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New Ubuntu themes available in latest Alpha 3 update

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:17:05 +0100

Yesterday Ubuntu made an announcement concerning a major overhaul of their artwork and branding. A new logo and website were announced as well as two default themes, well these themes are now available through the ubuntu-artwork package update.

OMG! Bandcamp is the new muxtape

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:54:18 +0100

Bandcamp is a new music platform for bands to show off their creations, nothing new you might say. However Bandcamp differs itself by offering music in high quality audio instead of the pitty excuse for sound most band sites are offering.

Install firefox 3.6 stable on Linux in two steps

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:12:49 +0100

Installing Firefox on Linux can be a painful process if you´re new to the platform. Although Firefox comes installed by default on nearly every distro you might just want to install the latest and greatest version 3.6 and keep it up to date. Well here's how to do it.

ISP Stands Up For Torrent Site Owner's Privacy

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:46:59 +0100

The Swedish ISP TeliaSonera is refusing to comply with a court ruling ordering the company to hand over information identifying the owner of SweTorrents. Instead, it has appealed the decision, arguing that the verdict is in violation of the European data retention directive and claiming that SweTorrents doesn’t host any copyrighted files.

Official Ubuntu Desktop Support For Home Users

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:27:09 +0100

Trust me to miss the memo, but somewhere along the line Canonical started selling support services to home users as well as businesses and enterprises via the official Ubuntu Store. Before your eyes gloss over in fear of thousand-dollar fee's, the price structure is quite competitive and would be more than tempting for a weary newbie who wanted the security of help down a phoneline.Windows Support

Chromium now blends in perfectly with Gnome

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:14 +0100

Chromium has come a long way since the early builds just a few months back. It has gained theme, extension and flash support along with other fine features it's coming together nicely. Although until now Chromium just didn't seem to fit in well with my Gnome environment, but all that has changed.

Howto: run Jinzora on your Synology NAS

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:46:12 +0100

I can't even tell you how much trouble I've went through to get a decent music server like Jinzora (or any for that matter) to work on my Synology CS407e but now that I did I thought I'd share it with you guys.

Strange Wiki page Powned Youtube.com

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:21:37 +0100

Strange as it may seem, some Wiki page has taken the liberty to nest itself on the youtube webserver and therefore taking the real youtube offline. This appears to be a hack although it could very well be nothing more than a faulty redirect.

Pirate Bay admin takes legal action against Brein and Tim Kuik

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:17:22 +0200

In August, Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN won its case against The Pirate Bay, and the court ordered the defendants to block access to Dutch visitors. The case was appealed today and rightly so. It appears that the evidence presented by BREIN was faked in an attempt to mislead the court

Chromium Linux now has flash support out of the box

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:02:19 +0200

Although it was already possible to enable Flash support in Chromium quite easily, the developers have now implemented the Flash player out of the box so you won't have to configure anything after installing it.

New wallpaper features in Karmic alpha 6

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:20:30 +0200

An update of Ubuntu's latest flagship Karmic Koala revealed a couple of new features one of which is the support for dynamic wallpapers.

Ubuntu's software store shows up in Karmic Alpha

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:37:23 +0200

Ubuntu's latest Karmic Alpha build has given the daring users a first glimpse of the Official Ubuntu Software Store. Canonical, the company behind the Linux distribution announced the introduction of such a shop earlier this year.

Holy crap! Skype Linux goes 64bit!

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:39:34 +0200

It has finally happened. After suffering years of complaints from it's userbase Skype has now finally come up with a native 64bit version of it's voip client. Did I mention the new Beta also has SMS and Pulse Audio support?.. it does!

Looks like Jolicloud stole Ubuntu's thunder

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:16:18 +0200

A few days ago Ubuntu annouced the development of a new kind of installer which would revolutionize desktop Linux installation procedures. Well looks like Jolicloud beat them to the punch.

The Pirate Bay is back

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:32:24 +0200

After being down for a bit less than a day The Pirate Bay is now back online. The site was brought down yesterday when their hosting company 'black internet' was threatened with a huge claim if they would continue hosting the site.

