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more about #linux more comments → Neight: Any real release date other than a vague "next year"? more » Voyou_Charmant: Looks absolutely awesome. I'll take it. more » fleebailey33: so this is why microsoft never used web standerds, its been a long plot to thrawt google os! more » JC Whitless: If everything is going to be 'cloud' and ran off of 'servers' at other locations, who is paying the bills on those servers? Who is keeping them up an... more » OCEntertainment: I don't know about this analysis. I mean, don't get me wrong, a lot of stuff here is good. For a truly web-dedicated device, bandwidth would, as alway... more » KhaiJB: "Before you get mad at me, forget about Rhapsody and Napster, and think more about your cable company, " I am. and the bandwidth caps and overage cha... more » Gundem: Metroid Prime. more » jepzilla: I think what ChromeOS really needs is a compelling form factor. I'm thinking something along the lines of all the iTablet ideas we've seen floating ar... more » Kaiser-Machead: Part of me wants to like it, while the other part says "lol it's useless!!11!!" I must download this and try it out. more » yantelope: I would like to be more skeptical about all of this but seeing as to how Apple does most of this stuff with the iPhone and how much people love it I c... more » -
#cellphones
Else Intuition OS Looks Pretty Sweet on First Phone Expected Q2 Next Year
This video is the best-look yet at the slick OpenGL-accelerated OS from Else (formerly Emblaze) and Access (who developed a next-gen Palm OS before Palm ditched it for their own). The big news: The First Else phone arrives next-year. More » -
#chromeos
What Google Needs for the Chrome OS To Succeed
Google made an announcement! It was an OS, in case you haven't heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here's what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it. More » -
#announcements
Google Chrome OS Liveblog Today
We're liveblogging the Chrome OS reveal today at 10 AM PT, 1PM ET, right here on the Gizmodo Liveblog page. Check back soon to see the OS that Google's been so coy about the last few months. [Gizmodo Liveblog] -
#linux
Ubuntu 9.10: An Important Step Forward, Room to Improve
After epic Snow Leopard and Windows 7 reviews, Ars Technica has posted an 11-page look at Karmic Koala. They say it's one of the best Linux experiences available, but some new software additions still have room to mature. [Ars] -
#patents
Microsoft's Pseudo Sudo Patent
So, how exactly did Microsoft—those bastards!—end up patenting Sudo, a years-old Linux command line tool, without someone stepping in to stop them? Easy! They didn't. More » -
#rumor
Is Google Chrome OS Launching Next Week?
Would it be earlier than expected? By a lot. But given how long Google usually takes to test their products—and how long Android was public before the G1 launched—Techcrunch's report that Chrome OS is imminent isn't totally ridiculous. More » -
#motorcycles
Mavizen's 130 mph Electric Motorcycle Has Built-In Web Server, WiFi and Linux
Mavizen's TTX02 electric motorcycle is being dubbed as "a laptop on wheels". A really, really fast laptop on wheels. More » -
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#ubuntu
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Out Now But Still Not As Fuzzy As a Real Koala
I've always wanted a pet koala, but I could settle for Ubuntu 9.10 Karamic Koala, which is out now. The main Ubuntu page is still all about 9.04, but you can grab 9.10 here. [Ubuntu, Image via Yvonne/Flickr] -
#imagecache
Linux Legend Loves Some Windows 7
Why would Linus Torvalds, the man behind the Linux kernel, be giving a big thumbs up in front of a Japanese Windows 7 booth? More » -
#cellphones
Else Intuition: The Surprisingly Not-Sad Fate of Palm OS
In 2006, Access bought the rights to Palm OS, and licensed the code to Palm. Access spent plenty of time and money developing a next-gen OS, which Palm totally ignored for their own. Things looked grim! Until this thing. More » -
#htc
HTC Spills the Hero's Guts (And By Guts, I Mean Kernel Source Code)
