Dell XPS M1330 with Ubuntu is Available for Americans

Today, Dell started shipping this laptop with Ubuntu 7.10 OS for American users.The price starts from $954.

Facebook buys start-up Parakey for undisclosed sum: ka-ching!

Wow - Facebook just bought Parakey !  I love Parakey!! No I don't.  I haven't a clue what it is about. If you go to the Parakey website, you get an official-looking notice that proclaims: "Give your...

Microsoft Vista driving "smarter money" to Mac: CIOs

A new report suggests that the complexities of migrating to the new Microsoft Windows operating system will drive the "smart money" to the Apple platform."The cost of upgrading to Windows Vista is forcing more...

Fix 4 New Critical Flaws in Windows OS

Microsoft considers these critical flaws could be used by an attacker to remotely run unauthorized software on the victim’s machine, theoretically leading to the propagation of an Internet worm. There are 6 sets of patches, 4 will fix critical flaws.

the new os for the world

Texstar and the Ripper Gang are pleased to announce the final release of PCLinuxOS 2007. Featuring kernel 2.6.18.8, KDE 3.5.6, Open Office 2.2.0, Firefox 2.0.0.3, Thunderbird 2.0, Frostwire, Ktorrent,...

The Trouble With Palm OS :: Symblogogy

"The trouble isn’t that the operating system doesn’t work, or is reliable, or even that it isn’t even owned by the company that had originally developed it. The trouble with the Palm OS is that everyone...

Vista Expensive Excuse To Upgrade

"Vista, Microsofts new flawed operating system is an expensive memory hog. Which means that you will have to get a new computer to operate it. Clever marketing ploy that. So just wait a couple of years and the next computer you buy will be powerful enough to have Vista...

Big Brother Microsoft

"Beware of Vista, Bill Gates new ultimate spyware..... While those reviews have focused chiefly on Vista's new functionality, for the past few months the legal and technical communities have dug into Vista's "fine print." Those communities have raised red...

GmailFS for Mac OS X

"One of the missions of the Google Macintosh team is to contribute to the Mac community"So sayeth Amit Singh in his Google Mac Blog and amen say I.I actually got turned onto this lead by one of the feeds I watch regularly, and was surprised to find out that the port and...

Mobility Device Gives Palm OS A New, Robust Life :: Symblogogy

"Last week, on the floor of the National Retail Federation's "Big Show 2007" in New York, a company was displaying a new mobility data collection device designed to bring the next version of the Palm OS operating...

Microsoft wants to show off their new Windows OS

One of the side effects of rapid technological change is that things looked dated very quickly. Combine cutting-edge technology with the cringe-making nature of promotional videos and you have a recipe for comedy.

Ford, Microsoft team up on new dashboard OS

"Ford Motor Company has announced that it will be offering a new digital dashboard control system on 12 of its 2008 vehicles and expanding that across their line as an option for the 2009 model year. The system, unveiled at the North American International Auto Show on...

Security Flaws in Apple Mac OS X

"Secunia has reported a CRITICAL Security Flaws in Apple Mac OS X.LMH has reported a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges or by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.The vulnerability...

How to install another OS on your PS3!

"Who’ll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn’t worth it, isn’t a bargain. Well, look at it now! It’s shaping up to be something worth its weight in news. It only takes four easy steps to install another system...

Windows Vista Requires Purchasing…Not Pirating

I am no saint. As many of the online community have done, I have used software of various types that have been cracked or less than legal, and I have downloaded music. Just about a year ago, I stopped doing anything remotely illegal online with new regard for the law. I am...

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