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Android Pulls Tethering App? Goodness! You Mean “Open” Isn’t Open?

Written on March 31, 2009 by Tom Reestman and 16 people have commented

The hoopla around Google’s Android mobile OS, and the resulting apps in the Android Market, is pretty strong. It’s laid on thick and fast. You know the drill; it’s “open” so it’ll be free from all the constraints imposed by The Man, etc.
Oops, maybe not. I’m not sure why people believed the steaming pile of [...]

OpenOffice 3.0 Released

Written on October 13, 2008 by David Appleyard and 8 people have commented

The latest version of Open Office, released today, has been in development for the past three years. As one of the most popular open source competitors to Microsoft Office, the release has been anticipated for some time (the launch even warranted a party!).
Open Office comprises of several applications: a word processor (Writer), spreadsheet (Calc), presentation [...]