The keynote was followed by technical presentations from system architects, CTOs, and CEOs from major embedded-Linux companies, as well as an afternoon keynote entitled "Linux -- The Embedded Cinderella" from Jim Ready, CEO and founder of MontaVista.

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Google demonstrated some features of Android Honeycomb, its upcoming operating system for tablets, onstage at Verizon's keynote Thursday morning.

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Google executives used the 3.5-hour keynote event today to announce new features in the Android mobile operating system and Chrome desktop operating system and browser.

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The keynote address also highlighted other Microsoft efforts, including Windows Phone 7 and the Windows PC operating system, which is in the process of being upgraded to work on a range of devices, including buzz-worthy tablet computers.

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"We've recognized that our work with Media Center going only through our large, predominantly multinational OEMs is something that we could actually take further if we were to directly engage the system-builders channel, " Microsoft senior vice president Will Poole said Monday during his keynote address at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto.

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At a keynote address at the massive Consumer Electronics Show, Bach announced that Microsoft's gesture-reading gaming system, called Project Natal, will be for sale by the next holiday season.

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