Time to do a little happy dance, Linux-heads: Valve’s Steam client for Linux is finally with us, and I don’t mean the beta.
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Steam Native Linux Client Near? Gabe Newell Trashes Windows 8?
If you’re a Linux buff, you already know how to get Steam working under the scrappy Unix-like operating system using intermediary connectors like Wine, but as any Wine user knows, game performance generally suffers. What about a …
Raspberry Pi $25 Computer on Sale, but Good Luck Getting One
Proving that people love cheap computers, the $25 Raspberry Pi PC is impossible to buy, just hours after going on sale.
The Raspberry Pi is a $25 computer board, the size of a credit card, with no frills. It runs Linux-based …
Linux Exec: Competing Against Microsoft Is Like “Kicking a Puppy”
Depending who you ask, you’ll get a different answer about who’s winning the operating system wars. Of course, the Linux people think they’ve won, but here’s the thing–they may be right.
Speaking to Network World, Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin asserts that the beloved open-source OS has already beaten Microsoft and …
London Stock Exchange May Have Been Hacked Last Year
Computerworld is reporting that the London Stock Exchange may have been hacked in August of last year as it prepared to switch its systems from Microsoft’s .Net platform to a Linux-based platform. It’s once again preparing to attempt the same switchover this month.
According to the article:
“There were major problems on the exchange
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‘Ubuntu Netbook’ Linux Adds Multitouch, Looks Tablet Friendly
As flavors of Linux go, Ubuntu has been pretty popular over the years. The open source operating system can be installed on a wide range of computer hardware, and there’s even a version called Ubuntu Netbook that’s specially made to optimize the relatively tight 1024×600 screen resolution found on many of today’s netbooks.
The most …
Android Running On The iPhone
Android phone or iPhone? That is the question. And it now appears that you can have both. Sort of. An enterprising individual has managed to get Google’s Android operating system up and running on a second-generation iPhone. He says that getting the same result on an iPhone 3G “should be pretty simple,” though the 3GS may provide …
Google Chrome for Mac and Linux Now Available
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Happy Google Chrome for Mac and Linux Day!
Extensions are also available for Windows and Linux users.
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Nokia Plans 1 Maemo Device For Next Year, Still Loves Symbian
Reuters is reporting that Nokia only has plans for one Maemo device next year. Maemo is a Linux-based OS, in case you didn’t know. It’s currently only available on the N900, which is ridiculously expensive, but it’s actually not a bad device. Aside from being a huge brick, the OS is a legitimate contender to the current crop of …
