAM, a 3-megapixel camera and a 640 x 480 screen res. Although the specs don’t look too spiffy, this is already running on ICS, in which the other Xperias are still waiting for a taste of it. No word on when we’ll see an official introduction or in-stores, but if you like it, check the source link for a few more photos.
Anyone know why Sony was able to release ICS to their Tablet S less than five months after it was released? Well, it was probably because of this: according to an engineer at Google, Sony contributes more lines of code to the Android Open Source Project than any other manufacturer, which gives them an advantage with their existing hardware.
After Microsoft released its SkyDrive app and gave everyone 7GB of free storage (25GB for old users) to compete with Dropbox, Google also unveiled its service today, labelled Google Drive. This is the rumored cloud storage that Google has been preparing for a while, and users can now attempt to upgrade (attempt because Google is slowly rolling it to users worldwide). What’s different from Dropbox is that Google Drive is tightly integrated with Google Docs, allowing documents to be edited online, like Microsoft’s Skydrive.
Remember the M9 and MX from Meizu in China? Well, it looks like they’re also getting the ICS treat in June, which will be just in time for summer so those two phones can enjoy the cool treat.
