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Calculate Linux 10.9 Is Powered by Kernel 2.6.35.5

Alexander Tratsevskiy proudly announced today, October 8th, the immediate availability for download of the Calculate Linux 10.9 operating system.There are many changes in this release, especially the inclusion of the new Linux kernel 2.6.35.5, Amarok 2.3.1, and OpenOffice.org Office Suite 3.2.1."After five months of ...

8 October 2010
22:11 GMT

Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 Released

Earlier today, September 7th, Alan Baghumian proudly announced the immediate availability for download of the Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 operating system. Dubbed "Vinnie," the new version brings lots of updated applications, new artwork, new features and many bugs fixed.Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 is synchronized with the Debian ...

7 September 2010
06:30 GMT

HTC Inks Distribution Agreement with Synnex

Earlier this week, global designer of smartphones HTC Corporation announced the signing of a new distribution agreement, this time around with one of the largest distribution companies in New Zealand, namely Synnex.According to the mobile phone maker, the addition of Synnex to its list of global distribution partner...

21 August 2010
09:01 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 Available for Download

After the release of Mandriva Linux 2010.1, the time has come for the popular openSUSE operating system to take the spotlight. In other words, we are proud to announce that openSUSE 11.3 was made available for download earlier today, and it is our pleasure to offer you a quick look at the new features included in the...

15 July 2010
07:05 GMT

Zenwalk Internet Cafe Edition 2.2 Released

The Zencafe Community proudly announced last evening, July 12th, the immediate availability for download of the new and improved Zencafe 2.2 operating system designed to be used in Internet Cafes. Being based on the newly released Zenwalk 6.4 Linux distribution, Zencafe is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.33.4 and include...

13 July 2010
05:10 GMT

PCLinuxOS 2010.07 Comes in Four Flavors

Bill Reynolds proudly announced last evening, July 8th, the immediate availability for download of the new PCinuxOS 2010.07 operating system. This release is available on mirrors worldwide and it comes in four editions: KDE4, GNOME, LXDE and XFCE. Being powered by Linux kernel 2.6.33.5, PCinuxOS 2010.07 offers update...

9 July 2010
08:15 GMT

HTC Partners with Synnex for Distribution in Australia

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation recently announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Synnex, one of the largest distribution companies in Australia. The global designer of smartphones is already present on the market in Australia, yet the new agreement is expected to enable it expand its reac...

17 June 2010
08:13 GMT

Motorola Might Launch 20 Android Phones This Year

Mobile phone maker Motorola is hard at work with the development of new handsets that would run under Google's Android operating system, with some of them already leaking into the wild. When wrapping up the ongoing year, the company might have on display 20 new Android-based devices, which should be present on ...

8 June 2010
05:11 GMT

Zenwalk Linux 6.4 Is Finally Here

Jean-Philippe Guillemin proudly announced last evening, May 27th, the immediate availability of the Zenwalk Linux 6.4 operating system. The new release is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.33.4, with the BFS scheduler, and the new XFCE 4.6.2 desktop environment. Cutting-edge packages and overall performance improvements ar...

28 May 2010
07:17 GMT

Available Now: StressLinux 0.5.113

Carsten Schöne announced today the latest release of StressLinux, version 0.5.113, which fixes the Memtest entry of the boot menu. StressLinux 0.5.113 is based on the openSUSE 11.2 Linux distribution and includes now the mprime application that allows users to calculate Mersenne primes. "This small release fixes...

26 May 2010
06:00 GMT

Fedora 13 Released

Dear Fedora fans, we are pleased to announce that the major update of the Fedora Linux operating system is now here, available for download on mirrors worldwide (see below for download link). Dubbed Goddard, the brand-new Fedora 13 operating system is a solid release with major improvements and enhancements. We are ...

25 May 2010
10:19 GMT

SystemRescueCd 1.5.4 Incorporates FSArchiver 0.6.10

Yesterday night, May 19th, François Dupoux announced version 1.5.4 of the SystemRescueCd Linux-based operating system. The new SystemRescueCd 1.5.4 includes the alternative Linux kernel 2.6.33.04 (includes altker32 and altker64), and the standard 2.6.32.13 Linux kernel. The popular Parted application for parti...

20 May 2010
06:27 GMT

Available Now: PCLinuxOS 2010 Openbox Edition

Two days ago, on May 10th, the PCLinuxOS developers announced the immediate availability of another lightweight edition of the PCLinuxOS 2010 operating system. With a Linux kernel 2.6.32.11 (with BFS scheduler) on board, the new PCLinuxOS 2010 Openbox edition provides a full featured and fast desktop environment, pow...

