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- Chrome OS VMware image pops up on BitTorrent
Eager to try Chrome OS, but don't feel like going through the trouble of building a usable version of the operating system from the publicly available source code? Well, good news: as TechCrunch reports, a kind soul has gone through the motions and uploaded a convenient VMware image...
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Last by brucect at 6:47 PM on 11/20/09 - Google pulls the curtain off Chrome OS, releases source
As planned, Google showed Chrome OS to the world for the first time earlier today. The unveiling came hand-in-hand with the release of the operating system's source code under the Chromium OS project, which allows anyone to grab the code, modify it, build it, and run it. Google...
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Last by TheWacoKid at 10:21 PM on 11/20/09 - Google plans Chrome OS event for tomorrow
On Friday, the folks at TechCrunch quoted a "reliable source" as saying Google's Chrome OS would become available within a week. That may well turn out to be true. The same site now says it has been notified that Google will hold a "special Chrome OS event" at...
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Last by UberGerbil at 12:34 PM on 11/19/09 - Report: Chrome OS to be available next week
We might not have to suffer fake "leaked" screenshots of Chrome OS for much longer. Quoting a "reliable source," TechCrunch claims the upcoming netbook operating system will become publicly available within just a week. Implausible? Not really. When Google first announced the project in July, it pledged to...
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Last by Hattig at 12:09 PM on 11/14/09 - Ubuntu 9.10 brings better polish, performance
On the heels of Windows 7, Canonical has completed and released the latest major version of its popular Linux distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 is now available for download from a wealth of mirrors all over the world. As usual, the installation image fits onto a single, bootable CD that...
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Last by Manabu at 2:53 PM on 11/04/09 - New Chrome OS shots look most plausible yet
We've seen our fair share of fake Chrome OS screenshots over the past little while. The images posted yesterday on the OMG! Ubuntu! blog look like the most plausible yet, however, and there's a good reason for it: the blogger claims to have gotten working pre-release software straight...
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Last by SlyFerret at 12:23 PM on 10/15/09 - Amazon starts selling Android-powered netbook
Android has come to netbooks. Well, it's on its way, at least. Amazon has started taking pre-orders for an Acer Aspire One D250 netbook that dual-boots Windows XP and Google's Android mobile platform. The $349.99 netbook doesn't look much different from cheaper variants already available today. It includes a...
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Last by bhtooefr at 9:33 PM on 10/17/09 - Next Ubuntu can boot in seconds on an SSD
Canonical has been working hard on boot times. The Ubuntu 9.04 release that came out in April already brought improvements in that area, but as Ars Technica reports, the Ubuntu team isn't done. Apparently, the latest alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10 can boot in as little as five...
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Last by jap0nes at 7:50 PM on 09/22/09 - It runs Linux, too: Ubuntu installed on Amazon Kindle
If something has a processor and some sort of storage or networking component, odds are it can run Linux. According to a story on Boing Boing Gadgets, that even applies to Amazon's Kindle. A hacker by the name of Jesse Vincent reportedly got the ARM release of Ubuntu Linux...
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Last by FireGryphon at 7:46 PM on 09/06/09 - Press release mentions Android-powered Dell netbook
We already know a small Chinese company is prepping a super-cheap netbook based on Google's Android platform. Could Dell be doing the same? The guys at Engadget spotted a reference to an Android-powered Dell netbook in a press release from a mobile software firm. Bsquare's press release is...
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Last by WillBach at 8:25 PM on 05/08/09 - Net Applications: Linux reaches 1% client usage share
The number of folks running Linux as a client OS has risen dramatically over the past year, according to the latest figures from Net Applications. The market research firm has announced on its website that, "Linux usage share on client devices has surpassed 1% for the first time in...
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Last by robsku at 4:25 PM on 07/16/09 - $250 Android netbook is on track for a summer release
In January, the rumor mill hinted that Android-based netbooks could appear next year. And it was wrong. ComputerWorld reports that a small Chinese company is already putting the finishing touches on such a system, which could hit the market "within three months." The Alpha 680 from Guangzhou Skytone Transmission...
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Last by UberGerbil at 12:32 AM on 04/29/09 - Ubuntu Linux 9.04 hits the web
Sticking tightly to its six-month development cycle, Canonical has released the latest version of its Ubuntu Linux distribution. Ubuntu 9.04 brings a pretty broad cross-section of improvements, from shorter boot times to better out-of-the-box support for AMD graphics processors. According to the official release notes, Ubuntu 9.04 includes the latest...
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Last by axeman at 10:53 PM on 04/26/09 - Oracle reaches agreement to purchase Sun
Rumored acquisition talks between Sun and IBM may have petered out, but it certainly didn't take long for Sun to find another buyer. The Silicon Valley company announced earlier this morning that Oracle has agreed to purchase it for $7.4 billion. Sun's board has already given its nod...
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Last by eitje at 11:21 AM on 04/21/09 - HP, Sun strike Solaris distribution deal
Another major x86 server vendor will soon start offering Sun's Solaris operating system. After inking distribution deals with IBM and Dell in 2007, Sun Microsystems has successfully wooed HP into signing a similar agreement. This "multi-year partnership" will allow HP to distribute Solaris 10 on its ProLiant and...
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Last by UberGerbil at 12:09 PM on 02/27/09 - Dell: 33% of Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks sold run Linux
The very first Eee PCs might have been Linux-powered, but Windows XP has made considerable headway in the netbook market since then. Nevertheless, the biggest PC vendor in the U.S. apparently has no trouble selling Linux netbooks. Laptop Magazine spoke to Dell and found out that Linux models represent...
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Last by mattthemuppet at 6:55 PM on 02/24/09 - Intel releases Moblin 2 alpha for netbooks, MIDs
Moblin may not have garnered much press coverage, but Intel is still developing the operating system for netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs) based on its hardware. And according to Ars Technica, the chipmaker has now released the first alpha build of Moblin 2. The open-source OS uses Linux as...
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Last by stmok at 1:47 PM on 01/31/09 - SCO loses to Novell in final court verdict
It's over (for SCO, at least). Ars Technica reports that a federal district judge has handed down the final verdict in SCO's lengthy legal battle against Novell; SCO must now pay Novell the princely sum of $2.54 million plus interest. If you were paying attention these past few years, you...
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Last by shank15217 at 11:19 PM on 11/26/08
- Upcoming microATX MSI H57 motherboard pictured[22]
- Internet Explorer 9 to feature GPU acceleration[18]
- Deal of the week: A $550 ultraportable and a $225 home server[17]
- Name Your PC Day Shortbread[24]
- Chrome OS VMware image pops up on BitTorrent[19]
- Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server arrives next week[14]
