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Confirmed: Dell to ship Linux PCs “Dude, you’re getting a Linux”

Dell has confirmed rumors that they will be offering desktop and notebook PC’s pre-installed with the Linux operating system. Details are still hazy on what models will be integrated into the Linux plan and to which Linux distribution will be available for installation, but those details are promised to be cleared up in the coming weeks. No word yet on whether the Linux installed computers will be cheaper then the Windows installed PC’s, but since many Linux distributions are based... Continue reading

Linux Open Source Greenphone: Hey, it’s worth a try

Developers are gonna love this. The Linux Trolltech Greenphone, complete with SDK tools is really more of a tool or a kit then a “phone” per se. Linux has advertised this phone as a tool for developers to create new software for mobile phones, but on a totally open source spectrum. Its $700 price tag confirms the point that this is more then your “typical” phone. The Greenphone isn’t exactly “user-friendly” either. Featuring hardware giltches and annoyances that would through... Continue reading