Linux Mint 8 “Helena” edition released
Linux Mint developers have released the latest edition of this popular Ubuntu based distribution.
The developers said in a blog posting:
The 8th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. In particular Linux Mint 8 comes with support for OEM installs, a brand new Upload [...]
Dell releases Chromium OS for Dell Mini 10v
Dell seems to be pretty impressed with the recently showcased Google Chrome OS.
Company developers went ahead and created a customized version of this OS for their popular netbook model Dell Mini 10v.
Dell has now released an USB key image file for users who want to check [...]
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 released!
Update: Turned out, it is the first release candidate edition of Thunderbird 3
We use Thunderbird to access Gmail through IMAP.
The application just alerted us that an update was available.
It turned out that it the stable edition of Thunderbird 3.0 has been released.
Mozilla Messaging website has no updates related [...]
Handbrake 0.9.4 released with 64-bit support
The developers behind the awesome open source application Handbrake have released a new version.
Handbrake 0.9.4 comes with tons of new features. The major new change is support for 64bit platforms.
This means that you can now get faster processing if you are running a 64bit operating system.
Another new useful feature [...]
Canonical is working with Google on Chrome OS
Canonical has revealed that they have been working with Google on their recently showcased Chrome OS.
Canonical is contributing engineering to Google’s project under a contract signed between the two companies.
Canonical is of course the company behind the hugely popular Ubuntu Linux distribution.
Ubuntu and Chrome [...]
Microsoft might launch Windows 8 in 2012
If we are to believe the Microsoft road-map, the successor to Windows 7 would arrive sometime in 2012.
Microsoft however has a bad history of coming out with two great operating systems in succession.
The company has just launched Windows 7 which has been called the best release from [...]
Download Google Chrome OS!
GDGT has provided a build of Google Chrome OS for download. It can be used through VMware Player which is a free download for non-commercial usage.
Checkout: Hey! We’ve got a working version of Chrome OS you can download free!
Google Chrome now has 40 million users
Google showcased their Chrome OS today.
The company did not release any early version of it today. Though, they released the open source edition through Chromium OS branding.
Chromium OS source code is available for download however.
Google also released some details on their Chrome web browser.
The [...]
Google announces Chromium OS project under open source
Google had announced earlier this year their plans to launch an operating system for netbooks.
They had named this product Google Chrome OS.
The company today released the open source edition of this platform. Chromium OS has been released under open source.
Google said in a blog [...]
Google showcases Google Chrome OS
Google finally showcased the early version of their upcoming operating system product Chrome OS.
Here are some videos showcasing the capabilities:
Checkout: Google Chrome OS
