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Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:53:59 +0000

A lot of open source advocates like to rage against the machine at Microsoft , but when a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note. Keith Curtis, author of the book After the Software Wars , says just that. But he ...

Preston Gralla's blog found this 2 days ago on networkworld.com

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Myka intros Ion-powered home theater PC

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:26:19 +0000

Myka has moved on from producing media hubs by releasing its Myka ION nettop as a full-fledged home theater PC. As the name implies, the PC packs a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor and 2GB of RAM, along with an NVIDIA Ion graphics platform to supply HD (non-Flash) video. It runs on Ubuntu Linux and ...

PCLaunches.com found this 25 hours ago on electronista.com

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Model D200

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:15:03 +0000

Capacity 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB* Speed Up to 25MB/s read Up to 17MB/s write Memory Dual-channel MLC Flash Dimensions 75mm X 19mm X 9mm Weight .9 oz (25 grams) Waterproof MIL-STD-810F Temperature 0 C, +70 C Operating Shock 16G RMS Hardware USB 2.0 high speed Operating System ...

PCLaunches.com found this 2 days ago on ironkey.com

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Nokia N900: A computer in every pocket

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:48:04 +0000

The Nokia N900, which runs the Linux-based Maemo operating system, offers a powerhouse performance that could leave Apple's iPhone in the shade

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Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac ships, faster, new features, more

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:31:47 +0000

Not a VMWare fan? There’s a new virtualisation solution for Snow Leopard in town, with Parallels’ introduction of Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac. This lets you run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS X, and the company claims it performs “22% faster than ...

ithinkdifferent found this 47 hours ago on 9to5mac.com

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Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala • The Register

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:37:12 +0000

Ubuntu 9.10 is causing outrage and frustration, with early adopters wishing they'd stuck with previous versions of the Linux distro. Blank and flickering screens, failure to recognize hard drives, defaulting to the old 2.6.28 Linux kernel, and failure to get encryption running are taking their ...

PR News: found this 4 days ago on theregister.co.uk

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Voice Mac is an Integrated Google Voice Client [Downloads]

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Mac OS X only: While the Google Voice AIR App will do in a pinch for Windows and Linux, Mac users have the option of Voice Mac, a native Voice client that integrates with OS X, including Address Book...

Download Squad found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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Giger DIY $10k walking robot [Video]

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:10:10 +0000

Over at Let’s Make Robots! Tyberius is showing off Giger , his two-foot tall DIY humanoid ‘bot. A roughly 100 hour project so far, Giger runs embedded Linux and has both an integrated camera and WiFi, and apparently cost around $10,000 to build. Now that might sound like an awful ...

Gizmo Watch found this 2 days ago on slashgear.com

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Flickr Opens an App Garden Full of Photo Tools [Photos]

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:56:38 +0000

There are a whole lot of mobile, desktop, and helper apps tied to Flickr. The team at the photo sharing service decided to make those apps easier to find and install by opening a free "App Garden" to...

Jarrett House North found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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Palm webOS Update Will Address Speed of UI

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:31:00 +0000

One of the frustrating parts of using Palm’s webOS is the lack of speed when accessing menus and in general the UI at times feels sluggish. With hardware on par with Apple’s iPhone 3GS, the speed of the UI just doesn’t feel as fast as it should given the hardware. Longtime ...

Engadget Mobile found this 3 days ago on everythingpre.com

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Allmyapps Bulk-Installs Your Favorite Apps, Makes System Rebuilding Less Painful [Installation]

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Windows/Linux: One of the most irritating things about reinstalling your operating system is installing all the non-OS applications you love. Allmyapps lets you select all your favorite apps and roll...

Gizmodo found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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LiMo has a second phone

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:12:09 +0000

The LiMo Foundation has delivered its second mobile phone to the market under the second release of its software. The Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 looks uncomfortably like an iPhone, only with three buttons below the screen. The name is a hybrid — Vodafone 360 refers to the carrier’s ...

mocoNews found this 2 days ago on blogs.zdnet.com

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Skype open source

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:55:56 +0000

Hopefully this will make headless Skype on Linux possible. This has been too long in development on your end. It seriously limits how Skype is used, especially on the chat front. Without at least a headless client and later on server API's, it's impossible to build real web chat etc solutions ...

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Sourced "In the Nearest Future"

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:39:00 +0000

rysiek writes "Seems like there might be a revolution in the works, as far as VoIP software for Linux is concerned. After mailing Skype support about Skype providing Mandriva RPM packages, Olivier Faurax got an answer which suggests that the Linux Skype client will be open-sourced . After ...

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Five Best Application Docks [Hive Five]

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Remember the days of digging through folders of shortcuts and menus to launch applications? These days many users prefer customizable, attractive docks for launching and keeping track of their...

Gizmodo found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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Dumb Pipes — Why Skype Treads Carefully With Open Source

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:05:36 +0000

Skype’s Linux version will soon become open source software – and maybe run on every smartphone, TV set-top box or other gadget powered by the free operating system. It could also become part of multi-protocol messengers like Pidgin or eBuddy or Meebo. Or at least that was the ...

Open Source found this 4 days ago on eu.techcrunch.com

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Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Officially Available for Download [Downloads]

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Windows/Mac/Linux: Mozilla this evening released the first official beta of Firefox 3.6, featuring built-in support for themes (Personas), improved performance, and more. Early adopters, your...

Gizmodo found this 2 days ago on lifehacker.com

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USB Geek, Your USB Solution!!

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:42:50 +0000

Features: High Speed USB 2.0 transfer rate USB 2.0 interface, 4 Gigs of storage Plug and Play, hot-swapped capability Windows, Mac and Linux compatible Made of high quality plush Custom product designed and manufactured by USB Geek Dimension: 11cm x 9.5cm tall (approx.) Weight: 20g ...

GeekAlerts found this 3 days ago on usbgeek.com

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VIA intros Nano 3000 Series processors

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000

VIA has announced its new Nano 3000 Series processors, which are said to offer enhanced digital media performance and less power consumption for ultrathin notebooks and all-in-one desktops. The new line brings strong competition to Intel's Atom CPU, and consists of six 64-bit Isaiah-based chips.

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Apple Kills Hackintosh Netbooks with Snow Leopard Update

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:42:51 +0000

Apple is reportedly breaking Hackintoshes -- meaning netbooks illegimately installed with Mac O apple osx hackintosh S X -- with its latest update to Leopard. The current developer build of OS X -- 10.6.2 -- will not run on the Intel Atom processor commonly used in netbooks that ship with ...

IT Blogwatch's blog found this 4 days ago on pcworld.com

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