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): Android 2.2, Google's operating system for mobile devices, is coming to the Nexus One smartphone via an over-the-air update. The new version codenamed Froyo is significantly faster and supports features like push-through notifications. Android 2.2 will allow users to turn their handset into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. With the update installed, the [...]
Round Rock (ip-192.com): Dell says that users should buy more computers running Ubuntu Linux. The Round Rock, Texas based information technology company says on Dell’s Ubuntu website that the Debian based Linux distribution is safer than Microsoft Windows. "The vast majority of viruses and spyware written by hackers are not designed to target and attack [...]
Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft released the initial code for Windows Embedded Compact 7, a operating designed to target enterprise specific tools and consumer electronics devices such as digital cameras, GPS systems and automobiles. The operating system serves application requests almost in real-time by minimizing critical sections of the code base. Based on Windows CE, the latest [...]
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 [...]
Paris (ip-192.com): Mandriva S.A., known for its Mandriva Linux distribution, is up for sale. The Paris, France based company is in acquisition talks with Linagora, a French open source software company, and Lightapp, a British company, several news outlets report. Mandriva started in 1998 as MandrakeSoft. After a lengthy legal battle with the Hearst Corporation, [...]
