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Trillian 1.1 for Android Now Available for Free

Trillian for Android, the already popular mobile application coming from Cerulean Studios, has been updated to version 1.1, and is now available for download for free from the Android Market. The new flavor of the application comes with a wide range of fixes included into the mix, the development team notes in a rec...

17 May 2011
04:45 GMT

Free Software Collaborative Development Platform Hacked

Savannah, the collaborative development platform maintained by the Free Software Foundation, was taken offline earlier this week after unknown attackers exploited an SQL injection vulnerability to compromise accounts.Savannah is running on Savane2, an open source software forked from the original SourceForge code aft...

1 December 2010
04:57 GMT

Trisquel 4.0 LTS Is Based on Ubuntu 10.04

Rubén Rodríguez has announced the release Trisquel 4.0 LTS, an Ubuntu-based derivative which uses only free software. The major goal of Trisquel is to have a pure, 100 percent free distro based on the popular Ubuntu. Trisquel 4.0 LTS, as the name implies is a long term support release, since it's b...

20 September 2010
05:09 GMT

Phishing Scheme Uses PDF Reader Upgrade as Lure

Symantec reports that phishers are praying on people unhappy with Adobe Reader and are advertising fake software to replace it. Users are lured with promises of a free PDF reader alternative, but end up having their credit card details stolen."A little different to the usual PDF related e-mails, this [attack] doesn&r...

7 July 2010
12:11 GMT

x264 Becomes the First Free Software Blu-ray Encoder

Blu-ray, as the winner of short HD video format wars, is starting to become increasingly popular. Blu-ray players are cheaper than ever and widely available and there is plenty of content available, Hollywood blockbusters, TV shows and more. But for the ‘average Joe’ video maker, Blu-ray is still a pipe d...

28 April 2010
05:22 GMT

All CodeWeavers Software Is Free to Download Tomorrow

CodeWeavers Inc is offering “free software for every American” tomorrow, October 28, the company announced today. The move is due to the catastrophic cratering of the global economy, falling gas prices and last, but certainly not least, President George W. Bush.According to an official CodeWeavers report,...

27 October 2008
12:51 GMT

Ohio LinuxFest 2008 Preview

The Greater Columbus Convention Center will host this year's annual Ohio LinuxFest, which will take place on October 10-11. Now at its sixth edition, the Ohio LinuxFest will include a large expo and popular speakers, while welcoming free software developers, open source enthusiasts and virtually anyone who is in...

22 September 2008
11:04 GMT

Softpedia Recommended Mac Apps of the Week - 22.06.2008

Hey there. Sorry for the delay, it's been a busy week. But, even so, we can't let down those interested to see and try out new Mac software. This time around we have an app that lets you control iTunes on a Mac with your iPhone, and two more additions to make your day-to-day activities less stressful. So, b...

22 June 2008
14:15 GMT

Softpedia Recommended Mac Apps of the Week - 24.05.2008

Welcome back! More free software you say? Why, I'm flattered. Very well then. We have three new apps lined up for you this week too. They're all free to download and install right now, just how we like it.SyncDifferent 1.0This free app from Philou309 does one of the simplest, yet most useful tasks when hand...

24 May 2008
11:50 GMT

Softpedia Recommended Mac Apps of the Week - 10.05.2008

Windows users like to brag saying they get sooo much software on their platforms that they don't even know what to do with it anymore. Although it's quite true, Mac users can live with it because they get just the necessary amount of software they need, and, best of all, they really DO know what to do with ...

10 May 2008
09:33 GMT

Free Software Goes to Polish Schools

The Polish FLOSS Foundation in a joint effort with school headmasters, supported by local authorities, organized a series of lectures on free software in education. The campaign took place in Polish high schools.The entire thing started at the beginning of 2007, when a 15-year-old junior high student, Wojciech Plosza...

2 January 2008
04:21 GMT

Free Software Compulsory in India

Free software in India is from now on mandatory for IT practicals of SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examination planned for March 2008.Orders making free software compulsory have been issued by the Director of Public Instruction (DPI), considering Linux Operating System should be used for IT education in...

19 September 2007
04:43 GMT


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