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Alien Arena 2010 v7.45 Offers Up More Features

Phoronix — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:06:59 +0000

Back in May there was the initial Alien Arena 2010 (v7.40) open-source game release of this year, but now John Diamond has come about with another update that continues to offer up a number of new features and other improvements. The previous update introduced five new game levels and rendering improvements while this newest update offers:..

Spotlight on Linux: SimplyMEPIS 8.5.x

Susan Linton — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000

SimplyMEPIS is a simply wonderful distribution. It was the first to offer a complete out of the box experience all tied up in a pretty package. It would be fair to say that it was probably the inspiration for many of the easy-to-use distributions available today. more>>

Living the Linux Lifestyle

Datamation — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:45:40 +0000

Why do some people choose to run Linux as their PC platform of choice while others opt instead for other ways of running their computing experiences?

Tutorial: Using ALSA to Control Linux Audio

LinuxPlanet — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:10:09 +0000

ALSA has been the default Linux sound system for many years, and it is a perfectly capable audio subsystem even in this modern era of fancy new things. Carla Schroder shows us how to to control Linux audio with ALSA.

KDE SC 4.7 May Utilize OpenGL 3.x For Compositing

Phoronix — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:35:03 +0000

We're just days away from the release of KDE SC 4.5, but details are now surfacing from Martin Graesslin about his planned KWin compositing changes in the KDE SC 4.6 and 4.7 releases. Compositing in KDE SC 4.6 should be much faster, support mobile rendering using OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0, and potentially offer a stable ABI. With KDE SC 4.7 is where we're looking at the KDE world to potentially begin tapping OpenGL 3.0 for a better compositing experience...

New Benefits for Linux Foundation Members

Amanda McPherson — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:09:03 +0000

We are extremely lucky to have the support of so many who are individual members of the Linux Foundation. Their $99/year membership helps ensure we can continue protecting, promoting and advancing Linux and support the work of Linus Torvalds himself. I did a poll of our members earlier this year and found, unsurprisingly, that even though members appreciate our many benefits, overwhelmingly people are members simply because they value Linux and want to support our programs so it remains free, strong and neutral.

Google shores up Android Market with security, payment options

Linux for Devices - RSS Feeds — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:57:34 +0000

Google has upgraded Android Market with a security tool to prevent the illegal use of paid Android applications, says eWEEK. The move follows an announcement earlier this week that Google will add a new carrier billing option to Android Market, according to another eWEEK. report....

Linux Poll: Six Questions to Reveal Biggest Success and Failures

Jennifer Cloer — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:19:49 +0000

As the conference focused on all matters Linux, LinuxCon brings attention to the most cutting-edge Linux advancements taking place today and the work being done to take them into the future. LinuxCon is the pinnacle for understanding what is happening with Linux at the developer, IT management and business levels of every enterprise.

SBC offers both PCI-104 and Mini PCI Express expansion

Linux for Devices - RSS Feeds — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:03:15 +0000

Acrosser announced a single board computer (SBC) built around the Intel Atom N450 processor. The AR-B6050 offers up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, CompactFlash and SATA storage, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, six USB 2.0 ports, two serial ports, plus PCI-104 and Mini PCI Express, says the company....

Cisco Warns on Enterprise Security Threats

internetnews.com — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:40:11 +0000

In its latest quarterly Global Threat Report, networking giant Cisco outlines a broad-ranging list of threats to enterprise security culled from its various security products.