Multimedia, HTPC and IT news, 06.02.2010

Linux

If Obama guts NASA, the Open Luna Foundation looks bright

Network World: "With the Obama Administration gutting NASA’s return t (...)

Linux

What Happened to Red Hat Exchange

Linux Planet: "Three years ago Red Hat launched an effort to sell partners (...)

Linux

The Small Picture: More OpenOfficeorg Extensions

Linux Journal: "Below, in no particular order, are the extensions that I ha (...)

Linux

10 Kernel Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 606, 804, 810, 904 and 910

Softpedia: "Canonical announced a few hours ago the immediate availability (...)

Linux

Raising Money for Open Source Projects: How Can We Improve

OStatic: "One of the things I admire about the FLOSS community is the willi (...)

Linux

Alternative Browsers: Beyond Chrome and Firefox

Linux Magazine: "Looking for a new flavor of Web browser? If the mainstream (...)

Linux

Packaging Open Source, by Mark Webbink

Groklaw: "There is an article by Mark Webbink, Esq., "Packaging Open Source (...)

Linux

X2 launches iTablet for Windows and Linux

PC Advisor: "X2 Technology has capitalised on Apple's decision not to call (...)

Multimedia

[video] US Week Ahead: Game Sales, Jobs [21 min] (at MarketWatch)

Investors will focus on retail sales and the outlook for video-game makers (...)

Multimedia

[video] Can Game Sales Bounce Back [10 min] (at MarketWatch)

After a weak 2009, things are looking better for video-game publishers. Sev (...)

Multimedia

[$$] ERTS Preview: Demand Picking Up for Video Games (at RealMoney by TheStreetcom)

Analysts estimate that the company will report earnings of 31 cents per sha (...)

Hardware

Why You Will Use a Tablet Some Day

Touch tablets will come out optimized for operating systems ranging from cl (...)

Hardware

Would-Be Apple Rival Debuts iTablet

British company poaches Apple's naming convention as it announces plans for (...)

Linux

BIOS flashing for Linux users now in the wild

APC mag: "Since the release of its previous version in May 2009, at least 3 (...)

Linux

Fake Firefox Update Pages Push Adware

Threat Center Live Blog: "Adware pushers are capitalizing on the success of (...)

Linux

Linux fdupes: Get Rid (Delete) Of Double Duplicate Files In Directory

Cyberciti: "How do I find duplicate files in a given set of directories and (...)

Linux

Canonical picks open-source leader for COO

Cyber Cynic: "When Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind (...)

Linux

Traffic Analysis Using Debian Lenny

Howtoforge: "By using my Network Monitoring Appliance we noticed a link in (...)

Linux

LinuxCertified Laptop -- a review, and a side plug for Linux, and Mint!

TuxMachines: "I have spent two days with my new laptop, the LC2210Si from L (...)