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By Kevin Purdy Google Quick Scroll requires a development version of Chrome running on Windows, or a beta (or daily build) version on Linux, with Mac betas soon to follow. Google Quick Scroll (by Google) [Google Chrome Extensions via Google Operating System]

Mr Roberts has often served as Microsoft's public face in controversial arenas, such as the ongoing debate about Linux and open source software - and has ... Microsoft NZ restructures for tougher climateNational Business Review all 4 news articles »

Malicious Linux screensaver proves any os's biggest vulnerability is sitting ... Downloadsquad (blog) antivirus programs for Windows, and you'll probably come across at least one comment from a Linux or Mac flexing about how impervious his or her OS is. ...

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By Chuck Lawton My first impression was how incredibly easy it is to obtain and install on your memory stick. Fedora has released a flash installation tool that handles downloading and imaging the flash drive on Windows systems. (There are installation instructions for other operating systems as well.)...

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Mashable (blog) The N900 is aimed in part at programmers who want to low-level control over a device through its Linux operating system. But Firefox--like Google's ... Firefox Mobile Browser Finally Set to LaunchMashable (blog) Browser of choiceManila Standard Today

By Kevin Purdy Since Google decided to launch its own DNS service, we've dug into finding the fastest domain name server and knowing if yours failed. If you're on a GNOME-based Linux system, you can also try any DNS service without router configuration.

Home Cinema Choice And Linux—well, forget about Linux. (Gaming companies certainly have.) That leaves Windows. And with the release of Windows 7 just in time for the holiday ... Windows XP 'holding back PC gaming'TechRadar UK all 3 news articles »

NokNok.tv Now, with the N900, Nokia is trying something new, with a brand new OS in Maemo 5 – a slimmed down version of Debian Linux – plus a host of top-end features ... Nokia to halve smartphone offeringsStrategyEye (subscription) all 8 news articles »

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Ubuntu, one of the top Linux "distros," is up to version 9.10, aka "Karmic Koala" — and I'm not making that nickname up. The open systems promise of Linux ...

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By Lisa Hoover You can pick up several free songs from the web site, or you can add your own MP3s, along with song text and video files. So go snag the game, add some music, and get your groove on this weekend (without ponying up for a gaming console or a new game). Performous is a free, open-source download, cur...

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The leadership of the KDE community says it has decided to change the KDE brand's focus being an open-source Linux desktop to being an overall open-source ... How to Install KDE in WindowsLXer (press release) Repositioning the KDE Brand (KDE.News)LWN.net all 8 news articles »

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By Adam Pash Windows/Mac/Linux: The folks at Mozilla continue their steady march towards the release of Firefox 3.6, today releasing an update to Firefox 3.6 Beta 3. The update addresses 90+ bugs from the beta 2 release. Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 [via Mozilla Links]

By Kevin Purdy To install Kindle for PC on your Linux system, make sure you've got WINE installed. Most major distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE) offer WINE in one of their repositories, or have versions custom-made for them. Need more help? We've previously written up a guide to installing and ru...

By Adam Pash Windows/Mac/Linux: Less than two weeks after they released the first beta, Mozilla is back with Firefox 3.6 beta 2. This release includes over 190 bug fixes from beta 1, in addition to the already existing performance boosts and support for one-click themes. Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 [Mozilla]

By Kevin Purdy Like Firefox, Opera has already released a beta of Opera 10.1, with the Unite media server installed, but 10.01 is a fixed release for the main, stable branch of Opera. You can see what's changed in the changelog, and grab a copy at the link below.

By Kevin Purdy After reporting on how thieves used Windows malware to steal sizable sums from small banks and businesses, a Washington Post reporter recommends a fairly air-tight solution for net banking: boot up Linux from a live CD or USB drive.

By Kevin Purdy Ubuntu One We still think it looks like a less feature-rich Dropbox, but having it installed by default and integrated into the file system might make regular Ubuntu users a little more familiar and trusting of the 2 GB of free space given to every Ubuntu user.

By Kevin Purdy Once you're signed in, head to your "Home" screen and click the "Create new appliance" link in the upper-right. SUSE Studio calls each bootable system you create an "appliance" throughout the process. You'll be asked to choose your "base template," which includes the GNOME and KDE deskto...

By Adam Pash Windows/Mac/Linux: VLC—the most popular video player among Lifehacker readers—just released an update to version 1.0.2. The update addresses a serious security issue, adds 64-bit support for OS X, and fixes several bugs. The full changelog mentions a completely reworked interface for...

By Kevin Purdy Ubuntu isn't the only Linux operating system, but it's where the dream of a usable, completely free desktop is closest to reality. If every Ubuntu developer were assembled at one place, here are five things we'd ask them to accomplish.

