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Open source community unhappy over Red Hat patent settlement

June 13th, 2008 by Kiyani

Open source community is unhappy over Read Hat patent settlement with companies Firestar Software, Inc., DataTern and Amphion Innovations PLC, for an undisclosed sum. The settlement was about a product Hibernate which Red Hat acquired when it bought JBoss in 2006.

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US company introduces $299 mini laptop with Linux

May 29th, 2008 by Kiyani

3K Computers a U.S. manufacturer of Built-to-Order (BTO) desktops, laptops, workstations, servers, and storage equipment has introduced a new $299 ultra portable laptop. 3K RazorBook 400 – Mini-Notebook PC (UMPC) Ultra Mobile PC comes with WiFi 802.11 b/g and 7″ LCD TFT display.

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Linux registers 22 percent sales growth in China

May 22nd, 2008 by Kiyani

According to a China based consulting firm CCID, the commercial Linux market saw 22.6 percent increase in sales over the past year. As manufacturers broaden their distribution channels, Linux is expanding out of its traditional markets around major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.

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ASUS motherboards to have Splashtop Linux

May 17th, 2008 by Kiyani

Asus has announced that all its motherboards will come with Express Gate version of Splashtop Linux. Initially it will be available on new P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q3 Deluxe and P5Q-E series motherboards but later it will be extended to all motherboards by producing one million units per month.

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Programmers prefer Windows XP over Vista

May 16th, 2008 by Kiyani

A survey by Evans Data, a market research company, has revealed that more developers prefer Windows XP over Windows Vista when it comes to developing applications. They survey questioned 380 US software developers and found that just eight per cent are developing applications for Vista.

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Microsoft join hands with One Laptop Per Child

May 15th, 2008 by Kiyani

The One Laptop Per Child project (OPLC) has confirmed the availability of Windows operating system on XO laptop. Both OLPC and Microsoft officially announced the deal. Linux is already available on XO.

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Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) released for Linux

May 6th, 2008 by Kiyani

Adobe has released an alpha version of Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) for Linux. The Adobe AIR runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems.

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Is Microsoft Live Mesh going to help Apple and Linux?

April 25th, 2008 by Kiyani

Live Mesh is a cross-platform technology. Which means it could be used in conjunction with any platform, in theory including MacOS and Linux although Microsoft’s initial target is things like cell phones and PDAs. This would allow for the development of mirrored applications that would access common data types, which could be shared across these [...]

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