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Cogs is not your run of the mill puzzle and this will become immediately obvious to anyone who plays it. Puzzle games are now popping out on every corners of the Internet and it’s becoming harder and harder to find a proper one, but Cogs seems to fit comfortably in this overcrowded market. Before reviewing Cogs... |
21 May 2012
10:31 GMT |
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There was a time when people were preoccupied with DVD authoring, and I was one of them, trying to create more and more elaborated menus and covers. It became somehow a lot less important over the years, but after trying DVDStyler I feel the urge to start all over again. Before going into details about DVDStyler, w... |
14 May 2012
08:21 GMT |
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The Apache OpenOffice, the original open source office productivity suite, designed for professional and consumer use, is now at version 3.4.0. After being adopted into the Apache Foundation and after picking a new name, the Apache OpenOffice project comes with a few new interesting features, such as improved ODT s... |
8 May 2012
10:57 GMT |
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Salix MATE, a Linux distribution based on Slackware that is simple, fast and easy to use and fully backwards compatible with Slackware, so Slackware users can benefit from Salix repositories, is now at version 13.37 RC2. Just a few weeks after the release of the Salix MATE 13.37 RC1, practical out the blue, the dev... |
8 May 2012
03:21 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman announced a couple of hours ago, May 7th, the immediate availability for download of the fifth maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.3 kernel series. Linux kernel 3.3.5 includes some ARM, X86 and PowerPC fixes, lots of drivers (USB, wireless, etc), as well as NFS filesystem improvements, and... |
7 May 2012
17:17 GMT |
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CyanogenMod Compiler (CMC) GUI is a new tool that allows users to build their own CyanogenMod with just a few mouse clicks. The tool is designed to simplify the building of a CyanogenMod for an Android phone, from source code. CyanogenMod Compiler allows users to select the device they are compiling it for and the ... |
7 May 2012
12:11 GMT |
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Google Chrome is the new kid on the block, in regard to the other heavy hitters on the market, but it's the richest one. It's backed up by one of largest corporations on the planet and it became an important player in a very short time. We can't question the Google's decision to develop its own ... |
7 May 2012
10:11 GMT |
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Vyatta, an OS that can connect and secure physical networks as well as virtual and cloud computing infrastructures, is now at version 6.4. Vyatta 6.4 brings a lot of changes, especially for the GUI, NAT, connection-syncing along with CLI, op-mode enhancements, and connection tracking. Highlights of Vyatta 6.4: ... |
7 May 2012
03:10 GMT |
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Vendetta Online, a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) from Guild Software Inc, in which thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe, is now at version 1.8.219. Just a couple of weeks ago, Vendetta Online has celebrated its 10th anniversary and the dev... |
5 May 2012
04:08 GMT |
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Diablo III, an action RPG developed by Blizzard Entertainment, is going to launch on May 15th, and people have started to wonder whether a Linux port will ever see the light of day. The news is not good on the Linux port front. In an interview with AusGamers, Jay Wilson, game director for Diablo III, has managed to... |
4 May 2012
10:25 GMT |
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Linux Format, a magazine published in UK devoted to one subject, the Linux world, has been booted off the shelves of Barnes & Noble, in United States.
The latest number of the magazine has a nifty cover with a title that looked ominous, entitled “Learn to Hack”. Inside, readers could find a ton of articl... |
4 May 2012
10:03 GMT |
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A few hours ago, April 4th, Nvidia released version 295.49 of its graphics driver for Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD operating systems. Nvidia 295.44 brings support for the GeForce GTX 690, the newest video card that hit the market at the end of last month. Among other features in Nvidia 295.49, we can mention a fix f... |
4 May 2012
09:32 GMT |
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Version 0.8.50 of the e-book reader and management software Calibre has been announced today, May 4th, with some important new features and fixes.
Calibre 0.8.50 comes with a lot of changes regarding the new file format from Amazon, KF8, and quite a few updates for other various output formats.
