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Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Out Now
12:12AM Matt Buchanan | I’ve always wanted a pet koala, but I could settle for Ubuntu 9.10 Karamic Koala, which is out now. The main Ubuntu page is still all about 9.04, but you can grab 9.10 here. [Ubuntu, Image via Yvonne/Flickr]
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10:12AM John Herrman | Google spilled some choice Chrome OS guts yesterday, leaving us with a heap of files to sift through. The best part? It included the browser. Google’s files have been pulled, but Linux users can still download Chrome for Chrome here. More »
Linux Users Can Try The Chrome OS Browser Right Now
10:12AM John Herrman | Google spilled some choice Chrome OS guts yesterday, leaving us with a heap of files to sift through. The best part? It included the browser. Google’s files have been pulled, but Linux users can still download Chrome for Chrome here. More »
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Lighthouse SQ7: A Tablet That Shouts At Twitter
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Amazon Kindle 2 Hacked To Run Linux
10:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Hacker Jesse Vincent, who’s previously written software to allow PDFs and ePubs to be read on the Kindle, wheedled and cajoled the Kindle 2 into running Ubuntu 9.04. You know, just because. More »
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Netwalker Suggests That Sharp Sleepwalked Through The Last Few Years
11:00AM Joanna Stern | No matter what kind of consumer electronics you make it seems you’ve got to add some sort of internet device to the portfolio. Sharp’s addition (at least in Japan) is its 5-inch Netwalker that has a touchscreen and runs Ubuntu. More »
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Android Apps Running on Ubuntu Blur All Kinds of Boundaries
6:20AM Matt Buchanan | Ubuntu’s upcoming Android execution environment that’ll let you run Android apps isn’t just interesting, it’s smart, given the buzz over Android on netbooks—stick with Ubuntu and you can run Android apps alongside real Linux programs. [Ars] More »
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10:08AM Nick Broughall | I didn’t get a chance to update yesterday’s post on the Dell Latitude 2100 educational netbook with all the local details, so here they are in a new, fresh post for your enjoyment. More »
Dell’s Latitude 2100 Full Aussie Details
10:08AM Nick Broughall | I didn’t get a chance to update yesterday’s post on the Dell Latitude 2100 educational netbook with all the local details, so here they are in a new, fresh post for your enjoyment. More »
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Get Some Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Right Now
1:10AM Matt Buchanan | The final version of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope is here, meaning you can: Install it on your PS3 to play ROMs or say “Jaunty Jackalope” a lot or get blown (away). [Ubuntu via /.] More »
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Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Moves From Eucalyptus Trees to the Cloud
4:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala, has been officially announced, and promises to change, among other things, the one problem keeping Linux from world domination: the poop-coloured desktop theme. More »
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