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Alibaba outs new mobile OS called Aliyun that can run Android apps

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<img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="267" mce_src="http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8928/aliyunos540x445.jpg" src="http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8928/aliyunos540x445.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 640px;" width="324" />A Chinese ecommerce firm called Alibaba has announced a new mobile OS that it is launching. The new OS is called Aliyun. This would be sort of along the lines of Amazon launching its own OS here in the US. The new Aliyun OS will launch at the end of this month and show up on a smartphone called the K-touch W700 phone.</div>
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The interesting thing about the Aliyun OS is that it is capable of running Android apps. The new OS comes from the AliCloud division of the company and will use cloud computing for core functions like email, maps, GPS, backups and more. In addition to running Android apps, the OS with will be able to run webapps with HTML 5 or JavaScript.</div>
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The first smartphone to use the OS will be made by Chinese firm Tianyu and will use NVIDIA chips inside. The device will have a 3.8-inch screen and Tegra 2 power. The process leading to the new OS took three-years according to Alibaba and the firm has 1,200 engineers on the project.</div>
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Alibaba outs new mobile OS called Aliyun that can run Android apps

A Chinese ecommerce firm called Alibaba has announced a new mobile OS that it is launching. The new OS is called Aliyun. This would be so...

Kaz Hirai to become Sony Computer Entertainment Chairman, leave Andrew House with tough CEO gig

<div><img alt="" border="1" class="aligncenter" height="180" hspace="4" src="http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9141/11x02038n1kazhirai.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; border: 1px solid black;" vspace="4" width="360" /></div><br/>When you've had to deal out as many public apologies as Sony has had to perform over its protracted PSN hacking saga, the typical expectation is that someone somewhere will be getting fired or "reshuffled" into a new post. No firings at PlayStation headquarters, however our old pal Kaz Hirai is getting a new position as Sony Computer Entertainment Chairman, with Andrew House succeeding him in the CEO hot seat. Mr. House was previously Sony's PlayStation chief in Europe, so he's simply stepping up to be responsible for the company's global operations, but Kaz's new duties are less clearly defined. Both changes will go into effect on September 1st, a day after current Chairman Akira Sato retires, giving both Kaz and Andrew a little time to get accustomed to their new(ish) surroundings before tackling Sony's massively important PS Vita launch at the tail end of the year.

Kaz Hirai to become Sony Computer Entertainment Chairman, leave Andrew House with tough CEO gig

When you've had to deal out as many public apologies as Sony has had to perform over its protracted PSN hacking saga, the typical expect...