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Abiword 2.6 -- You've come a long way, baby! — Apr. 10, 2008 — I'll never forget attending the first LinuxWorld trade show in San Francisco in 1999, and getting a marketing hand-out from the Abiword team that was printed on re-used office paper. Almost 10 years later, the nimble Word clone has gotten to be "as good as they come," writes Myank Sharma ...

HP releases its first Linux-powered laptop — Apr. 09, 2008 — At the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit at the University of Texas Supercomputing Center April 8, Hewlett-Packard announced the release of its first Linux-powered computer to be sold in the United States, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC running Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack 1.

Dutch UMPC runs Ubuntu Linux — Apr. 09, 2008 —

Dutch integrator Van Der Led (VDL) Designs has announced a clone of the Asus Eee PC ultra-mini PC (UMPC) notebook. The WiFi-enabled "Jisus" UMPC is equipped with a Chinese-made 1GHz Loongson CPU, has an 8.9-inch display, and runs Ubuntu Linux. ...

Pundits weigh in on Atom-based MIDs — Apr. 08, 2008 —

After last week's unveiling of Mobile Internet Device (MID) prototypes based on Intel's Atom Centrino chipset, the pundits are weighing in. At ZDNet, Dana Blankenhorn blasts the whole lot as "ugly" while at TechNewsWorld, Rob Enderle calls the new Linux-based Lenovo MID an "iPhone killer." ...

Customized Linux PC for MySpacers — Apr. 08, 2008 — PC vendor Everex and gOS (Good OS), the Linux distribution based around Google applications, is taking the next step in online-based computing by introducing a limited edition MySpace PC. The ...

Shuttle KPC Linux PC now available — Apr. 03, 2008 — What's cute, comes in a 6.4" high, 11" long, and 7.5" wide black box and runs Linux? That would be Shuttle Computers' KPC Shuttle. This small-form factor PC doesn't have to stay black however. In what must be one of the most unusual customization options ever, the KPC ...

Linux's Impact: The Return of XP — Apr. 02, 2008 — Opinion -- It's a good news, bad news situation. The good news is that Linux has been remarkably successful at the low end of PCs, the new UMPC (Ultramobile PCs) like Asus' Eee line and Everex's CloudBook. ...

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 ...

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