Pirate Bay and BREIN Clash at Hacker Conference

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:24:06 +0200

Tim Kuik, head of Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, had a brief encounter with Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm (Anakata) on Friday. The two met at Hacking at Random, an outdoor hacker conference that currently takes place in The Netherlands, where Kuik took part in one of the panel discussions.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:16:33 +0200

Ubuntu Karmic Koala which is due this October is comming along nicely. The new interface is showing just how serious the Ubuntu team is about the Netbook Remix spin off, it looks polished and actually good.

Chromium Linux build now supports themes

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:45:27 +0200

After updating my source build of Chromium today I found out that the build now support theming. Now you can finally make your Chromium look it were not Windows XP inside your Linux.

T-Mobile G2 is one day away

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:33:22 +0200

It appears that the mysteries surrounding the T-Mobile G2 have now been cleared. Today the T-Mobile website offers a two year deal bundled with a device called the 'G2 Touch' but we all know this device as the HTC magic.

Chromium Linux ready for Beta soon

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:37:40 +0200

After being in Alpha status for months the Chromium Browser on Linux is now almost at a point in which all features of the Google Chrome browser are included and so it appears to be ready for Beta real soon.

5 things Windows 7 lacks vs Linux

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:24:06 +0200

Windows 7 is looking like it's coming along nicely but I can't help but feel there's something missing. Let's go by some features that have been lacking in Windows since day one.

Is pretty a feature? ask the KDE 4.3 team

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:00:45 +0200

Some claim the looks of an OS are irrelevant, while other may find a pretty OS to be more productive. Is pretty really a feature, well if it is then KDE 4.3 will be the best OS in the history of mankind!

French anti-piracy bill binned

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:10:33 +0200

The much debated French anti-piracy bill "Three strikes" has been declared invalid. The French Constitutional Council considers that the conclusion of people from the internet without a trial, is contrary to the Constitution. Which immediately kills the main part of the new three-strikes law.

Installing Chromium on Linux in 5 seconds

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:26:34 +0200

Being a pretty recent convert myself I know that some things on Linux can be a little shaky at first and one of those things is installing software. I'm here to help you out with a little bash scripting and magic.

Google Squared is public and awesome

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:05:34 +0200

The long awaited Google Square is now open for public. I took my first hands-on on this new Google miracle and see whether or not this is a Wolfram Alpha beater. My first impressions make me want to scream of joy.

Chromium for Linux reaches Dev build milestone

Sun, 31 May 2009 12:17:44 +0200

The daily build has now been given the DEV development status, meaning it is heading for completion soon. New features have been added since the latest Alpha build.

The Sims 3 leaked two weeks early

Wed, 27 May 2009 10:45:40 +0200

It appears The Sims 3 has been leaked, the game that has been in development for about five years appeared on many torrent portals and appears to work just fine. I went ahead and took the leaked version a test ride.

The company that brings you small bills and giant leaks

Mon, 25 May 2009 20:56:01 +0200

It seems like only yesterday Tele2 made the news with a giant hole in it's customer e-mail solutions. But now an even more serious leak has appeared concerning hundreds of domains.

Chromium for Linux finally reaches Alpha build

Sun, 24 May 2009 01:02:16 +0200

The Open Source project behind the Google Chrome browser called Chromium has finally established an official Alpha release and it promises to be a very lightweight swiss army knife once completed.

Apple does not allow Torrentsoftware in App store

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:40:36 +0200

Apple does not accept torrentsoftware to appear in the App Store. The company recently denied an application which may be used to control the torrents on your Desktop remotely. Apple claims Torrents equal Copyright infringement.

Make Real-time searches with Scoopler

Mon, 11 May 2009 20:38:59 +0200

Scoopler is a search engine that's largely dependant on Twitter and Digg for it's search results. The thing that separates Scoopler from the bunch is the fact that the search results appear on the fly. Every "scoop" is gracefully and asynchronously put into place.

Prosecutors Myspace-suicide case demand three year sentence

Thu, 07 May 2009 10:33:27 +0200

The prosecutors in the case against Lori Drew, drove a 13-year neigbour to suicide through a fictional character on MySpace, want them for three years starting from the prison, while the rehabilitation of imprisonment not necessary.

