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verizon

LiMo Mobile Linux Becomes "Preferred OS" for Verizon

It looks like Verizon Wireless is super duper committed to open development, because they've just joined the LiMo Foundation board of directors. LiMo is "an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices." Verizon isn't dropping support for Android (or any other OS) as a result of the move, but LiMo will become their "preferred OS," with the first handsets dropping in 2009, starting out as simpler devices and moving into more complicated ones as they "get smarter." Unfortunately, it looks like the clunky red UI you've grown to loathe will remain intact, however. This gives Verizon a fair bit of say in how mobile Linux develops as well—and provides yet more competition for Android. Full press release below. More »

9:30 AM on Wed May 14 2008
By matt buchanan
703 views, 8 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: @P3nnst8r: LMao. more »

software

Control Your TiVo With Your Ubuntu Machine

This Ubuntu app isn't quite as cool as the TiVo remote app for iPhone we saw last week, but the concept of controlling your TiVo over your network is just getting started. By allowing any network device to issue orders, you can essentially make your cellphone, laptop, PC, wall panel or internet connected dog into a remote for your TiVo. [Zatz Not Funny]

3:10 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Jason Chen
2,325 views, 9 comments

microsoft

Microsoft Offers Mega-Discount on WinXP to Low-Cost Laptop Makers

Ultra low-cost PCs such as OLPC's XO laptop could end up bundled with copies of Windows OS after all, if Microsoft's most recent scheme to grab market share works. The company is giving computer manufacturers Windows XP Home Edition at a steep discount to put on ULPCs, in hopes of luring them away from Linux. More »

7:00 PM on Sat May 10 2008
By Elaine Chow
5,394 views, 28 comments

gadgets

Harmony Universal Remotes Get Unofficial Linux Support

If you absolutely refuse to let either a Mac or Windows inside your Penguin home, but still want to use a Logitech Harmony universal remote, there are now two solutions for you. The first is Concordance, a cross-platform application that runs on Linux to let you program your remotes without having to run any icky, icky corporate-backed operating system. The second is to get some therapy, because being so adamant about absolutely not using Windows or OS X even for 10 minutes to program a remote is probably signs of deeper problems. [Phil Dev via Hackaday]

1:40 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Jason Chen
1,497 views, 7 comments

Latest by shawn_dude: Or you could just set up an IP remote that anyone with a wifi device can use to control the htpc. That way my N810 and my partner's iPhone can both do the job without worrying over OS. Only catch more »

ubuntu

Linux Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Officially Released, Flapping in the Free Air

A month after the beta dropped, Linux distro Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is officially out. Besides running GNOME 2.22 and Firefox 3 Beta 5, a big new feature is Wubi support, which'll let Ubuntu live on the same partition as Windows and makes it easy to uninstall if you want to retreat back into Microsoft's bosom. If you're Li-curious, now's a good time to try. The site's getting hammered so torrent might be your best bet. [Ubuntu, Thanks nutbastard]

2:20 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By matt buchanan
6,606 views, 44 comments

olpc

Negroponte Moots Windows XP Version of OLPC--Is It a Case of So Long, Sugar?

The founder and chairman of OLPC has admitted that only using open-source software has not been good for the project. Just a day after the resignation of group president Walter Bender, Nicholas Negroponte admitted that the choice of the Sugar operating system has hit the XO laptop project in two places: usability; and popularity. More »

8:30 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Addy Dugdale
3,440 views, 21 comments

linux

OpenMoko Neo Freerunner Pricing Details Surface

The OpenMoko Neo Freerunner has been in the making since before the Jurassic period, but it looks like official word has now been released regarding the final pricing details. The Linux based cellphone will retail at $399 for a single unit and $3690 for a pack containing ten handsets. More »

4:00 PM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Haroon Malik
5,856 views, 13 comments

shuttle kpc

Shuttle $99 PC Reviewed (Verdict: Great Value, But the Linux OS Is Bleh)

A $99 PC obviously isn't going to deliver a blockbuster experience, but Shuttle's toaster-sized KPC actually has the hardware to get the lightweight job done: 1.8GHz Celeron processor, 512MB RAM and an 80GB hard drive, all of which is expandable. Overall, Tom's Hardware thought the cheap-o box delivered "surprisingly good" performance and value, except for the default OS Foresight Linux—its user-unfriendliness and bugs are the KPC's biggest problems. But, the Windows XP install "worked flawlessly" in case you've got an extra copy lying around and want a low-power mini-PC. [Tom's Hardware]

7:30 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By matt buchanan
9,706 views, 35 comments

Latest by Brian Sexton: @cubensis: Intel GMA 950. AGP is pretty much dead, but PCI Express would be nice. Perhaps a future version will have either a PCI Express slot or a form factor that is small enough to justify its absence. more »

platform wars

Vista Running 108 Apps Bites Mac OS X Back

This video shows Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 running 108 applications at only 30% processor usage, according to Reader Daniel Smith, who sent it to us in response to the picture of Mac OS X Leopard running 150 applications this weekend. His specs are nothing to write home about: More »

10:30 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Jesus Diaz
178,367 views, 130 comments

security

Adobe Knew of Vista PWN 2 OWN Hack All Along

The PWN 2OWN contest, as we all know, saw the Mac OS X weed crumble first, with Vista following soon after. Ubuntu was the only OS that was impenetrable to attack, but news is surfacing that Vista should have had a longer lifeline, if only Adobe had patched the flaw they knew about all along. More »

3:30 PM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By Haroon Malik
17,752 views, 52 comments

