NVIDIA 180.22 Drivers Support OpenGL 3.0 and More

Jan 09, 2009

The NVIDIA proprietary drivers for Linux are now out of beta phase and into a stable version. The new generation includes a number of new features.

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Acer Puts DVD and Sources to Linpus Lite Online

Jan 07, 2009

Acer has put the source RPM packages and a recovery DVD for its increasingly popular Aspire One Linux netbook online for free download. Sources for the kernel and further components are also available.

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AMD Publishes R600 and R700 3D Code

Dec 30, 2008

Close to year's end, U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released the Linux code for its ATI R600 and R700 microprocessors.

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Linux Graphics Survey: NVIDIA Leads, Intel Catching Up

Dec 29, 2008

More than 14,000 users participated in this year's Linux graphics survey from Phoronix. The results of the study are now out.

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Developer Kit from Sun with UltraSPARC Processor for Linux

Dec 17, 2008

Sun Microsystems have announced a Reference Design Kit for the Ultrasparc T2 with an E-ATX board and processor that works with Linux.

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Yet More 64Bit

Dec 16, 2008

It's been a good week for 64Bit. Following high Bit releases from Wine and Flash, Sun is now offering a Java Plug-In for 64Bit browsers.

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Intel's USB 3.0 for Linux

Dec 15, 2008

Chipmaker Intel is currently working on Linux support for its next generation of USB, version 3.0. The new bus specification promises a 5 Gbit per second transfer speed, ten times faster than USB 2.0.

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Open Source HAL for Atheros WLAN Chipsets

Dec 02, 2008

Developer Sam Leffler has released the HAL code of the WiFi drivers for Atheros chipsets as open source.

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