Welcome to our 15th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!Here’s what you can read about in this edition: The Amarok team releases the second beta of Amarok 2.0 music player; Puppy Linux reaches version 4.1 and Barry Kauler steps down as leader; new Fedora 9 Re-Spins are released; Mandriva Linux 2009 is finally here; Linus Torvalds announces Linux kernel 2.6.27; new wallpaper available for Ubuntu 8.10. Also, don't forget to check out the Linux distributions released/updated last week at the end of the articl...
[read more >>] As we reported earlier, the biggest single developer convention, BlizzCon, took place this past weekend. It was filled with announcements especially regarding the two most expected titles under development, Starcraft II and Diablo III. It also gave the attendants the opportunity to play through some of the missions from the two games and give valuable feedback to the developers that were at the conference.The third title in the Diablo franchise was on everybody's lips mainly because it was rumored that a new...
[read more >>] Apple has posted and removed a PDF repair guide for its new MacBook and MacBook Pro, launching this month. The PDF guide contained instructions for qualified technicians to replace the display in “Late 2008″ MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks.Notice how we didn't use terms such as “probably,” or “likely,” when referring to the launch date of the new laptops. Given last week's news, Apple's new devices have totally been confirmed. With a PDF document on the new not...
[read more >>] The world of computing has changed drastically over the recent years, the evolution of technology making computers increasingly portable, smaller and more lightweight. This led to the appearance of a whole new segment of users, called “digital nomads” or “road warriors”, who tend to spend a lot of time out of the office, while still being connected at all times to the Internet and carrying out their work-related tasks.With the aforementioned market segment in mind, Sony developed and launc...
[read more >>] With Fallout 3 going gold and preparing for launch, Bethesda has decided to release the system requirements, both minimum and recommended, for the PC version of the post apocalyptic role playing game. After a quick glance, it doesn't seem like the game will require a lot of computing power to run.At a minimum, you will need a 2.4 Ghz Pentium 4 processor with 1 GB of RAM to play the game. On the video side, players will require a card with 256 MB of RAM with a processor that is at least an NVIDIA 6800 or an A...
[read more >>] Thursday, October 9th 2008 – a special day for all Mandriva users. Why? Because the MANDRIVA S.A. just released into the wild the new and greatly improved version of the Mandriva Linux operating system. With the 2009 edition, Mandriva Linux will try to compete with the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (October 30th), and even to "steal" some of its devoted users. We remind everyone that Mandriva Linux is a freely available, community-based Linux distribution based on the RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) package management...
[read more >>] The highly acclaimed Eseries developed by Nokia had its up and downs in the course of time. Starting with the controversial E61 model, that offered a QWERTY keyboard sacrificing the pocket-sized form, the Eseries had its fans, but also its enemies. I believe that the new E71 repairs some of the ill reputation of its E61 and E61i predecessors, coming with a fresh and appealing look. Nokia E71 seems to be the all-in-one messaging tool, especially designed to satisfy even the most exigent businessman. A little bit s...
[read more >>] It seems that buying an Eee Box system, ASUS' desktop version of the highly successful Eee PC netbook, is like playing the Russian roulette. This is because there's a high probability that your own Eee Box system could ship with a virus or a malware, as a bonus from the Taiwanese manufacturer. The news comes from the company itself which, in a recent letter, has warned customers that its recently released Eee Box nettop could come with a virus. According to the details made available, the virus is ...
[read more >>] Recently interviewed by The Telegraph, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak revealed that he believed the iPod had just about run its course, while the iPhone 3G was far from flawless. Woz also weighed in on the Web 2.0 revolution and what is (potentially) Apple's upcoming product.
"The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one," said Woz, when asked about Apple's popular media playing device. "Things like, that if you look back to transistor radios and Walkmans, they kind of die out after a while. ...
[read more >>] Windows XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 was made available for download at the end of April 2008, and five months later, Microsoft is releasing a new wave of the third and final service pack for XP. However, while the initial release of SP3 was designed to integrate with the 32-bit versions of the desktop client, the October refresh is meant for implementation with Windows Embedded for Point of Service and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs. But make no mistake about it, the latest wave of XP SP3 brings nothing more than ...
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