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  • News: iTunes lawsuit challenges DMCA

    Apple is being sued by the operator of a technology discussion forum, claiming that the company used US copyright law to curb legitimate discussion of its iTunes software.

  • Opinion: Why I use Linux

    Why do I use Linux? Why do I spend much of my time suggesting others use it? Is it just because it's available for free?

  • News: Is Microsoft losing the open source battle?

    In terms of open source, we're never sure if Microsoft is friend or foe. We look at just whether Microsoft is winning its battle against open source.

  • News: Windows now on 96% of netbooks

    Almost all of the netbooks sold in February 2009 were running Windows, rather than Linux, says NPD.

  • News: Novell dismisses SuSE-based ARM netbooks

    A year ago, netbooks were viewed as a good chance for Linux to finally break into the desktop computing mainstream.

  • News: HP won't sell Mini 1000 Linux netbook in UK

    HP has revealed it won't be launching a Linux version of its Mini 1000 netbook in the UK.

  • News: Russia plans free Windows alternative

    Russia plans to develop its own national operating system to take on Windows, according to reports.

  • How-Tos: How to use Linux

    If you've only ever used Windows, getting to grips with a Linux OS can be an intimidating thought. So we've put together an easy-to-use guide to help you get the most out of this OS.

  • News: 13 new technologies coming to your PC

    Ultra-small PCs that fit on a single chip. Batteries that recharge without cables. TVs that respond to your every gesture. These and other developing technologies will fundamentally change the way you think about and use your computer. PC Advisor looks at the technology of tomorrow.

  • News: Protect email from spooks and snoops

    The Small Sister open-source privacy project has released a first beta of its SmallMail application, allowing individuals to send email messages that can't be intercepted or traced by governments or snoops.

  • News: Intel opens Netbook Linux centre

    A new centre aimed at speeding the development of mobile computing devices around the Linux-based Moblin OS has opened.

  • News: BBC iPlayer now available on Mac and Linux

    Mac and Linux versions of BBC iPlayer are now available, after the BBC finally made the online TV tool available for operating systems other than Windows

  • News: Nokia to use Linux in more mobile phones

    Nokia is considering using Linux software on some of its handsets.

  • News: Open-source Symbian OS expected in 2010

    The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said on Thursday.

  • News: Apple slammed for killing open-source iTunes

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation has criticised Apple's attempt to quash efforts to help the latest iPods and iPhones work with non-Apple software such as the Linux operating system.

  • News: Fedora Project releases Fedora 10

    The Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project has released Fedora 10, the latest version of the free Linux-based operating system, with a wide range of improvements in areas such as virtualisation management, networking, boot time and security.

  • News: All businesses to go open source by 2010

    Open-source software will be present in every enterprise within the year, according to research firm Gartner.

  • News: iPod, BlackBerry, Twitter: how 10 iconic products got their names

    The makers of the BlackBerry, the iPod, Firefox and Twitter all displayed certain amounts of marketing savvy and fun-loving spirit in settling on their products' names. Here are the intriguing and sometimes surprising accounts of their creation

  • News: Yoggie launches open source portable firewall

    Yoggie is allowing open source developers to create applications that run on its portable firewall platform.

  • News: Sun & IBM plan ODF Toolkit Union

    Sun Microsystems and IBM are expected to announce the Open Document Format Toolkit Union, an open-source project aimed at making it easier for developers to use ODF.