U.S. sues Swedish NASA-hacker

Thu, 07 May 2009 08:57:21 +0200

A jury in the U.S. has accused a 21-year-old Swedish man would have occurred in systems of the NASA. Sweden has a policy not to extradite citizens, but according to the indictment, the man being prosecuted in Sweden.

IE8 can proactively close crashing tabs in Windows 7 RC

Wed, 06 May 2009 23:01:24 +0200

One of Internet Explorer 8's neatest (if somewhat familiar) features is its Google-Chrome-like ability to not let one faulty tab crash the whole browser. In the just-released Windows 7 Release Candidate, IE8 goes one further.

New Moonlight preview shows Silverlight 3 features

Wed, 06 May 2009 22:50:33 +0200

The developers of Moonlight, the Linux and OS X referred opensource version of Silverlight Microsoft have released a preview of version 2.0. This version has functionality of Silverlight 3.0 beta process.

Linux Foundation Announces 'We are Linux' Winner

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:14:19 +0200

The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the winner of its “We’re Linux” video contest. Twenty-something graphic designer Amitay Tweeto wins a trip to Tokyo for his video “What Does It Mean To Be Free?”

Cowon S9 Firmware updated to V2.30 Beta

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:18:26 +0200

Today Cowon has released a firmware upgrade for the Cowon S9 Media Centre, Softsaurus gives you a hands-on to what you may expect, it has a lot of fancy new features so hang on to your shorts.

Microsoft considering Playstation Home clone

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:49:23 +0200

Microsoft asks users of Xbox Live whether they want more functionality for the new avatars, launched in late 2008. You may get the avatars a 3d environment, such as Home of the rival PlayStation Network.

Chrome for Linux appears to be ready for Alpha soon

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:36:22 +0200

It appears the Chromium project has reached a quite stable and usable browser so a first public Alpha release is to be expected soon. The browser almost completely resembles the Google Chrome Windows client and updates come daily.

Google Maps tracks Swine Flu

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:05:11 +0200

News and concern over swine flu has spread faster than the actual illness, but if you want to keep a close eye on reports confirmed and otherwise this Google Maps mashup does the job nicely.

Find amazing wallpapers using Google Image Search new features

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:39:23 +0200

The Google Operating System blog writes up a quick and easy method for using the latest features in Google Image Search to find great wallpaper for your desktop.

ReactOS 0.3.9 faster and easier on the eyes

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:28:58 +0200

In case you aren't familiar with the ReactOS project in a nutshell, the aim is to produce an open source operating system that is fully Windows compatible. I've been intrigued by the project for years, and as the developers push toward the release of version 0.4, there's every reason to get excited.

Boxee Updates for Ubuntu, Fixes Mac and Apple TV Bugs

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:28:05 +0200

Popular media center Boxee has upgraded its Ubuntu Linux version to support the Jaunty Jackalope and include the latest upgrades, while Mac and Apple TV owners get some bug fixes.

Windows 7 Will Include 'Windows XP Mode'

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:22:23 +0200

Windows 7 wants to be your trusted upgrade from Windows XP so much so that the Redmond giant will offer a virtualized "Windows XP Mode" in Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions when they drop.

British Army adds smell to simulation game

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:20:33 +0200

The British Army is funding research at Birmingham University where odors on simulation games are added. The games can be used for training and post traumatic stress syndrome to occur.

Whois-information The Pirate Bay points to persecutors

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:09:39 +0200

A new series of IP addresses of The Pirate Bay, which is kept by the issuing authority RIPE show for some time, the Swedish anti-piracy organization and two law firms as the owners.

Rapidshare shares more than files in Germany

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:04:45 +0200

File Site Rapidshare shows data of alleged copyright violators to record companies have given. At one of the uploaders, the police made a raid to search for evidence.

Apple App Store reaches 1 billion downloads

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:58:40 +0200

Apple late Thursday billionth download from the App Store recorded. The App Store was a little more than nine months ago started as downloadwinkel software for Apple iPhone smartphone.

Nintendo rejects Skype for DSi

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:27:55 +0200

According to the creators of Skype, it is possible for a version of the VoIP software for Nintendo DSI to. Nintendo says that it is not interested in a service for the new version of the successful handheld.

