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A Preview Of Upcoming Gnome Calender

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Muktware
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Gnome developers are working to make a Calender app integrated with the Gnome desktop. Note, the Evolution software suite also features a Calender app, but this software will be separate. This app will also allow you to integrate online calenders like Google, Facebook, etc. in your desktop.

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Affordability is the Key Factor in Android Adoption

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ZDNet
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Apple iPhones aren’t seeing the uptake in some markets due to price. Android devices are more affordable and therefore more accessible.

Wayland Weston Control: Automated Input Controlling

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Phoronix
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Weston Control is a new program for Wayland’s reference compositor that uses a new wl_control protocol for controlling surfaces. The weston-control program can then be scripted for automatically moving windows, rotating windows, resizing surfaces, and much more…

 

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Linux 3.6-rc6 Released, Final Is Coming “Soonish”

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Phoronix
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The Linux 3.6-rc6 kernel was released over the weekend while the final release is expected to land soon…

 

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Despite a Slowdown, Smartphone Advances Are Still Ahead

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The New York Times
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The iPhone 5 that Apple introduced last week with only incremental changes seemed to signal that the smartphone industry has entered an era of technological bunny hops.

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Intel: No Linux Support for Tablet Processor

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The H
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Linux won’t run on Intel’s Atom Z2760 SoC (System on Chip), code-named Clover Trail, that has specifically been developed for use with Windows 8 tablets.

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Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Approaches End of Life

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The H
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Canonical has reminded users that version 11.04 of Ubuntu, known as “Natty Narwhal”, is nearing its end of life, after which no further updates, including security updates and critical fixes, will be made available.

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Sabayon 10 Introduces MATE Edition

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The H
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The latest release of the Gentoo-based distribution introduces images with the MATE desktop and improves on the server variant based on the Gentoo Hardened profile. Sabayon 10 also brings images for use on Amazon EC2.

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Alfresco Tries to Please Both Employees, IT with New Cloud Sync Platform

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ZDNet
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Alfresco’s new platform-based sync solution is touted to give more freedom to employees but also control back to IT. Are both possible?

Oracle to Keep Sun’s Data Storage, Tape Businesses

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Enterprise Storage Forum
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Oracle revealed this week that it not only plans to keep Sun’s disk storage business, but its tape business too.

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