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  • 10 ways to dodge Linux hardware issues Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 12:28PMIf you've been grappling with Linux hardware problems, take heart: Jack Wallen has some strategies for resolving common issues -- or avoiding them in the first place.
    http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1582
  • Qld rail workers walk off job Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 7:58PMRail workers in Townsville have taken illegal industrial action by walking off the job in protest over the government's asset sales plan.
    http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/qld-rail-workers-walk-off-job-20100608-xs9j.html
  • 3D craze hits PCs Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 9:50PMThe growing 3D trend has spread from cinemas to TVs and now to computers, with PC makers including MSI and Asus showing off systems at Taiwan's Computex show this week that can play back 3D movies, games and Internet content.
    http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1580019163&rid=-159
  • 3D Craze Hits All-in-One PCs Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 10:51AM3D is making its way to PCs with MSI and Asus showing off new all-in-ones and laptops. Personal computer - Micro-Star International - Asus - Hardware - IPad
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/197694/3d_craze_hits_pcs.html?tk=rss_news
  • 3D Craze Hits All-in-One PCs Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 10:10AMThe growing 3D trend has spread from cinemas to TVs and now to computers, with PC makers including MSI and Asus showing off All-in-One PCs at Taiwan's Computex show this week that can play back 3D movies, games and Internet content.
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100601/tc_pcworld/3dcrazehitsallinonepcs_1
  • UPDATE: Apple iPad Sales Top 2 Million, MSI Readies 10” Wind-Pad Tablet Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 9:04AMSteve Jobs boasts of 2 million iPads sold
    http://www.dailytech.com/UPDATE+Apple+iPad+Sales+Top+2+Million+MSI+Readies+10+WindPad+Tablet/article18566.htm
  • NVIDIA Beta 256 Drivers: Optimus Included Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 10:30AMLast month we mentioned NVIDIA's plans for their upcoming drivers: the 256 series of drivers (don't ask us why they jumped from 197 to 256). Today, NVIDIA has released the first beta of the 256 drivers. We'll keep this short as our previous article already covered what this release entails, but you can read the full press release or just grab the drivers from NVIDIA and start testing. If you ...
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/3735/nvidia-beta-256-drivers-optimus-included
  • New technology to wear a human (inter)face Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:14AMThough computers have become more attuned to how humans behave, there are still glitches in communication.
    http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=5353981§id=2883&url=ioltechnology&vne=1&csect=IOLTechHome
  • Nvidia transforms switchable graphics with Optimus Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 6:07AMIan Williams THE INQUIRER Ready for prime time
    http://feeds.theinquirer.net/c/554/f/7127/s/908ccc8/l/0L0Stheinquirer0Bnet0Cinquirer0Cnews0C15910A760Cnvidia0Etransforms0Eswitchable0Egraphics0Eoptimus/story01.htm
  • ATI Announces Mobility Radeon 5000 Series Wednesday, January 6, 2010 @ 9:31PMToday AMD announces their latest and greatest mobile GPUs, the ATI Mobility Radeon Premium graphics, otherwise known as the 5000 series. The 40nm process, improved power features, and other tweaks add up to a reasonable bump in laptop graphics performance, whatever your performance category....
    http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3711
  • Tesla Driver Exceeds 300 Miles on a Charge Tuesday, November 3, 2009 @ 10:23AMLooks like Tesla Motors wasn't kidding about the Roadster's 200 mile range: a pair of drivers in Australia set an EV range record of 313 miles (501 kilometers) with a Tesla Roadster in the 10th Annual Global Green Challenge in Australia.
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355170,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
  • P-platers facing ban from powerful cars Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 8:21PMYoung motorists will be banned from driving high-powered cars under proposed law changes in South Australia.
    http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/pplaters-facing-ban-from-powerful-cars-20091013-gv1p.html
  • Windows 7 slashes netbook battery life by a third Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 2:10AMComplaints roll in about run times Netbooks running Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7 will see their battery life slashed by a third, says a number of users.
    http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/559/f/7174/s/5d43daf/l/0L0Spcadvisor0O0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0DRSS0GNewsID0F320A0A372/story01.htm
  • My Windows 7 RTM Adventure Monday, August 17, 2009 @ 2:31PMAnalysis: Installing the released version of Windows 7 had its ups and downs.
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/170341/my_windows_7_rtm_adventure.html?tk=rss_news
  • Microsoft embraces GPL, opens Hyper-V to Linux with LinuxIC Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 9:01AMRedmond is proving that it can compete with open source on open source's terms by licensing LinuxIC under the GPLv2 license.
    http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10290686-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
  • News and views on Linux on the desktop ... Wednesday, June 10, 2009 @ 1:31PMJaunty Jackalope ARM'd and ready — Apr. 20, 2009 — Canonical will release Ubuntu 9.04 (nicknamed "Jaunty Jackalope") on April 23. The new release of the fast-growing open-source Linux distro boasts faster boot and resume operations, a new desktop notification service, smoother handoffs between WiFi and 3G service, and Ubuntu's first ARM port, says Canonical.
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/200904201542NS2829525484.html
  • News and views on Linux on the desktop ... Wednesday, June 10, 2009 @ 8:46AMOpen-source server distro builds on Ubuntu — Apr. 16, 2009 — Zaragoza, Spain-based eBox Technologies announced the availability of version 1.0 of its Ubuntu Linux-based eBox server distribution.The open source eBox 1.0 features LDAP, DHCP, NTP, DNS, and email servers, among other features, and provides a new development framework for building add-on modules, says the company.
