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Raspberry Pi team shows off pics of (and taken with) prototype camera add-on

# 2012-05-18 22:33:00, Engadget
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi's diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster, the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above. The add-on is slated to ship later this year and plugs into t...

Teaching BeagleBone to play with LIDD displays

# 2012-05-18 10:01:22, Hack a Day
[Chris] hasn’t managed to get his hands on a Raspberry Pi yet, so he ordered a BeagleBone and got down to business. He was surprised to find that there isn’t much info out there about using LIDD type displays with the hardware. This protocol is used in many of the 320

Upcoming Mozilla Marketplace lacks Linux support; open-source fix in the works

# 2012-05-15 19:47:00, Engadget
Back in March, Mozilla outlined plans to further integrate web apps into Firefox to complement its upcoming Marketplace. And while the web store will launch with Windows and OS X compatibility, the browser has -- at least for the time being -- snubbed Linux. Given that Firefox is the default browse...

Siri Thinks the Best Operating System Is Linux [Apple]

# 2012-05-13 12:00:00, Gizmodo
We knew Siri doesn't think the iPhone is the best phone in the planet. Now we also know that, if you ask Siri what's the best operating system, she will reply "Linux." More

Accessing an SD card through a parallel port, just because

# 2012-05-13 10:00:36, Hack a Day
[Vinod] sent in a very cool build he says is somewhat of a ‘mad project’: he mounted an MMC and SD card under Linux using the parallel port on his computer. Even though parallel ports are getting rarer these days, we absolutely love [Vinod]‘s dedication and willingness to dig around the Lin...

Mark Shuttleworth is Passionate About Canonical, Patents, and Space

# 2012-05-10 07:51:50, TechCrunch
Mark Shuttleworth is the founder and former CEO of Canonical, the commercial company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Today he holds the position "Lead Product Design", a role in which he shapes desktop and cloud product strategy. I spoke with him recently by phone about the increasing role of...

Samsung looks beyond Android

# 2012-05-08 05:45:26, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Android has been good to Samsung. Very, very good. Samsung recently reported its second consecutive quarter of record earnings, thanks in no small part to its wildly popular line of Android-powered Galaxy smartphones. The South Korea-based vendor also just took the wraps off its next-generation flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II...

Project Sputnik: Dell's Ubuntu-based XPS13 laptop for developers

# 2012-05-07 23:05:00, Engadget
An internal innovation fund at Dell is helping create project Sputnik, an Ubuntu-based laptop aimed at developers. The hardware is Dell's XPS13 Ultrabook, and the OS is the latest version of Canonical's linux distro, Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS. So far the image contains drivers and patches for har...

Adobe issues security update for Flash player, warns against IE exploit

# 2012-05-04 18:37:00, Engadget
Internet Explorer associated with an exploit? Color us shocked. Facetiousness aside, it's seriously about time you switched over to Chrome or Firefox (as a mitigation tool; not a foolproof solution), and if you're a desktop user relying on Flash Player, well... it's about time you updated that, to...

Tizen 1.0 Larkspur arrives, fuels your open-source phone dreams

# 2012-05-01 14:38:00, Engadget
The unveiling of Tizen left many mobile open-source aficionados wondering when the OS would reach its all-important 1.0 status. The answer is now: the coalition between Intel, Panasonic, Samsung and a raft of carriers has posted the first non-beta release in both source code and software developme...

Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin review

# 2012-05-01 04:00:00, Engadget
With roughly 98 percent of the desktop and laptop market spoken for, you'd be forgiven for thinking your only choices for powering your computer were Windows or Mac OS X. There is another way, though. Linux may only run on a tiny sliver of consumer PCs, but the number is growing and one of the big...

Phi: a wireless re-routing card that puts you in control of the airwaves (video)

# 2012-05-01 00:46:00, Engadget
For all the talk of convergence in mobile devices, there's relatively little chatter about the coming together of wireless signals themselves. In other words, why should we have a separate device to interact with each type of wireless signal? And so, with that intriguing question, begins the pitch...

The Open Source CEO: Jim Whitehurst

# 2012-04-27 03:10:20, TechCrunch
If you read the Red Hat website, you'll find pages describing their attitude toward open source, collaboration, and more. It reads pretty much like every other marketing spiel from every company online today. There's something different about Red Hat, though: they actually believe this stuff. Not on...

Steam for Linux captured on video, one step closer to reality

# 2012-04-26 15:42:00, Engadget
Yesterday, Phoronix had encouraging news about the prospect of Steam for Linux: photo evidence of Left 4 Dead running on Ubuntu 11.10 with AMD Catalysts drivers. Today, the site followed up with video footage of that same scenario, posting a hastily shot clip to show that Valve is indeed making pr...

Adafruit wants to help you hack your Raspberry Pi

# 2012-04-26 08:55:00, Engadget
So you shelled out a cool $25 to get your hands on the Raspberry Pi -- and, after some hiccups, the thing actually shipped. Now what? Adafruit's got your back. The DIY-friendly company announced that it's getting ready to release its Prototyping Pi Plate Kit, which will help you leverage the littl...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin hits the web, with HUD in tow

# 2012-04-26 02:40:00, Engadget
It's here! Precise Pangolin or, as it's officially known, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Canonical's latest is now available in its final(ish) form and ready for you to download, burn and install. While LTS (Long Term Support) releases are generally more conservative in their application of new features, Pango...

Google Drive is coming to Linux, tells users to 'hang tight'

# 2012-04-25 09:27:00, Engadget
As you may know, there is at least one out and proud Ubuntu devotee on staff. So, when Google Drive was announced, there were a few grumbles from those who noticed Linux was absent from the list of supported platforms. Especially in the wake of Picasa for Linux, many were afraid that Big G was slo...

Linux Foundation To Host Open Source Cloud Conference “CloudOpen”

# 2012-04-25 04:08:18, TechCrunch
It wasn't that long ago that I complained about cloud fragmentation issues. There were some interesting observations in the comments on that post. Now word comes that the Linux Foundation is hosting CloudOpen, a "new conference to advance openness in the cloud." Most of the major players are alread...

Steam for Linux is coming, and after waiting epochs what's a few more months?

# 2012-04-25 00:19:00, Engadget
It's been a long-running saga as to when Linux users will finally see some native gaming action on Steam, but according to Phoronix that happy day will likely arrive within "months." Valve has been busily hiring Linux OpenGL boffins, including people recommended by Phoronix's founder, Michael Lara...

VIM Adventures teaches you keyboard shortcuts, :%s/n00b/pro/gc in no time

# 2012-04-24 03:33:00, Engadget
If you've ever had the pleasure of using VIM, the popular Linux (and other platforms) text editor, you'll know that dark magic lies within its keyboard shortcuts. However, with so many to learn, where do you start? Well, some fine fellows thought the answer to that question was a neat little fanta...

Ubuntu 12.10 gets christened Quantal Quetzal ahead of Pangolin launch

# 2012-04-23 10:51:00, Engadget
While you impatiently await the release of Precise Pangolin this Thursday, we've got some news to hold your little aubergine-loving heart over. Canonical's own Mark Shuttleworth took to the web to announce Ubuntu 12.10, codenamed Quantal Quetzal. If you were hoping the Linux distro would take the t...

Nokia N900 rises from the grave, replaces robot's head

# 2012-04-23 04:17:00, Engadget
Nokia's buried-but-beloved N900 smartphone has performed many parlor tricks in the past, but its latest role as a carbon-fiber swaddled cyborg cranium just might take the cake. Using the equally forsaken MeeGo Maemo OS, a roboticist by the name of Sascha hacked his way into the phone's three-axis ...