Ubuntu gives up on AMD’s Catalyst Linux driver
Published in Graphics


Fglrx is not for us


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and its newer incarnations will not support AMD's widely-used Catalyst Linux (fglrx) driver.

PS4 gets Linux
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 10 March 2016 11:50

PS4 gets Linux


We bet Sony is unhappy


A hacking group fail0verflow has worked out a way of getting the Linux kernel-based operating system on the PS4.

Microsoft ports SQL Server to Linux
Published in News
Tuesday, 08 March 2016 10:13

Microsoft ports SQL Server to Linux


Who would have thought that a few years ago?

Microsoft is going to bring its SQL Server to Linux, in a move which would have been unthinkable a few years ago when Redmond dubbed the open source operating system "cancer."

Intel shows Android smartphone running a Linux desktop
Published in Mobiles


"Big Screen Experience"


One of the things we spotted at the Mobile World Congress 2016 was a demo run by Intel of an Android phone running a Linux desktop when plugged into an external display.

Torvalds admits he is not a “people person”
Published in News
Thursday, 18 February 2016 13:04

Torvalds admits he is not a “people person”


Gosh and we never knew

The creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds has shocked the world and admitted he is not a “people person.”

Nvidia signs up to Vulkan
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 18 February 2016 12:48

Nvidia signs up to Vulkan


Shield will live long and prosper

Nvidia has announced a development version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Shield platform along with support for Windows and Linux.

SCO case runs out of arguments
Published in News
Wednesday, 10 February 2016 11:37

SCO case runs out of arguments


Yeah the case is still going

After years the first attempt to take over Unix and Linux has ended after a US judge knocked out the two remaining arguments with which the SCO group hoped to attack IBM.

Microsoft develops its own Linux flavour
Published in News
Thursday, 19 November 2015 14:18

Microsoft develops its own Linux flavour


What's next? Apple making a cheap and useful product?'

In a sign that you have just woken up in a parallel universe, it appears that Microsoft has made its own Linux version.

Linux update brings Skylake
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 03 November 2015 11:01

Linux update brings Skylake


Reworked Nvidia support

The new stable Linux kernel is out there supporting Intel’s Skylake and a reworked open source support platform for Nvidia graphics cards.

Firefox close to having 64-bit browser for Windows
Published in News


Just don’t expect it to be easy

For some reason the Mozilla Foundation are unable to get a stable version of Firefox which operates in 64-bit Windows.