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Sep
30th

Seven-inch tablet targets point-of-sale applications

Author: bob@lxer.com | Files under syndicated

X2 Computing announced a seven-inch tablet that runs Linux or various Windows flavors on a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor. The ruggedized X2372 has up to 2GB of RAM and 64GB of SSD (solid state disk) storage, a resistive touchscreen with 1024 x 600 pixels,…


Sep
30th

GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 11.10 – First Impressions

Author: Manuel Jose | Files under syndicated

GNOME Shell and Unity are the two new approaches towards creating the ultimate desktop experience by GNOME Foundation and Canonical respectively. Both approaches stirred up fair amount of controversies, with personalities like Linus Torvalds going so f…


Sep
30th

Let’s Play: Pro Evolution Soccer 2011

Author: Vanack Sabbadium | Files under syndicated

It’s time for a new performance comparison… It’s time for (perhaps) the most addictive soccer game in history… Ladies and Gentlemen.. Pro Evolution Soccer 2011!!!!


Sep
30th

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 9/30/11

Author: Ron Miller | Files under syndicated

This week we look at identifying passionate developers, explore cloud paranoia and speculate on life after the silicon computer chip.


Sep
30th

The Lurching Landscape of Mobile

Author: Andy Updegrove | Files under syndicated

Anyone paying attention to technology news lately knows that the Titans are clashing for control, or at least a share of the monetary rewards, in the mobile marketplace.


Sep
30th

Windows 8: one step forward, two steps back

Author: Andrew Craucamp | Files under syndicated

Windows 8 has learned a lot of cool things from a number of other operating systems but is Microsoft moving backwards where it counts?


Sep
30th

New ATI Video Driver Fixes GNOME 3 Issues

Author: Marius Nestor | Files under syndicated

AMD announced two days ago, September 28th, the immediate availability for download of the ADM Catalyst 11.9 video driver for Linux platforms.


Sep
30th

Dutch go for mandatory use open standards in education

Author: Jan Stedehouder | Files under syndicated

Online educational solutions based on Silverlight prevent 5 to 10% of Dutch students to get their schoolwork done and forces them to buy and install Windows instead. No longer they say.


Sep
30th

WattOS: Is It Faster & Can Save Power Over Ubuntu?

Author: Michael Larabel | Files under syndicated

For some months I’ve been meaning to try out WattOS, an Ubuntu derivative that claims to do more than providing simple desktop theme changes and other high-level customizations. It seeks to provide a simple and fast desktop that’s also said to conserve…


Sep
30th

Playing To Our Strengths

Author: bob@lxer.com | Files under syndicated

Are Linux Users Shooting Themselves In The Foot? In April of 2009, my Windows XP computer crashed for the umpteenth time and this time around I lost a lot of valuable data. I was so angry because I didn’t even have a cd copy to reinstall my OS. Neither…