Highlights of Calibr... |
4 May 2012
03:49 GMT |
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The popular and somewhat buggy puzzle platformer Trine 2, developed by Frozenbyte, will soon be available on some digital distribution platforms. The Linux development of Trine 2 hasn't gone as smooth as the developers have intended, but it seem that the studio has managed to go over the hurdles, according to Jo... |
3 May 2012
10:38 GMT |
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Chris Wilson announced yesterday, May 1st, that version 2.19.0 of the xf86-video-intel graphics driver for Linux is available for download. Intel 2.19 video driver brings a lot of changes, especially fixes for UXA and support for another variant of IvyBridge. Given the severity of the stability fixes, Chris Wilson ... |
2 May 2012
07:10 GMT |
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Robyn Bergeron, the new leader of the Fedora Project, proudly announced on April 30th the codename for the upcoming Fedora 18 operating system, due for release this autumn. Without any further ado, the codename for the Fedora 18 Linux operating system will be Spherical Cow, which won with 1359 votes. Other possibl... |
2 May 2012
02:57 GMT |
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Half a year ago, Intel was announcing that it was dropping the name Meego of their Linux-based operating system and was changing it to Tizen. Now they have launched the first stable version of the Tizen SDK for developing Tizen web applications. The Tizen SDK (Software Development Kit) is a set of tools that will h... |
2 May 2012
02:10 GMT |
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Calibre is one of the best eBook management software available right now, but its strength lies in the abundance of plugins available for it. This week we’ll take a look at a very interesting plugin called “Quality Check”. According to the developer, this plugin is intended to help users identify ... |
1 May 2012
10:03 GMT |
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Nautilus, the graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment that makes it easy to manage your files and browse your filesystem, is now at version 3.5.1. Nautilus 3.5.1 is just a development version, but there are a few interesting changes and features available. Highlights Nautilus 3.5.1: · An applicat... |
1 May 2012
02:44 GMT |
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Samba, a component that seamlessly integrates Linux/Unix servers and desktops into Active Directory environments using the winbind daemon, is now at version 3.6.5. Samba 3.6.5 is just a simple maintenance release, as it's only meant to fix a security issue. According to the developers, Samba versions 3.4.x to ... |
30 April 2012
10:40 GMT |
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The world of Internet browsers is going crazy, and Mozilla is right up there holding the flag of craziness with Google. We reviewed Firefox 4.0 only one year ago and now it's already at version 12.0. Is it true that the higher the version number, the better the software? Or it's just a psychological maneuve... |
30 April 2012
08:50 GMT |
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Tiny Core Linux, a small, minimal Linux distribution based on Linux kernel 3.0, Busybox, Tiny X, and Flt, has reached version 4.5.1. The developers have stated that Tiny Core Linux has become an example of what the Core project can produce. Highlights of Tiny Core Linux 4.5.1: • wbar was patched in order to ... |
30 April 2012
02:59 GMT |
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Wine 1.5.3, a new development version of the famous framework used to run Windows applications on Linux, has been announced by Alexandre Julliard, the leader of the Wine project. Wine 1.5.3 brings some much needed updates and represents an important milestone in the development of Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator). Hi... |
30 April 2012
02:45 GMT |
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After more than one year of hard work, the Xfce development team proudly announced a couple of days ago, on April 28th, the immediate availability for download of the Xfce 4.10 desktop environment. Xfce 4.10 supersedes the previous Xfce 4.8 version found on major Linux distributions, and it comes with improved user... |
30 April 2012
02:23 GMT |
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Raspberry Pi Linux computer, that little thing that has been getting more attention than anyone had expected, has begun to see compatible accessories cropping up.
Adafruit, an electronics component maker, has introduced the Prototyping Pi Plate, a PCB (printed circuit board) that can be installed on top of the Ras... |
27 April 2012
03:40 GMT |
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For a few years now, rumors about a possible foray of Valve into the Linux platform have been floating around, but it seems that definitive proof is upon us. According to Michael Larabel from phoronix.com, Valve is not only dabbling with a Linux version for Steam, but is also porting at least one of its games, Left... |
25 April 2012
10:58 GMT |
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Mozilla released today, April 24th, the final and stable release of the Mozilla Thunderbird 12.0 email client for all supported platforms, including Linux. Mozilla Thunderbird 12.0 includes two new features and one bugfix. Therefore we can mention that message extracts are included in the results of the Global Sear... |
24 April 2012
11:21 GMT |
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Canonical announced on April 24th, in a security notice, that a new MySQL update for its Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.04, and Ubuntu 11.10 operating systems is now available, fixing multiple vulnerabilities. According to Canonical, multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update i... |
24 April 2012
10:37 GMT |
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SeaMonkey 2.9, a web browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing suite, has been released. Only a few changes are present in SeaMonkey 2.9, but the developers fixed important issues and there are even a couple of new features implemented. Highlights of SeaMonkey 2.9: · The... |
24 April 2012
09:31 GMT |
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Shutter, a feature-rich screenshot program that allows users to capture nearly anything on your screen without losing control, is now at version 0.88.3. Shutter 0.88.3 is just a minor update, adding small features, fixing a few bugs and improving a couple of translations. Highlights of Shutter 0.88.3: · ... |
23 April 2012
09:49 GMT |
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Lars Torben Kremer proudly announced this weekend, on April 21st, the immediate availability for download of the final version of the Snowlinux 2 operating system. Dubbed Ice, Snowlinux 2 is based on the Debian 6 "Squeeze" operating system and it is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.32 and the GNOME 2.30 desktop environm... |
23 April 2012
06:41 GMT |
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OpenSSH, a 100% complete SSH protocol version 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0 implementation which includes sftp client and server support, is now at version 6.0. According to the developers, OpenSSH 6.0 is mainly a bugfix release, but nonetheless it should be installed as quickly as possible. Highlights of OpenSSH 6.0: &middo... |
