Hardware

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Last month, Hewlett-Packard announced that it would release its webOS operating system as free / open source software after the debacle of the HP TouchPad tablet in the last summer. Now HP has announced the roadmap for the development of Open webOS, the free version of that operating system under the Apache License 2.0, which should lead to the release of its version 1.0 in September 2012.

Charles Babbage in 1860

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The father of computer science Charles Babbage was born on December 26, 1791 in London, England. He’s remembered for designing the difference engine and the Analytical Engine, the first mechanical computer programmable to perform any kind of calculation.

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News arrived of the death of Steve Jobs. Alas, it’s not a surprise because a few weeks ago he announced he was leaving Apple for health reasons.