Netbooks were big news in 2009 and we can expect them to be just as popular in 2010. But, being small and ultraportable there are compromises to be made. So, to get the best out of your netbook you need to pair it with an operating system built to make the most out of the smaller form factor. Here are five.
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Mozilla is Fighting for Us
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The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) goes to WIPO and Mozilla advocates Ogg
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The Technology Behind Avatar (Movie)
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James Cameron's Avatar is now officially the top grossing movie of all time eclipsing Titanic (also by James Cameron). If you are like me who are curious to know how this stunning movie was made, here a quick look at some of the technology behind this masterpiece...
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The Replicator, No Longer a Star Trek Dream
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Neil Gershenfeld has been known to make some bold predictions about the future. But even by his standards, this one was a doozy. "Twenty years from now," he told a 2006 conference in Berkeley, "we'll have Star Trek replicators that can make anything." You remember the replicator -- the one that provided Captain Picard with his cup of "tea, Earl Grey, hot," with a simple verbal prompt?
Read more »Firefox surges
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Firefox downloads boosted by new release and Internet Explorer security scare. Mozilla's open source browser experienced a healthy boost in popularity last week on the back of a new release and security concerns about Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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Windows 8 possible July 2011 release?
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An ex-Microsoft employee has let the cat out of the bag about when the software giant might release Windows 8.
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Linux on the move: the future of portable distros
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Over the last 12 months, netbook and mobile Linux has made massive advances in features and install base. This is primarily thanks to two netbook distributions – Moblin and Canonical's Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR). Both have built on the massive potential that was unlocked by the Asus Eee PC but led nowhere, as its operating system failed to inspire a new generation of Linux users.
Read more »Better video quality with html 5
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Finally it is possible to watch youtube videos in html 5 format instead of the flash player. And I have found an easy way to take advantage of this new feature.
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Sony's First Linux Phone
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Linux is gaining popularity in the mobile phone industry, thanks to Android. Sony Ericsson has also joined the Gnu-Linux club and announced the launch of their first Android-powered phone -- The Xperia X10.
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Google's Chrome OS: Tomorrow's Desktop Today?
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Sometime in 2010, Google will release Chrome OS, its take on a netbook operating system. It will be far more than just that though. It's an entirely new take on the desktop operating system.
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Android rocks out on Fender phone
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T-Mobile launched an Eric Clapton-backed Fender Limited Edition of its Android-based MyTouch 3G phone. Meanwhile, China-based Hisense announced an HS-E90 Android phone, Motorola is launching an Android app store in China, and Taiwan's Gigabyte is rumored to be releasing an Android handset in Russia, say reports.
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YouTube, Vimeo Ditching Flash for HTML5
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YouTube and Vimeo is kicking Adobe's Flash to the curb in favor of the sharp new HTML5. Both YouTube and Vimeo have announced that they are launching HTML5-based players on their video streaming sites, thus booting out the long-standing champ of multimedia delivery, Adobe Flash.
Read more »High-end NAS device runs Linux on dual-core Pineview Atom
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Synology announced it is shipping a Linux-based network-attached storage (NAS) device called the DiskStation DS1010+, offering a dual-core Intel Atom D510 and up to 10 drive bays.
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Grid Computing and the Future of Cloud Computing
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One of the most notable projects to make use of grid computing was SETI@home, which utilized thousands of Internet-connected computers to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (and still does).
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Eleven Open Source Cloud Computing Projects to Watch
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They may sound like manga characters with names like Bitnami, CollectD, Enomaly, OpenNebula, RabbitMQ and Zenoss but these eleven open source projects are growing fast and are likely to be your best bet for deploying and managing cloud computing
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