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It was one bad security week for Apple — Mar. 31, 2008 — Opinion -- It was one security embarrassment after another for Apple the week of March 24. ...

Reports: OpenXML ISO approved — Mar. 31, 2008 — According to multiple observers, Microsoft's OpenXML is on its way to becoming an ISO standard. ...

Unhacked Linux — Mar. 31, 2008 — Blog: The Mac went down in two minutes. The Vista SP1 PC made it two days. Only the Sony VAIO VGN-TZ37CN laptop running Ubuntu 7.10 survived the CanSecWest PWN to OWN PC hacking contest. ...

Automatix development comes to an end — Mar. 28, 2008 —

Love it or hate it, anyone who runs Ubuntu has at least heard of Automatix. This program made it possible for any Ubuntu user to easily add a host of new programs and media codices to a desktop. Now, however, Automatix's developers are being pulled away ...

UMPCs gain Novell SLED compatibility — Mar. 26, 2008 —

Fujitsu Computer Systems announced that four of its ultra-light notebooks have passed compatibility tests with Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED). The LifeBook U810, LifeBook T2010, and LifeBook P1620 ultra-mini PCs (UMPCs), and the LifeBook S6510 notebook have been "YES Certified" by Novell, says Fujitsu. ...

Is Firefox 3 ready for prime time? — Mar. 24, 2008 —

Review -- Firefox 3 may still be a beta, Beta 4 to be exact, but in a recent Reuters news story, Mozilla Vice President of Engineering Mike Schroepfer said of the browser, "In many ways it is much more stable than anything else out there." ...

NComputing spreads I/O wealth — Mar. 24, 2008 — NComputing has sold more than 600,000 virtual desktops in the last three years, offering an innovative way to harness what it calls "the untapped power of existing PCs." ...

Windows is caught between Mac and Linux — Mar. 21, 2008 — For the first time in ages, the sale of new PCs with Windows as a percentage of the PC market is declining sharply. ...

A tale of two x86 computing appliances — Mar. 20, 2008 —

This hands-on review compares and contrasts two computing appliances that run Linux on Via C7-M processors. The Zonbu Zonbook and the gOS Cloudbook are both manufactured by Everex, and cost about the same up-front, but that's where the resemblance ends, our reviewer ...

15 years in the making, Wine 1.0 is in sight — Mar. 19, 2008 — For far longer than any of its developers would care to recall, Wine, the best program to use in Linux to run Windows applications, has been in development. ...

Waiting on the HP Linux desktop — Mar. 19, 2008 — Opinion -- I would have liked to have been able to tell you in great detail exactly what desktops and laptops will soon be coming from Hewlett-Packard equipped with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10. ...

HP to preload Novell`s Desktop Linux on some machines — Mar. 18, 2008 — SALT LAKE CITY—Hewlett-Packard will start shipping some of its notebook and desktop computers with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 preinstalled later this year. ...

Ubuntu 8.04 gets ready for beta — Mar. 17, 2008 — The next major, long-term support version of Ubuntu is days away from its first, and only, beta release.

Novell to announce new, expanded partnerships — Mar. 17, 2008 — SALT LAKE CITY—Novell will use its annual BrainShare conference here March 17 to announce new and expanded partnerships as well as to show off some of the features and functionality of its upcoming SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. ...

One-third of Asus Eee PC users to run Linux — Mar. 14, 2008 —

Blog -- It's funny how some people are so stuck on the idea that Windows, and only Windows, is the one true operating system that they can't even hear their own words. That's the case with a recent news story ...

Why Wal-Mart won't have Linux desktops on its store shelves — Mar. 13, 2008 — Opinion -- The other day, Wal-Mart let it slip that it would no longer be selling Linux-powered computers in its stores. The retail giant will, however, continue to sell Linux desktop and laptop systems via its online store. ...

And the best desktop operating system is… — Mar. 12, 2008 — Blog -- For my money, the best desktop operating system is Linux -- MEPIS and OpenSUSE at the top with Ubuntu closing in fast, to be exact. But everyone has their own opinion, and over at PC Magazine ...

Desktop Linux goes retail — Mar. 10, 2008 — Blog -- Desktop Linux systems have been available from vendors both small -- such as NorhTec -- and large -- such as Dell -- for some time now. But, until recently, users who feel more comfortable buying from a retailer have had few choices ...

Low-cost laptop runs Linpus Linux — Mar. 10, 2008 —

Thai systems integrator Norhtec is preparing to release a sub-$300 ultra-mini PC (UMPC) laptop based on a Quanta design. Aimed at the developing-country market, the so-called Gecko Laptop is being built by Quanta and runs Linpus Linux Lite, a new distribution designed for small-screen mini-PCs. ...

Amazon's Linux answer to iTunes is a winner — Mar. 07, 2008 — Are you a Linux user suffering from iTunes store envy? If so, Amazon has a deal for you. ...

OLPC computers on their way to Birmingham, Ala. — Mar. 05, 2008 —

Anyone who has thought that, as nice as the Linux-powered One Laptop Per Child computers are for the target market of third-world children, they'd also make a lot of sense for U.S. kids too, is in good company. ...

Everex Releases gPC Mini — Mar. 04, 2008 — Late last year, Everex, a mid-tier PC vendor, made a big splash with its inexpensive gOS Linux-powered Green gPC TC2502. Now, Everex is following that popular mini-tower PC with a Mac-mini format computer: the gPC mini. ...

Vista SP1: Still lagging behind the Linux desktop — Mar. 04, 2008 — Review -- I had really thought that Vista SP1 would be an improvement. I didn't think it would be a big improvement, but still that it would be more competitive with Windows XP and the modern Linux desktop. I was wrong. ...

Hack-that-desktop-OS contest — Feb. 22, 2008 —

Blog -- So, what's the most secure desktop operating system of all? Well, we'll get at least a hint from an upcoming bout pitting some top hackers against Mac OS X, Windows Vista and Ubuntu. ...

Mozilla Messaging to improve Thunderbird e-mail — Feb. 19, 2008 — Months after its initial announcement, the Mozilla Foundation's new nonprofit branch Mozilla Messaging, finally opened for business for the advancement of the Thunderbird e-mail client on Feb. 19. ...

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