By Adam Pash Windows/Mac/Linux: Firefox 3.5.1 is available for download, addressing the security issue and startup bugs (as well as some stability fixes) we mentioned yesterday. (If you want to know more, you can see the full changelog here.) If you haven't been prompted already, click on Help > Che...

By Kevin Purdy We asked on Twitter what features users wanted to see in Google's Linux-based, web-focused operating system, due to be released in code later this year, then on sponsored netbooks in the second half of 2010. We've compiled ten must-have features that we'd like to see from Google's upcomi...

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By Jason Fitzpatrick There are many, many Linux distributions, and a lot of unique reasons to like them. Read on to see which open-source operating systems inspired our readers to provide our biggest Hive Five response to date. Now that you've seen the options for the open-source operating system crown, it's t...

By Kevin Purdy Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Amarok 2, the open source media center we'd previously toured while it was in beta, is now available in a release version for Linux systems, and in beta for Windows and OS X. There aren't a ton of new features between the later beta release and this "final...

By Kevin Purdy There's probably a few Windows-only apps that make living in Linux pretty hard for even those intrigued at the idea—but there's also some Linux apps that would be great to have on your Windows system. Adam detailed how you can put what's basically a full Ubuntu installation onto your deskt...

By John C Dvorak LinkedIn to support an app platform for no known reason. Xbox 360 to hook into the new Netflix streaming. It will be HD! Ozzie says Azure is an Operating System as a Service. HP in the news with netbook stories and perhaps an HP Linux! Windows 7, they say, will be perfect for notebooks. The [...]

By Barry Shilliday As it is considerably more efficient than Windows Vista and generally performs better than Windows XP on equivalent hardware, Linux has found a niche area and thrives on these devices. If the computer has 128MB or more memory, the entire operating system can run from memory.

In other words, it's a book that nearly everyone using Ubuntu could benefit from. I'm hoping to grab a copy shortly. Have a listen to Keir Thomas on Ubuntu Kung Fu in this week's Pragmatic Podcast. In other words, it's a book that nearly everyone using Ubuntu could benefit from. I'm hoping to gra...

By Jon A VoIP software seller was offering a handset by the Spanish manufacturer SMC Networks, which runs with Linux, says Heise Online. But, “SMC had shipped the handsets without including the source code and the GPL license text; these omissions amount to violations of the terms of the GNU Gen...

By webmaster@oreillynet.com (chromatic) I’ve used a free software desktop since 1998 (except for a six-month flirtation with Mac OS X). It’s much easier to avoid proprietary software in 2007 than it was in 1998, and it gets easier every year. The Rails community doesn’t realize at all just how small it is in the larger scheme of thing...

By Daniel Woolstencroft Bubba's manual is astonishingly detailed. It covers pretty much every angle (including multiple operating systems), and offers both simplistic and advanced takes on many subjects. There's even a section on "hacking Bubba". For the curious, hacking Bubba involves connecting to it with...

By T. Michael Testi What I personally like about this book is that it can be digested a chapter at a time. Granted you need to be somewhat versed in Linux, UNIX, or even Windows Server background; that said, Linux System Administration will give you the tools you need to become a better administrator.

By Trent Wolbe 13:07 - How-To: play DivX and Xvid on your Apple TV 17:14 - Apple's Leopard delayed to October, iPhone blamed 24:16 - Apple sells 100 millionth iPod, deems experiment a success 27:45 - Palm prepping its own Linux-based OS 35:46 - Dell Axim, RIP: 2002 - 2007

By donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed etch, after 21 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME and...

By Cory Doctorow Windows Vista includes an extensive reworking of core OS elements in order to provide content protection for so-called “premium content”, typically HD data from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sources. Providing this protection incurs considerable costs in terms of system performance, system s...

By UltraMegaChicken Take a look at Netcraft and review the trends. Microsoft is on the rise for the enterprise servers while Linux is on a steep decline. We all know that in the desktop world, the only functional choice is Microsoft, Mac does not like to play, and Linux, well it has and never will be a player.

However, as a Linux newbie, I'm not quite ready to give up my Windows desktop, or even my Vista Beta installation, for that matter. So this week I'm going to show you how I set up a triple-boot system running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Ubuntu Linux.

In today's daily news podcast, we talk about the high cost of data loss and how it keeps continuing, why some think it was a cheap shot for Visa to blame Fujitsu for the recent debit-card PIN breach, how Microsoft is delaying the consumer version of Vista until after the new year, the first lo...

Linux creator Linus Torvalds takes issue with the Free Software Foundation over digital rights management, and the Supreme Court refuses to hear Research In Motion's appeal, setting up a possible shutdown of RIM's U.S. network.

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