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‘Mandriva Linux 2010 Alpha 1 Available for Download’

weildish 2009-06-23 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 13 Comments

"Mandriva Linux 2010 Alpha 1 is now available on public mirrors. This first alpha is available only through Free version, 32 and 64 bits DVDs. This development release is the first one realized without mkcd, our historical build tool, but using bcd available also on Mandriva svn. This new tool should improve global quality of our release and make tests much easier and efficient... Final release of 2010 version is due the 21st of October."

Garmin Drops Custom Linux OS for Android, Windows Mobile

weildish 2009-06-20 Wireless 16 Comments

To add to the amounting set of expected Android phones in coming time, Garmin has announced that they will stop making devices with their own operating system and instead switch to solely Android- and Windows Mobile-powered phones. They expect to release their first Android device by the end of 2009.

Palm Announces Summer SDK, webOS Updated

weildish 2009-06-20 Wireless 1 Comment

With recent buzz on the Pre due to its release, Palm has been the word on the street. Many new Pre owners are excited for the Mojo SDK to begin developing applications for the platform, but Palm announced that the SDK in question won't be ready until this coming summer. In other related news, webOS has now seen its first update after the Palm Pre release: 1.0.3.

Back Off, Android

weildish 2009-06-17 Google 25 Comments

While most people seem to be rooting for Android to make its debut and bridge the gap between phones and netbooks, apparently there are a few who, for varied reasons, think Android ought stay away from netbooks and stick to what it knows best: smartphones.

Crossover 8.0 Available

weildish 2009-06-17 General Development 14 Comments

It's that time of year again-- the time for the latest and greatest Crossover release for both Mac and Linux platforms. Version 8.0 brings new and updated support for many applications, especially Quicken 2009, Microsoft Office 2007, and Internet Explorer 7 (why Linux or Mac users would want IE7 is beyond me, but to each his own). Also, the Wine project has, of course, benefited more from Crossover's advancements.

Dreaming Big: Outlet Wall

weildish 2009-06-16 Humor 5 Comments

Instead of having too many appliances and devices plugged into one outlet, why not reverse the idea? In order to save ourselves from the rat's nest of wires below the entertainment center (or the computer desk), David Friedman, photographer, had the idea to have an entire wall of plugs. Just imagine. No more crowded daisy-chains, no more losing pets and small children to the mess underneath, and just think how jealous the neighbors will be with the new sort of 21st-century art you'd have on your wall-- changeable depending on your current mood, too!

Linux to Be the First Support USB 3.0

weildish 2009-06-15 Hardware 12 Comments

It's not available in the latest kernel just yet, but if you just so happen to have gotten your hands on a USB 3.0 device you want to use at full spectrum (you lucky jerk) or want to do this for the sake of geekiness, it's now possible to get USB 3.0 support for Debian and Ubuntu systems. The USB 3.0 subsystem will be integrated into the Linux kernel "soon," but if you've got some time on your hands, instructions have been provided to do it yourself.

Xenon: Viable New Mobile OS

weildish 2009-06-13 OS News 31 Comments

With the growing "mobile, mobile, mobile!" craze, many groups have been working strenuously to develop slimmer, easier to use mobile operating systems and applications. At the forefront of these innovating developments are various Linux branches, Android quite possibly one of the most popular and most hoped to come preinstalled on netbooks. In the humble shadows, however, a new mobile OS is emerging and just may have the viability to cover some hefty ground in the market. Meet "Xenon," the new mobile OS.

Eeebuntu Base 3.0 Released

weildish 2009-05-23 Ubuntu 24 Comments

Eeebuntu 3.0, the Ubuntu distribution especially custom-built for the EeePC, just last week saw its third release of the Base edition-- the edition that includes a minimal amount of apps and features for more advanced users to customize. Though nothing's really been said on the matter, I suppose we can expect the Standard and NBR editions to be updated soon as well.

Microsoft, Linux Foundation Unlikely Friends Over Legalities

weildish 2009-05-19 Legal 4 Comments

The two organizations haven't been what you'd call snuggle-buddies, but they're certainly adamant about certain aspects of software enough to agree and collectively petition a legal group for redress of a document. In a somewhat surprising move, Microsoft and the Linux Foundation have joined forces in writing and signing a letter to the American Law Institute asking for the group to hold off on submitting a document entitled "Principles of the Law of Software Contracts" for adjustments.