Microsoft delays Windows Mobile 6.5

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:17:48 +0200

Microsoft has delayed the introduction of Windows Mobile 6.5. The upgrade of the mobile operating system would originally appear on the market this summer, but the release is now set for the fourth quarter of this year.

T-Mobile USA sells millionth Android-phone

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:17:23 +0200

In the United States T-Mobile, has sold more than one million copies of its G1 Android phone in the last six months. Thus, the sales are still significantly behind that of Apple's iPhone 3G smartphone.

Google tempts users into creating a Google Profile

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:13:29 +0200

in return for a personal profile Google gives people the opportunity to appear in search results when searching on the name. The search giant hopes this way Google Profiles will gain popularity.

The Jaunty Jackalope has just been unleashed

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:48:49 +0200

The Jackalope is loose and it's ready to take on the world with lightning speeds and stunning performance. It has come a long way since the first Alpha releases but it's well worth the wait, see what's new in a detailed Softsaurus report.

Appeal Pirate Bay pretty much useless

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:27:42 +0200

According to Swedish jurists the law in The Pirate Bay case has been correctly applied and the verdict will remain the same in an appeal. The appeal will probably revolve around the degree of help that is offered by the four pirates.

Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix soon to be available for download

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:39:15 +0200

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, announced today that Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix is free to download from Thursday 23 April. Also announced were the simultaneous releases of Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition and Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition.

Similar images feature refines Google Image Search

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:04:50 +0200

Google's new experimental Similar Images feature in Google Labs offers a new way to refine image searches, narrowing down your results based exclusively on images that are very similar to what you're looking for.

The Pirate Bay refuses donations

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:28:54 +0200

The Pirate Bay has complained about initiatives to gather money so that the site managers could meet the costs of the fine to which they have been convicted. The pirates, who have opposed the appeal are not planning on paying the fine at all.

Oracle acquires Sun Microsystems

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:12:46 +0200

Not IBM, but Oracle takes about Sun Microsystems. The ICT company paid 5.6 billion dollars for the American company.

Release Candidate Windows 7 to appear on the 5th of May

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:34:31 +0200

The last version of Windows 7 before it's final DVD pressing is the release candidate. This RC would be made available for the public on May 5th, according to an announcement that Microsoft removed soon after publication.

Create simple but apealing animations with DoInk

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:18:22 +0200

DoInk is a free and sophisticated web-based tool that brings your still images to life. It has all basic features for creating simple but effective animations. You can also share your creation with the world in the blink of an eye.

Google ceo claims 2009 will be great year for Android

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:33 +0200

Google CEO Eric Schmidt, predicts that 2009 will see the breakthrough of phones with the Android operating system on board. The OS was developed by Google and is now in the hands of the Open Handset Alliance.

Google Maps shows local webcams

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +0200

Google Maps picks up a layer from webcams.travel, giving you embedded views of public webcams anywhere you want to go.

The verdict is in, The Pirate Bay lost.. or did they?

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:00:52 +0200

The Pirate Bay has lost the lawsuit on copyright infringement. According to the verdict all four managers of the Swedish torrent site have to face one year of imprisonment. Earlier this day the decision had already been leaked.

The verdict on The Pirate Bay case is in sight

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:18:34 +0200

Today the first outcome of the case against The Pirate Bay will be presented. The guys at TPB will hold a live press conference which will only be presented via livestream, no-one is invited to participate physically only digitally.

3D Realms achieves milestone in Duke Nukem Forever development

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:38:40 +0200

George Broussard, director of developer 3D Realms, log on his Twitter page that his team has reached a milestone in the development of Duke Nukem Forever. The studio has yet to overcome 71 bumps before the game is considered finished.

Save heaps of cash with RetailMeNot social coupon service

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:38:04 +0200

RetailMeNot is a community driven coupon search-engine. With quite a bit of luck and a tiny bit of effort you can easily save tons of small change a year. RetailMeNot is a spin off the minds that previously brought you BugMeNot, the social login webpage.

U.S. energy company agrees on solar power from space

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:23:34 +0200

Energy supplier Pacific Gas & Electric has signed a contract with the company Solar in 2016 to receive solar energy from space. Via a radio-frequency connection energy is sent to a terrestrial transmission station.