HTC's posted a nice fat package of code on their developer portal, labeled "HTC Hero Kernel Source Code." This isn't nearly as tantalizing as it sounds, but it's pu-ret-ay exciting nonetheless. Here's why: More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Why Stuff Crashes (And Why It Happens Less Often Now)
You're working on the most important document you've ever typed and suddenly—boom: Blue screen. "A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED." What the hell just happened? More » -
#btw
Linux Users Can Try the Chrome OS Browser Right Now
Google spilled some choice Chrome OS guts yesterday, leaving us with a heap of files to sift through. The best part? They included the browser. Google's files have been pulled, but Linux users can still download Chrome for Chrome here. More » -
#imagecache
Fun With Linux Commands
Ah, so this is the reason why people don't consider Linux user friendly. [Geeks Are Sexy] -
#overheard
Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
At theSwedishFinnish phonemaker's booth, I overheard a Nokia rep say that Nokia "will never release an Android handset." He added, "You can quote me on that," which is good, because I am! More » -
#moblin
Hands-On With Moblin 2.1 OS: The Netbook Linux Anyone Can Master
Sure, Windows 7 is around the corner and there are lots of Linux alternatives for your netbook. But Moblin, which has been pioneered by Intel specifically for netbooks and internet devices, is gonna rival them all. More » -
#netgear
Netgear RangeMax WNR3500L Wireless-N Router Packs USB, Linux Punch
If you haven't upgraded to wireless-N yet, now is a great time. The spec is finally ratified and Netgear is celebrating by dropping the WNR3500L with USB networking and pre-loaded Linux for open source tinkerers. More » -
#linux
Netbook Linux Guide Lets You Easily Kick Windows XP To The Curb
Sometimes I think if I see another blue sky, green grass background on a netbook I am going to throw it out the window. Maximum PC is ridding my Windows XP blues with a guide to lightweight netbook computing. More » -
#tablets
Lighthouse SQ7: A Tablet that Shouts at Twitter
I'm still holding out for the internet-surfing CrunchPad, but the $250 Lighthouse SQ7 is an interesting take on a tablet just for the couch (especially if you're super in to social networking). More » -
#imagecache
The Truth Part II, Dear Readers
Last week, a Venn diagram made us face the harsh truths of early adoption. This week, we face unfortunate realities of Macs, Windows and Linux. You may disagree, but you'd be wrong. Multi-chromatic overlapping circles never lie. [GraphJam Thanks Eric!] -
#windows7
Microsoft to Best Buy Staff: Here's Why Linux Sux
Microsoft is offering Best Buy employees Windows 7 for $10 if they complete training that includes selective truths about Linux. Apparently Windows 7 is totally safer, and Linux won't work with cameras, iPods, or games like World of Warcraft. WTF? More » -
#cellphones
Nokia N900 U.S. Preorders Are Go: $650 No Contract
The N900 is up for preorder, and Nokia is throwing in its BH-703 Bluetooth headset to sweeten the deal. That's beats €500 ($710) in Europe. The N900 packs some hot specs, but remember it needs T-Mobile's network for 3G. [Nokia] More » -
#kindle
Amazon Kindle 2 Hacked to Run Linux
Hacker Jesse Vincent, who's previously written software to allow PDFs and ePubs to be read on the Kindle, wheedled and cajoled the Kindle 2 into running Ubuntu 9.04. You know, just because. More » -
#clips
CD Drive Rocks Baby to Sleep
A baby. An old optical disk drive. A piece of string. A few lines of Linux script. Combine these disparate components to see something both magical and absurdly lazy take place. [via technabob] -
#nokia
Nokia N900 Maemo Is a Phone, Makes the N97 Look Silly
There's been a lot of talk about the N900 Maemo "tablet", especially about how it looks suspiciously like a phone. And even if Nokia (inexplicably) plays it down in their now-official announcement, that's exactly what it is: an amazing-looking handset. More » -
#rumor
Has Nokia Fallen Out of Lust With Symbian?