12 May 2010
06:25 GMT

PCLinuxOS 2010 Released in Six Flavors

Bill Reynolds from the PCLinuxOS development team announced yesterday evening (April 20th) the immediate availability of the highly anticipated PCLinuxOS 2010 operating system. With a Linux kernel 2.6.32.11 (with BFS scheduler) on board, the new version provides ISO images for all tastes: GNOME, GNOME ZenMini, KDE, X...

21 April 2010
05:31 GMT

CDlinux 0.9.6 Is Powered by Linux Kernel 2.6.33.2

A major upgrade of the CDLinux operating system was announced three days ago (April 12th) by Ben Zhao. Most of the packages in CDLinux 0.9.6 were updated, starting with the Linux kernel and the XOrg server, and finishing with the icon themes or various libraries. CDlinux is a minimal Linux distribution that runs with...

15 April 2010
07:34 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 5 Is Ready for Testing

The openSUSE development team, through James Mason, announced last evening (April 14th) the immediate availability for testing of the openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 5 operating system. In this new development version, we can find lots and lots of overall improvements, bug fixes and updates to various applications, such as X...

14 April 2010
04:08 GMT

PC/OS 10.1.1 Gets a New Linux Kernel with PAE

PC/OS 10.1 is barely out the door and a new version of the Ubuntu/Xubuntu-based Linux OS is already available. PC OS 10.1.1 is a minor release focusing on stability and bug fixing, but also comes with a decent list of new or updated packages. The Linux kernel now comes with physical address extensions to allow users ...

31 March 2010
04:38 GMT

PC/OS 10.1 OpenWorkstation Final Released

After the release of PC/OS 10.1 OpenWorkstation GNOME edition last week, Roberto Dohnert proudly announced yesterday evening, March 11th, the immediate availability of the main edition (with the XFCE desktop environment) of the PC/OS 10.1 OpenWorkstation operating system. Being powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31, this re...

12 March 2010
05:00 GMT

PCLinuxOS 2010 Beta 1 Has KDE SC 4.4.1 and Plymouth

The PCLinuxOS development team announced on March 6th the first Beta release of the upcoming PCLinuxOS 2010 Linux operating system. With a customized version of KDE Software Compilation 4.4.1 on board, PCLinuxOS 2010 Beta 1 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.32.8 with the BFS scheduler, for an amazing desktop performance...

9 March 2010
10:52 GMT

Vine Linux 5.1 Released

Daisuke Suzuki announced yesterday, February 25th, the immediate availability of Vine Linux 5.1 ISO images for 32-bit, 64-bit and PowerPC architectures. Vine Linux is a free Linux-based operating system, for the Japanese community. It is designed for both workstations and server machines. The new version of Vine Linu...

26 February 2010
12:01 GMT

Elive 2.0 Gets Closer Every Day

The developers behind the Elive project cooked yet another unstable release of their Elive Live CD Linux distribution, now at version 1.9.60. Being powered by Debian, the Enlightenment E17 desktop environment and Linux kernel 2.6.30, the newly released Elive 1.9.60 offers a new driver for CD-ROMs, the ability to conf...

3 February 2010
03:00 GMT

Available Now: Tiny Core Linux 2.8

Robert Shingledecker, founder of the Tiny Core Linux project, announced on January 23rd the immediate availability of the Tiny Core Linux 2.8 operating system. The new release brings, as usual, a lot of bugfixes, updates to scripts, included applications, and various improvements. Without further introduction, let�...

25 January 2010
02:16 GMT

Run Android on Your PC

Today we are proud to announce a new operating system, a port of Google's famous Android platform for the x86 (32-bit) architecture. Simply named Android-x86, this Live CD Linux distribution is designed mostly for the Eee PC netbooks, but can also run on any other 32-bit (x86) platform. The current stable versio...

20 January 2010
10:50 GMT

SimplyMEPIS 8.0.15 Is Ready for Download

MEPIS LLC, through Warren Woodford, announced yesterday, January 12th, the immediate availability for download of the SimplyMEPIS 8.0.15 operating system, for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. This is a maintenance update to the stable branch of SimplyMEPIS and it includes Linux kernel 2.6.27.43, KDE 3.5.10, Open...

13 January 2010
05:03 GMT

SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 4 Released

Warren Woodford announced yesterday, January 5th, the fourth Beta release of the upcoming SimplyMEPIS 8.5 operating system, also the first announcement for 2010 from the MEPIS company. For SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 4, the development team worked hard to improve the KDE4 look and feel, after listening to various requests a...

