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  • Linux backers foresee desktop gains

    Linux may be entrenched in the data center, but it will need some sprucing up before the upstart operating system grabs a significant spot on desktop PCs.

  • Linux vs Windows desktop media madness

    Recent media coverage has roundly dismissed desktop Linux on the grounds that "Microsoft is invincible." This column looks at why Linux has a tough time getting favourable coverage in the mainstream media, and how a bunch of "Volunteer Linux PR Firemen" are working to change that.

  • Nokia enters the mobile open source battle

    Tuesday's big announcement, that several major mobile platforms Symbian, UIQ, Series 60 and MOAP are to be pooled into one open-sourced ber-platform, came out of the blue.

  • Standoff over PC-to-mobile jumping code

    Mobile anti-virus researchers and anti-virus companies are at loggerheads over access to code for a PC-to-mobile Trojan.

  • Google blogger reappears, redacted

    Mark Jen this week got a gentle schooling in the dos and don'ts of blogging at Google after posting and then temporarily pulling from the Web some mild criticisms of his new employer.

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