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bit-tech.net - 45 minutes ago
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Daily Internet Services - a UK-based webhost -
was the victim of a defacement attack late last...
week which saw customers' pages replaced with an image of the Linux mascot.
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UK webhost suffers defacement
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![[Phoronix] FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/pc/story_preview/2009/11/30/phoronix_freebsd_8_0_benchmarked_against_linux.jpg)
phoronix.com - 9 hours ago
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With the stable release of FreeBSD 8.0 arriving
last week we finally were able to put it...
up on the test bench and give it a thorough look over with the Phoronix Test Suite. We compared the FreeBSD 8.0 performance between it and the earlier FreeBSD 7.2 ...
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[Phoronix] FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, ...
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maximumpc.com - 4 days ago
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Future Ubunu installations will no longer include GIMP,
starting with version 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), it was announced...
during the Ubuntu Developer Summit. According to those in attendance, the decision to kick GIMP to the curb was based on a variety of factors. One of the primary reasons was a ...
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GIMP No Longer Packaged with Ubuntu
arstechnica.com - 4 days ago
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Canonical hosted its biannual Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS)
last week in Dallas, Texas. I was one of...
many open source software developers who attended the event and participated in the collaborative process of planning Ubuntu ...
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Giving up the GIMP is a sign of Ubuntu's mainstream maturity
carbon.hexxeh.net - 4 days ago
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Download a USB drive version Windows Instructions Mac
Instructions Linux Instructions Chromium OS builds by Hexxeh Digg...
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Chromium OS Builds by Hexxeh
rbmods.com - 6 days ago
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Wi-Fi compliant with IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0) standard
Backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b devices...
Supports Router, Access Point and AP Client modes Supports Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology Powered by external ...
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Trendnet 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router
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techspot.com - 6 days ago
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Google ventured into the operating system world last
year with the introduction of Android, an operating system...
intended for mobile phones, and most recently with the netbook-oriented Chrome OS. For now, the two projects are evidently separate, but according to the company's co-founder Sergey ...
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Google: Android, Chrome OS to converge eventually
ocmodshop.com - 6 days ago
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> Keep Your Hands Where I Can See
'Em If you are a system administrator, then you...
probably find yourself using the Windows Command Prompt more often than most people. When running this window, old-school admins get into a DOS or Linux mindset and ...
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How to Enable Command Prompt Scrolling from the Keyboard
infoworld.com - 9 days ago
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Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time
A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego...
trip to the dustbin of history The Chrome OS is here -- sort of. This week, Google was kind of enough to give the world a sneak peek at its nascent desktop ...
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Why Chrome OS will fail -
engadget.com - 10 days ago
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engadget.com —
Google had a low-key event today to preview
Chrome OS , its new operating system based on...
Linux and the Chrome browser. Things are still pretty early -- it's not even in beta yet, let alone on shipping products -- but that's the first official screen ...
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Google's Chrome OS revealed -
techspot.com - 10 days ago
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Google offered a preview of its upcoming Chrome
OS during an event today. Stressing its target audience,...
Google said it is building Chrome OS with web users in mind, and that it probably isn't going to be a replacement for Windows, OS X or Linux desktops. Instead, the search giant is trying to ...
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Google previews its upcoming Chrome OS
maximumpc.com - 10 days ago
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This morning, Google gave the first public demonstration
of the Chrome OS they announced earlier this year....
We'll have a full recap of the presentation later today, but Google has also released a 3 minute video explaining the basics of their netbook-targeted operating system. The basics: ...
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Google Explains Chrome OS in this 3 Minute Video
![[Phoronix] Mac OS X 10.6.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/pc/story_preview/2009/11/19/phoronix_mac_os_x_10_6_2_vs_ubuntu_9_10_benchmarks.jpg)
phoronix.com - 10 days ago
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Back in August upon the launch of Apple's
Snow Leopard we delivered benchmarks comparing Mac OS X...
10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6 along with initial benchmarks of how Ubuntu 9.10 was running against Mac OS X 10.6 . Since that time though Ubuntu 9.10 has been ...
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[Phoronix] Mac OS X 10.6.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks
techspot.com - 12 days ago
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A new version of the popular Linux desktop
distro originally based off Red Hat is now available....
Fedora 12, named Constantine, brings a host of new software and feature enhancements. Among the new additions include Empathy, an alternative to Pidgin and other clients for instant messaging, ...
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Fedora 12 released, brings multi-touch support, more
techspot.com - 12 days ago
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The Pirate Bay Tracker Shuts Down for Good
@ TorrentFreak...
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News around the web: The Pirate Bay Shuts Down
phoronix.com - 13 days ago
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Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 "Bardu" provides an abundance
of benchmarking capabilities and options for those looking to...
run automated performance tests on Linux, OpenSolaris, BSD, and Mac OS X platforms. Chicago, IL -- November 16, 2009 -- Continuing in ...
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[Phoronix] Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 Further Expands The ...
techspot.com - 16 days ago
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Google's much-anticipated operating system, Chrome OS, will be
available for download next week. That is at least...
according to a "reliable source" cited by TechCrunch, who claims we can expect official driver support only for a small set of devices in this early version.
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Google Chrome OS coming next week?
maximumpc.com - 16 days ago
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Right from the very beginning, Windows XP has
dominated the netbook scene. Vista is just too demanding...
for a low-power PC, and Linux hasn't been able to win over the mainstream. But even though Windows XP played an important role in the popularizing ultraportable netbooks, Microsoft appears ...
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Microsoft Downplays Windows XP as Netbook OS
maximumpc.com - 16 days ago
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Well here's something we didn't see coming. Microsoft
has apparently convinced the patent courts to grant the...
