Stories about: Linux

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CrossOver Linux 9: Run Windows apps without Windows 16 March, 2010 05:54

Some Linux users insist that anything you can do on Windows, you can do better on Linux. While there's some truth to that, many of us have Windows applications that make completely leaving Windows close to impossible. That's where CodeWeavers' latest version of CrossOver Linux comes in.
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Ex-Sun chief dishes dirt on Gates, Jobs 10 March, 2010 12:06

Don't expect Jonathan Schwartz to go quietly.
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W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot 09 March, 2010 07:01

Filling a position left open since 2008, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
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Victorian Electoral Commission to further roll out electronic voting - updated 08 March, 2010 16:28

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is looking to develop a new electronic voting system for the next State election, due on 27 November.
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Android largely unharmed in Google-China row 08 March, 2010 07:57

A mobile phone with Google's Android operating system that was delayed in China will now ship next week, in the latest sign that Android has gone largely unscathed by a row between Google and the Chinese government.
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Virtualisation buyers guide 07 March, 2010 08:00

So you’re about to roll out Windows 7 and are thinking of going down the virtual desktop path. You’ve built a good set of skills around server virtualisation and feel ready to take on the desktop. Either way, desktop virtualisation is increasingly on IT managers’ radars for its promise of greater ease of management, costs savings, flexibility, improved control over security, ability to create and push virtual standard operating environment (SOEs) out to users anytime, anywhere and its ‘green IT’ benefits.
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Weekly Tech News Update: 5th March, 2010 05 March, 2010 10:04

On this week’s World Tech Update Apple slaps HTC with a patent infringement lawsuit, Sony’s PlayStation Network hits a leap year glitch, Greenpeace criticizes Samsung for breaking a promise, North Korea develops its own version of Linux, at Cebit Intel introduces a new version of the Classmate PC, Asus tries its hand at e-book readers
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Report: North Korea develops own Linux distribution 05 March, 2010 06:50

North Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows.
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Intel unveils platform for home storage networks 05 March, 2010 04:58

Intel Corp. today announced it is shipping to electronics manufacturers its first processor platform customized for home servers and small office network attached storage (NAS) systems.
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N. Korea develops operating system with Windows-like GUI, Linux guts 04 March, 2010 23:51

The North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based "Red Star" operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows.
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Open-source hardware takes steps toward gadget mainstream 04 March, 2010 07:06

Open-source software is one of the great success stories of the past few decades. The Apache HTTP Server is the world's most popular Web server, Linux has more than held its own against Unix and other proprietary operating systems, and Mozilla's Firefox browser has given Microsoft's Internet Explorer strong competition over the years.