AMD Engineering Manager is the New Palm Head of Linux Kernel
Nov 02, 2009Mobile specialist Palm strengthens its team by hiring Matthew Tippett, the Linux graphic driver developer since 2003 at ATI, to be in charge of Linux kernel development.
more »Linux-Kongress 2009 Tuning Gathering
Oct 30, 2009The Linux-Kongress is traditionally where kernel developers exchange honors and advice about new features and enhancements. This year a number of speakers presented performance improvement data and discussed what aspects of Linux can be drawn out even more.
more »Pimp Your Nautilus: NScripts 3.6
Oct 30, 2009Not long after the release of GNOME 2.8 comes a new version of NScripts. Included are a handful of new ease-of-use functions for GNOME's Nautilus data manager.
more »Oracle to Invest More in MySQL Development
Oct 30, 2009In a new FAQ, Oracle explains their position regarding SPARC, Solaris, Java, MySQL, and Open Office to clear up the many questions circulating.
more »X.Org 7.5 Now Ready
Oct 28, 2009Since July there has been much speculation about the arrival date of the new version of X.org. Now, X.Org 7.5 with multi-pointer support, has been officially released.
more »Android 2.0 and SDK
Oct 28, 2009Google has brought its Linux-based operating system for mobile devices to version 2.0, with corresponding developer tools on hand.
more »Microsoft to Release Documentation for Outlook Personal Folders Format
Oct 28, 2009Many a Linux user has already stumbled upon .pst documents, such as attached to emails in "Outlook Format." Microsoft now wants to publish documentation for the file format.
more »HTC Releases Android Source Code for Mobile Phones
Oct 23, 2009After repeated calls from developers, HTC has now released the Android source code for a number of its mobile phones.
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