KDE Plasma, Applications and Platform 4.9.2

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October 3, 2012

Packages for the release of KDE SC 4.9.2 are available for Kubuntu 12.04.1 LTS releases. You can get them from the Kubuntu Backports PPA. They are also in our 12.10 development release.

Bugs in the packaging should be reported to kubuntu-ppa on Launchpad. Bugs in the software to KDE.

Parrot Adds Three More Android-Powered Asteroids to Its Belt

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CNET

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October 3, 2012

Parrot releases the details surrounding the upcoming Asteroid Smart, Tablet, and Mini: three car stereos based on the popular Android operating system. [Read more]

Distribution Release: CAINE 3.0

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DistroWatch

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October 3, 2012

Nanni Bassetti has announced the release of CAINE 3.0, an Ubuntu-based live DVD offering a complete digital forensic environment in a friendly graphical interface: “CAINE 3.0 is out! CAINE (Computer Aided INvestigative Environment) is an Italian GNU/Linux live distribution created as a project of digital forensics. Changelog: Linux….

Oracle Must Build Out APAC Data Centers

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ZDNet

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October 3, 2012

With just one in Australia, and a second slated to open in Singapore, Oracle will need to beef up its footprint in Asia-Pacific if it wants firms in the region to buy into its cloud play.

Bits Blog: I.B.M. Chief on Watson, Cognitive Computing and Her Tenure

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The New York Times

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October 3, 2012

Virginia M. Rometty, chief executive and chairman of I.B.M., says the company’s new mission, teaching machines to learn, is the third wave of computing and will transform jobs in every industry.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Sales Hot Despite iPhone 5

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CNET

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October 3, 2012

In the face of the iPhone 5 and the recent legal verdict against Samsung, the S3 is still enjoying huge demand, says mobile analytics firm Localytics. [Read more]

Nokia Brings a Very Dull Knife To the Smartphone Fight

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Gizmodo

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October 3, 2012

Nokia has managed to sidestep ruin with its Lumia smartphones that are doing surprisingly well in a market that’s already saturated with iPhones, Android handsets, and Blackberries. They’ve successfully carved out a small niche with devices that genuinely have something new to offer in terms of UI and capabilities. So why has it pegged its new Apple attack ad on on something as mundane as color? More »

Early Boot Speed Results For Ubuntu 12.10

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Phoronix

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October 3, 2012

Here’s an early look at some Bootchart numbers for two systems running Ubuntu 12.10 development snapshots compared to earlier releases…

One Kernel Can Now Handle Multiple ARM Platforms

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Phoronix

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October 3, 2012

The Linux 3.7 kernel gets even more exciting with the merging of ARM multi-platform support. This work allows for a single Linux kernel build to contain support for multiple ARM SoCs/platforms…

Calligra Productivity Suite: Too Much Trouble

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LinuxInsider

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October 3, 2012

The Calligra Suite is an unusual compilation of office tools with much potential — but it has a good deal of maturing to do before it can advance beyond its mediocre performance following a debut almost three years ago. Calligra is a fork of KDE’s KOffice that grew out of unresolved disputes among KOffice developers. The project team recently announced the second stable release. Aside from its package availability only in the Ubuntu repository, Calligra has limited access through cumbersome archived files. So installing it in distros other than Ubuntu Linux requires a series of steps involving uncompressing and compiling.