Latest by blue moon: The best part of all the fall out from the pwn2own contest was the quote from the guy to took down Vista: He said that the same flaw would take down Linux, but he just didn't want to bother. So, Linux more »

asus r50

Asus R50 to Be Reincarnated With Keyboard Later This Year

The Asus R50 UMPC is already being updated—even though Mark 1 has yet to be released. Digitimes reports that the handheld with GPS and 3.5G connectivity, due out in June, will be sporting a keyboard come November of this year. As well as running Linux and Vista, the R50 has a webcam and TV tuner and is expected to sell for $500-plus. [DigiTimes via JKK Mobile]

10:00 AM on Sat Apr 5 2008
By Addy Dugdale
5,967 views, 5 comments

umpcs

Intel Classmate 2 Gets Official, Available for Individual Consumer Purchase

We spotted what we expected to be Intel's Classmate successor sometime ago, but now things have become official. The Classmate 2 PC was announced at Intel's Developer Forum in Shanghai, and the spec improves on the original machine's capabilities little by little.
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4:17 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Haroon Malik
4,607 views, 5 comments

Latest by Reiji: I'll buy it from whichever manufacturer hires a designer other than LeapFrog. more »

contests

Linux Last Man Standing In PWN 2 OWN Thunderdome

The dust has settled on PWN 2 OWN and Linux FTW! The Ubuntu-equipped Sony VAIO was the only computer to get through the tournament unscathed, managing to elude the assembled hackers. On Thursday the MacBook Air was the first to go, followed the next day by the Vista-running Fujitsu, conquered by Shane Macaulay. No one, but no one, however, was able to bring down the penguin. [ PWN 2 OWN via PC World ]

5:15 PM on Sat Mar 29 2008
By Elaine Chow
11,380 views, 60 comments

review

HP Media Vault mv2120 Linux Server Reviewed: One Kick-Ass Little Penguin

Why, in the midst of a major Windows Home Server push, would HP introduce a little Linux-based NAS at half the price? And why would HP make the $300 Media Vault mv2120 so full featured and easy that its $600-and-up MediaSmart Servers look
A) too bulky
B) too expensive
C) too overloaded
D) all of the above?
Is HP telling Microsoft there's no need for Windows Home Server, especially in light of its recent troubles? Or is HP saying that WHS is nice, but it'd be nicer if it was actually priced as an accessory? Whether the new Media Vault is a lurch away from Microsoft's gravitational pull, or whether it's a placeholder until Redmond can come up with a formula for $300 WHS boxes, it's a pretty cool little machine. More »

Feature

9:00 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Wilson Rothman
68,438 views, 76 comments

Latest by eshuundara: The problem with comparing this to the WHS offering by HP is that this is dissimilar hardware. The WHS box is running your standard EMT64 processor, same as most PCs and servers. The linux box here is running a low more »

hacker superbowl

Who Will Get Hacked First: Vista, OSX or Linux? Place Your Bets Here

Organizers behind the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver are putting together a "hacker superbowl" of sorts, pitting attendees' skills against Vista, Mac OS X and Linux. Dubbed PWN 2 OWN (ewwww), the objective is to develop a brand-new "zero day" attack to take control of one of the three operating systems loaded onto laptops. There's a grand prize of $20,000, and the hacked laptop will go to the first contestant to pull it off. So, the question is—which OS do you think will go down first? UPDATE: A winner has been announced! Vote and then hit the jump to see if you were correct.

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5:50 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
33,822 views, 62 comments

Latest by Xenocide: No surprises here. Linux is secure through openness. Windows is secure through repair. Mac is secure through obscurity. Guess which is the least effective model. more »

home entertainment

Myka Brings BitTorrent to Your TV

The Myka is what many Torrent fans have been waiting for—a device that makes it easy to download torrents and play them on your living room TV. You can connect to the internet via LAN or WiFi, it has HDMI, Composite, S-Video and SPDIF ports (nice), your choice of 80, 160 or 500 gigabytes (and USB expansion) and the Linux OS with pre-installed BitTorrent software. You can even transfer videos directly from your computer. Prices are going to fall between $299 and $459, which is more than the Apple TV, but something tells me that there is some built-in value there. Additional pic after the break. More »

3:30 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Sean Fallon
8,775 views, 36 comments

Latest by John Laur: Fine: Ripping off apple & sonos for your gear design. Not Fine: Uglying it up by plastering shitty logos all over it. You buy it because it has BitTorrent, right; do you need to be reminded every single time you look at more »

linux

Linux Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Beta Is Out

Not everybody cares about OS X or Windows. Like nutbastard, who just wants a little Linux news. Here ya go: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron beta is out and about, running GNOME 2.22 and Linux Kernel 2.6.24, with Firefox 3 beta 4 thrown in for more pre-release funtimes. If you're looking for a Mac/Windows alternative, this is the Linux distro to get, though you might wanna wait til the final version hits next month. [Ubuntu via /.]

2:00 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By matt buchanan
8,176 views, 134 comments

umpcs

Norhtec Gecko Laptop is Another Eee

Norhtec is set to release a UMPC Eee competitor, called the Gecko, which will run Linpus Linux Lite. The new OS is specifically designed for ultra portable platforms, but the Gecko will not be bound to Norhtec's operating system of choice, as other distributions of Linux and Windows will also be supported. The Gecko will retail for somewhere south of $300, have a 1GHz Via C7M ULV CPU, an optional PATA hard disk and what appears to be a 7-inch display. A formal announcement is expected to "happen soon," but in the meantime, a shot of the Linpus UI should tide you over. Jump for your UMPC Linux fix. More »

11:00 PM on Sat Mar 15 2008
By Haroon Malik
5,738 views, 23 comments

Latest by Bob3: These little critters span the void between the PDA/smartphone and the plain vanilla laptops. They're great for traveling, especially for us old farts that can't see the screens of our beloved Nokia n800s & n810s without at least a 3x magnification set of more »