Waltham (ip-192.com): After eight milestone releases and two release candidates, the latest version 11.3 of Novell openSUSE Linux (download is available here) arrives with several new features and technical improvements. The distribution is build around kernel 2.6.34 and ships with Xorg 7.5. Computers powered by NVIDIA-graphic cards will benefit from the new open source Nouveau [...]
Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google confirmed that it will launch its new Chrome OS in fall of 2010 instead of 2011, as originally planned. The open source based operating system is geared towards netbooks and laptops that will run applications within a browser. To deliver a great user experience, Google plans to be initially very selective [...]
Waltham (ip-192.com): Novell has put itself up for sale, several news outlets report. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Waltham, Massachusetts based company can count on up to 20 bidders, most of them private equity firms. An unsolicited takeover bid by Elliot Associates to buy Novell for $5.75 per share in cash was turned [...]
Tokyo (ip-192.com): A new firmware upgrade is coming to Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), and it will eliminate the possibility to install Linux on the machines. Sony says that the upcoming PS3 3.21 update will disable the "Install Other OS" feature. Users currently running a Debian, Fedora, OpenSuse or Ubuntu installation on their PlayStation will not [...]
Boca Raton (ip-192.com): As the official release date for Apple's iPad on April 3 nears (ip-192.com reported here), AT&T is already planning to expand its product lineup. The carrier announced that it will sell another tablet device based on a new version of Intel’s Atom processor, called "Moorestown." The new tablet will be based on [...]
Hannover (ip-192.com): 15 non-commercial free software projects are showcasing their work in the Open Source Project Lounge at CeBIT 2010 until 6 March. Alongside world-renowned projects such as the "PostgresQL" database, this year's international competition jury also selected a number of prgrams submitted by newcomers, including navigation software "Navit" and ERP software "project-open." Also featured [...]
