Linux ultra fast command line download accelerator

Axel does the same thing any other accelerator does: It opens more than one HTTP/FTP connection per download and each connection transfers its own, separate, part of the file. It may sound weird,…

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated

The Debian project has updated the stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename sarge). This update mainly adds security updates to the stable release, along with a few corrections to…

Weekly Wrap-up

Since our news isn't updated over the weekends, here is the weekly wrap-up to hold you over till Monday. Some top stories this week were:

- GIMP vs. Photoshop - What still needs to be done…

Firefox 2 Beta 2 Milestone Released

The latest beta version of Mozilla Firefox 2 has just been released! Beta 2 is available for download now from the Firefox 2 Beta 2 milestone releases page, which contains information related to…

Samsung breaks 4G barrier

You're on a bus traveling at 70mph. You need to maintain a constant wireless connection of 100Mbps, or your boss's presentation will be ruined. What do you do, hot shot? What do you do?

IBM lays out blueprint, roadmap for direction 'beyond Linux'

Building upon the company's commitment to help clients transform businesses, IBM rolled out its next generation blueprint and roadmap to advance key Linux development priorities and support for…

Review: Rockbox - The Open Source Jukebox Firmware

Rockbox is a replacement firmware for various audio players, that opens up new features and fixes devices shortcomings. We don't think of these devices as personal computers, but they are; and…

Trolltech Releases Second Technology Preview of Qt Jambi

Trolltech today released the second technology preview of Qt Jambi to its commercial customers and the open source community for testing and feedback. Qt Jambi is a prototype technology that…

Linux version of Adobe’s Flash Player 9 - NOT this year!

Direct from Adobe: "Our current schedule for releasing the final version of Flash Player 9 for Linux is early 2007. Many readers have understandably requested a beta version before that time."…

Paris Hilton Releases Tinkerbell Linux

The Linux world grew by yet another distribution this summer, as Paris Hilton announced the release of Tinkerbell Linux.

On her MySpace blog, the New York socialite announced the release…