23 April 2012
02:05 GMT |
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Linus Torvalds announced yesterday, April 21st, that the fourth Release Candidate of the upcoming Linux 3.4 kernel is available for download and testing. As usual, nothing special in Linux Kernel 3.4 RC4, just lots of USB and ARM changes, as well as updated drivers and improvements to various filesystems. "We'... |
22 April 2012
17:10 GMT |
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Calibre is one of the best eBook management software available right now, but its strength lies in the abundance of plugins available for it. This week we’ll take a look at a very interesting plugin called “Generate Cover”. According to the developer, the plugin offers an enhanced alternative to the... |
21 April 2012
10:20 GMT |
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Vendetta Online, a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) from Guild Software Inc, in which thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe, is now at version 1.8.214. It’s been over a month since the last update and the new version has just a handful o... |
21 April 2012
09:42 GMT |
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Google has announced last evening, April 20th, that it will no longer offer the Picasa software for the Linux platform. Picasa for Linux was launched by Google back in 2006, as a Wine-based version. The last version of Picasa for Linux was 3.0."We launched a WINE-based version of Picasa for Linux in 2006 as a Google ... |
21 April 2012
07:45 GMT |
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Version 0.8.48 of the e-book reader and management software Calibre has been announced today, April 20th, with some important new features and fixes. Calibre 0.8.48 marks a very important change in the software. The search and replace feature has been revamped and improved. The application also comes with support f... |
20 April 2012
02:41 GMT |
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Pinta, a drawing/editing software modeled after Paint.NET, including common tools like Paintbrush, Pencil, Shapes, Eraser, and Selections, is now at version 1.2. There are not a lot of drawing and editing software for the Linux platform, especially free ones, so it's good that people are trying to make new app... |
18 April 2012
10:29 GMT |
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Cairo-Dock 3.0.0, a pretty, lightweight and convenient interface to your desktop, able to replace advantageously the system panel or the Unity launcher, has been released. A lot of effect went into Cairo-Dock 3.0.0 and it shows, even if we look at the sheer number of changes and updates. A complete list of new feat... |
18 April 2012
10:10 GMT |
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The Ubuntu Software Center is becoming more and more the place to go to find the best apps, for the Ubuntu Linux distributions, so here are some highlights of March 2012. Ubuntu Software Center provides paid and freeware apps, and some of them are really great. The first three places are occupied by games. On the ... |
18 April 2012
08:47 GMT |
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Delayed two weeks, the Beta version of the upcoming Fedora 17 Linux operating system has been released a few minutes ago, April 17th. Dubbed Beefy Miracle and powered by Linux kernel 3.3, Fedora 17 Beta brings GNOME 3.4 and KDE SC 4.8 desktop environments. For more details you can read the official release notes. ... |
17 April 2012
11:21 GMT |
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Trisquel GNU/Linux, a 100% free operating system which comes with a complete selection of programs that can be easily extended using a graphical installer, is now at version 5.5. Codenamed Brigantia, Trisquel 5.5 STS has arrived, albeit late. According to the developers, this is the biggest effort they had to make ... |
17 April 2012
09:57 GMT |
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The Chakra Development Team, through Anke Boersma, proudly announced yesterday, April 16th, the immediate availability for download of the Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.04 operating system. Dubbed Archimedes, Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.04 is the second maintenance release for 2012 and it is powered by Linux kernel 3.2.8 and KDE... |
17 April 2012
06:31 GMT |
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Lightweight Portable Security (LPS), a thin Linux operating system that creates a secure end node from trusted media on almost any Intel-based computer (PC or Mac), is now at version 1.3.3. As usual, LPS-Public comes with many updated packages and improvements, among which we can mention: · Mozilla Firefox ... |
17 April 2012
02:02 GMT |
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Wine 1.5.2, a new development version of the famous framework used to run Windows applications on Linux, has been announced by Alexandre Julliard, the leader of the Wine project. Wine 1.5.2 brings some much needed updates and represents an important milestone in the development of Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator). Th... |
17 April 2012
00:25 GMT |
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Version 0.8.47 of the e-book reader and management software Calibre has been announced today, April 13th, with some important new features and fixes. Calibre 0.8.47 is one of the most smaller updates to the app and doesn't includes too many changes, but there are a few that matter, such as:• Support for all... |
13 April 2012
03:50 GMT |
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Transmission, an Open Source cross-platform BitTorrent client that strives to be as simple as possible, is now at version 2.51.
The new version of Transmission, 2.51, comes with a large number of fixes and changes, mostly pertaining to the interface.
Highlights of Transmission 2.51:
· Support for Gnome Shel... |
9 April 2012
05:08 GMT |
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Calibre is one of the best eBook management software available right now, but its strength lies in the abundance of plugins available for it. This week we’ll take a look at a very interesting plugin called “Kindle Collections”. According to the developer, it allows users to manage the Kindle colle... |
7 April 2012
05:25 GMT |
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The UNIGINE, a real-time 3D engine built to run on all major platforms, including Linux, has just received important updates, bringing some interesting changes. The UNIGINE project is a massive undertaking and it’s already used in some released games, not to mention a lot more titles that haven’t hit th... |
7 April 2012
04:24 GMT |
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PS3 Media Server, a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server that was originally written to support the PlayStation 3and that now includes support for smartphones, televisions, music players and more, is at version 1.52.1. Unlike the previous version which had quite a few changes, PS3 Media Server 1.52.1 only brings a few u... |
6 April 2012
09:11 GMT |
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