Frankly, this was a selfish move on Sony's part, and a big hit to low-cost supercomputing.
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mind control support may be coming to compiz
Always feared that controlling Compiz with the power of thought alone was something only available for Jedi's and Sylar from Heroes? Think again.
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Five open source alternatives to the iPad
Interest in iPad app development is waning, and the device just got here. Maybe that means it's time to explore more open options. Here are five.
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The new face of journalism: PJ, Groklaw, and SCO
Traditional journalists completely failed the public in the SCO cases...If journalists are simply reorganizing press releases, there's really no need for journalism, is there?
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Are HP and Dell giving up on netbooks?
Faced with disappointing sales, HP and Dell are scaling back investments in 10-inch netbooks, with HP possibly quitting the format entirely, according to DigiTimes. Other motivators were said to include expectations for re-invigorated sales of larger, more expensive notebooks fueled by a recovering economy.
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Linux is looking ready for mainstream users
I reviewed four of the most popular Linux operating systems and judged them on ease of use, performance, functionality and price.
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Toughest Linux box ever, cool!
While it may not look like a computer, this armored baby is actually a high performing embedded Linux System: just take a look at it's environmental specs (high tech Liquid cooling yum!): Environmental Temperature Operating*: -30°C to +50°C Storage: -40°C to +85°C *Operating temperature range stated is for the liquid-cooled chassis. Humidity: 15-90% RH non-condensing
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The iPad's Linux Competition
But, the $499 price-tag give me pause, and I'm not crazy about Apple's locked-door policy towards developers and their iPad applications. That's why I've been looking forward to the other cheaper, more open, and Linux-based tablets.
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Lexmark's Linux Secret
There is one printer manufacturer though that as of last year has begun supporting Linux from top to bottom with their entire line-up of printers. Not only are they providing CUPS drivers, but also they are even printing Tux in the corner of every box they ship right besides the Windows and Apple logos. Do you know who we are talking about?
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MeeGo code released for netbooks and smartphones
The MeeGo community has "opened the repositories" on early code for the netbook-oriented Linux platform, which combines Intel's Moblin and Nokia's Maemo. Images are available for the MeeGo distribution infrastructure and OS base "from the Linux kernel to the OS infrastructure up to the middleware layer."
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EduPunks Say School Yourself!
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Cool: fastest linux on the road
This is the Mavizen electrical superbike, and it runs a custom Linux operating system!
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Mozilla: Firefox holds nearly 40 per cent market share in Europe
The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind the Firefox web browser, has published its first ever Quarterly Analyst Report on the state of the internet and its browser's worldwide market share
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New Application Could Make All Software 'open Source'
Imagine controlling Apple iTunes from inside Microsoft Word without having to switch applications. That could be possible, according to researchers at the University of Washington who are working on a project that could essentially make any proprietary software open source.
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The first MeeGo release
Today is the culmination of a huge effort by the worldwide Nokia and Intel teams to share the MeeGo operating system code with the open source community. This is the latest step in the full merger of Maemo and Moblin...
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