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It's been just about two months since the launch of the first alpha version of Ubuntu Linux 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal,” and that release was followed by two more alpha iterations over the course of the summer.
So what's new in this first beta release? Quite a bit, actually. Here's a quick rundown of some of the highlights.
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There seems to be no end in sight to the march of the tiny, sub-$100 Linux PCs arriving on the market this year, and recently two more contenders were added to the mix.
Now, there are two more to consider: the $49 Cubieboard and the $89 UG802.
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After numerous delays along the way, openSUSE Linux 12.2 on Wednesday finally made its long-awaited debut.
It's still less than a year since we saw the launch of openSUSE 12.1.
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Nvidia may have joined the Linux Foundation earlier this year, but its Optimus switching technology, commonly used as a power-saving mechanism in many laptops, has remained a sticking point for many Linux users.
Recently, however, an email from Nvidia software engineer Aaron Plattner revealed that Nvidia is working on adding that widely sought support at last.
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Hard on the heels of the news that HP's webOS Global Business Unit is being spun off as an independent but wholly owned company called Gram, the company on Friday officially launched Open webOS into beta.
Fifty-four webOS components are now available in open source form, specifically, bringing forth more than 450,000 lines of code released under the Apache 2.0 license.
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Earlier this month fans of the good old GNOME 2 desktop environment got some exciting news when it became clear that a version of Ubuntu Linux featuring the classic desktop was in the works.
There's now what looks like an official Web page for this new GNOME Ubuntu--called GNOMEbuntu in its URL--and a Muktware report on Thursday uncovered numerous details about the forthcoming release. Here's a quick rundown of some of the highlights.
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Along with launching Firefox 15, Mozilla on Tuesday also rolled out the latest version of its free and open source Thunderbird email client.
Though it's already become clear that Thunderbird's days under Mozilla are numbered, there are still some 20 million users of the software--including yours truly--and I'm betting a community effort will soon take over.
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