Brazilian independent software vendor (ISV) Handcase says it will port about 60 of its PalmOS applications to the Linux-based Moblin operating system.
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PS3 clusters hit as Sony gives Linux the flick
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Sony's announcement of the new PS3 Slim has excited gamers worldwide, but people wanting to run Linux on the console have been shunned with the removal of its 'Install Other OS' feature.
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Nokia N900 shown off in all its Linux-based loveliness
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Nokia's press department can put up their feet and take the rest of the summer off, because Mobile-review.com has done a bang-up job of launching its new Internet tablet, the Nokia N900.
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Could Sony open eBook Decision Pressure Amazon
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Sony surprised the eBook market last week when it announced it was adopting the open ePub standard. Could this move pressure Amazon to follow suit or is it too big to care.
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Windows Mobile is dead, new Linux mobile OS from Samsung
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Samsung is, or soon will be a major player on Symbian, Android and Windows Mobile. When Samsung gets their own open mobile OS, what will happen to other mobile platforms that it is using?
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Linux's x86 vitality bodes well for Moblin project
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The Linux kernel team is growing, both in total number of developers, and overall productivity, says the Linux Foundation. In its annual "Who Writes Linux" study, the organization attributes the growth to emerging markets including netbooks, auto, and energy.
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Linux kernel developers increase by 10 percent
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The Linux Foundation has published an update to last year's study on Linux kernel development. The updated study reports that for each kernel release there has been a 10 percent increase in the number of contributing developers, resulting in a 42 percent increase in patch acceptance.
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IDC: Linux Growing into Billion-Dollar Market
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Market researcher IDC predicts that Linux will continue steady growth over the next five years, reaching into the billions of dollars in 2012.
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Linux Needs Open Multimedia on the Web
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The state of web multimedia on Linux is pitiful. Proprietary codecs, plug-ins and closed standards are helping to keep Linux a second rate citizen. What Linux needs is not another proprietary framework like Moonlight, but more open standards. Can Google help by making YouTube a Theora-fest?
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5 Reasons to Get Excited about Linux on the Netbook
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Late last year, we boldly proclaimed that your next computer might be a Linux PC. Thanks to the ever-growing market for the low-end machines dubbed "netbooks," this seemed like a real possibility at the time. But then...
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Sony Reveals PS3 Slim, Slashes Price, Removes Linux Option
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The new PS3 system will focus on delivering games and other entertainment content, and users will not be able to install other operating systems to the new PS3 system
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Open Source and Health Care Reform: Good news and bad news
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The system that Midland adopted is based on software originally written by doctors for doctors at the Veterans Health Administration, and it is what's called "open source,"
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Why Are Computer Hardware Vendors Such Snoopy Control-Freak Weirdos?
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You think you own your stuff that you paid your own money for? The Sony PS3, the XBox, the Palm Pre? Think again---these titans of tech are not selling products...
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Which netbook OS is right for you?
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Windows 7 is here, and unlike Windows Vista, it will probably run on your diminutive netbook PC. However, there is an alternative. Here is why you ought to give Linux a shot.
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Surfing Since 1991: The Evolution of Web Browsers
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In order to surf the web, you need a web browser, and today there are several different ones to choose from. No matter which browser you choose to surf the web with, the features you take for granted today are the result of nearly two decades of browser design.
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