The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It's Coming Soon
techcrunch.com — The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It’s no longer a myth, it’s real. Like the iPhone for Apple, this phone will be Google’s pure vision of what a phone should be. (Submitted by Chelackchy) More…
20 Essential Tips Every Ubuntu User Should Know
maximumpc.com — We've compiled a list of the 20 most important skills that every Ubuntu user should have. These tips, ranging from basic GUI manipulation to advanced system recovery, are essential to your Ubuntu computing experience. (Submitted by backwardscompat) More…
PDC09 - Microsoft to Open Source the .NET Micro Framework
blogs.msdn.com — Peter Galli reporting form PDC09 - Today, at the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference (PDC) here in Los Angeles, we announced not only the release of version 4.0 of the.NET Micro Framework, but also that we are open sourcing the product and making it available under the Apache 2.0 license... (Submitted by bobfamiliar) More…
Google Could Double Web Speeds With SPDY Protocol
switched.com — Slowly but surely, we're getting an idea of what Google's Chrome OS will look like. We know that it will be Linux-based and that the primary interface will likely be the Chrome browser. Still, the search giant was not content to simply turn a Web browser into an operating system. (Submitted by Bicep) More…
Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week!!
techcrunch.com — Google’s Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we’ve heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall. (Submitted by rtaibah) More…
openSUSE 11.2 Released!
news.opensuse.org — The openSUSE Project is pleased to announce the release of openSUSE 11.2. openSUSE 11.2 includes new versions of GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice.org, Firefox, the Linux kernel, and many, many more updates and improvements. In 11.2 you’ll find more than 1,000 open source desktop applications. (Submitted by zonker) More…
Samsung launches bada open mobile OS, takes on Android
electronista.com — Samsung today entered into the mobile OS arena with bada. The software, named after the Korean for "ocean," is designed to be open and will compete directly against Linux-based rivals like Android or LiMo. It will be based on universal standards and won't consider even core aspects of the OS off-limits. (Submitted by Commodus) More…
GetDeb.net Repository Makes Newer Ubuntu Apps Easily Availab
lifehacker.com — GetDeb's web site has long been the go-to spot for Ubuntu (and Debian, and Mint) users to grab the latest copies of software not yet released by their official repositories. Now GetDeb makes it even easier with a repository. (Submitted by motang) More…
How Google uses Linux
lwn.net — According to the article, a team of 30 Google engineers is rebasing to the mainline kernel every 17 months, presently carrying 1208 patches to 2.6.26 and inserting almost 300,000 lines of code; roughly 25% of those patches are backports of newer features. (Submitted by motang) More…
Microsoft Linux: Ex-Microsoftie says it should happen
networkworld.com — A former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination. But he goes further. He thinks Microsoft and its customers would be better off if the company ditched Windows and instead built its own version of the Linux operating system. (Submitted by ubernoggin) More…
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