Skype to be independent once again next year

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:03:19 +0200

Tuesday the auction site eBay has announced that the VoIP service Skype in the first half of 2010 will return on the stock exchange as an independent company. This will allow eBay to focus on its core activities.

Sony published screenshots of new Killzone 2 maps

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:17:44 +0200

Sony Computer Entertainment has released screenshots of the two new multiplayer maps that will be offered in the PlayStation Store later this month. The price of the software is not yet determined by the publisher.

Ubisoft presents more info about Assassins Creed 2

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:30:02 +0200

Publisher Ubisoft has released details on Assassins Creed 2 via the games magazine Game Informer. The issue will be in stores next week, but the contents of the article on this new action game have already been leaked.

StalkDaily-worm infects Twitter

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:07:28 +0200

A worm written for Twitter, the micro blogging service infected messages and sent automatically to spread the infection. The managers of Twitter however claim they have the worm under control.

ScreenCastle records your screencast without software

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:58:42 +0200

If you need to create a simple screencast but don't want the hassle of installing and configuring software, ScreenCastle gets the job done from any Java-enabled web browser.

Billeo browser plug-In streamlines online bill Payment

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:50:23 +0200

Free browser plug-in Billeo helps you pay bills and shop online with a powerful set of tools for managing your online financial life.

Skype founders want to re-acquire voipservice from Ebay

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:52:49 +0200

Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the founders of Skype, have approached investors in the hope to gather enough money to buy back the voip service they had previously sold to eBay in 2005 for the amount of 2.6 billion dollars.

Sony announced multiplayer expansion Killzone 2

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:55:27 +0200

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that first person shooter game Killzone 2 will receive two new multiplayer maps. The expansion for this dutch PlayStation 3 game will be available as a free download from the 30th of April.

Bluetooth 3.0 to be presented April 21st

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:20:30 +0200

On April 21st The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) will present the official Bluetooth 3.0 specification. The new standard, will mainly focus on accelerating the transfer of files between two Bluetooth devices.

Youtube and Universal plan to release new music portal

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:31:54 +0200

Youtube and the Universal Music Group wants to join forces under the name Vevo and start a new video site. The portal should exhibit clips of famous Universal artists and must be funded entirely by advertising revenue.

French anti-piracy law rejected by parliament

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:08:33 +0200

The French Parliament rejected the controversial anti-piracy law by Sarkozy. The three-strikes bill was discarted 21 against 15 votes while earlier that day it was approved by the Senate.

Developers do not show interest in Symbian and WebOS

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:42:53 +0200

Few developers feel the need to port their GPS software to Symbian or Palms new WebOS. Software developer Skyhook made this conclusion according to their own research. Android and iPhone OS however are very popular.

BumpTop 3D Desktop Manager goes out of Beta

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:56:15 +0200

Long in beta, the 3D desktop application BumpTop has recently been released to the public. Check out the video below to see the spatial-based desktop in action.

DSi hits 600.000 sold handhelds in one weekend

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:43:26 +0200

The Nintendo DSI has been sold 600 thousand times in it's first weekend since it's release in America and Europe. Nintendo has announced that the price of the Wii console will not decline, no matter the recently declining sales.

Ubisoft stops Ubidays event

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:40:59 +0200

Publisher Ubisoft this year Ubidays event organizing. The publisher revealed in recent years latest games at their own event, but choose this year for a stronger presence in the major international fairs.

The brain behind Spore and The Sims leaves EA

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:33:55 +0200

Will Wright and Electronic Arts are going to separate. The inventor of among others, "The Sims" and "Spore" has started a company called Stupid Fun Club, which is owned half by EA and the other half by Wright. There he will mainly focus on new forms of entertainment.

Google Image search now has search by color feature

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:15:37 +0200

Where previously this feature was only available through a URL hack Google has now integrated this handy little feature directly into Google Image Search, no hacks necessary.

Secrets for Android secures passwords and sensitive data

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:45:51 +0200

Today Google announced the release of Secrets, a secure password manager for Android where you can store any kind of sensitive data you might need on the go.