Compare and Contrast: Ubuntu 9.04, Mac OS X 10.5.6

weildish 2009-05-13 Benchmarks 68 Comments

Phoronix, known for their various speed tests and reviews, compared the latest in Ubuntu and what, until recently, used to be the lastest in Mac OS X with 29 different benchmarking tests. Some of the results were rather interesting.

Linux Mint 7: 10 New Feature Videos

Submitted by Andrew Weber 2009-05-09 Linux 19 Comments

Linux Mint 7 RC1 has recently been released, and a poster over at EasyLinuxCDs.com has been good enough to detail some of the features in ten different videos. He details everything from installation to mintUpdate to even small features, such as the Xchat app. Though the bulk of the videos seem a bit elementary for most readers here, I at least found Linux Mint 7 a very good-looking system aesthetically and technically and would like to test it out sometime in the near future.

SCO: Like an Insect that Will Not Die

weildish 2009-05-07 Legal 23 Comments

Remember SCO? They just don't know when to quit, do they? "The Department of Justice's Trustee program, which has finally had enough of SCO's stalling tactics and failed reorganization attempts, has filed a motion to transition the company to Chapter 7. SCO CEO Darl McBride says that the company will oppose the motion and will present a new reorg plan to the court."

Android 1.5: UK Now, US Soon

weildish 2009-05-07 Wireless 7 Comments

For users in the United Kingdom, the Cupcake update has already started rolling and will continue to throughout the month. Users in the United States will have to wait until late next week for the updates to begin rolling, but patience is, after all, a virtue. New features include Picasa and YouTube uploads directly from one's phone, and that's spiffy. Cupcakes are quite tasty, so I think.

Review: Asus EeePC 1000 HE

weildish 2009-05-04 Hardware 23 Comments

The Acer Aspire reviews were getting a little old, so instead of adding yet another anectode of the popular netbook, I thought I'd shake things up a little by giving my view of Asus' slightly more expensive (but worth the extra money) EeePC 1000 HE for the enjoyment of all.

Your Favorite Gaming Consoles in Stunning X-Ray Color

weildish 2009-05-02 Games 3 Comments

Reintji from Flickr was good enough to upload some photos of some of the popular gaming consoles throughout the years to his Flickr account. The catch? Not only is he an avid gamer, but he's also an x-ray technician. Combining his two fortes, he's provided these pictures in lovely black and white x-ray colors for us all to enjoy.

2012: The End of the Internet

weildish 2009-04-30 Humor 43 Comments

According to research that's supposed to be published later this year, growing demand for Internet use will soon outstrip the stamina of the infrastructure supporting it, and the Internet will cease to be reliable by 2012. Complete anarchy will ensue, and the world will essentially end along with the Internet we created for it. Perhaps this is what the Mayan prophecies meant?

OIN Finds Microsoft Patents in TomTom Case Fishy, Investigates

weildish 2009-04-29 Legal 11 Comments

The Open Innovation Network has found a few of Microsoft's patents in dealing with the past TomTom/FAT case a bit fishy and have therefore submitted them for review of prior-art to the Linux community at large.

iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 4, iTunes 8.2 Pre-Release Available

weildish 2009-04-29 Apple No Comments

Engadget reports that "just two weeks after the last revision went up, Apple's released iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 to the developer community alongside an iTunes 8.2 pre-release. No word yet on what has / hasn't been updated, but we do know the new iTunes is required to activate beta 4."

First USB 3.0 Cable for Sale a Year Early

weildish 2009-04-27 Hardware 14 Comments

Engadget pointed out that USBfever has already begun selling USB 3.0 cables a year ahead of schedule. "Interestingly, the cable's feature list says, 'it is 10 times faster than USB 2.0.' Sure, as long as it's hooked up to a USB 3.0 SuperSpeed host which it won't be until 2010." That seems a bit low-- luring in the uneducated and those who don't read before they buy.

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