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Linux distributions update for Web flaw

Friday, September 3, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

A widely used program for Web spidering can be hijacked for malicious purposes (read on…) Related items Programming Things I Wish I Knew Earlier Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Released Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth (NewsFactor) Linux Distributions Update for Web Flaw ...
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iOS Bigger than Linux and Android Combined [STATS] (Mashable)

Friday, September 3, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

Mashable – According to the latest numbers from Net Applications, iOS is the third most popular platform on the Internet, surpassing Linux and Android combined. (read on…) Related items Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth (NewsFactor) Linux Distributions Update for...
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A Guide to Today’s Top 10 Linux Distributions (PC World)

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

PC World – One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme. (read on…) Related items Step...
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Open Source PS3 Jailbreak Released

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS
Open Source PS3 Jailbreak Released

tlhIngan writes “Despite all the lawsuits and injunctions by Sony to keep the PS3 Jailbreak out of modder’s hands, it appears that a third party has made a clone. The best part is, it only requires a cheap (approximately $40) development board by Atmel, and the requisite software is open-source. Get the Atmel code...
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Step By Step Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) LAMP Server Setup

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

Ubuntu Geek: “In around 15 minutes, the time it takes to install Ubuntu Server Edition, you can have a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) server up and ready to go. This feature, exclusive to Ubuntu Server Edition, is available at the time of installation.” (read on…) Related items Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On...
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Firefox 4 vs. Firefox 3 — Visual Differences

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

Ubuntuka: “There is rather lively buzz around Mozilla Firefox 4 future release that should happen soon and of course meet all the expectations of the community and millions of Firefox users. But what do they all expect to see in the latest version and why its long-awaited final release should be a great deal?” (read...
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Paging Radical Techies!

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

Like many people in my field, I was dissatisfied with the culture that surrounds a typical computer-related job. (read on…) Related items Chrome Version 6 Marks Browser’s 2nd Birthday iOS More Popular Than Android Online Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth ...
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Firefox 3.6 Becomes Number Two Browser as IE6 Declines

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

Firefox 3.6 slips into the number two browser position thanks to falling market share for IE6, but IE8 continues to lead all browsers in both market share and growth. Firefox – Internet Explorer 8 – Browser – marketshare – Internet Explorer 6 (read on…) Related items Chrome Version 6 Marks Browser’s 2nd Birthday iOS More Popular Than Android...
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Apple iOS overtakes Linux for online share

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS

Apple’s iOS platform has managed to pass a major desktop OS for the first time in web use as it now has more share than Linux, Net Applications found today. It just took the lead in July but held and widened it in August, with iPads, iPhones and iPods taking 1.13 percent; Linux has...
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Aussie Gamer Loses PS3 Court Case Over ‘Other OS’

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 | LINUX-NEWS
Aussie Gamer Loses PS3 Court Case Over ‘Other OS’

dotarray writes “An Australian man who took Sony to court over the company’s decision to remove Linux functionality from the PS3 console has now lost his claim, with the court clearing the manufacturer of any wrongdoing regarding the upgrade.” Read more of this story at Slashdot. (read on…) Related items Programming Things...
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