Nvidia Updates Its Linux Graphics Driver
Oct 09, 2008After a few beta versions and months of news blackout, Nvidia has now released a robust version of its proprietary graphics card driver for Linux. Driver version 177.80 is to include 25 enhancements, among them the highly awaited support for GeForce GTX series cards.
more »Power Tests Reality and myth in the quest for green computing
Sep 30, 2008Klaus sorts out fact and fiction in the debate on saving power with some real-world tests.
more »Hardware Detection Dynamic device management with Udev, HAL, and D-Bus
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more »Atheros Releases HAL Code for WiFi Chips
Sep 29, 2008The U.S. chip producer Atheros has decided to forward the development of Linux drivers for the 802.11a/b/g-WLAN chip by making the Hardware Abstraction Layer code (HAL), available under an open source license.
more »Update on the Intel e1000e Linux Bug
Sep 25, 2008A bug in the series 2.6.27-rc Linux kernel can permanently damage Intel's e1000e Gigabit Ethernet card. Linux distributor Mandriva offers a few suggestions -- and not only to its own customers.
more »OpenSUSE 11.1 Beta Can Damage Intel e1000e Network Cards
Sep 24, 2008The openSUSE project warns owners of systems containing the Intel e1000e gigabit Ethernet card against using the actual Beta 1 of openSUSE 11.1 instead of the Linux kernel version. The Linux version can permanently damage the card.
more »Android-Powered Mobile Phone on Its Way
Sep 24, 2008In a New York press conference, Google and T-Mobile partnered with hardware vendor HTC to announce the release of the first mobile phone for Google's Android platform.
more »$100 Laptop to Come from China
Sep 05, 2008At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, (August 29-September 3), Chinese hardware vendor HiVision showcased a Linux laptop that is to cost a mere $98.
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