Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category

Linux Killer Application: AppChecker

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Many of the developers face one problem in Linux applications development, that to ensure the application works fine in all distributions like SUSE, Redhat, Debian etc. Fortunately, The Linux Foundation has just released a beta of a new program, Linux Application Checker (AppChecker), that's going to make vendors and programmers start ...

Firefox 3 Sets Download Record

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Firefox 3 was released on 17 June. And its already downloaded more than 14 million as of now, heading for a record. You can watch the live count as it streams in from Mozilla's raw server logs, and according to the download day page, the majority of downloads have come from ...

Linux Kernel Development And Stats

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Linux Kernel: Who is developing it, how they are doing it, and why you should care. The Linux kernel is the lowest level of software running on a Linux system. It is charged with managing the hardware, running user programs, and maintaining the overall security and integrity of the whole system. ...

Supercomputer Performs Laser Cancer Surgery

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Lonestar, a supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) recently performed a laser cancer surgery on a dog without the intervention of a surgeon. The operation was done in Houston without the intervention of a human surgeon while the Lonestar supercomputer, a Dell Linux Cluster with 5,840 processors, was ...

Firefox 500 Million Downloads Celebration

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

The Firefox browser has been downloaded more than 500 million times, according to SpreadFirefox website. Mozilla is celebrating this by raising 500 million grains of rice on FreeRice. Which is enough to feed 25,000 people for a day. In honor of the 500 million download mark we're celebrating by raising 500,000,000 ...

Dell Developing Google Android Handset?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The rumor mill is abuzz with speculation that Google is partnering with computing firm Dell to launch a mobile phone based on the web services giant's fledgling Android OS. According to MarketingWeek, senior industry sources claim the two companies will reveal their collaboration at February's Mobile World Congress (MWC) event ...