Google turbo-charges mobile GMail engine, updates interface

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:25:24 +0200

Road warriors rejoice, Google has beefed up the engine that powers the mobile version of GMail. The rollout begins today, though only for users of the English version. If that includes you, make sure your iPod Touch or iPhone is running firmware version 2.2.1 or later or you'll still see the old version. Android users won't have any such concerns.

Linux Foundation picks "We're Linux" video finalists

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:22:42 +0200

Microsoft and Apple have been spending millions of dollars on sleek advertising campaigns. Linux, on the other hand is an operating system maintained by a worldwide network of volunteers. Nobody's really promoting it as a desktop operating system other than enthusiasts spreading news by word of mouth.

OpenOffice.org 3.1 RC1 has been released

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:20:15 +0200

OpenOffice.org 3.1 could be released by the end of the month. But if you can't wait that long for the next version of this open source office suite, you can download the release candidate which was launched yesterday. It's available for download from a number of mirror sites, or you can find the Windows installer at FileHippo.

HTC introduces Touch Pro2 earlier than expected

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:35:06 +0200

During the TeleVison2009-expo the release date of the Touch Pro2 by the Thai company HTC made public. And the good news is that it will market sooner than previously expected.

Radiohead will possibly testify against Riaa in P2P case

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:28:24 +0200

The members of the English alternative band Radiohead will possibly testify in a case between the copyright watchdog RIAA and a student who's being suspected of filesharing.

IBM retracted Sun acquisition offer

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:23:41 +0200

Even though IBM and Sun appeared to be close to a deal at a lower offer than first agreed, the negotiations appear to have seized in the last stages and IBM has possibly retracted it's offer all together.

T-Mobile to release 7" Android Tablet

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:04:46 +0200

According to The New York Times provider T-Mobile has plans to release a dect-phone and a tablet PC for the US market based on the Android operating system by Google. The source came from documents of one of T-Mobiles partner companies.

Sony: 2009 will be the year of the PSP

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:16:33 +0200

Sony plans to release it's new Red colored PSP this April and tries to take on Nintendo head to head with a new found strategy. While Nintendo is far ahead with sales over hundred million DS handhelds Sony claims 2009 will be the year of the PSP.

Google wants to acquire Twitter, talks are on

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:38:08 +0200

Google has it's eyes on a close partnership or possibly an acquisition of the immensely popular micro blogging site Twitter, that's what TechCrunch reports. Twitter is supposed to be worth far over 250 million dollars.

Google wants to return deleted Android apps to Android Market

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:33:32 +0200

Google wants to restore the applications they deleted this week on the condition that these apps will only be made available to users outside of the US. The software in question would violate the terms and conditions of T-Mobile USA and were therefore deleted.

Firefox 4.0 'Namoroka' should be out early 2010

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:10:14 +0200

Mozilla has scetched it's plans for Firefox 4 in a draft-document. The browser will go by codename Namoraoka and should provide improved performance, task based tabmanagement and an improved support for webapps.

Super Talent claims reading-speeds of 1,3GBps for raid-ssd

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:39:59 +0200

Hardwarefabricator Super Talent is working on a set of ssd-raid-cards with a maximum storage capacity of 2TB. The fabricator claims unusual high sequential read- and writespeeds for their raiddrive-cards.

Wikia seazes development search engine

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:49:59 +0200

Wikia, the social-search engine by Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales will seaze all development and will probably shut down soon. The search engine was supposed to be an alternative for the "commercial" search engines but lacked the visitor quantities to realise this position.

Android Market removes applications to avoid conflict T-mobile terms

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:28:29 +0200

All internet sharing applications have been removed from Googles mobile download store Android Market. These applications have been removed for they were conflicting with the terms and conditions of mobile provider T-Mobile.

Download all Windows 7 wallpapers in one package

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:01:07 +0200

If you are bored with your current wallpapers and would like some new high resolution ones, this is your lucky day!

First phone with transparent keypad available in two months

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:42:05 +0200

The first phone with a completely transparent keypad will be for sale in Europe in two months. That what the phone's fabricator LG announced. LG first showed off this new model last month and they have now come up with some of the details about the phone's functionality and specs.

