Recently the social web browser company Flock rolled out a milestone release, version 0.9. While it’s not a 1.0, the new release totes some awe-inspiring new features that put it on a different level than the last major release, Beta 1, almost a year ago.
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Internet Explorer Linked to Firefox Security Hole
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In an interesting twist on browser-based security issues, security researchers said they have found a flaw in which Microsoft's Internet Explorer can cause Mozilla's Firefox to execute remote malicious code. Security firm Secunia released an advisory Tuesday, ranking the flaw as highly critical. The vulnerability is confirmed on Firefox 2.0.0.4 on a fully-patched version of Windows XP SP2.
Read more »Dell fixes Ubuntu laptop pricing
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Dell Ubuntu Linux buyers were recently outraged when a price comparison between identical Inspiron 1420 laptops showed that instead of the Ubuntu system being cheaper, it actually ended up costing $225 more than the same laptop with Vista Home Basic Edition.
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Linux Distros for Everyone: Community, Desktop, Hardcore Geek...
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One of the first things that confounds new users is that GNU/Linux is not a single operating system. Instead, it's the general name for hundreds of closely related operating systems -- distributions or distros, as they are usually called. All the distros share the Linux kernel and include many of the same utilities and programs, but differ in purposes and the resulting customizations.
Read more »Prototype Interfaces For Firefox Proposed
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After decades of GUI development and inspiration from Google and other search engines, Mozilla suggests the command line is again part of the interface discussion.
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A Note about Air Mozilla
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"The live webcast requires the Flash player 9 plugin to be installed to view the video stream. For a number of reasons, I’m less than happy about requiring the use of a proprietary piece of software on the client end to experience the webcast."
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Gaming In Ubuntu Feisty Fawn...
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A recent article on 10 Advantages of Ubuntu over Vista drew ridicule because “Linux doesn’t support games”. While I knew this was only a half truth, I decided to blog about it myself. It is true that you can’t run to Walmart and buy a Linux version of the newest games; Yet there are plenty of games that are worth playing in Linux.
Read more »Is this the successor to the Nokia N800?
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Just when we're in full-on video game mode, along comes a friendly tipster with some shots of the supposed successor to Nokia's N800 Internet Tablet that snap us out of our daze and remind us that there's more to life than Xboxes and PlayStations.
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Toshiba phone runs Linux on virtual platform
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Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs) says its open source real-time virtualizing microkernel was used by Toshiba in a mobile phone widely available in Japan and Australia. Toshiba's W47T phone runs Linux on top of OK's OKL4 microkernel, and is distributed by KDDI, Japan's second-largest wireless carrier.
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Can OpenMoko break the wireless monopoly?
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Open source telephony takes a big step forward today as the OpenMoko neo1973 starts shipping to developers. Its public Wiki is also open for business.
The phone runs an open Linux kernel and what it calls Mobile FOSS, meaning everything inside it is Free and Open Source Software. Parts were chosen based on the availability of complete documentation.
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The Snazzy Way to Logout of Linux
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There is this fairly new program called Closure. It's not brand new but I have only seen it mentioned and talked about on the AWN Forum. Closure to be used does need a composite manager, so you will need to be using; compmgr, beryl, compiz or the new Compiz Fusion.[...] Basically Closure is just an updated look for the log out menu.
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Desktops and Windows Managers - Part 2 - XFCE
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XFCE is a light weight desktop environment designed to give you all the benefits of a full graphical desktop experience without all the extras.
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Mail Notification helps unclutter the desktop
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As its name implies, Mail Notification is a utility for keeping track of incoming mail and reading it in a popup window without activating your mail reader or moving other open applications. Simple to configure and easy to use, it is especially useful for watching multiple mailboxes.
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Nokia Skypes its N800 Linux tablet
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Nokia has released updated firmware for its Linux-based N800 Internet Tablet. The fourth Tablet OS 2007 release this year -- "4.2007.26-8" -- brings a Skype client, Flash 9 player, and support for 8GB SD memory cards, while Nokia's own VoIP service beta installer has been removed.
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