Not too long ago I was sent a Nokia n900 to try out for a few weeks and review. It’s hot, I can tell you that, and I totally want one of my own. It has taken me a while to write my review though because I didn’t just want to cover a bunch of [...]
“In what may well be one of the most unusual computing tasks performed by the Linux operating system, Terra Soft Solutions integrated its Yellow Dog Linux distribution and the Sony (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 3 to guide a specially designed driverless car competing in the qualifying rounds for the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) autonomous [...]
A nice collection of screenshots for newly released Linux Mint 3.1 is available at OSDir.com. Mint 3.1, codenamed Celena, is compatible with Ubuntu Feisty repositories. New features in 3.1 include: mintAssistant – a first run wizard which allows you to fine-tune your system. mintUpload – allows you to upload any file smaller than 10mb to [...]
In other news from LinuxDevices.com: A free GNOME-based Linux distribution for mobile devices such as smartphones and PDAs has achieved a major release. OpenedHand’s Poky Linux 3.0 (“Blinky”) is based on X11, GTK+, and the Matchbox window manager, and includes an impressive-looking new application framework and theme called “Sato 0.1.” The new “Blinky” release of [...]
From LinuxDevices.com on my two favorite topics of the moment (Linux and Google): Google’s first mobile phone will run a Linux operating system on a Texas Instruments “Edge” chipset, and will likely ship to T-Mobile and Orange customers in the Spring of 2008, according to unconfirmed reports. “GPhone” call minutes and text messages reportedly will [...]
FOSSWire has created a slick linux cheatsheet downloadable as a PDF. Check it out and hang it on your wall. Click here to get it or click here to read about it at FOSSwire.
From Debian Admin: Google’s Linux software repositories make it easier to download and stay up-to-date with current releases of Google Linux applications. Please choose one of the guides below to help configure your system to use these repositories. Get the Howto at Debian Admin. It is a short and sweet, “just the facts, ma’am”, kind [...]
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