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/200904201343NS8335306746.html
  • News and views on Linux on the desktop ... Wednesday, June 3, 2009 @ 7:12AMBulgarian distro offers Live CD greatest hits — Apr. 14, 2009 — A Bulgarian open source project has released a Live CD compilation of five popular boot-and-run Linux distributions.
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/200904160007NS3601094260.html
  • News and views on Linux on the desktop ... Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ 9:12AMHigh-security, RAMdisk Linux rev'd — Mar. 12, 2009 — An interesting physical security-focused Linux distribution was upgraded a couple of days ago.
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/200903161037NS6982786934.html
  • News and views on Linux on the desktop ... Wednesday, April 29, 2009 @ 6:12AMAfter two years, a new PCLinuxOS ships! — Mar. 11, 2009 — Two years after its last major release, the interesting PCLinuxOS project has quietly posted a major new release. The "pclinuxos-2009.1" download features a 2.6.28.8.tex3 kernel, KDE 3.5.10, and a host of other updates.
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/200903120010NS4951308355.html
  • News and views on Linux on the desktop ... Tuesday, April 28, 2009 @ 1:12PMA "puplet" for all seasons — Mar. 10, 2009 — This article describes Puppy Linux, a flexible, fast distribution that's always a favorite among DesktopLinux readers.
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/200903111118NS3366915919.html
  • AMD first @ 40nm graphics processors Tuesday, March 3, 2009 @ 2:02AMBANGALORE, INDIA: AMD today announced the world's first graphics processors to harness 40nm process technology: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and ATI Mobility RadeonTM HD 4830.
    http://www.ciol.com/Semicon/Product-Watch/News-Reports/AMD-first-@-40nm-graphics-processors/3309116741/0/
  • AMD Launches World’s First 40nm Graphics Processors: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4860 and ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4830 Monday, March 2, 2009 @ 9:13PMAMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the world’s first graphics processors to harness 40nm process technology: the ATI Mobility Radeon TM HD 4860 and ATI Mobility Radeon TM HD 4830. These feature-rich graphics processors redefine mobile PC entertainment with advanced capabilities including support for the latest Microsoft DirectX ® 10.1 games, a home theater-quality HD multimedia experience, and ...
    http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/1148467.html
  • AMD Launches World’s First 40nm Graphics Processors: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4860 and ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4830 Monday, March 2, 2009 @ 9:10PM AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the world’s first graphics processors to harness 40nm process technology: ...
    http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/AMD_Launches_World_s_First_40nm_Graphics_Processors_ATI_Mobility_Radeon_HD_4860_and_ATI_Mobility_Radeon_HD_4830_852839
  • AMD Launches World's First 40nm Graphics Processors: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 Monday, March 2, 2009 @ 9:01PM HANNOVER, Germany----AMD today announced the world's first graphics processors to harness 40nm process technology: the ATI Mobility RadeonTM HD 4860 and ATI Mobility RadeonTM HD 4830.
    http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090303/20090302006537.html?.v=1
  • News and views on Linux on the desktop ... Monday, February 9, 2009 @ 4:20PMOpenSUSE rev's license, build system — Dec. 18, 2008 — The Novell-sponsored openSUSE Project announced the availability of version 11.1 of its open-source openSUSE Linux distribution.
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/200812221148NS7486486039.html
  • Vendors show off quick-booting netbooks Monday, January 12, 2009 @ 1:04AM Web surfing in an instant The netbook market could be shaken up by the introduction of small laptops that could boot in a few seconds.
    http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/3547/s/2beeff3/l/0L0Stechworld0N0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0DRSS0GNewsID0F10A9354/story01.htm
  • Everyone's free Linux: DeviceVM's Splashtop Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:28AM Cyber Cynic: "One of the neat things about Linux has always been that you can run it on just about anything: iPhones, xBoxes, PS3, you name it, you can run Linux on it. So, why not, the good people at DeviceVM thought, make a desktop Linux that came bundled in a PC's motherboard: Splashtop."
    http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-06-016-35-OP-DT-HW
  • Android installed and running on an Eee PC in a matter of hours Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 10:45AM While Windows may be more popular than Linux when it comes to netbooks for a variety of reasons, price certainly isn't one of them. We don't know whether it's peoples' fear of the unknown or just the awful UI facades typically used to hide the open-source alternative, but a lot of people are hoping that Android could sweep in and offer a third choice -- someday. Not content to wait, a ...
    http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/02/android-installed-and-running-on-an-eee-pc-in-a-matter-of-hours/
  • Intel UXA Acceleration Performance Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:11PM Phoronix: "Subsequent to the introduction of the Graphics Execution Manager earlier this year, Intel had introduced a new acceleration architecture. UXA, or the UMA Acceleration Architecture, was developed as a temporary solution based upon the EXA architecture but with support for the kernel-driven GEM memory management. How though does the UXA performance compare to that of EXA? In this ...
    http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-12-29-015-35-RV-SW
  • Adding After-market Speed Parts Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 9:40AMThere isn't much you can do to a laptop other than add memory to increase the performance. Since the Asus is pretty darn stout to begin with, bolting on Kubuntu will let you take full advantage of the hardware while adding all the features not found in other operating systems.
    http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/6623/1/
  • The Toybox in 2008: A retrospective Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 11:59AMIt's been an incredible year. This blog was launched, ZDNet Reviews was overhauled, and a whole lot of news 'n' reviews came through The Toybox pipeline. And through it all, you readers were here with us. Here's a recap of the best stories: January: The Toybox launches!?? Blu-ray delivers the knockout punch to HD-DVD. CES 2008 arrives, and Josh gets hands-on with Microsoft's Surface. Broadband ...
    http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=671