The latest and greatest Ubuntu arrived on Oct. 18.
Ubuntu, the remarkably popular desktop Linux distribution that tries to bring the latest and greatest open-source programs every six months, arrived Oct. 18. The Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition includes improvements in advanced plug-and-play printing, enhanced browsing and the option of a smooth new user interface built on top of the new GNOME 2.20 desktop.
Google has released a new version of its Gmail for mobile application, which works on most phones that are Java ME enabled as well as BlackBerry devices.
The new version is faster than before (30% faster overall and 80% faster for some tasks), consumes a lot less data and boasts a fair bit of new features. The latter includes a contacts viewer, an outgoing mail footer, click-to-call phone numbers, emails that are saved for later re-editing and Gmail keyboard shortcuts to perform tasks faster (on phones with full keyboards). The list sure sounds like a lot of useful features have been added without slowing down the program; has anyone tried the new version and begs to differ?
If you think Windows at its core is bloated, think again.
Microsoft engineer demonstrates an internal project called “MinWin,” designed to optimize the Windows kernel to a minimum footprint, and for which will be the basis for the Windows 7 kernel.
Apple sets a date for Leopard, get it for $129 or $9.95.
Back in April, Apple announced that it would delay the introduction of the long-awaited operating system due to needs of the iPhone program. The delay forced OS X v10.5 to an October ship date instead of June.
The wait is almost over and eager Apple fans will be happy to know that OS X v10.5 will ship on October 26. Apple says that the revised operating system contains over 300 new features and “installs easily, and works with the software and accessories you already have.”
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Google said on Friday it is speeding up the rate at which it adds storage space for its Gmail Web-based e-mail service due to the increased storage requirements for attachments such as photos.
People using Google Inc.’s Gmail service are sucking up storage space faster than the company can add it.
“A few of you are using Gmail so much that you’re running out of space, so to make good on our promise, today we’re announcing we are speeding up our counter and giving out more free storage,” wrote Rob Siemborski, a Google engineer on the Gmail blog.
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Mozilla is ramping up efforts to bring Internet and software platforms to cell phones, including a mobile version of Firefox.
Mozilla VP of engineering Mike Schroepfer wrote in his official company blog this week that Mozilla is expanding its mobile presence because the time and place are finally right.
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Mac OS X “Leopard” preview package raises expectations that its release will come late this month.
Developers have received from Apple a “ZFS on Mac OS X Preview 1.1″ package, which offers preliminary support for the ZFS file system, originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris OS.
Microsoft broaden the private XP SP3 beta on the evening of October 4 to include Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 testers.
Microsoft officials said at the end of August that they planned to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 to Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet testers within a couple weeks.
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Microsoft is making source code for the .Net Framework available to interested developers under its Shared Source license, the company announced on October 3.
Microsoft will be rolling out the .Net code piecemeal, after scrubbing comments. It plans to start with the .Net Base Class Libraries, ASP.Net, Windows Forms, ADO.Net, XML (System.XML) and the Windows Presentation Foundation, blogged Microsoft Developer Division General Manager Scott Guthrie. Over time, the company also plans to make available the source code for Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation and Language Integrated Query (LINQ), Guthrie said.
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The oneSearch service offers results from a number of sources, combining web pages with videos and images.
The new search engine aims to deliver more relevant results, by offering results from a number of sources, combining web pages with videos and images. Users hesitating when they enter a search query will be presented with a list of suggested search terms, allowing them to better define their query.
