GCC 4.7.3 Released With 118+ Bug-Fixes

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April 11, 2013

For those using the proven and tested GCC 4.7 compiler series rather than the brand new GCC 4.8, there is now GCC 4.7.3 with over one hundred bug-fixes over the previous release…

Cinnarch drops Cinnamon for GNOME

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The H

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April 11, 2013

The developers of the Cinnarch Linux distribution have decided to move away from the Cinnamon desktop which makes up one half of the distribution’s name. The developers now plan to switch to GNOME as a new default.

Samsung Goes Mega With Two New Galaxy Smartphones

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CNET

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April 11, 2013

One option features a 5.8-inch screen, while the other comes in at 6.3 inches. [Read more]

Distribution Release: Webconverger 19.1

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DistroWatch

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April 11, 2013

Kai Hendry has announced the release of Webconverger 19.1, a single-purpose Debian-based distribution designed for Internet-only web kiosks and featuring the Firefox web browser: “Webconverger 19.1 release. Webconverger 19 brings you in terms of effort put in: printing support completely overhauled with a new printer API; restored NVIDIA…

LLVM Compiler Infrastructure Receives ACM Software System Award

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The H

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April 11, 2013

The compiler infrastructure has received the prestigious ACM Software System Award, following in the footsteps of other IT innovations such as Java, Apache, Mosaic, the World Wide Web, Smalltalk, UNIX and Eclipse

International FOSS Law Review 5.1 Available

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LWN

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April 11, 2013

The seventh issue (Volume 5, No. 1)of the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review is now available. The article topics include an analysis and study of case law regarding APIs and the *GPL licenses, the rise of open source software foundations, and a study of the Lisp LGPL license.

Benchmarks Of NVIDIA’s New Linux GPU Driver

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Phoronix

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April 11, 2013

For seeing whether NVIDIA’s new 319.12 Beta Linux graphics driver that introduces many new features has any impact on the OpenGL performance for many common Linux games, here are some Phoronix test results when comparing the NVIDIA 304.xx, 310.xx, 313.xx, and 319.xx graphics driver series on GeForce GTX 550 Ti “Fermi” and GeForce GTX 680 “Kepler” graphics cards…

Tablets Conspire with ‘Good Enough’ PCs to Nuke Windows 8

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CNET

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April 11, 2013

So, will that be a $399 tablet or $799 Windows 8 PC? The answer to that question is killing the PC upgrade cycle. [Read more]

Linux 3.10 May Have New Multi-Platform Support

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Phoronix

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April 11, 2013

The Linux 3.7 kernel brought ARM multi-platform support and now with the Linux 3.10 kernel it may be extended to support the Samsung Exynos SoC family…

Microsoft Working on a 7-inch Surface Tablet, says WSJ

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The Verge

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April 11, 2013

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The Wall Street Journal reports that a new lineup of Surface tablets is in the works from Microsoft, including a 7-inch version. The news follows Microsoft’s recent adjustment of the Windows 8 specification to allow for smaller tablets with a 1024 x 768 resolution. Last year, The Verge learned that Redmond had begun work on a 7-inch gaming tablet under the Xbox brand. It’s not yet clear what form the new Surface might take, but the Journal claims the 7-inch version will go into mass production later this year.

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