— iOS More Crashtastic Than Android

   (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 08:00)

The rivalry between Google and Apple in the cut-throat mobile device world took a new turn recently when mobile app support platform company Crittercism published a study that found iOS apps crash more often than their Android counterparts. Crittercism analyzed more than 214 million apps launched in November and December that use its service.

— Will the Spark Tablet Ignite a FOSS Fire?

   (Monday, 06 February 2012 08:00)

Now that webOS is making its merry way along the open road, there's no telling what tablets or other mobile devices it may inspire over the upcoming months. In the meantime, the Linux world is all abuzz over what promises to be the very first fully open tablet out there: the Spark, a device slated to ship in May from none other than the KDE Plasma Active community itself.

— Google Hires Bouncer to Give Android Malware the Heave-Ho

   (Friday, 03 February 2012 13:49)

Google announced a new layer of security for its Android Market on Thursday, unveiling a program called "Bouncer" that will automatically scan apps for malware. Bouncer works by analyzing each app as it's uploaded to the Market, scanning for threats, spyware and trojans.

— Spark Tablet Coming for the FOSS Crowd

   (Friday, 03 February 2012 08:00)

The recently announced Spark tablet might prove to be the first Linux-running open source tablet fully capable of being modded by users. It has an open Linux stack on unlocked hardware, and it will come with an open content and services market. The Spark will come under the GNU General Public License from its inception.

— WebOS Swings Along the Open Road

   (Thursday, 02 February 2012 08:00)

When HP announced late last year that it would open source webOS, it was hard not to be skeptical. After all, it would be all too easy for a company to whitewash its own abandonment of a project by grandly "donating it to the community." However, that pessimistic view is beginning to fade, thanks to HP's publication last month of an official road map for its webOS plans.

— next-20120207: linux-next

   (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:57)

— 3.2.5: stable

   (Monday, 06 February 2012 12:47)

— 3.0.20: stable

   (Monday, 06 February 2012 12:31)

— 2.6.32.56: stable

   (Friday, 03 February 2012 12:28)

— 3.3-rc2: mainline

   (Tuesday, 31 January 2012 16:32)

— Democrats to continue Internet coup with new cyber bill

   (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 13:32)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, following a recent anti-piracy legislative debacle with SOPA and PIPA, will lead his second effort of 2012 to push Internet-regulating legislation, this time in the form of a new cybersecurity bill.

— This Week at LWN: Jared Smith steps down as Fedora project leader

   (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 12:39)

One of the things I like most about the Fedora Project is the opportunity for people to move and grow in (and out) of different roles and responsibilities. The position of Fedora Project Leader, in particular, has never been a long-term leadership position, but one that regularly invites new people to assume the role and bring new ideas and new energy to the project.

— Canonical Drops Support for Kubuntu

   (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 12:20)

Jonathan Riddell sadly announced a few hours ago that Canonical will no longer support his work on the famous Kubuntu operating system, starting with Kubuntu 12.10.

— Emulate the Turbo-Duo in Linux. Castlevania, Bonk and Blazing Lazers await.

   (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 11:22)

Here is a guide for how to get going with Turbo-Duo games on your Ubuntu setup. Finally, play import classics like Rondo of Blood!

— Ubuntu command line basics for beginners: Part 1

   (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 10:25)

You may consider this article as somewhat of a "part two" of the article I wrote a few days ago. It's all about going step-by-step to get you, the user, proficient at the command-line and become envy material for your friends. The distribution chosen for this is Ubuntu, but these commands that are about to be exposed will work on any other Linux system you might encounter, and you will be warned when there are exceptions. What you will get is a how-to about how to accomplish various tasks using the command-line. And one of the advantages is that you can use these commands regardless of desktop environment or lack thereof. You are only required to have a minimal Linux knowledge base for this article, so get to your terminals and let's start.