wraggster
April 28th, 2015, 16:33
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If Frank Herbert was around today, the tagline of Dune would probably be "those that control their own operating system, controls the universe." It's an idea that China's tech firms have taken to heart, crafting their own platforms in the hope of toppling Android as the go-to software in charge of everyone's hardware. Tencent (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/23/electric-cars-in-china/) is the latest to throw its hat into the ring with a new OS that's, unsurprisingly, able to be used on phones, games consoles (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/03/report-ouya-talking-to-google-tencent-about-acquisition/), VR devices and smartwatches.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/28/tencent-os/
If Frank Herbert was around today, the tagline of Dune would probably be "those that control their own operating system, controls the universe." It's an idea that China's tech firms have taken to heart, crafting their own platforms in the hope of toppling Android as the go-to software in charge of everyone's hardware. Tencent (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/23/electric-cars-in-china/) is the latest to throw its hat into the ring with a new OS that's, unsurprisingly, able to be used on phones, games consoles (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/03/report-ouya-talking-to-google-tencent-about-acquisition/), VR devices and smartwatches.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/28/tencent-os/