Plan B at OpenMoko: Remaining Developers Let Go
Jun 04, 2009In a message to the community, OpenMoko CEO Sean Moss-Pultz explained how things with the open source mobile phone are to go from this point on.
more »SanDisk to Streamline Solid State Drives for Netbooks
Jun 04, 2009Data storage specialist SanDisk announced at Computex the redesign of its solid state drives. The flash memory is intended to be quicker and more precise than the first generation.
more »Asustek Retracts, Puts Qualcomm Android Eee PC on Ice
Jun 04, 2009June 1 Qualcomm presented its new superflat Eee PC with Snapdragon chipset and Xandros or Android to the public. But the enthusiasm waned shortly thereafter.
more »Smartbooks on Their Way: ARM-Based Mini-Notebooks
Jun 02, 2009When the Computex show opens in Taipei on June 2, among the announcements will be a series of Linux notebooks with ARM processors.
more »First Glance at KDE 4 in Netbook Context
Jun 02, 2009KDE hackers are working on a netbook user interface for KDE 4. First results are evident.
more »FSF Settles with Cisco over Licensing
May 21, 2009In December 2008, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) filed a lawsuit against network giant Cisco, claiming that its subsidiary Linksys had multiple violations of the GPL. The two parties have now reached an agreement.
more »Latitude 2100: Netbook Not Just for Students
May 20, 2009Dell takes the new 10" 2100 netbook out of its Latitude business series to target students, but it also serves as a mobile business device. Ubuntu 8.10 runs on it.
more »WOW Effect: First Beta of Moblin 2.0
May 20, 2009The first beta of the Moblin distro for netbooks and mobile Internet devices shows what's possible in an innovative interface.
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Issue 172/2015
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News
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Cisco Releases Annual Security Report
Spammers go low-volume, and 90% of IE browsers are unpatched.
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Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
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Intel Unveils Compute Stick
Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
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Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
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TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels
Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
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Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.
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Poll: Vote for the Best Open Source Software for Photographers
The Linux New Media Awards have honored the most significant products, projects, people, and organizations for open source/Linux every year since 2000.
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Debian Gets Forked
Legendary Uber-distro splits over the systemd controversy.
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Linux Mint Project Releases Mint 17.1
New LTS version offers many refinements for the Cinnamon and Mate desktops and significant improvement under the hood.
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CeBIT Open Source Forum Call for Papers
One of CeBIT’s most successful forums returns in 2015.