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ATI Releases Catalyst 7.10 Drivers for Linux

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AMD announced today that it has released new Linux drivers for its line of video cards. The new Linux Catalyst 7.10 drivers release includes several updates and new features.

The drivers now support AIGLX (accelerates indirect rendering) and ATI GPUs which allows for accelerated effects on desktops of supported distributions. OpenGL game performance improvements were added for OpenGL based games like Doom3 and Quake 4. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:05:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Trolltech Qtopia Linux Greenphones sold out

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Trolltech announces that they sold out of their Linux developer mobile phones and will not re-stock it. Trolltech introduced the Greenphone in August of 2006.

For Trolltech the mission of jump starting the open phone developer community with hardware has been accomplished. Trolltech will continue to support the Qtopia Greenphone community with new software releases in the coming months, but recommends the Neo 1973 from FIC as developer handsets. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard has embedded Linux

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With the new Asus P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard Asus is delivering a Mobo with embedded Linux.

The Asus P5E3 Deluxe is based on Intel's new X38 chipset and the embedded Linux feature is called Asus Express Gate. Asus Express Gate is powered by DeviceVM SplashTop Linux desktop.

Without installing an operating system you can instantly surf the web with a Firefox web browser or make VOIP phone calls with the new Asus P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard. Read more

Posted on Sun, 7 Oct 2007 03:33:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Red Hat sees another Delay in PC Linux Software

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BOSTON (Reuters) - Software maker Red Hat Inc. , which had planned to introduce a new version of its Linux software for personal computers in August, said on Tuesday that the product won't be out until next month at the earliest. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:34:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell expands Linux PC Sales to Europe, China

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By Jim Finkle

BOSTON (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Tuesday it has decided to expand sales of consumer personal computers loaded with the Linux operating system to the United Kingdom, France, Germany and China. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:31:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Motorola Launches MOTOMAGIX Linux Development Platform

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Motorola announced today that they are introducing MOTOMAGX, the next generation Linux platform from Motorola. To date Motorola has sold more than 9 million mobile Linux handsets around the world.

The first products that are based on MOTOMAGX are the MOTOROKR Z6 and the RAZR2 V8. The RAZR2 V8 is the first Linux device bound for us here in the United States.

The MOTOMAGIX platform enables several different types of content developed by third-party developers. The application supports Java ME applications and there are plans to introduce a new WebUI that would enable widgets and Web 2.0 content. Read more

Posted on Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:31:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Lenovo to sell Laptops with Linux

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By Jim Finkle

BOSTON (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd. , the world's No. 3 PC maker, said on Monday it would start selling laptop computers preloaded with Linux software from Novell Inc. instead of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. Read more

Posted on Mon, 6 Aug 2007 08:22:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Red Hat delays release of Linux Software

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By Jim Finkle

BOSTON (Reuters) - Software maker Red Hat Inc said on Thursday it delayed its August release of a version of its Linux software for personal computers that would compete with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Aug 2007 01:50:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell to expand Linux PC Offerings, Partner says

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BOSTON (Reuters) - Dell Inc will soon offer more personal computers that use the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp's Windows, said the founder of a company that offers Linux support services. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zonbu $99 Linux Subscription PC

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Zonbu offers a $99 Linux PC with a monthly subscription ($12.99) to access applications, storage and services.

Zonbu claims that their Linux box is environmentally friendly as it just uses 1/10th the power of a standard Windows PC.

The Linux based user interface of Zonbu looks great and very approachable for the average consumer. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OpenMoko Neo 1973 Open Source Linux Phone on Sale

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The OpenMoko based touchscreen mobile phones and developer kits go on sale.

The Neo Base kit contains everything the mobile application developer needs to enjoy the benefits of the first freed phone, the Neo 1973. The Neo Advanced Kit everything the mobile device hacker wants to get down and dirty with the first freed phone, the Neo 1973.

The Neo 1973 phone features a 2.8 inch VGA resolution touchscreen, 266Mhz Samsung ARM based CPU, GSM and GPRS support, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, and USB port. Wi-fi is prominently missing. The phone hardware is made by FIC. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

TurboLinux Wizpy Linux MP3 Player Ships in June

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Japanese company TurboLinux is ready to ship their Linux MP3 player Wizpy this month world-wide. You can already order it in Japan on Amazon.jp.

