The best new WIMP desktop today: Linux Mint 15 (Gallery)
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 23:43
If you want an old-style, hard-working, windows, icons, menus, and pointer desktop, then what you want is Linux Mint 15.
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Mint 15: Today's best Linux desktop (Review)
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 23:33
Mint isn't just an outstanding Linux desktop, it's the best new desktop operating system of any kind available now.
Debian Linux now Google Compute Engine's default OS
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 08:55
Want to run Linux on the Google Computer Engine cloud? Starting immediately, Debian Linux is Google's Linux of choice.
Anonymous MSFT developer admits Linux is faster than Windows
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 06:48
This shouldn't come as any great surprise, but Linux is faster than Windows, and at least one anonymous Microsoft developer is willing to admit it and explain why that's the case.
Ubuntu working on new Linux application installer
Fri, 05/10/2013 - 23:57
Does Linux really need another application packaging and installment system? Ubuntu will be adding another one for its Ubuntu Touch smartphones and tablets.
Microsoft's most profitable mobile operating system: Android
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 07:43
Microsoft has had trouble getting people to use its Windows Phone operating systems Microsoft might make as much as $3.4 billion on Android phones.
Barnes & Noble updated Nook HD Android tablets (Gallery)
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 09:14
See if for yourself. With one major software update the Barnes & Noble HD e-reader has been transformed into an excellent, low-end Android tablet.
New software upgrade turns Nook HD into good Android tablet (Review)
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 08:58
The recent Google app store software update has turned Barnes & Noble's HD e-reader into a good, low-end Android tablet.
To the space station and beyond with Linux
Tue, 05/07/2013 - 09:25
The International Space Station's laptops are moving from Windows to Linux and R2, the first Linux-powered humanoid robot in space, is now under-going in-flight testing.
The new Debian Linux 7.0 is now available
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 05:34
After two years of waiting, Debian Linux, one of the most important core Linux distributions, has a new release: Wheezy.
Iron Penguin: First open-source "Iron Man" suit within reach?
Sun, 05/05/2013 - 11:55
Building on the ground-breaking work of billionaire genius Tony Stark, the first Linux-powered Iron Man suits may soon be within the reach of homebrew builders.
Barnes & Noble turns its Nook HD line into full-powered Android tablets
Sat, 05/04/2013 - 05:20
Barnes & Noble seeks to revitalize its Android-powered Nook tablet line over arch-rival Amazon's Kindle tablets by adding Google Play and full Android app support.
Red Hat's Gluster community adds new open-source projects
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 00:40
Red Hat's Gluster open-source community has been all about its namesake, the GlusterFS, but now it's expanding to cover other open-source, software-defined storage technologies.
Google Glass's Android code now available
Mon, 04/29/2013 - 14:50
Ready to start programming for Google Glass? The tools are out there. While only a handful of Google Glasses are out, Google quietly released its Android-based core kernel code.
Ubuntu 13.04: The Linux desktop for everyone (gallery)
Fri, 04/26/2013 - 05:17
Linux power users may not love Ubuntu, but everyone else can.
Ubuntu 13.04 Review: Linux for the average Joe or Jane
Fri, 04/26/2013 - 04:18
Hard core Linux fans won't care for it, but for the average user the new Ubuntu desktop Linux has a lot to offer.
Look out, Oracle: SkySQL and MariaDB join forces
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 04:50
Oracle's MySQL may be the most well-known open-source DBMS, but now, MySQL's creators are together again with the merger of MariaDB and SkySQL.
Ubuntu Touch betas are ready for testing
Sat, 04/20/2013 - 04:34
Ubuntu Touch, the version of the Linux operating system for smartphones and tablets, is now available.
Open source software moves into all businesses
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 03:55
A Black Duck survey and the Linux Collaboration Summit both show that open-source software and the open-source method are moving well beyond where you think they live, and into all businesses.
2014: The year of the Linux car?
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 07:40
You read that right: Not the year of the Linux desktop, the year of the Linux car. Major automotive companies are investing in making Linux their cars' operating system of choice.