Sun: Growth Engine Open Source
Feb 04, 2009In the classic business of high end infrastructure, Sun has been experiencing diminishing sales. The company recently presented its sales figures at the Munich preview to the CeBIT trade show, which opens in March, along with a hint of what they will focus on at the show.
more »Novell's SUSE on Dell Thin Clients
Feb 03, 2009SUSE Linux Enterprise Thin Client is now pre-installed on the newest Dell thin clients.
more »Asus Eee PC 1000HE with 9.5-Hour Battery
Feb 03, 2009Asus is taking pre-orders for a new netbook that runs on the combined Atom N280/GN40 chipset.
more »A Little Overclocking: Record Set for Phenom II under Linux
Feb 02, 2009For real overclocking you need liquid nitrogen and helium. All you need to do in winter is open your window.
more »Intel's Moblin2 Starts Netbooks Faster
Jan 30, 2009With Moblin2 Intel is taking another shot at developing a distro that runs on mobile Internet devices and netbooks. The first alpha of the small distro boots up fast.
more »AMD/ATI Publishes GPU Documentation
Jan 28, 2009ATI has released the complete 3D register reference guide for Radeon 6XX/7XX chips, greatly simplifying the work of the open source Radeon HD driver project
more »Phenomenon Redux: AMD Phenom II in Linux Test
Jan 28, 2009A recent Linux Community test compared the AMD Phenom X4 with a Turion X2 and Intel P9400. Meanwhile AMD has sent us its new Phenom II processor, prompting a new test. These are the latest benchmark results.
more »Asus Kickoff: Eee Keyboard with PC
Jan 22, 2009Asus introduced a PC-in-keyboard model at the CeBIT 2009 show in Munich. The device, with its five-inch side-mounted touchscreen, targets home theater users.
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