Do you want to know how to tell real Linux geeks from people who just use it? Ask them what their favorite application packaging system is. Hardcore old-school Linux users will soon be telling you all all about RPM vs. DEB and before it’s over someone is sure to chime in about going straight to [...]
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Ubuntu working on new Linux application installer
May 10th, 2013 · No Comments
Tags: Business · Canonical · Development · Infrastructure · Linux · Open Source · Operating System · SmartPhone · Tablet
New software upgrade turns Nook HD into good Android tablet (Review)
May 7th, 2013 · No Comments
I was pleased that Barnes & Noble (B&N) had updated its HD line with Google Store. I knew this software upgrade would make the low-priced HD, usually $149—$199 until May 12—a truly usable Android 4.x tablet. What I hadn’t realized was that it would transform it into a good, albeit low-end tablet. New software upgrade [...]
Tags: Barnes & Noble · Business · Infrastructure · Linux · Operating System · Tablet
Why Windows fragmentation will blow Windows to smithereens (cough)
April 5th, 2013 · Comments Off
Android fragmentation will wreck Android for smartphones and tablets just as much as Windows fragmentation ruined Windows for the PC. Why Windows fragmentation will blow Windows to smithereens (cough) More >
Tags: Amazon · Business · Desktop · Development · Facebook · Google · Infrastructure · Linux · Microsoft · Open Source · Operating System · Samsung · SmartPhone · Tablet · Windows
CyanogenMod Android privacy vs. developer wars
April 4th, 2013 · Comments Off
It seemed like such a good idea. The developers of CyanogenMod, the popular alternative Android firmware, decided to require their users’ devices to report device-specific data so they could create better versions of CM. Who could argue with that? CM’s users could. CyanogenMod Android privacy vs. developer wars. More >
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Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod Android founder, leaves Samsung
March 25th, 2013 · Comments Off
Lots of users love Samsung’s take on Android. But will they continue to love it now that Steve Kondik, the well-regarded founder of the CyanogenMod alternative Android firmware, has left the company? Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod Android founder, leaves Samsung. More >
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