Tuxera Closes ExFAT Patent Agreement with Microsoft
Aug 28, 2009Tuxera, the Finnish company behind the NTFS-3G open source driver, on its own initiative entered into an agreement with Microsoft over exFAT drivers.
more »Nokia N900: Internet Tablet with Maemo Linux
Aug 28, 2009Nokia has introduced the N900 as the newest in its line of Linux-based Internet tablets.
more »Google Chrome in 64-bit Linux Version
Aug 24, 2009Linux users can now get a 64-bit version of Google Chrome.
more »Touch Me: Ubuntu to Improve Touchscreen Support in 9.10
Aug 17, 2009Ubuntu wants to get as many touchscreens working as possible for Karmic Koala. The developers are asking for help by collecting vendor and product IDs for USB touchscreens out in the market.
more »Dell Linux vs. Windows Netbook Return Rate "Non-Issue"
Aug 13, 2009The return rate for Linux netbooks are no higher than that for Windows, says a Dell product manager, declaring Microsoft's claims otherwise as a "non-issue."
more »Windows 7: Microsoft Takes Netbook OEMs on Short Leash
Aug 12, 2009When Windows 7 comes to market, the Starter Edition will be conceived especially for notebooks. As they did for Windows XP, Microsoft has come up with a list of technical limitations.
more »OpenCL in Beta SDK for GPUs and Multicore CPUs
Aug 07, 2009Chipmaker AMD has integrated the open standard OpenCL specification for parallel programming into its ATI Stream development environment.
more »Classmate 8.9-Inch Netbook Convertible with Linux
Aug 07, 2009Intel announces the availability for use in schools of the Classmate PC Convertible.
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