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• 14 September 2009

• News: Netbook OS: Windows, Linux or Chrome?

  As netbooks head into the enterprise, questions about the best OS - Windows, Chrome or Linux - for that market are beginning to arise.

• 11 September 2009

• News: Microsoft forms new open-source foundation

  Microsoft has founded and is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects.

• 09 September 2009

• News: Microsoft rivals buy 22 patents to defend Linux

  A group of Linux proponents will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft in an effort to defend distributors of the open-source OS against the ongoing threat of patent litigation from the software giant.

• 11 August 2009

• News: OpenOffice blasted for copying Office 2007 ribbon

  The open-source faithful are lambasting a proposed overhaul of OpenOffice.org's user interface, with critics saying it would "ape" Microsoft Office's controversial Ribbon layout.

• 08 August 2009

• News: The 10 best free Windows software programs

  If you run Microsoft Windows, you owe it to yourself to try these 10 killer open source apps as they'll improve your PC experience no end.

• 05 August 2009

• News: Microsoft finally admits Linux is a threat to Windows

  Microsoft for the first time has named Linux distributors Red Hat and Canonical as competitors to its Windows client business in its annual filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• 04 August 2009

• News: Tutorial: Set up Ubuntu Linux on a Windows PC

  With the average netbook struggling to run Vista, we reckon Ubuntu Linux is a more suitable operating system. Here, we explain how to install it on your Windows machine.

• 24 July 2009

• News: Microsoft accused of violating GPL over Linux

  Code Microsoft released for the Linux kernel this week under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) was in violation of that licence before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer.

• 21 July 2009

• News: Microsoft embraces Linux in shock move

  Microsoft, which has been at war with the Linux community over the years, has made a massive u-turn and released 20,000 lines of Linux code to the Linux kernel community.

• 10 July 2009

• News: Ubuntu Linux maker slams Google Chrome OS

  Canonical, maker of the Ubuntu Linux PC operating system, is not worried about Google Chrome OS. The Ubuntu vendor is defiant that it can maintain its edge in the desktop Linux space despite Google's coming Chrome operating system.

• 09 July 2009

• News: Analysis: Google Chrome to hurt Linux, not Windows

  Google's new PC operating system Google Chrome is set for a titanic battle with Microsoft's Windows, but the biggest losers could be other Linux OSes currently enjoying success on netbooks, industry analysts said.

• News: Google partners with HP, Acer on Chrome PCs

  Google is working with several companies to develop PCs around the new Google Chrome OS, including HP and Acer, the company said in a blog post last night.

• 08 July 2009

• News: Google already working with PC makers on Chrome OS

  Google plans to announce within the next day or so the names of PC makers in Taiwan and China that have already signed on to work with its new Chrome operating system.

• News: Google Chrome OS: First impressions

  The ChromeOS is going to be an almost "instant-on" OS like Splashtop or Hyperspace. Google says you'll be browsing and emailing in a few seconds from turning the machine on.

• 26 June 2009

• News: Kaspersky launches Linux antivirus

  Kaspersky has released a beta version of its antivirus software for Linux file systems.

• 28 May 2009

• News: Moblin 2.0 for netbooks launching at Computex

  Taiwanese Linux distributor Linpus Technologies plans to make a version of Moblin 2.0 available for download next week, a move timed to coincide with the annual Computex hardware exhibition in Taipei.

• 26 May 2009

• News: IBM: Vista the best recruiter for Linux

  According to a senior IBM executive, Microsoft's Vista launch was the best recruiter for Linux on the desktop.

• 20 May 2009

• News: Intel pits Linux against Windows on netbooks

  Intel has announced a beta version of a Linux OS it has developed for low-cost laptops and mobile devices

• 19 May 2009

• News: Microsoft and Linux in legal partnership

  In an unusual twist, Microsoft and Linux have joined forces in a legal tussle. The companies jointly sent a letter expressing their common disagreement with advice regarding software law that a group plans to send to judges.

• 09 May 2009

• News: How 10 great products got their names

  They sound right now, but how did our favourite products get their odd names? From iPod and BlackBerry to Twitter and Wikipedia, PC Advisor explains.

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