HOME
Software
Below are links to articles posted in Software.
PC superstore unhinged by Linux
For all you car aficionados out there, how’s this for an operating system analogy from PC World? Installing Linux onto a laptop sold by the computer retail behemoth is like putting a Ford engine into a BMW, apparently.
Earlier this week a mysterious PC World customer, known only by the name of Tikka, posted a story […]
Canonical and VMware team on mini-Ubuntu
Canonical has busted out yet another version of Ubuntu – this time taking aim at the much hyped and loved virtualization market.
In the coming weeks, ISVs and OEMs will gain access to Ubuntu JeOS – pronounced Juice. The acronym stands for Just Enough Operating System, since the Ubuntu folks have ripped out a variety of […]
Firefox-Google marriage on shaky ground?
Yes, Firefox reached a major milestone this week, surpassing 400 million downloads worldwide. But that’s just the good news. There’s another story swirling around the famously open source web browser - and it’s a little less sunny.
Last week, The New York York Times questioned whether the growing popularity of a Firefox extension called AdBlock Plus […]
Red Hat to Enter the Desktop Market
BOSTON (Reuters) - Software maker Red Hat Inc (RHT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it delayed its August release of a version of its Linux software for personal computers that would compete with Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Windows operating system.
Red Hat Global Desktop Linux will not be […]
Automatix ‘Actively Dangerous’ to Ubuntu
Ubuntu developer Matthew Garrett has recently analyzed famed Ubuntu illegal software installer Automatix, and found it to be actively dangerous to Ubuntu desktop systems. In a detailed report which only took Garrett a couple of hours he found many serious, show-stopper bugs and concluded that Ubuntu could not officially support Automatix in its current state. […]
World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King Officially Announced
Wrath of the Lich King is official! BlizzCon is in full swing, and celebrants there are already enjoying the Northrend-themed imagery. For a look at what’s going on, Joystiq has a liveblog of the opening ceremony up. Games For Windows magazine, meanwhile, will feature WLK its next cover. The post on the 1up site has […]
Zap2It Labs Discontinuing Free TV Guide Service
Zap2It Labs, which provides free TV listing data for personal use, has long been the main source of program guide information for users in the US and beyond. They’ve announced via their webpage that, due to abuse of the service, data will no longer be available after September 1st. There is no other direct source, […]
WoW Database Site Sells For $1 Million
Wowhead (a WoW information database) has been sold to ZAM (Affinity Media) for the price of $1 million. ZAM is the owner of several other WoW databases, including Thottbot and Allakhazam. Until recently Affinity was also the owner of IGE, a highly controversial company that sold in-game wealth for real life money. Affinity recently sold […]
RIM Offers BlackBerry Service Without the BlackBerry
RIM has announced that they’re essentially planning to offer BlackBerry service … without the BlackBerry. The company plans an app suite that will turn its push e-mail technology into a platform for Windows Mobile 6 devices. Less than a week after a network outage crippled BlackBerry users across North America, Research In Motion announced an […]
MS Offers Vista Upgrade Pricing To All
With a vague whiff of desperation, Microsoft is offering anyone who downloaded one of the betas or release candidates of Vista upgrade pricing for the full version. The ’special’ deal is a sweetener for the fact that the betas will start expiring and becoming non-functional from May 31st. APC Magazine in Australia writes: ‘Windows […]