Redmond company a patent for "sudo," the command every Linux user is familiar with. Think that's mind boggling? Check out the final wording for the patent: "Although ...
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Microsoft has Patented "sudo." Yes, the Command
techreport.com - 16 days ago
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Last week, we told you that early Windows
7 retail sales had eclipsed early Vista sales by...
a staggering 234%. Do usage share numbers reflect that popularity? Yes, according to new Net Applications figures gathered by the folks at eWeek. According to ...
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Windows 7 now has 4% of the PC market
techspot.com - 17 days ago
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Just as many anticipated, social media startup Boxee
has announced a deal with an undisclosed "hardware partner"...
to sell a standalone device equipped with its media center software. The so-called Boxee box will be presented in mockup form this December 7th and will reportedly be only the first ...
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Boxee signs hardware deal, standalone box coming
blog.boxee.tv - 17 days ago
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We launched our public alpha for Mac/Linux in
January at CES. During the show we met with...
several device manufactures interested in embedding Boxee into their existing devices or building a dedicated Boxee device. I am very happy to announce we have ...
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a Boxee Box is coming!
techspot.com - 17 days ago
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Apple pushed out an update for Safari today,
making version 4.0.4 available to the public across multiple...
platforms. The update is primarily focused on security, Apple addressing at least six flaws related to Safari, WebKit or related libraries. There were other improvements as well, including a ...
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Apple releases Safari 4.0.4, addresses various security ...
maximumpc.com - 17 days ago
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Linux certainly has its advantages, and if Ubuntu
8.04 LTS happens to be your distro of choice,...
you'll be able to take advantage of Arkeia Software's Network Backup version 8 at no cost, Arkeia announced . "Arkeia Network Backup is a proven network backup solution with broad platform ...
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Arkeia Software Offers Free Network Backup for Ubuntu Users
phoronix.com - 18 days ago
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In past articles we have delivered plenty of
file-system benchmarks from testing out EXT4 to Btrfs to...
NILFS2 . We have also delivered benchmarks from traditional hard drives to solid-state drives . One area though where we have not published any ...
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[Phoronix] Testing Out Linux File-Systems On A USB Flash ...
techspot.com - 18 days ago
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One of the most severe threats any modern
server faces is total system compromise through infection. This...
is often accomplished through rootkits, which can result in many infected servers, workstations and desktops that appear to be clean. Rootkits are designed to disguise themselves once they ...
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New software makes machines immune to rootkits?
bit-tech.net - 20 days ago
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Samsung has announced that it is to launch
a new smartphone OS which will be based on...
Linux.
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Samsung announces Linux smartphone OS
tgdaily.com - 20 days ago
phoronix.com - 23 days ago
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Back in September we published a launch-day Linux
preview of Intel's Lynnfield processors and provided Core i5...
/ Core i7 benchmarks. With that initial testing of the Lynnfield processors and the new Intel P55 Chipset we had used an Intel DP55KG ...
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ECS Elitegroup P55H-A
maximumpc.com - 24 days ago
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Already feeling bored with Ubuntu and thnk you're
ready to start experimenting with other Linux distros? You...
may want to consider Mandriva Linux 2010.0, which was just released on Wednesday. Mandriva 2010.0, or "Adelie" if you prefer to use its codename, promises to be snappier than ...
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Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Released
ask.slashdot.org - 25 days ago
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remolacha writes "I've been given the task of
tech chief for a biggish art museum (1300 m2,...
or about 13,000 sq ft) in Spain. The museum's designers want 20 'terminals' that will offer on-demand video and interactive content. the terminals' content ...
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Demand Video + CMS + Interactive Input For Museum?
maximumpc.com - 25 days ago
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The recent announcement of Skype turning quote-unquote open
source has me twirling a finger with delicious glee....
It's not that I dislike Skype. And it's not that I'm about to get into one of my 1,500-word debates on the differences between the definition of "free" and ...
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Murphy's Law: What is Skype Up To?
phoronix.com - 26 days ago
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For a year now we have been talking
about XvBA , which stands for X-Video Bitstream Acceleration...
and is designed to implement AMD's Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2) engine on Linux systems for improving the video decoding and playback process on desktop ...
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AMD's UVD2-based XvBA Finally Does Something On Linux
maximumpc.com - 26 days ago
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Watch out Atom, there's a new line of
VIA Nano processors on the block, and they're after...
your lunch money. They just may have the muscle to take it, too. The new VIA Nano 3000 series is based on the 64-bit superscalar "Isaiah' architecture and comes with a bevy of noteworthy features. ...
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VIA Unveils Atom-Smashing Nano 3000 Series Processors
techspot.com - 26 days ago
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VIA has announced its new Nano 3000 Series
processors, which are said to offer enhanced digital media...
performance and less power consumption for ultrathin notebooks and all-in-one desktops. The new line brings strong competition to Intel's Atom CPU, and consists of six 64-bit Isaiah-based chips.
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VIA intros Nano 3000 Series processors
getpersonas.com - 27 days ago
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getpersonas.com —
Get Personas for Firefox - Free Firefox Add-on
for Windows, Mac or Linux...
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Personas for Firefox
phoronix.com - 29 days ago
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For the past two years we have hosted
an annual Linux Graphics Survey in which we ask...
well over 20,000 users each time their video card preferences, driver information, and other questions about their view of the Linux graphics stack. This year we are ...
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[Phoronix] 2009 Linux Graphics Survey
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- [Phoronix] NVIDIA Developer Talks Openly About Linux Support](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/pc/story_preview/2009/10/21/phoronix_nvidia_developer_talks_openly_about_linux.jpg)