Howto: port your X-server anywhere using SSH

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:36:19 +0100

Always dreamed of having the comfort of your own Linux system with you at all times, I know I did! Well, this tutorial shows you how to do it using several different systems and software so it works on all of your friends machines as well! Make every computer yours with this technique.

How about a 4.5PB data center in your backyard

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:26:08 +0100

If you had to back up every hard drive, USB key and portable device in your possession, just how much space would it take? What if you wanted to backup the Intarwebs? I see you reaching for that 1TB back pack drive. Not so fast! Try 4.5 Petabytes. That's four and a half quadrillion bytes.

Release date Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 announced

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:44:58 +0100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be in stores on the 10th of November. Modern Warfare 2 is the successor of the succesfull Call of Duty: Modern Warfare which sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

New iPhone will possibly have videocamera and 1.2GHz-processor

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:05:32 +0100

Rumor about a new iPhone surrounds the web and some claim it will have a built-in videocamera, 7,2Mbps-hsdpa and a processor clocked at 1,2GHz. The third generation of the Apple-smartphone would appear this summer.

TomTom joins Linux-patentgroup

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:56:55 +0100

TomTom, the Dutch navigation company sued by Microsoft joined the Open Invention Network, a group of companies sharing patents and making these public for anyone that promisses never to file patentclaims againt Linux.

Efficiency blue oleds improved by a quarter

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:13:52 +0100

Scientists have developed a technique to improve the efficiency of the organic matter which make blue oled's possible by a quarter. With this invention the scientists have conquered a huge roadblock in the production of oleds.

Asus: 'foldable' notebook to market around October

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:12:41 +0100

Asus will market the Fold/Unfold-notebook somewhere around September or October this year. Asus recently showed off their prototype for the Fold/Unfold-notebook at the Cebit convention. According to the company's ceo the super flat and foldable notebook should cost somewhere around a 1000 to 1500 Dollars.

Max Payne 3 to appear this Winter

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:10:45 +0100

Rockstar announced that third-person actionshooter Max Payne 3 will be released this Winter. In this third episode of the popular game series Max Payne has retired and has left New York. The game will be released for PC, Xbox 360 and the PS3.

Intel to release 2GHz-Atom in April

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:23:48 +0100

Volgens ingewijden zal Intel volgende maand twee nieuwe Atom-processors voor onder andere mobile internet devices lanceren. De nieuwe cpu's zouden beter presteren dan hun voorgangers, maar niet meer energie verbruiken.

YouTube launches own mobile application

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:50:18 +0100

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Sneak peek: Chromium Linux pre-alpha build

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:58:28 +0100

Long before anyone had heard of Googles Chrome browser there was a small Opnen Source project called "Chromium" and this is actually where Google Chrome is based on. Chromium comes straight from the labs at Google inc. and is set out on a mission to realize Chrome on Linux.

HTC claims to launch at least ten more models this year

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:24:59 +0100

HTC will release at least ten more models this year, of which three will run on Googles Android OS. That's what HTC CEO Peter Chou said during a stockholders meating last thuseday.

Windows 7 Release Candidate scheduled for may

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:09:33 +0100

Microsoft zal eind mei een eerste Release Candidate van Windows 7 uitbrengen, zo meldt Neowin.net op basis van anonieme bronnen. Nog voor die tijd zal het ontwikkelteam een 'escrow-build' aan een selecte groep bètatesters aanbieden.

Linux out of the closet with TV-ad contest

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:54:34 +0100

Several months ago The Linux Foundation had organized a contest calling all Linux enthusiasts to create their own Linux TV ad. The target is to create a video campaign of equal quality from the likes of Apple and Microsoft. As we speak the video's are being rated by the community although the possibility for a winning ad to eventually reach the broadcast is considered slim.

First details of BioShock 2 surface

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:07:47 +0100

After launching the BioShock 2 teasersite some details have now started to surface. This time the player takes control of a rebelling Big Daddy and can either choose to 'harvest' or adopt Little Sisters, after which they should be escorted.

Hotmail brings back ancient POP3 support

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:51:16 +0100

After years of absence the POP3 support is now once more available for all Hotmail users. Hotmail lost many of it's users to Google's Gmail service which supported POP3 and IMAP from day one. Microsoft must have realised this and brought back the old POP3 protocol from the 'paid' to the 'free' section, however many Gmail users claim never to return to their old Hotmail habbits.

