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11/11/2007 3:07:47 PM
Hidden Linux: OCR Secrets
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11/11/2007 3:07:46 AM
Phoenix's Hyperspace: Linux-Based Instant-On For Laptops
Not long after I covered Splashtop, the instant-on Linux-based boot environment that runs from flash memory, it looks like other hardware makers are getting into the same game. Meet Phoenix's Linux-based HyperSpace .
11/10/2007 5:28:45 PM
The day of the Linux desktop
I've been hearing the phrase "This is the year of the Linux desktop" for 10 years.
11/10/2007 8:07:32 AM
Linux On Half Of All New Servers? Red Hat's Got Plans
It's a goal, says the company. Offering more ways to run Linux-based apps, like its recent deal with Amazon, will help.
11/9/2007 11:00:00 PM
Nigeria favors Linux vendor Mandriva over Microsoft once more
Microsoft may not have beaten French Linux vendor Mandriva in a large deal to supply Nigerian elementary schools with laptop computers and software after all.
11/9/2007 6:56:20 AM
Red Hat Teams Up With Amazon To Broaden Deployment Of Linux Apps
The 5.1 version of Red Hat's Enterprise Linux also increases support for virtualization on HP Itanium servers and for Microsoft's hypervisor.
11/8/2007 8:20:00 AM
Red Hat, Amazon deliver Linux on demand
Red Hat made its Enterprise Linux OS available on demand Wednesday by releasing it for the Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) service that hosts business applications. The move is part of Red Hat's so-called "automation" strategy, which aims to deliver a Linux and open-source infrastructure for simplifying how applications run and are managed.
11/7/2007 5:07:15 PM
Amazon to host Red Hat Linux online
Red Hat's Linux will be an option on Amazon's Elastic Computing Cloud, a pay-by-the-hour online service.
11/7/2007 1:06:29 PM
Cray shows off new Linux supercomputers
What to do with 768 CPU cores. Cray has introduced a family of supercomputers based on the Linux operating system.
11/7/2007 11:19:01 AM
Fate of Linux guru's life, and life's work, hang in balance
The fate of a Linux visionary who is charged with murder will be decided in a trial starting Tuesday in Oakland, California, while the fate of the file system he created remains left in the hands of an open-source community rapidly losing interest in the technology.
11/6/2007 1:15:22 PM
Symbian CEO: Android just another Linux platform
The CEO of Symbian says he's already spoilt for choice with Linux-based cell phone platforms and that Google's Android software unveiled Monday appears to be another to add to the list.
11/6/2007 8:36:22 AM
Will Google fracture or unify mobile Linux?
Google's Open Handset Alliance is at least the fifth consortium tackling Linux-based mobile phone technology. Developer support could help determine its success.
11/5/2007 6:51:29 PM
Google's Android boosts enterprise mobile Linux
Google's introduction of its Android device operating system and Open Handset Alliance on Monday could help create just the breed of mobile Linux platform that many enterprise IT managers have been waiting for, industry experts contend.
11/5/2007 6:35:58 PM
Cheap Linux PCs may Rival One Laptop Per Child
As component prices drop, the aggressive pricing of commercial Linux notebooks could hamper efforts by One Laptop Per Child to supply inexpensive laptops to children in developing markets.
11/4/2007 4:00:00 PM
Cheap Linux PCs may pressure One Laptop Per Child
As component prices drop, the aggressive pricing of commercial Linux notebooks could hamper efforts by One Laptop Per Child to supply inexpensive laptops to children in developing markets.
11/4/2007 3:52:32 PM
Linux desktop lacks innovation
Executive summary for the terminally impatient Microsoft is complaining that "the Linux desktop including OpenOffice" infringes some 235 Microsoft patents.
11/4/2007 8:25:39 AM
Lotus Symphony Linux Beta Review
Polish Linux: "Recently I've laid my hands on the new IBM's child--Lotus Symphony..."
11/4/2007 3:48:15 AM
Debian-based router Linux achieves major update
— Oct. 29, 2007 — Vyatta has achieved a major new release of its community-supported, Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at turning commodity x86 hardware into enterprise routers, firewalls, and VPN appliances.
11/4/2007 1:50:26 AM
Asus's Eee Has It All Over Wal-Mart's Linux PC
And so now two new PCs running Linux out of the box have hit the shelves this week: Asus's $399 Eee Flash-storage mini-notebook and Everex's $198 TC2502 gPC , courtesy of Wal-Mart. Yes, they both run Linux, but the similarities end there -- and my money's on the Eee being the real success story of the two.
11/3/2007 3:29:12 PM
Desktop Linux: Yea Or Nay?
The debate about whether the open-source operating system will ever become a major player on the client side is heating up again this week, in the wake of Nick Petreley's "pro" argument, Why Linux Will Succeed On The Desktop and my earlier piece, 7 Reasons Why Linux Won't Succeed On The Desktop .
11/3/2007 3:28:46 PM
Everex gPC runs Linux and sells for $199
Everex offers a very low cost PC unit that runs Linux. The Everex gPC runs gOS. gOS is built on Ubuntu Linux 7.10. The Everex gPC TC2502 sells for $199 at Wal-mart.
11/3/2007 1:18:28 PM
Don't Buy Linux From Wal-Mart
You can now buy a Linux PC at Wal-Mart! Woo hoo! The only problem is that it's really more of a Google network PC that could easily be run on hardware that costs significantly less than $199.
11/3/2007 7:19:18 AM
Microsoft Denies Sabotaging Mandriva Linux PC Deal
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has denied sabotaging Mandriva's deal with the Nigerian government to supply Classmate PCs from Intel along with a customized Mandriva Linux operating system. 'From Microsoft's perspective it's a matter of choice. In the statement sent to InternetNews.com, Microsoft said it believes individuals, governments and other organizations should be free to choose ...
11/3/2007 5:47:58 AM
Hitting the Open Source Road With a Linux-Powered Driverless Vehicle
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 PlayStation 3 to guide a specially designed driverless car competing in the qualifying rounds for the DARPA autonomous vehicle challenge in Victorville, Calif.
11/3/2007 3:39:02 AM
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