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Ubuntu’s penchant for daft version names for their Linux OS continues with the v9.10 “Karmic Koala” release now being replaced by v10.04 which regales under the name, “Lucid Lynx.”
Ubuntu v10.04 release packs in the new features Read MoreWhen it comes to the relatively simple task of watching a video file or getting an earful of an audio file, most people are happy to stick with whatever’s already …
VLC Player victorious in media player comparison shoot out Read MoreClearly hoping to scoop up some of that frenzied iPad buzz, UK company X2 Computing has launched their own “iTablet” range of Windows/Linux-based tablet PCs. Described as coming “hot on …
iTablet: like a Windows iPad, but with a bigger screen Read MoreIt’s still under development and not expected out until the second half of this year, but Lenovo ‘s U1 Tablet/PC Hybrid has already got us a lot more excited than …
Lenovo U1 Tablet/PC Hybrid: we’ll take this over the iPad, thanks Read MoreIt’s taken a while to get drrssed, but the latest 3.6 version of Firefox has finally rocked into town. Promising nippier performance, natty one-click themes, safer add-ons and plug-ins, improved …
Firefox hits v3.6, throws up funky one click themes, speedier browsing Read MoreAfter the sheer horror that was Vista, Microsoft looks to have got things back on track, with Windows 7’s strong 2009 holiday season sales being reflected in a growing OS …
Windows 7 grows faster than Vista, passes Mac OS X total Read MoreHere’s a neat tool for Windows users who’d like to experiment with the Ubuntu operating system without having to faff about with dual booting systems or risk trashing your current …
Run Ubuntu on your Windows desktop Read MoreSay hello to Lenovo’s new Skylight netbook, the industry’s first ARM-based, Qualcomm smartbook, purring along on the freshly minted 1GHz Snapdragon processor (as seen in the Google Nexus One phone). …
Lenovo Skylight smartbook serves up a stylish, slimline Snapdragon-powered treat Read MoreMozilla Thunderbird, the free email client produced by the makers of the Firefox browser, has recently undergone some important revisions, and is now available as Thunderbird 3.0 RC1. RC stands …
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 RC1 email client – full review Read MoreLaunched on November 9, 2004, the web browser Firefox is now five years old. Starting life as an experimental arm of the Mozilla project, whose hefty suite of apps included …
Firefox is five years old Read MoreAnyone looking for a stylish mini PC netbook at a super-cut down price, should swiftly cast their eyes in the direction of the Aspire Revo R3600. Offered by e-Buyer, who …
Today’s bargain: Acer Aspire Revo R3600 Desktop PC for £150 Read MoreLinux creator Linus Torvalds shocked Linux fans by declaring the open source operating system to be getting “bloated and huge.” Speaking at the LinuxCon conference, the infamously short tempered Torvalds …
“Linux is Getting Bloated” warns its creator Torvalds Read More