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by Pedro Hernandez on April 1, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks are all the rage, but your OS choices basically boil down to Windows XP or Linux. But now, HP is said to be considering Google’s smartphone OS. Hewlett-Packard Co is studying uses for Google Inc’s Android operating system,…

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by Pedro Hernandez on March 27, 2009 · 0 comments

Unlike the Jackalope, a creature of myth and legend (jaunty or otherwise), Ubuntu 9.04 Beta is real and available for download. Just be sure to heed the warning and don’t install it on production machines. Otherwise, you’ll enjoy tons of…

Read more Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope Beta's No Myth

by Rafael Hernandez on November 6, 2008 · 0 comments

If you’re struggling with the choice between Apple’s OSX 10.5.5 or Ubuntu 8.10 as your next operating system you’re in luck, Phoronix may have made your choice for you. They went about pitting both OSes against each other in various…

Read more Apple OSX 10.5 Versus Ubuntu 8.10, There's Work To Do

by Rafael Hernandez on November 6, 2008 · 0 comments

Creative Labs makes some of the most poweful sound cards in the business which has garnered them quite a following. Their only drawback is their absolutely horrid driver support, especially under Linux. That’s set to change given that the company…

Read more Creative Open-Sources X-Fi Driver, Jaws Drop All Over

by Rafael Hernandez on October 31, 2008 · 0 comments

With all of those minor, incremental updates most Operating Systems go through it’s easy to think that all of the bug fixes and “performance fixes” add up to a snappier system. Phoronix has done some testing on versions of the…

Read more Fedora 7 to 10 Benchmarks, Benchmarking Linux Distros

by Rafael Hernandez on October 30, 2008 · 0 comments

Ubuntu has released version 8.10 of its popular Linux distribution. Desktop and Server editions are available for your 32bit or 64bit CPU and bring about the usual updates, user friendly features, and improved device support that has made it so…

Read more Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Released