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KDE 4.1 Final Released

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It has happened at last …. 6 months after the release of KDE 4.0, the KDE community today announced the release of the second feature release in the KDE 4 era - the magic number “4.1″.

Lots of changes have gone into this release and the KDE community hopes to be able to make most early-adopting [...]

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Atheros Releases 802.11n Linux Driver

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GREAT news for all Linux users who were waiting for 802.11n support. Most of the Atheros excitement had been happening in the 802.11g realm, but the 802.11n Linux support for WiFi has received a big boost. Atheros had announced the release of the ath9k driver.
Last September MadWiFi was abandoning their proprietary HAL and really the [...]

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Review: Wordpress 2.6 “Tyner” Final Released

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Wordpress 2.6 is now available, almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web, plus there are [...]

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First Ubuntu MID Released

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The Ubuntu development team has released the first version of its Mobile Internet Device (MID) operating system as a developer’s release. Ubuntu 8.04 MID is based on the Ubuntu desktop edition but is built by the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded community. The MID release is targeted at mobile handsets with limited screen real estate and, [...]

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Xandros Acquires Linspire And Interview With CEO

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Xandros, Inc., the leading provider of custom OEM Linux solutions, next-generation Linux desktop and server products, and advanced cross-platform Windows-Linux management tools, today announced the acquisition of Linspire, developer of the CNR software distribution facility, and the Linspire and Freespire Linux desktop operating systems. The combination of the technologies, expertise, and market presence of the [...]

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Blog: Historic Moment - Linux & Open Source Blog v.2 Launched

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Dear readers, subscribers and visitors …. may I have the pleasure to welcome you to my v.2 of Linux and Open Source Blog, featuring all new theme. A historic moment for this small blog, and it all started on 26th September 2005:
“Soon I’ll start populating the blog.
It will primarily focus on Linux, especially the [...]

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openSUSE 11.0 Final Released

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Another one of those days that I look forward to …. yes, openSUSE 11.0 has been officially released.
“Looking at the list of Top500 supercomputers, we find that 20 of the top 50 run SUSE Linux. This ratio extends to the entire Top500 – around 40% run SUSE.”

If you have never heard of this distro, as [...]

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Firefox 3 Final Released

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If you were waiting for Firefox 3.0, be glad, as the wait is now over! The final release is available for download, and you probably want to help Mozilla set that world record, so start downloading!

Review: Firefox 3 Versus Internet Explorer
Firefox 3.0 final - First thoughts
First Look at Firefox 3.0 for Linux
Firefox 3 launches today; [...]

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