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    Google's Android mobile phone stack will fork into multiple versions, according to Symbian's research chief David Wood.

  • Ubuntu more secure than Leopard, Windows Vista?

    Ubuntu Linux was the only system left unscathed in a multi-platform hacking competition last week, but does that mean it is more secure?

  • Ubuntu tops desktop, server Linux enthusiast poll

    Preliminary results of a survey conducted by Waugh Partners consultancy at the 2008 Linux conference -- linux.conf.au -- have revealed Linux trends and Australia's open source hubs.

  • Will change of CEO hit Red Hat?

    The man who led Linux seller Red Hat from a newly public but largely unproven open source company to a force to be reckoned with is giving his office to an executive largely unknown in the software industry.

  • Google to unveil 'Android' phone software

    Google is ready to unveil a suite of software for mobile phones based on open-source technology, backed by some of the largest wireless industry companies in the world.

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    Primed for desktop Linux

    The consultants that rolled out one of Australia's biggest known Linux desktop project are set to take on the big boys.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

    Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    It won't happen overnight ...

    The only people who won't eventually move to Windows Vista are the Linux and Mac enthusiasts.

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    Is your business ready to take the open-source plunge? We test five leading desktop Linux distributions and come up with one winner.

  • A lesson in logic

    Fundamentalists are people who can't tolerate the idea that there are legitimate points of view other than their own. Publish something negative about Linux, and you'll soon find out what I mean.

  • Tech Guide: Build your own Linux server

    Want to give an old PC a new lease of life? Why not transform it into a Linux server for your home/small business network?

  • 'Star Wars' force switches to Intel

    Industrial Light and Magic has joined the empire, at least in terms of hardware.

  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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