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Have you been wondering about Microsoft change of heart on open source? Thank Bill Gates for that.

Have you been wondering about Microsoft change of heart on open source? Thank Bill Gates for that.

I know that the Tux Brigade and open source diehards like to paint Microsoft as some great big bad monopolistic company that is out to destroy everything Linux and turn open source into a bad word; and ... continue
Ubuntu Going Mobile, Expected To Arrive In 2014

Ubuntu Going Mobile, Expected To Arrive In 2014

Ubuntu, one of the World's most popular Linux distributions, is going mobile with smartphones, tablets, televisions, and even cars. When most people think of Linux, they think of an uber geeky crowd which is true to an ... continue
Want To Run Linux On A Windows 8 PC? Good Luck

Want To Run Linux On A Windows 8 PC? Good Luck

There's been some controversy since September of last year. It seems that Microsoft, while unsure if it's intentional or not, is going to make it quite difficult for people to install Linux on a computer that comes ... continue
Raspberry Pi Credit Card Sized Computer Will Handle 1080p Video for $25, Due Out Next Month

Raspberry Pi Credit Card Sized Computer Will Handle 1080p Video for $25, Due Out Next Month

Amid all the hype, the product is getting ready to launch.  Hardware developers the Raspberry Pi Foundation are making a small credit card sized device that will run Linux, be able to do most "everyday" computing tasks ... continue
The insanity of the Linux distro ecosystem [Pic]

The insanity of the Linux distro ecosystem [Pic]

I am the first to admit that I give Microsoft a hard time over its ridiculous variety of Windows versions that gets released with every new iteration of the famous OS but equally so, I'll point out ... continue
About that silly “fastest growing OSes” thing

About that silly “fastest growing OSes” thing

In case you hadn't heard Microsoft announced their Q3 financial results, which of course lead to the usual suspects writing posts about how Microsoft is a doomed company and Apple is the future. However there is one headline that ... continue
Kno Tablets Begin Shipping On Tuesday, Single And Dual Displays Available

Kno Tablets Begin Shipping On Tuesday, Single And Dual Displays Available

Kno today announced that their 14-inch tablets will begin shipping on Tuesday. The company's single and dual-screen versions are priced at $599 and $899 and are the first tablets in North America to ship with the NVIDIA ... continue
Pick up five amazing indie games for $1

Pick up five amazing indie games for $1

The Humble Indie Bundle, a collection of independently developed video games offered on a pay-what-you-want basis, first debuted in May 2010 and raised well over $1 million for indie developers and charity. And now there's a sequel! The ... continue
Report: Google ditches Windows over security concerns

Report: Google ditches Windows over security concerns

A report from the Financial Times says that many Google employees are indicating that Windows has been restricted from use within the company over security concerns. Two unnamed employees were briefly quoted in the piece about the decision, ... continue
Chart Compares The Characteristics Of Fansboys

Chart Compares The Characteristics Of Fansboys

This very cool and not at all stereotypical chart lets you compare the different fanboys from Apple, Xbox 360 and Linux fans to D&D and Blackberry fans. The editors at PCWorld and MacWorld are the master minds behind ... continue
Next PS3 firmware update to drop Linux support

Next PS3 firmware update to drop Linux support

When the next PlayStation 3 system update lands on April 1st, it might take away a useful function used by a small but passionate minority of PS3 owners: Linux support. Sony has revealed that PS3 firmware update 3.21 ... continue
Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” OS Now Available

Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” OS Now Available

Ubuntu 9.10 doesn't only bring new advances to the Linux OS front, it has what I think is the coolest OS name to date. I still think a Snow Leopard would quite easily tear apart a Koala, ... continue
Someone mind explaining what makes ChromeOS so damn special?

Someone mind explaining what makes ChromeOS so damn special?

The hype is building. You can hear the panting of excitement growing as rumors of it getting closer to release - in beta of course. We see screenshots of it apparently sneaking out into the wild on someone's laptop. Even one ... continue
Torvalds says Linux kernel ‘bloated and huge’

Torvalds says Linux kernel ‘bloated and huge’

At a roundtable at LinuxCon 2009 Linux creator Linus Torvalds was asked by Novell engineer James Bottomley whether feature sets in the Linux kernel were being released to fast, before the kernal is stabilized. ... continue
Which OS is right for you?

Which OS is right for you?

GraphJam has compiled a handy venn diagram to help you select the operating system that suits your needs. Seen in the comments: Linux is user friendly... it’s just very selective about who its friends are. continue
Linux not so pure and safe after all

Linux not so pure and safe after all

For almost as long as there has been OS wars the mantra of the penguin herders has been that the likelihood of Linux ever being vulnerable to tings like viruses and trojans was next ... continue
Worlds Dumbest Woman Blames Ubuntu for College Failure

Worlds Dumbest Woman Blames Ubuntu for College Failure

Meet Abbie Schubert, an attractive looking college student who would we'd be blissfully unaware of, until she blames Ubuntu for her failure to complete two semesters at college. The story starts innocently enough. Schubert ordered a brand new ... continue
Best Buy Selling Free Software

Best Buy Selling Free Software

Best Buy is now selling a packaged version of the free Linux OS Ubuntu for $19.99. The program you buy is the same exact one you can download at no cost from Ubuntu's web site. So why ... continue