The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.3, our thirteenth stable release. No new features have been added since 1.3rc2, but 94 changes have been made to fix minor bugs. If you didn’t follow the changes during the pre/rc releases, here are the most important changes since 1.1...
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Salix OS is a desktop-oriented Slackware derivative which made it’s début last year. It has attracted more interest that is typically seen when a new distro turns up, particularly one based on Slackware. Late last year I was using another Slackware based distro, VectorLinux 6.0, as my main Linux desktop at home and I...
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What defines an operating system isn’t a geeky label or a collection of ramblings from the mouths of its community members. Nor is it some empty and pointless certification offered up by an obscure group of malcontented purveyors of “standards.” An operating system is a kernel, a supporting cast of programs, and a concept....
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Do you remember a time when Linux was a niche OS? Beyond college kids and a few converted Unix nerds, Linux was something for hackers, Ham radio operators and ivory tower dwellers. No one would ever put a Linux-based computer into a data center. How times and attitudes have changed. Once known as the...
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BlackBerry 6, the upcoming OS for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry devices, blows away the notion of the BlackBerry as the ugly, businesslike device you use to check your work email. It was announced in April, but RIM has released a new sneak peek video that shows off the browser, media player interface, and social...
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Apple on Monday quietly rolled out the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 4 (formerly named iPhone OS 4). The upgrade introduces several key features such as multitasking, a unified inbox for e-mail and the ability to group apps into folders. The new elements of iOS 4 have been covered thoroughly by...
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When Google’s Chrome OS arrives later this year, Dell could be ready to jump on board, according to a report. Dell’s Amit Midha, president for greater China and South Asia, said the PC company “wants to be one of the leaders” when it comes to adopting new technologies like Google’s Android and Chrome operating...
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Apple has just reached its 10,000th native iPad application, doubling the size of the iPad App Store in just over six weeks. The milestone itself comes just two months after the release of the tablet device, though it’s but a fraction of the total number of applications available for both Apple’s iPad and iPhone:...
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Windows 7 and Mac OS X each have a new, fundamental flaw that will be presented at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam in July. These security holes are so close to the core operating systems that fixing them may be very hard. Windows 7 has an issue in the 64-bit edition...
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Price: $2.99 -> Free, Version: 1.0.1 (iTunes) Description: Explore the wastelands of BioDefense HD in this unique release from Resolution Interactive that will revolutionize strategy games on the iPad platform. BioDefense HD is a real-time strategy game where you’re defending your base against waves of relentless zombies. Build your defenses well and expand your...
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You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft and Apple have been trying to get into your living room for years, with a variety of television-oriented products. Now Google thinks it can succeed where other computer companies have seen only middling success. The company announced a...
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The same hackers who got the Android operating system running in a dual-boot configuration on the first and second generation iPhones are now working on porting the hack to the iPod Touch. In a new blog post, Linux on the iPhone is reporting that the binaries of the iPod Touch port are coming soon...
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Microsoft’s latest update to its emulator for the still-in-development Windows Phone 7 platform shows some ongoing refinements, and a hint that Microsoft may be nearing a “release candidate” version of the OS, after which major changes are unlikely. And hackers unlocking the latest Windows Phone 7 emulator are trying to delve into the underlying...
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