2012
Sub-archives
Oct 18, 2012
Ubuntu Linux 12.10 review: Better, but slower
The newest version of Ubuntu Linux is almost here and it's looking pretty good, but it also has some quirks and it's slower than I'd like. read more...
Adobe fixes 25 security bugs in latest update
Adobe has patched at least 25 security flaws in its Flash Player, a widely used software used to run various types of media on computers and mobile devices. read more...
Oct 10, 2012
Landscape mode comes to Nexus 7
A small, but important, Android update is bring landscape mode to the popular Nexus 7 tablet, and a new version of the tablet, with a different power management chip, is on its way. read more...
Ubuntu Linux: Donationware?
In the days counting down to the next release of Ubuntu Linux, the popular desktop Linux is encouraging users to donate to the operating system. read more...
Oct 08, 2012
LibreOffice patches 93 bugs in software
A new version of the free LibreOffice suite that fixes a range of bugs and regression issues previously present in the software is now available to download. read more...
One Linux for all ARM systems
At long last, we’re on our way to a single Linux kernel for all ARM smartphones, tablets, and other devices. read more...
Oct 02, 2012
Oracle debuts MySQL 5.6 RC at inaugural MySQL Connect
As part of its first ever MySQL Connect, Oracle this weekend debuted the first release candidate of MySQL 5.6. read more...
Oct 01, 2012
Mozilla Foundation puts password killer into first beta
Persona is an open authentication system that uses email providers to validate that a user is who they say they are. read more...
Mar 22, 2012
Oracle's Google Android patent lawsuit cut down to size
Instead of billions, Oracle will be lucky to get above $100-million in its Java patent lawsuit against Google Android. read more...
Linux guru: re-merging of Android into kernel eases sysdev a bit
Linux kernel maintainer and Linux Foundation Fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman said the reintroduction of 7,000 lines of Android code into the Linux 3.3 kernel will make it somewhat easier for OEMs creating Android systems. App developers? Not so much read more...
Mar 21, 2012
Android and Linux re-merge into one operating system
For years, Android has been a Linux variant, but now, with the release of Linux 3.3, the two operating systems are united again. read more...
Linux servers keep growing, Windows & Unix keep shrinking
2011 saw, according to IDC, Linux servers grow while Windows and Unix servers numbers shrank. In 2012, Linux’s server future looks brighter than ever. read more...
Mar 13, 2012
"Official" Fedora Linux Remix for Raspberry Pi arrives
After delays, the “recommended” Raspberry Pi Fedora Linux Remix has finally arrived. read more...
Android tablet surge will be led by Google-Motorola, HP, Dell in '12
Fear not, Android lovers. Google’s Motorola Mobility’s next generation tablet will commandeer Android’s rightful place in the market and bring others such as HP and Dell back to the Android table. read more...
Mar 08, 2012
Google, web security and privacy in spotlight at CeBit 2012
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel offered colorful and markedly different commentary on the importance of “Trust” in the Internet age as more and more data and apps move to the cloud. read more...
Linux patent defense group expands open-source protection
The Open Invention Network, a Linux patent protection consortium, is expanding its defense to related open-source programs such as KVM, Git, OpenJDK, and WebKit. Mobile Linux distributions like Android, MeeGo, and webOS will also soon be expressly protected. read more...
Mar 06, 2012
Linus Torvalds snarls at openSUSE desktop Linux's security
Even Linus “Linux” Torvalds can have desktop Linux headaches. read more...
You can now run Arch & Debian Linux on a Raspberry Pi
Several Linux distributions, Arch and Debian, are now available for the credit-card sized Raspberry Pi computer. Fedora, however, the “official” distribution is still no-where to be found. read more...
Feb 23, 2012
Adobe abandons Linux
Adobe has announced its future plans for Flash and AIR and Linux isn’t part of them. Flash will still, however, be available to Linux desktop users who use Google’s Chrome Web browser. read more...
Feb 21, 2012
What does Ubuntu want to be when it grows up?
You can use Ubuntu in the cloud, on servers, on the desktop, on tablets and smartphones, but can the popular Linux distribution play in all these spaces? read more...