6 January 2010
06:56 GMT

sidux 2009-04 Brings KDE SC 4.3.4 and Linux Kernel 2.6.32.2

On the last day of 2009, Stefan Lippers-Hollmann uploaded and released the latest version of the sidux Linux-based operating system (codename "Moros"). sidux 2009-04 ships with Linux kernel 2.6.32.2, KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4, and 3D support for ATI Radeon graphics cards. sidux is a full-featured Live CD based o...

4 January 2010
04:27 GMT

Available Now: Tiny Core Linux 2.7

The founder of the Tiny Core Linux project, Robert Shingledecker, announced on December 19th the immediate availability of the Tiny Core Linux 2.7 operating system, a version that brings lots of updated applications and scripts, various improvements and, of course, a couple of bug fixes. Without further ado, let'...

21 December 2009
04:12 GMT

Tiny Core Linux 2.6 Is Now Available for Download

Robert Shingledecker, founder of the Tiny Core Linux project, announced last evening (November 26th) the immediate availability of the Tiny Core Linux 2.6 distribution, a version that brings updated applications and scripts, various improvements and, of course, a couple of bug fixes. But let's take a closer look...

27 November 2009
06:21 GMT

Best Buy Mobile to Sell Google Mobile App

The mobile retail unit of Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Mobile, has revealed the signing of an agreement with Google for the delivery of Google Mobile App to more customers. According to the company, this way, it becomes the first retailer in the US that partners with Google for the distribution of Google Mobile App o...

6 November 2009
04:41 GMT

Windows Mobile to Be Distributed by Bsquare

BSQUARE Corporation has announced today it has become the first company in the world that will distribute Microsoft's Windows Mobile software and mobility applications all around the world. As the recent agreement the two signed reveals, the software giant will provide to the market Windows Mobile licensing...

6 November 2009
02:52 GMT

iPhone on Orange UK Come November 10

It's a common fact that wireless carriers in the UK have long waited for O2's exclusivity on the Apple iPhone to come to an end, and that two of them already announced a while ago that they would soon offer the device to their users. One of these carriers, Orange, is now reported to prepare the iPhone for l...

26 October 2009
11:06 GMT

LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 Is Out

Thursday, October 15th, Yann Le Doare proudly announced the immediate availability of his LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 operating system, now powered by Linux kernel 2.6.30.5. The LinuxConsole distribution comes now in three main editions: CD, DVD and Multimedia, but the good news is that the LinuxConsole Jukebox is also ava...

16 October 2009
06:46 GMT

First Alpha of Dreamlinux 4.0 XFCE Edition Released

The Dreamlinux team announced earlier today (October 13th) the immediate availability of the alpha version of the upcoming Dreamlinux 4.0 XFCE Linux distribution. This Xfce edition of the Dreamlinux operating system is a new project which tries to combine the good looks of the main Dreamlinux distribution with the sp...

13 October 2009
10:30 GMT

Tiny Core 2.4.1 Released

Robert Shingledecker, founder of the Tiny Core Linux project, announced on October 9th the availability of Tiny Core Linux 2.4.0, a version that brings major updates to this very small Linux distribution (only 11 MB in size). However, today (October 10th), its creator announced the first maintenance version of the af...

10 October 2009
15:16 GMT

Easy Peasy 1.5 Is Based on Ubuntu 9.04

Jon Ramvi had the pleasure to announce earlier today, September 8th, the immediate availability of Easy Peasy 1.5, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed for netbooks. Among the new features brought by Easy Peasy 1.5, we can mention support for many new netbooks, 3D desktop effects, faster startup times, a new l...

8 September 2009
05:45 GMT

The Calculate Linux Team Launches Scratch Edition 9.8

About a month has passed since the release of Calculate Linux 9.7, but the development team worked hard this time to bring you Calculate Linux Scratch 9.8. This LiveCD distribution is intended for the creation of customized Calculate Linux derivatives that can be recorded later on to a CD or transferred to a live USB...

14 August 2009
06:51 GMT

Trisquel 2.2 Is Based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

The Trisquel GNU/Linux team announced yesterday the release of Trisquel 2.2, codename "Robur." This is the third and last maintenance update for the Trisquel 2.x LTS branch, tracking the releases of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, on which it is based. However, this Linux distribution doesn't use Ubuntu's package ...