Hackers crack iTunes security algorithm

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:21:07 +0100

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CodeWeavers working on DirectX 10 compatibility

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:52:14 +0100

CodeWeavers, a company developing software

Jailbreak iPhones get own App store

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:17:15 +0100

People with a hacked iPhone have recently got their own App store. The jailbreak iPhones are unable to connect to the official Apple App store so OS developer Jay Freeman has managed to create and launch it's own custom App store with software for hacked iPhones.

Windows 7 finally lets you (sort of) uninstall IE8

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:51:36 +0100

The AeroXperience weblog has uncovered a shocking change in the latest release candidate of Windows 7 Internet Explorer can be removed through the Windows Features dialog. Finally!

When an angry 20 million community strikes back

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:16:52 +0100

Today was the last day of the Pirate Bay trial and the court is now in discussion. The sentence will not be presented until the 17th of April, It's then we will find out what will happen to the four Pirate Bay founders.

Softsaurus is making great leaps forward

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:51:21 +0100

Today some heavy maintenance to the Softsaurus back-end was finished and the scheduled air date of April is in sight. There has been lot's of work going on here at Softsaurus headquarters but we hope it's worth the work.

Psion wants to gain 1,2 billion dollars in Intel "netbook" case

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:14:06 +0100

Today Psion announced their demands

Ballmer: Linux way more dangerous than Apple

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:36:43 +0100

According to Steve Ballmer Linux is a way more dangerous competitor than Apple at the moment. He says Microsoft will be keeping their eyes out for Linux as well as for Google, for they are also a potential threat for Microsofts billion dollar industry.

Jaunty alpha showing off brand new GDM

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:17:37 +0100

Today we downloaded our copy of the Ubuntu Jaunty alpha5 which has just been released for testing purposes. And the last thing we thought would be included was indeed a brand new Login screen!

Spectrial propaganda on The Piratebay

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:59:37 +0100

The guys at the Piratebay have displayed a huge mock cartoon on their homepage to show their disaggreement about the trial so far. The cartoon shows the Copyright fears throughout a few generations.

Ubuntu 9.10 to be called 'Karmic Koala'

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:23:11 +0100

Jaunty hasn't even seen the spotlights and Ubuntu's founder and main sponsor Mark Shuttleworth announced the name of Jaunty's (9.04) successor 9.10 "Karmic Koala" is what it shall be called, and there's a reason just why this release will be associated with the Koala.

Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope (9.04) on Eee PC 901

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:31:37 +0100

A couple of weeks ago we had ourselves a little preview of the Ubuntu Jaunty Alpha 4 build. We tested it on a best case scenario knowing everything would work as a charm, and so it did! This time however it's time to see if Canonical can live up to their promise "Netbook support".

Google Chrome, awesome but not perfect

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:32:49 +0100

Now that Google Chrome is out of BETA it’s time to face the facts, Google did not fix many of the bugs that were in the BETA version and it has some weird characteristics as opposed to the allmighty Firefox It seems that some pages appear mangled and mixed up while viewing these pages with Firefox shows a nice clean layout.

Ubuntu 9.04 alpha 4 testdrive

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:02:22 +0100

Today I downloaded and installed the fourth alpha release of the popular Linux distro Ubuntu. Jaunty Jackalope (yup, that's realy how they called it). The first thing you notice upon install is the possibility to format your drive to the all new ext4 filesystem.

OGMRip DVD encoder: The hidden power

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:26:20 +0100

Those of you that have been working on linux for some time now all know about DVD::rip and AcidRip wich are perfect tools for encoding DVD’s into high quality media files

Pictures of 'next HTC Android-device' leak

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:41:55 +0100

Gadget website Gizmodo has pictures of what the next Android handset from HTC should be. They show a device whose design has previously appeared in three sets for providers on the recently leaked HTC roadmap.

Sony possibly working on Playstation Portable 2

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:22:24 +0100

According to rumors, the graphics processor SGX55x from Imagination Technologies will be used for Sony's Playstation Portable 2. However the Japanese console builder has never announced the development of a new handheld.