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Interview You probably use Linux and don’t even know it. We meet the man who started it all The Linux kernel is what everything else runs on top of, so it’s the key to everything that a Linux device can do. It’s in your Android phone. It’s in the computers that run the servers at Google, Amazon and all the … Read More

Summary: The first open source Active Directory server with SMB3 support, now due in mid December, is ideal for business desktop and storage needs. Samba 4 was a big beneficiary of antitrust orders forcing Microsoft to open up key protocols. Samba 4 — the first open source Active Directory-compatible print and file server — will now ship on December 11, … Read More

This could sway game companies to make more games for Linux, meaning that gamers would have to boot into Windows less and less, eventually maybe not at all,” said blogger Linux Rants. “Where go the games go the users. Other applications follow. If played correctly on the market, this could be the first step for Linux to more global acceptance … Read More

MailArchiva v3.0.30 Now Available We are excited to announce the availability of MailArchiva v3. The V3 product is a major update of the MailArchiva platform. Not only has the user interface been completely revamped, but MailArchiva now sports a redesigned archiving engine. For information on what’s new in the product, refer to http://help.mailarchiva.com/#what’s-new.   Upgrade paths from MailArchiva Enterprise Edition V2 and MailArchiva … Read More

The Linux powered refrigerator is alive, and wants to run all your internet-enabled apps. Samsung has developed a custom Busybox Linux for their $3500 refrigerator. Samsung’s Website puts it briefly: Upgrade your life with a Wi-Fi enabled refrigerator featuring a brilliant 8″ touchscreen that puts access to apps at your fingertips. Check the morning weather, browse the web for recipes, … Read More

Red hat Enterprise Virtualization is a cost effective and alternate virtualization  platform for Microsoft Windows and Linux servers Speak to our friendly team about RHEV.  

Windows Live Messenger is being replaced with Skype, Xbox SmartGlass arrives on Apple devices, and single weekly issues of DC Comics hit digital bookstores.   Microsoft kills Messenger to push Skype Windows Live Messenger is being replaced with Skype, Xbox SmartGlass arrives on Apple devices, and single weekly issues of DC Comics hit digital bookstores. by Bridget Carey November 7, … Read More

For almost as long as Linux has existed, fans follow with great interest which distribution and which desktop Linus Torvalds uses. He switches distros from time to time, but he’s been changing desktops more often than his socks lately. Several years ago, he was using KDE and calling GNOME something like a “Fisher Price interface.” Later he switched to GNOME, … Read More

Few desktop environments have benefited from the recent diversity of interfaces more than Mate and Xfce. A year ago, Mate hadn’t even reached general release. However, since then, it has been influential in making Linux Mint the distribution of choice among experienced users. Similarly, after years of being the third most popular desktop environment, Xfce has become one of the … Read More

Summary: As it becomes the 5th of November around the world, Anonymous announced a hacking spree that has claimed many websites and a few databases – plus a planned V For Vendetta reenactment at the Houses of Parliament. The press arm for Anonymous has announced that it has begun its hacking spree for the 5th of November – Guy Fawkes Day. … Read More

This week, Google announced a new lineup of devices that would be running its Android OS, Jelly Bean version 4.2. Those new devices are a phone, the Nexus 4, and a 10-inch tablet, called the Nexus 10. I’ve had a chance to play with both devices, specifically the Nexus 10, and I was actually surprised with how the device has … Read More

Paris, the 2nd of November 2012 : Mandriva has released CloudPulse, its new cloud-based I.T infrastructure management solution. CloudPulse is the SaaS evolution of Mandriva Pulse². This solution offers the same benefits of Pulse² without the material and resources constraints involved in maintaining a full-fledged solution. Mandriva CloudPulse enables businesses of all sizes to perform inventory, deployments, data and configuration backup … Read More

First it built the Surface, and now Microsoft is said to be working on another new hardware product, this time a smartphone. That’s according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, which says Microsoft is currently working with Asian component suppliers on its own handset design, though it isn’t yet clear whether or not the device will ever … Read More

Two of the four robots inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame on Oct. 23 ran embedded Linux. Aldebaran Robotics’ humanoid, partially open source Nao robot, known for its use in RoboCup robot soccer competitions, won in the Education & Consumer category. And iRobot’s PackBot remote sensing robot, which runs proprietary Linux, took the Industrial & Service award. Parrot’s AR.Drone 2.0 quadricopter … Read More

“Microsoft is spending billions on marketing for Windows 8, but there’s no equivalent for Linux,” noted Google+ blogger Linux Rants. “Most people haven’t even heard of Linux, and those that have usually have only heard the false rumors that have been around since the 90s. That preconception has to be changed. Preloaded computers are the first step.” It’s no secret … Read More