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Linux has always been better received in the server market than the desktop market, where it’s compatibility with UNIX and POSIX-compliance has made it a great fit for companies who aren’t about to shell out for UNIX licensing. The past year along has seen significant Linux server growth, which now accounts for over 13% of [...]

After hiccups and delays, Android, the Google-supported mobile phone initiative is finally nearing release. Looking to build some more interest around the platform and get developer’s attention, Google has revealed its competitor to Apple’s iPhone App Store, the Android Market, which will enable developers to publish applications and Android users to discover and download them [...]

Facebook seems to be buckling under legal pressure from Hasbro, having made the decision to block use of Scrabulous. Initially they had stopped only people in North America from accessing the game, and were hoping to bring it back up following a name change. Hasbro wasn’t satisfied with that and flexed their patent arm in [...]

In a post to the Internet Explorer development team’s blog, Microsoft has confirmed previous reports that its forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser would allow users to cover their digital tracks while surfing the web. Three new features will be introduced sharing the “InPrivate” name, which Microsoft filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office several [...]

If you are an Ubuntu user, you may want to take note that the company has issued a warning to all its users to make sure they are using the latest version of the distro.
Due to a security flaw, the vendor has warned that all versions from Ubuntu 6.06 onwards to 8.04 are vulnerable to [...]

Today’s pricey game consoles are enticing loot for criminals, but thanks to their robust online functionality, it seems stolen systems aren’t that hard to find.
Just ask Dustin Waller. The Salisbury Post reports that the Carolina man’s previously owned Playstation 3 — which turned out to be stolen merchandise — was tracked by police and returned [...]

Facebook’s controversial Beacon advertising system, which was launched back in November amid waves of criticism, has now led the company to a class action lawsuit for allegedly breaking privacy and wire-tapping laws. The suit claims Facebook gathered users’ online activity and then shared it with friends without asking them for permission.
Beacon was originally designed to [...]

Microsoft has been very tight-lipped about Windows 7, carefully revealing only little bits of information about the OS – specifically that it would use the same driver model and basic kernel approach as Windows Vista and that it is reworking the whole user interface with a multi-touch experience in mind. But the secrecy stance over [...]

The Internet is all about communication. Not so much organization, but definitely communication – email, instant messaging, forums, social networks, RSS feeds, news discussions, et cetera. All of that communication is hard to organize, and Mozilla aims to change that.
They are demonstrating a new type of browser plugin that would be integrated into the browser. [...]

It appears that Intel has set the brand-name under which it will market its processors based on the upcoming Nehalem micro-architecture. According to an article on Expreview.com, the new desktop parts will be known as Core i7 and should be introduced by Intel on Monday – although they won’t be available until the official launch [...]