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The rise of the Linux botnets
Published in News
Wednesday, 03 August 2016 13:57

The rise of the Linux botnets


Who says botnets are just for stupid Windows people?

Kaspersky Lab is warning that the Linux botnet is not only a thing but it's a thing on the rise.

Vulcan Next plans being drawn up
Published in Graphics
Monday, 01 August 2016 15:09

Vulcan Next plans being drawn up


Zachary Quinto version

Plans are already under way for Vulcan Next, the follow up to Vulcan.

Torvalds fumes about poor formatting
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 July 2016 10:55

Torvalds fumes about poor formatting


Linus having a period day

Open Sauce’s Mr Sweary, Linus Torvalds has dubbed his fellow Linux kernel creators and “brain-damaged” because of their C++ style punctuation.

AMD improves its Linux drivers
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 06 July 2016 13:33

AMD improves its Linux drivers


Day one support for Radeon RX 480

It looks like AMD has finally got the memo when it comes to Linux machines. Its new AMDGPU-PRO 16.30 driver offers day-one support for its new Radeon RX 480 from day one.

Sony pays out in PS3 Linux fiasco
Published in News
Thursday, 23 June 2016 11:48

Sony pays out in PS3 Linux fiasco


Ends six years of litigation

After six years of litigation, Sony is now agreeing to pay the price for its 2010 firmware update that removed support for the Linux operating system in the PlayStation 3.

Debian dumps 586-class and hybrid 586/686 chips
Published in PC Hardware


Jessie will complete of a modernisation

The Debian project is continuing its cull of older processors and getting rid of support for 586-class and hybrid 586/686 chips.

Linux will eventually be desktop king
Published in News
Friday, 08 April 2016 09:52

Linux will eventually be desktop king


Even if it takes another 25 years

Linux inventor Linus Torvalds has told the world that he has not given up on replacing Windows on the desktop with his glorious creation.

Microsoft puts Ubuntu on Windows
Published in News
Thursday, 31 March 2016 13:14

Microsoft puts Ubuntu on Windows


Hell has frozen over


Microsoft has announced a partnership with Canonical which means it is possible to install Canonical's Ubuntu on Windows 10.

Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey claims Linux gamers declining
Published in Gaming


But things are not what they seem

Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey appears to show Linux use declining and its survey has raised a few eyebrows in the Linux community.

Nvidia apparently working on Linux distribution
Published in Graphics


NLinux is similar to Valve's OS


The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is working on its own Linux OS for gamers.