10 August 2009
07:21 GMT

Arch Linux 2009.08 Released, Comes with KDE 4.3.0

Dieter Plaetinck announced yesterday on the distribution's forums the immediate availability of Arch Linux 2009.08. Released 6 months after the previous version, this latest edition includes kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and an upgrade to the distribution's package manager, packman 3.3.0-2. Arch Linux 2009...

10 August 2009
05:10 GMT

Slackware 13.0 RC2 Brings Updated X Server and Video Drivers

A few hours ago Slackware's creator, Patrick Volkerding, announced that the second release candidate of the upcoming Slackware 13.0 Linux distribution was available for download. This update brings numerous new base packages, like the Linux kernel version 2.6.29.6, X.Org Server 1.6.3 and the K Desktop Environmen...

6 August 2009
08:19 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Alpha 2 Has KDE 4.3 RC3 and GNOME 2.27.5

The second alpha of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 was launched last night, on July 31st, by the Mandriva team. The development cycle of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 will continue with a beta release at the end of August, two release candidates scheduled for September and October, and the official public release expected around Nove...

1 August 2009
05:41 GMT

Clonezilla 1.2.2-26 Is Powered by Linux Kernel 2.6.30-3

Steven Shiau announced yesterday, July 25th, the immediate availability of a new stable release of his system-cloning Linux distribution, Clonezilla 1.2.2-26. The new version is now powered by Linux kernel 2.6.30-3 from backports.undebian.org and it introduces a couple of important bugfixes, as well as software updat...

25 July 2009
03:13 GMT

sidux 2009-02 Has KDE 4.2.4 and Linux Kernel 2.6.30

Stefan Lippers-Hollmann proudly announced earlier today the immediate availability of sidux 2009-02 Linux distribution, dubbed "Αιθήρ." The new release ships with the powerful Linux kernel 2.6.30 and the breathtaking KDE 4.2.4 desktop environment. sidux is a full-featured Live CD based on Debian ...

15 July 2009
06:06 GMT

GameStop Says It Isn't Worried About Digital Distribution

The game industry is definitely changing as the times move forward. One of the biggest changes in terms of game distribution is the appearance of online stores, owned by game publishers, like Valve, or console producers, like Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo, which offer players the very easy opportunity of downloading th...

27 November 2008
02:19 GMT

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4 Is Now Available

The openSUSE team announced last night the fourth beta version of openSUSE 11.1. The new development release, openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4, includes a few important bugfixes and some improvements in different areas. However, the most important thing to mention in this release is the full support for common fingerprint r...

4 November 2008
02:21 GMT

GameTap Offers Overlord for Free

GameTap is a pretty popular online game distribution service that relies on gamers having a subscription in order to play the titles they buy. These subscriptions cost 99 cents in the first month and 10 dollars after that. The service has over 1,000 titles in its portfolio and new games are added every week in order ...

24 October 2008
16:01 GMT

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 3 Released

The third beta version of openSUSE 11.1 was announced last night by the hard working people behind the openSUSE project. "The openSUSE Project is proud to announce the availability of beta 3 of the 11.1 release. It's a few days late, but much better for the delay. Beta 3 is now available for immediate download a...

23 October 2008
06:45 GMT

Casual Games Portal Adds 50 Mac-Compatible Titles

Game Club Cafe is a casual games portal created and maintained by the independent game developer Codeminion. The portal now features a collection of over 50 titles for Mac. Codeminion is well known for titles like Ancient Quest of Saqqarah and Magic Match.According to Konrad Olesiewicz, Codeminion co-owner, Game Club...

1 October 2008
15:01 GMT

OpenGEU 8.04.1: Faster Desktop Experience, Great Looks

Dubbed Luna Crescente and based on Ubuntu Hardy Heron, OpenGEU 8.04.1 was announced a few days ago. The developers say that OpenGEU 8.04.1 has so many improvements that you will simply fall in love with it - "This is a very important day for our team and project, this release is a milestone indeed. In the latest Open...

11 September 2008
08:10 GMT

MEPIS AntiX 7.0 RC1 Available Now

The lightweight derivative of MEPIS, AntiX 7.0 RC1 was announced last night by the hard working team behind this project. This version comes with an improved look, including the wallpaper, all the reported bugs have been fixed and all the packages have been updated to be in sync with MEPIS 7.0 Beta 4 release.MEPIS An...

28 September 2007
10:48 GMT

Mandriva 2008 RC2 Brings Radeon HD Support

Kepler is the codename given to the second and last release candidate of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2008, announced yesterday by the Mandriva team: "The second release candidate for Mandriva Linux 2008 is now available. This release candidate is available as a three CD or one DVD Free edition (containing no non-free...

22 September 2007
04:11 GMT


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