During its launch last week, the new Raspberry Pi computer, which is priced at $35, experienced such a high demand on its site in the first hours of going on sale that 700 orders a second were being placed by hopeful customers. As you can imagine, the website collapsed under the load of the traffic … [Read more...] about Arch Linux ARM Lands On $35 Raspberry Pi Computer
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Ubuntu 12.04 Beta Released By Canonical
Canonical has today released the first Precise Pangolin Beta 1 release of Ubuntu 12.04 giving a preview of the next LTS version of Ubuntu. The new Ubuntu 12.04 beta now includes the new heads up display or Ubuntu HUD system which has been introduce by Canonical. Together with multi-monitor support … [Read more...] about Ubuntu 12.04 Beta Released By Canonical
Ubuntu For Android Demonstrated Running On Motorola Atrix 2 (video)
Just over a week ago Canonical unveiled their new Ubuntu for Android, and said that even though they would not be revealing a full product they would be showcasing it at MWC 2012. As promised at Mobile World Congress 2012 Canonical have been busy demonstrating their new software running on a … [Read more...] about Ubuntu For Android Demonstrated Running On Motorola Atrix 2 (video)
Spark Linux Tablet Goes Up For Pre-order
Some of our readers will remember the Spark Linux tablet that was announced recently. The device is expected to retail for $265, and it is now available to pre-order. The Spark tablet is expected to start shipping in May, and it will come with a 1 GHz AMLogic ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, supported by 512MB … [Read more...] about Spark Linux Tablet Goes Up For Pre-order
$265 Spark Linux Tablet Detailed And Launch Dates Revealed
Following on from the unveiling last week of the new $265 Spark Linux Tablet, the developers of the Spark project have today revealed more details about their innovative new tablet. This device is expected to start shipping in May, with pre-ordering starting this month. Spark project reveals that … [Read more...] about $265 Spark Linux Tablet Detailed And Launch Dates Revealed
$265 Spark Linux Tablet Announced
A new Linux tablet has been announced, the Spark, which will retail for $265 and will run the KDE Plasma Active interface. The tablet was announced by KDE Plasma Active team member Aaron Seigo. The Spark tablet comes with a 1GHz AMLogic processor, with Mali 400 graphics and it features a 7-inch … [Read more...] about $265 Spark Linux Tablet Announced
Pandora Linux Based Open Source Gaming Console Finally Available To Pre-order (video)
Four years ago, a project was initiated to create Pandora, an open-source Linux-based handheld gaming console powered by an ARM processor. After a long and arduous development process, coupled with funding amounting to around half a million Euros from dedicated fans of the Pandora console, it is now … [Read more...] about Pandora Linux Based Open Source Gaming Console Finally Available To Pre-order (video)
Ubuntu Unveils New HUD Menu System, Dropping Traditional Menus (video)
Ubuntu has unveiled a new innovative user interface system called Head-Up-Display (HUD) today which it has been testing, and has designed to replace the traditional menu system used by nearly every computer software application to date. The new user interface has been designed to provide a HUD … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Unveils New HUD Menu System, Dropping Traditional Menus (video)
Linux Mint 12 Launches, Now Available To Download
This week, the development team behind the popular Linux Mint operating system has announced the arrival of their latest creation in the form of Linux Mint 12. Linux Mint has been chasing the Ubuntu Linux operating system for some time. However, the development team behind Mint 12 has included a … [Read more...] about Linux Mint 12 Launches, Now Available To Download
Ubuntu Arriving On Tablets, TVs And Smartphones
This week Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has unveiled that the company is currently working on a new versions of its Ubuntu operating system for smartphones, tablets and televisions However the launch of the new operating system is still a few years from being released and is expected to … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Arriving On Tablets, TVs And Smartphones
Linux Kernel 3.1 Update Brings Range Of New Features Including Support For NFC And Nintendo’s Wii Controller
After a few weeks delay due to a security breach at the kernel.org website, Linus Torvalds has released the Linux kernel 3.1 update, which brings with it a range of new features. The new Linux version took around 3 months to develop and includes enhancements that improve the speed or expand the … [Read more...] about Linux Kernel 3.1 Update Brings Range Of New Features Including Support For NFC And Nintendo’s Wii Controller
Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Arrives, And Ready To Download
The latest version of Ubuntu 11.10 has now arrived and is ready to download in its final release version, and includes some great new features. Including the new Ubuntu Software Centre which gives you instant access to thousands of apps. Where you can compare and read reviews on each before you … [Read more...] about Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Arrives, And Ready To Download
