Showing posts with label Operating Systems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Operating Systems. Show all posts

Monday, December 26, 2011

Google to Beat iPad


Eric Schmidt, the current executive chairman of Google hints on a potential Google tablet powered with 'real Android' and has mentioned plans to market a tablet of highest quality within the next 6 months.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

How 'C' Got Its Name




C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie(between 1969 and 1973). It is a structured procedural language and was originally intended for use with Unix OS with the intention of designing System software.

Today, it has become one of the most widely used programming languages of all time; not just for system software, but for all sorts of portable application software.


A Man Who Shaped the Modern World


Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie who was born in 9th September 1941 was found dead on 12th October 2011. He is considered one of the few people who dared to shape the digital era. He is the founder of C programming language(1970s). And also co-founded the original UNIX operating system along with his long-time colleague, Ken Thompson.



Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Story of Android



Heard of Android? May be you just have used it.
Android is an operating system for mobile devices. Developed by Open Handset Alliance; headed by Google and is released under a free software license. These days it is considered the best selling mobile platform in the planet.



Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Java Applications Run Anywhere?



Unlike applications written in most languages, Java applications can work across most Operating System platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris, iOS, etc.). This is a major reason why Java is becoming more and more popular. But how does Java behave with such portability?