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May 28, 2012
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Dumb ideas? Facebook to buy Opera? Build own smartphone?

According to Pocket-lint, sources close to Facebook have told them that the newly IPOed social networking company is considering buying Opera Software, the Opera Web browser’s parent company. Another rumor has it that Facebook wants to build its own smartphone. … Continue reading

May 24, 2012
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There’s trouble with three major Linux desktop application developers

The Linux desktop has long had most of the apps anyone could ever really need. Sure, it doesn’t have some specific applications, like Adobe Photoshop or Quicken, but it had other apps. Such as Gimp for Photoshop and GNUCash for … Continue reading