Posts Tagged ‘desktop-linux’

A Video Peek At Android 2.2 and Flash 10.1

Today, at the Google I/O conference, Google unveiled Android 2.2 (Froyo), which adds a number of enhancements to the platform, including Wi-Fi and USB tethering. With Android 2.2 phones, you’ll be able to set up instant-on hotspots, and version 2.2 is also much faster than previous versions

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Why Businesses Need To Work More Together On Open Source

If you’ve kept up with studies done on the development of the Linux kernel, such as the one discussed here , you know that Linux advances over time thanks to prodigious amounts of co-working on the part of large enterprises. IBM, Red Hat, Oracle and many other companies make huge contributions, and sometimes expensive ones

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Rocking Out With A Linux Guitar

While it may look at first glance like an electric guitar or one of the stringless guitars from Guitar Hero, Misa Digital is billing its new creation as a “digital guitar.” And get this: It’s Linux-based. According to Handle With Linux , the “Misa guitar runs Gentoo Linux on an AMD Geode processor and it has MIDI and Ethernet ports for connectivity.” Where there would be pickups on a normal electric guitar, Misa’s offers a touchpad LCD screen. By working the LCD screen with one hand and pressing down on virtual strings on the neck of the instrument, you can create synthesized sounds

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OpenOffice.org Still Kicking

Reports to contrary , the launch of Microsoft Office 2010 doesn’t mean that OpenOffice.org is dead — or even wounded.

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OpenOffice.org Still Kicking

OpenOffice.org Still Kicking

Reports to contrary , the launch of Microsoft Office 2010 doesn’t mean that OpenOffice.org is dead — or even wounded.

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OpenOffice.org Still Kicking