Canonical throws in the towel on Unity
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Thursday, 06 April 2017 11:23

Canonical throws in the towel on Unity

Gnome alone

Today is a big day for hand wringing and woe in the Linux world as Canonical admits that its Unity project was a waste of space and it gives up on its convergence plans for devices like phones and tablets.

AMD’s Linux GPU patches seven Vega 10s
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 12:02

AMD’s Linux GPU patches seven Vega 10s


40,000 lines of code changed

AMD has issued 100 Linux GPU patches for seven of its Vega 10 GPUs.

Businesses that snub open source 'will fail'
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Linux Foundation warns


Companies who do not use open source software will eventually go tits-up according to a top open saucy type.

Dell getting more excited about Linux desktops
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Apparently 2017 is the year of the Linux desktop

A decade after it first introduced its first pre-installed Linux computer, Dell claims it is more committed than ever to offering Linux-powered machines to users.

Linux gets virtual GPU support
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Monday, 20 February 2017 11:59

Linux gets virtual GPU support


Kernel approved


Open source’s Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the Linux 4.10 kernel series, which includes virtual GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) support.

Tech industry innovation is bullshit
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Friday, 17 February 2017 12:19

Tech industry innovation is bullshit


Torvalds wades into management speak

Open sauce's Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds has waded into tech companies who keep banging on about innovation.

Apple tanking in PCs
Published in AI
Monday, 09 January 2017 12:35

Apple tanking in PCs


Users giving up


While the Tame Apple Press is doing its best to claim that Apple will replace Microsoft as the world’s leading OS, it appears to be covering a story which shows that the fruity cargo cult is losing ground in in PCs.

Microsoft joins the Linux foundation
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Thursday, 17 November 2016 11:25

Microsoft joins the Linux foundation


Sorry Steve , the "cancer" won 

A few years ago, Microsoft’s shy and retiring CEO Steve “there is a kind of hush” Ballmer described Linux as a cancer on computing and spent a fortune trying to kill it. Now Vole has surprised the world by joining the Linux Foundation as a platinum member.

Linus explains why he prefers x86
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 10 October 2016 11:20

Linus explains why he prefers x86


Weak arm policy

It’s Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds has been explaining why he is not a big fan of ARM chips.

Lenovo denies Linux yoga  plot with Microsoft
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Thursday, 22 September 2016 12:29

Lenovo denies Linux yoga plot with Microsoft


Signature Edition Lenovo Yoga 900 ISK2 UltraBook doesn’t bend to Linuix

Lenovo has denied claims it plotted with Microsoft to block installation of Linux on its Signature Edition laptops and PCs.