Mozilla is out with the first update of 2010 to its open source Firefox Web browser. Unlike its immediate predecessor, Firefox 3.5.7 is not being issued to fix security issues, but rather is an update for a trio of stability-related bugs.
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Welcome to Google's Nexus One -- and the "Nexus" Device
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As you may have heard, Google launched a mobile phone yesterday:...Google leads with the fact that this is as much about *how* people buy phones, as what that phone is.
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How change display resolution settings using xrandr
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Xrandr is used to set the size, orientation and/or reflection of the outputs for a screen. It can also set the screen size. There are a few global options; the rest modify a particular output and follow the specification of that output on the command line.
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Ubuntu 9.10 brings polish but may demand tinkering
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A few months ago, a widely used operating system received a major upgrade -- and Microsoft and Apple had nothing to do with it. This upgrade came from the developers responsible for one of the most popular versions of the open-source Linux operating system Ubuntu.
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Ubuntu Linux Clone Looks and Feels Like WIndows XP
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A Chinese group has created an Ubuntu Linux clone that looks, um, just like Windows XP. Two big questions: First, do customers want a Linux release (called Ylmf OS) that looks like Windows? Second, is Microsoft willing to allow a group of Ubuntu renegades to mimic Windows XP’s look and feel? Some thoughts here.
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Emesene 1.6 Released, What’s New?
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Instant Messaging client ‘Emesene’ slipped a new release out on Monday but what’s new in it?
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KDM and Plasma: A future.
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I always need to be coding something, regardless of whether or not I have any free-time, I have (begun to plan out and create(began today), a Plasma frontend for our login manager, kdm.
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Linux Mint 8 review
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Linux Mint 8 (aka Helena) is the latest version of the popular, desktop-oriented distribution. Helena was actually released late last year, but I’ve just gotten around to reviewing it.
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Wine 1.1.36 Released
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The Wine development release 1.1.36 is now available.
What's new in this release:
* Completion of the 16-bit separation.
* Improved Shader Model 4 support.
* A ton of memory leak fixes.
* Improved debugging support for MinGW.
* A number of MSHTML fixes.
* Various bug fixes.
Linux Gaming Are We There Yet?
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Over the past few years, there has been a common question on the Linux vs. Windows desktop front: does the Linux desktop have the ability to play various major release games, and if so what is the performance difference between the two? Linux is commonly overlooked as a viable gaming platform in most communities.
Read more »Linux-based media center Enna ready for its close up
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It's here! Enna, a media center application made for Linux is finally ready for public release. Yay?
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Reviewing Pino, a Simple Twitter Client for Linux
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Even though in the world of Twitter there are a lot of fantastic, feature-full programs for the Twitter power user, that's not exactly what I, a simple Twitter user, is looking for.
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Four Open Source Apps for Your iPhone
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There aren't a ton of open source apps available for the iPhone, but the ones that are out there are real gems. Here's four of our favorites..
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Nice New Feature in Google’s Linux Phone (VIdeo)
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A look at voice recognition in Google's new Android (Linux) phone
Read more »How to install Enna Media Center in Ubuntu 9.10
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Enna is a lightweight XBMC concurrent, developped by the GeeXboX team as its distribution brand new user interface. Enna allows you to listen to your favorite music, watch your movies and TV shows, browse through your personnal photos and read comics and mangas from over the Internet.
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