With mobile computing being the next operating system battleground, one of the most promising among them, Moblin, has been through some major changes recently. Read our feature story for the roundup of its recent past and probable future to learn more about the project.

I've always avoided Wine, a Windows-compatibility layer for Linux, based upon the reported unreliability of applications run using it. By this I mean that if you read through the AppDB, which lists applications that work/don't work with Wine, almost every application sort of partially works with some hacks.

The installation of Ubuntu always takes me by surprise. Each time I upgrade or install Ubuntu on a new machine I see improvements in user interface, hardware detection, and speed. This release was even more impressive.

Not so long ago I was telling you about the new version 2 of Cairo Dock which was at the time still in beta/rc and that it doesn't look at all like the old 1 branch - this new version is by far the best dock menu application I've seen for any operating system.

A few days ago, version 2.0.0 full was released.

The XBMC project has released version 9.04 of the popular open source media center application. Ars takes the new version for a test ride to see how it compares to Boxee.

The poor experience of many users upgrading to Jaunty has prompted calls for a less ambitious Ubuntu release cycle (for examples, see the comments on my recent post about video-driver problems).  Instead of pushing out an updated version of Ubuntu with a new feature set every six months, some have argued, developers should issue new releases less frequently, or recommend that only LTS versions be

Voice over IP (VoIP) software enables telephone-like voice conversations across IP based networks. A VoIP phone service is often cheaper than a traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) phone service and removes geographic restrictions to telephone numbers.

Since our list of cool icon sets for Ubuntu/GNOME desktop was pretty much in demand, I decided to give you some more. This time, we have collected some of the finest and freshest icon sets that will surely enhance the look of your Linux desktop.So get ready and take your pick from these awesome icon sets for Ubuntu, and of course for other GNOME-based distros...