TurboLinux announced Wizpy in November of 2006.
The Linux player will let you boot Linux in its memory when connected to a PC. Besides that it is a full media player supporting OGG, MP3, WMA, AAC audio formats and DivX video formats Read more

Posted on Sun, 3 Jun 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Install a Linux Server on the Sony PS3 in 6 minutes

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German Helios Software GmbH simplified a Yellow Dog Linux distribution to give you server functionality on the Sony PS3 in less than 6 minutes.

The HELIOS simplified YDL distribution comes on a CD disk image and provides a high performance Linux server OS complete with DHCP network settings, support for Java 1.5 and AppleTalk enhanced kernel. "Our Linux distribution for PS3 is another milestone in our support for the Open Source Community", explained Helmut Tschemernjak, CEO and President of HELIOS Software. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 May 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Game Emulation In Linux

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Techgage takes a close look at emulating console games on Linux.

Quote from the report: "A common complaint about Linux is that there is a general lack of games. When emulation is brought into the picture though, it opens up a huge world of gaming possibilities. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Ubuntu Linux on Dell confirmed?

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Dell did not reveal officially which Linux distribution they are going to pre-install on their PC and Notebooks.

Boing Boing posted a reference to post on Fabian Rodriguez site saying that Dell went with Ubuntu. The site is down as it got digged (use DuggMirror). Mr. Rodriguez works for the Ubuntu support group. He writes that the embargo is over and that he now can talk about the Dell Ubuntu deal. An official press-release is supposedly on the way with the details.

Posted on Tue, 1 May 2007 02:31:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Future of Palm contains Linux and Windows

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Palm held a Analyst and Investor Day today in New York and told analysts, actually not that much, besides that the smartphone market is growing to $36 billion by 2009.

Question remains if Palm can grow with the market, despite the new entries into the smartphone market.
Palm did not comment on the rumors that Palm is up for sale. The company does not see Apple's upcoming iPhone a competitor in the business market. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:59:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gupp Phreedom Linux Mobile Phone

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Malaysian startup Gupp readies a Linux based smart phone with Wi-Fi and VOIP support dubbed Phreedom.

The Phreedom features a 2.5 inch QVGA color screen and a QWERTY keyboard similar to a Treo. Other features of the Linux phone include PXA270 CPU running at 312MHz, 320MB flash and SDRAM, 802.11b/g WiFi, GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz and 900/1800/1900 MHz.
The Linux version for the Phreedom comes from A La Mobile.

I suggest Gupp works a bit more on the design. The device looks a bit outdated and get rid of the external antenna thingy.
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Posted on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:10:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

IBM Tutorial on Installing Linux on the Sony PS3

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IBM has a wealth of great programming tutorials under there developerWorks program. Recently they published a tutorial on how to install Linux on the Sony PS3.

We already reported about how to install the Yellow Dog Linux distribution on the PS3 last year, but the fact that IBM tells you how to do it is interesting. IBM's Tutorial also tells about how to get started developing for the Cell BE processor on the PS3.

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"The Sony PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) is the easiest and cheapest way for programmers to get their hands on the new Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE) processor and take it for a drive. Discover what the fuss is all about, how to install Linux on the PS3, and how to get started developing for the Cell BE processor on the PS3. "
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Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:20:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

How to Install Yellow Dog Linux on the PS3

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If you were one of the lucky ones that got your hands on the PS3 already and are looking to make it into a lean mean DVR machine Gizmodo has the how to for you. You will need to be sure that you have enough space on the internal HDD of your PS3 to begin.

Then Gizmodo says you will need a USB keyboard and mouse and their handy dandy how to that walks you through the rest of the steps. Once complete you can even use the PS3 as a web server. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:01:46 CST | by Shane McGlaun

I4U Deal: Unlocked Motorola A1200 Linux Phone

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Our I4U Shop offers the Motorola A1200 Linux mobile phone for $380.16.

We reported about the Motorola A1200 back in March the first time.
The Linux phone runs on a Intel XScale 312MHz processor and features a QVGA touch screen display, 2MP camera, USB and microSD slot.
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