AMD Publishes R600 and R700 3D Code
Dec 30, 2008Close to year's end, U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released the Linux code for its ATI R600 and R700 microprocessors.
more »Linux Graphics Survey: NVIDIA Leads, Intel Catching Up
Dec 29, 2008More than 14,000 users participated in this year's Linux graphics survey from Phoronix. The results of the study are now out.
more »Developer Kit from Sun with UltraSPARC Processor for Linux
Dec 17, 2008Sun Microsystems have announced a Reference Design Kit for the Ultrasparc T2 with an E-ATX board and processor that works with Linux.
more »Sierra Wireless Releases Linux SDK
Dec 16, 2008Maker of embedded software Sierra Wireless has released a Linux software development kit (SDK) for its 3G wireless modules.
more »Yet More 64Bit
Dec 16, 2008It's been a good week for 64Bit. Following high Bit releases from Wine and Flash, Sun is now offering a Java Plug-In for 64Bit browsers.
more »Intel's USB 3.0 for Linux
Dec 15, 2008Chipmaker Intel is currently working on Linux support for its next generation of USB, version 3.0. The new bus specification promises a 5 Gbit per second transfer speed, ten times faster than USB 2.0.
more »“Hello World”- Greetings from 64Bit Wine
Dec 15, 2008This year's release of version 1.0 of the free runtime environment Wine is a milestone in itself. Developer Maarten Lankhorst has set another (experimental) stepping stone by getting the first 64Bit Windows program to run.
more »HP Launches Joint Desktop Ventures with Novell and Mozilla
Dec 12, 2008Hewlett-Packard has partnered with Novell in developing a new, secure Linux desktop product. At the same time, HP has joined up with Mozilla to promote a desktop virtualization project for small business customers.
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