According to Reuters, yes, and all because of some slutty-slut-slut Linux OS named Maemo, said to be the company's new high-end handset platform. Nokia's first Maemoindiscretionhandset's said to be landing next week, and probably looks something like this. More » -
#android
Android Developer Challenge 2 Kicks Off, $2M Up For Grabs
But you'll have to act fast: Submissions close August 31. Last year's comp unearthed a bunch of cool apps (and location-based services were big), so I'm looking forward to seeing what pops up in September for public judging. More » -
#howto
How To: Bake Your Own Chrome OS, Right Now
Nobody knows exactly what Google's forthcoming Chrome OS will look or act like, but we've got a pretty good idea of what they're going for. Here's how to live out Google's online-only OS vision, right now More » -
#garmin
Garmin
Garmin, which has been fairly frank about how totally, like, hard it is to make a new smartphone, has finally announced they'll be shipping the Nuvifone S60 to Taiwan on the 27th. It only took the—wait, 19 months? More »NeverfoneNuvifone G60 Ships Next Week To Someone, Somewhere -
#retromodo
Failed Mobile and Desktop OSes That Time Forgot
In the wake of the Google Chrome OS news, it's worth taking a look back at those other OSes that just didn't quite make it. Not to say that Chrome OS is doomed, but these are murky, unforgiving waters. More » -
#peek
Peek Creators Have Linux Envy, Reach Out to Hackers
The point of—and in a way, problem with—Peek messaging devices is just how simple they are: their software does email, sorta, and that's it. Now Peek is reaching out to users to port Linux to the device. More » -
#linux
Linux File Systems Benchmarked
If you're wondering which file system you should format your new Linux partition as, phoronix has a test of EXT4, BBtrfs and NILFS2. The winner (for the most part): EXT4. Hit the link if you want to find out why. [Phoronix via Slashdot] -
#computers
A Brief Post Where We Mention The Best System Restore Tools
Lifehacker is at again with a killer list of five of the best system restore tools available today. It's a Windows, Mac and Linux show, folks, and the best part is they were submitted by users like you! [Lifehacker] -
#tablets
Always Innovating Half-Netbook, Half-Tablet Ships In July, Still $300
Always Innovating has hit on something very interesting with its Touch Book tablet, a sparingly-spec'd touchscreen device with a detachable keyboard, embedded Linux OS and impressively low $300 price. But, oh god, they said it'd ship by now! Don't worry. More » -
#olpc
Sugar On a Stick Turns Any Netbook Into Your Very Own OLPC
While it's probably not very practical for typical day-to-day laptop use, the Sugar Linux desktop environment, designed for the OLPC project, is a novel take on user interfaces. Now, Sugar Labs has released Sugar on a Stick, a version of the OS that is designed to boot, run and save data from and on a USB drive. [Techradar] -
#linksys
Linksys WRT160NL Is Fully Linux Powered, 802.11n, and Acts As Media Server
After years of having people load custom Linux-based firmwares onto their routers, Linksys decided to just go ahead and make a router with Linux on there from the start. Computer Science grad students are all awkwardly high fiving each other. More » -
#palmpre
Palm Pre Gets Linux-Based NES Emulator
Our comprehensive smartphone guide lacked one key feature: NES emulation. An important trait, to be sure, and one that the Palm Pre, after a bit of fiddling, now possesses. More » -
#linux
The First USB 3.0 Driver for Linux (Or Any OS) Is Here
We have no issues with Linux, other than that vendors often overlook the platform when it comes to drivers. Luckily, The Geekess, also known as Sarah Sharp, has coded the first USB 3.0 driver for Linux. Her efforts will not only make USB 3.0 compatible with Linux when the tech hits later this month, but will also earn Linux the title of "First!" OS to support the USB 3.0 standard. Nice! [The Geekess via Ozel Web Tasarim via Engadget]
