Intel has stated that its Clover Trail processors will not support Linux and are a Windows 8 chip. The chip will not be supported by the company for those who want to run linux despite being able too. More...

The Raspberry Pi, the $35 Linux PC that was launched earlier this year, is now completely built in the UK after previously being made in Chinese-based factories. More...

Korean electronics giant LG, a major Apple supplier, was apparently showing off a 'Digital iPAD,' a 'Linux-based Web pad' way back in 2001, a full 9 years before the debut of Apple's own iPad. More...

If you dislike Ubuntu's standard desktop environment called Unity, you might be interested in a new Ubuntu flavor which promises to bring a 'pure GNOME experience' to the popular Linux distribution More...

A dangerous new trojan, discovered by the same people who brought the infamous Flashback malware to light, is out to steal passwords from Mac and Linux users by keylogging and exploiting their browser More...

Twitter relies heavily on open source software such as Linux to process 400 million tweets a day from 140 million users, so it's no wonder why the company has decided to promote Linux a bit more More...

A developer has built an emulator for the N64 console using only JavaScript, allowing you the ability to access it online. Now you can relive your 90s games using only a web browser. More...

For many years, the standard desktop environment of Debian has been GNOME. However the next release of the Linux distribution will use Xfce as the default environment, but for a strange reason. More...

In a new update on its Linux development blog, Valve says it has improved the frame rate for the upcoming Linux version of Left 4 Dead 2 so it now runs at 315 frames per second. More...

Richard Stallman, the granddaddy of the free software community, says that Valve is dilluting the ethos of the movement by bringing nonfree games to Linux, something he calls 'unethical.' More...

The developers of the GNOME desktop environment don't just want to bring out version 4 in 2014, they even want to come with their own Linux distribution, with a 20% global market share in 2020. More...

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell minced no words this week during a speech about his views on Windows 8, calling the OS "a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space." More...

Microsoft has announced a new patent agreement with the Amdocs concerning the Linux-based servers in its data centers. Specifics of the deal were not disclosed. More...

Microsoft has fixed an issue with a program used to connect the Linux kernel to Microsoft's HyperV software that contained a piece of code labeled 0xB16B00B5, or "big boobs". More...

Valve has launched its official Linux development blog, where the game developer will talk about its plans to port Steam and the Source Engine over to the open source OS. More...

Blizzard has denied accusations by some Diablo III players that they were banned from playing the action-RPG sequel because they played the game on Linux using the WINE software. More...

Canonical has revealed how it will offer a way for users to launch its Ubuntu Linux OS on Windows 8-base x86 PCs with Microsoft's rules for the Secure Boot system. More...

Unity has announced plans to release Unity 4, the next major version of its popular game graphics engine. It will include DirectX 11 support along with Linux game creation support. More...

In a recently posted video, Linux creator Linus Torvalds tells NVIDIA, "F*** you" when asked in a Q&A about the company's decision to not support the Linux operating system for Optimus. More...

Skype for Linux has been somewhat under-developed in the past but that may be about to change as Microsoft has now released the newest revision to its application for the Linux platform. More...

Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux OS, has offered some opinions on Windows 8 and its UEFI security measures, saying that a solution to dual boot to Linux via Red Hat is a good compromise. More...

A new report claims that the new version of the open source-based OpenOffice software suite gets 87 percent of its downloads from Windows users, with only two percent from Linux users. More...

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other More...

Ubuntu 12.04 offers a full desktop environment which is intuitive and consistent throughout its design implementations. What could this mean as we move into the post-PC era of computing? More...

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other More...

The French open source company is battling with time to find a way out its financial crisis. The latest news is that Mandriva has enough funds to go on until mid-May. More...

Six years ago, Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton set out to reignite programming in schools with a cheap, compact computing platform. Despite targeting students, his foundation's $35 computer captured.. More...

Valve is actively working on a Linux version of its Steam client, along with Linux native versions of its games including Left 4 Dead 2, although no launch date has been announced. More...

Mozilla have now finalised and released the next version of their popular, open source internet browser, Firefox 12. More...

The first batch of the ultra-cheap $35 Raspberry Pi PCs have finally started shipping to users, with some already receiving their units while others will get them on Monday. More...

The ultra-cheap Raspberry Pi PC has now passed its CE tests for Europe, along with tests for the US, Canada and Australia, but there's still no word on when shipments will begin. More...

In a new report from the Linux Foundation, it was revealed that Microsoft is now listed for the first time as a developer that contributed to the Linux kernel, ranking at number 17 on the list. More...

The maker of Red Hat Linux announced a memorable milestone, ie the making of more than 1 billion dollars in revenue. The enterprise market is happy to pay for Linux support, the company suggests. More...

The long-awaited release of the first units of the ultra-cheap Raspberry Pi PCs has suffered another delay, due to the PCs requiring a CE mark before they can be sold in Europe. More...

The newest Linux release happily marries with the Android code developed by Google and the mobile OS community. Disagreement of the past shall not obfuscate the common future of the two projects. More...

An operating system allegedly created by members of the faceless hacktivist group Anonymous has prompted security warnings and concerns, with main group members distancing themselves from it. More...

Mozilla Corporation has released Firefox 11, the latest version of the popular open source web browser, with new features that can migrate data from Google Chrome and sync add-ons across computers. More...

The ultra-cheap Raspberry Pi PCs, which finally went on sale a few days ago, have been hit with a minor hardware issue that has delayed the shipment of the PCs to some pre-order customers. More...

Wine is a project to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to run x86 programs for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application More...

A new study finds that open source quality has increased and even become “slightly better” than closed source software when codebases are on par. More...

Ever dreamt of running a full operating system on a mobile device and having a desktop environment which meets your needs and requirements? Ubuntu for Android makes your dreams come true. More...

The non-profit foundation devoted to promoting everything Linux published a new study about the job market forecasts for professionals of the open source OS. They are needed, and they earn more. More...

The creators behind the upcoming $25 and $35 Raspberry Pi PC products have updated their blog page, stating that the products will go on sale in February despite recent press reports to the contrary. More...

The team behind the Raspberry Pi $25 and $35 PCs have announced that the first batch of their product will be completed by February 20, but there's still no specific sales launch date. More...

To Microsoft, Linux used to be a 'malignant cancer.' Now it and other open source projects are running on Microsoft's own platforms. Here's how Bill Gates changed everything at one meeting in 2008. More...

A discovery in Microsoft's Windows 8 hardware certification requirements may indicate that ARM-based Windows 8 devices may not be able to dual boot other operating systems like Linux. More...

The creators of the small Raspberry Pi PC have announced that the $35 version has entered mass production. The $25 model of the PC will be made sometime in the near future. More...

A new report claims that Microsoft will allow the open source Linux operating system to run on a new persistent virtual machine feature for its Windows Azure cloud-based platform. More...

In a world of dual-core smartphones and turbo-powered tablets, the idea of a tiny 700MHz PC with 128MB of RAM might sound mad. But the new $25 computer may just make sense in the right context. More...