Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on February 13, 2007
Motorola is showcasing their MotoRIZR K6 (see photo, courtesy of Motorola) as a mobile phone that runs "New linux operating system that incorporates kJava." A full summary of features are:...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on February 12, 2007
I always thought that Linux is playing catch-up in as far as hardware is concerned. However, pcHDTV, a company that makes HDTV tuner cards, seems to concentrate on Linux only. How does their products...
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What is in a name? :) I am just kidding! Linspire will still be Linspire but with a new Ubuntu core rather than Debian. With this new development along with Linspire's recent Click-N-Run...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on February 09, 2007
Bitfrost is the OLPC security platform. The Bitfrost approach is unique in the way that it adheres to four basic principles: Open Design, No Lockdown, No Required Reading and Unobstrucive Security....
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on February 05, 2007
Whilst not directly a Linux post, it still concerns Linux users since the Free Software Magazine publishes articles related to Linux. Until recently, free software Magazine releases their publication...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on February 05, 2007
First, don't be fooled by the screenshot of Mac OS X (taken from Gimpshop.net), you are still in a Linux site. :) Time and time again, Adobe's Photoshop seems to be one of the holy grail of...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on February 05, 2007
I am not sure how many of our readers are listening to podcasts (perhaps this is a good time to see if creating a Hackitlinux podcast is a good idea) but I do listen to a couple of technology-related...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on February 03, 2007
When I started tinkering with Linux, my base computer memory was 128MB. That practically is an indication of my age. Hahaha. Anyway, running applications was not an issue since there were not that...
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Please do not get tired of hearing about new Linux distributions. This is both the good and the bad aspect of open source - good in the sense that you are free to create your own distribution and...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on February 01, 2007
There is the usual love-hate relationship with the Mac OS X Dock - some like it, others hate it. Those who criticize it often have not even used it, not even once. Personally, I find it useful but...
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Whilst I prefer doing it the other way around, i.e. running windows in Linux (not that I ever use Windows anyway), but I guess there are instances when you are forced to use Windows (specially in the...
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