More Linux News

• 14 October 2008

• News: Mandriva Linux 2009 available in three editions

  Mandriva has released the 2009 update to its flagship Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux.

• 09 October 2008

• News: Novell: Linux is driving force for netbook market

  The growing popularity of netbooks such as Asus' Eee PC is boosting demand for Linux, according to Novell's chief technology and strategy officer for Linux, who said that open-source software was an ideal option for systems which place lower demands on hardware.

• 23 September 2008

• News: Microsoft's Windows HPC to take on Linux

  Microsoft has announced that it will ship Windows HPC Server 2008 on November 1 with designs on challenging Linux for supplying high-performance computers.

• 16 September 2008

• News: First Windows-based '$100' laptop trialled

  The government of Peru will run the first ever trial of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's low-cost XO laptop running on Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, putting the nation at the heart of a software controversy.

• 12 September 2008

• News: Lenovo cuts direct sales of Linux laptops, desktops

  Lenovo is to halt online sales of desktop and laptop PCs with Linux operating systems pre-installed, due to sluggish sales.

• 02 September 2008

• News: Intel acquires UK Linux developer

  Intel has acquired UK-based open source developer OpenedHand, further evidence of the chipmaker's growing interest in operating systems for mobile devices.

• 20 August 2008

• News: Microsoft and Novell expand open source pact

  Microsoft is to purchase a further $100m in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership aimed at customers who run both Windows and Linux in their server environments.

• 19 August 2008

• News: Ubuntu sponsor joins Linux Foundation

  Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has joined the Linux Foundation.

• 08 August 2008

• News: IBM reconfigures Lotus Foundations for Linux

  IBM has reconfigured its Lotus Foundations software, which includes Lotus Notes, Sametime and Symphony, to preload on Linux distributions like Red Hat, Ubuntu and Novell's Suse Linux.

• 07 August 2008

• News: VMware further embraces open source

  VMware has announced it is further embracing open source by joining the Linux Foundation.

• 06 August 2008

• News: Google targets open-source for low-cost laptops

  Google is actively working with open-source developers to integrate its applications in the OS, a Linux developer said at the Linuxworld conference.

• 01 August 2008

• News: PC Advisor's complete PC support guide

  Computers have become essential elements of our daily lives – when they break down, so do we. PC Advisor looks at the best places to turn for the critical support that can get our systems up and running again. We explain warranties, offer simple call-centre tips, compare repair firms and show you where to go for online advice.

• 21 July 2008

• News: Dell offers new machines with Ubuntu Linux 8.04

  Dell has announced that is offering a number of laptops and desktop machines with the Linux operating system Ubuntu 8.04.

• 12 July 2008

• News: Desktop Linux compared: Ubuntu 8.04 and Fedora 9.0

  Two recent Linux releases show just how far open-source operating systems have come in their battle against Windows and the Mac OS X. We compared Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron and Fedora 9.0.

• 17 June 2008

• News: Windows/Linux system runs 5,376 Intel Xeons

  Microsoft's dual-boot strategy is making some inroads, with IBM having built what may be the largest Windows/Linux HPC dual-boot system yet for a university research group in Sweden.

• 16 June 2008

• News: Microsoft backs Open Source Census

  Microsoft has become a sponsor of The Open Source Census, a project started earlier this year that aims to track and catalogue the use of open-source software in enterprises worldwide.

• 23 May 2008

• News: Intel Atom-based MSI Wind to hit US in June

  The MSI Wind, the ultra-low cost laptop that runs on Intel's 1.6GHz Atom processor will be available is the US from June this year.

• 10 May 2008

• News: The 15 biggest technology failures

  We've rounded up our 15 favourite examples of products that, beyond a few prototypes, never actually saw the light of day. We've also added some honourable mentions that we think deserved to be remembered.

• 16 April 2008

• News: Census measures use of open-source software

  A new effort attempting to pin down hard statistics regarding the implementation of open-source software around the world gets underway today.

• 15 April 2008

• News: Dell to expand Linux laptop & PC push

  Dell plans to continue its push to sell Linux-based laptops and desktop PCs, revealing promising sales as the one-year anniversary of its open-source strategy approaches.

Latest Videos

• Rain Design mStand 360 video review

• Netatmo Urban Weather Station video review

• Pure Jongo S3 video review

• Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 hands on video review

Latest Reviews

• Audirvana Plus 1.4 review: perhaps the best stereo music player available for PCs

  Audirvana Plus is perhaps the best stereo music player available for the personal computer. Read…

• Toshiba THNSNH512GCST review: a SSD with mostly good Lab results

  The Toshiba THNSNH512GCST doesn't help promote itself with its unpronounceable name, and the…

• Pocket Casts review: the best podcatcher app for Android

  Pocket Cases is the best podcatcher for Android devices. Here's our Pocket Casts review.

Latest How-To

• How to set up email on your iPhone

  Get Gmail contacts and other email on your smartphone

• How to transfer your contacts from a BlackBerry to an iPhone

  Access your BlackBerry contacts from another phone

• Saving Google Maps destinations for easy navigation

  Saving destinations also decreases the chance of making an error when trying to return to that spot