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  • Ubuntu 'Intrepid Ibex' to improve mobile Linux

    Fans of Ubuntu, the version of Linux developed by start-up Canonical and its open-source allies, now have a name and a priority for the version due in October: Intrepid Ibex will be designed to make mobile computing better.

  • Ubuntu 8.10 gets closer

    The Ubuntu project has made available an advance testing version of its popular Linux distribution, with the full 8.10, 'Intrepid Ibex' release scheduled to be released in October.

  • Update released for Gnome Linux desktop

    The Gnome project has released the first test version of the Gnome 2.22 desktop this week, with changes including a new Web-browser engine, updates for virtual network computer and accessibility, and a new file system.

  • Vista still struggling as Linux finds its feet

    Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 percent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the operating system, according to a survey released this week. Furthermore, adoption of Linux continues to gather pace, with a particular emphasis on the desktop emerging.

  • Intel squares up to ARM in mobile market?

    Intel could not have signalled its target for the next five years any more clearly than it did at last week's Intel Developer Forum. It wants to make gains in mobile phones, where competition is stiffer.

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  • Linux: Making the change

    The idea of getting a robust, scalable operating system for free hasn't clicked with many enterprises -- until now.

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