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International Space Station Drops Windows For Linux

International Space Station Drops Windows For Linux

By Chris Crum May 10, 2013

Linux has become the operating system of choice for NASA’s laptops when it comes to the International Space Station. The ISS has been using Windows XP, though the majority of its ground-based support systems on Earth are reportedly Linux-based. ZDnet …

Steam For Linux Out Of Beta, Celebrated With Sale Steam For Linux Out Of Beta, Celebrated With Sale

For the past few months, Valve has been testing its Steam client on Ubuntu, the most popular Linux distribution. During that beta period, many of the games were locked away in beta testing leaving those not invited high and dry. …

Minecraft Pi Edition Is Ready To Teach You Coding Minecraft Pi Edition Is Ready To Teach You Coding

One of Mojang’s more interesting projects of the last few months has been Minecraft Pi Edition. It’s a free version of Notch’s smash indie hit developed specifically for the Raspberry Pi. It’s been a few months in the making, and …

The Ubuntu Smartphone Launches In October The Ubuntu Smartphone Launches In October
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2013 is the year of the truly open smartphone. Android kind of fits the bill, but some OEMs lock down their devices. Instead, this year will see the launch of two truly open mobile platforms – Firefox OS and Ubuntu. …

Linux Might Get Microsoft Office In 2014 [Rumor] Linux Might Get Microsoft Office In 2014 [Rumor]
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After years of being ignored by major software vendors, Linux is starting to get the attention and respect it deserves. The open source OS has already nabbed a major partner in Valve as the company is working on bringing Steam …

R2-D2 Is Brought To Life With Linux R2-D2 Is Brought To Life With Linux

I think we can all agree that R2-D2 is one of the most lovable robots ever created. Compared to his more terrifying contemporaries, the little guy just oozes charm. Now one man has made his very own R2-D2 using a …

Linux Fans Rejoice: Ubuntu Smartphones Are Coming Linux Fans Rejoice: Ubuntu Smartphones Are Coming

Back in November, it was announced that Ubuntu would be coming to Android phones. The app would allow any Android phone to be turned into a mini-PC when plugged into a monitor. Now the makers of Ubuntu are taking it …

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Humble Indie Bundle 7 Is Now Available Humble Indie Bundle 7 Is Now Available
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Just in time for the holidays, the Humble Indie Bundle is back with another collection of excellent indie games available for Windows, Mac and Linux. It’s the same pay what you want model, but those who pay above the average …

Minecraft Comes To The Raspberry Pi Minecraft Comes To The Raspberry Pi
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Minecraft is an absurdly popular video game, but it’s becoming much more than that. Teachers are beginning to use it in the classroom to teach basic STEM skills, and Mojang will soon use it to teach basic programming. Mojang announced …

Ubuntu For Android Is On Its Way Ubuntu For Android Is On Its Way
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Android is pretty versatile as far as operating systems go. It can be a lot of things, but we still haven’t seen Android take on the PC space in a big way just yet. Ubuntu might just change that. Ubuntu, …

Nvidia Releases New Linux Drivers Nvidia Releases New Linux Drivers

Valve announced today that the closed beta for Linux is now beginning for those lucky few who were selected out of the 60,000 applicants. Those players will be able to start playing native versions of games like Team Fortress 2, …

Steam For Linux Is Now In Closed Beta Steam For Linux Is Now In Closed Beta
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Valve’s Steam platform began life on Windows, and only just moved to Macs in 2010. Now the Washington-based developer is ready to move Steam onto the wild west of operating systems – Linux. Valve announced that the Steam for Linux …

Valve “jumping” Into Gaming Hardware Creation Valve “jumping” Into Gaming Hardware Creation
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It’s been rumored for months now that Valve is working on creating their own game console. Aside from hiring hardware engineers, Valve striking out with their own hardware just seems to make sense. The company is already porting Steam games …

Twitter Joins The Linux Foundation Twitter Joins The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is one of the best non-profits you can support. You may use Windows or OS X for your computer, but they wouldn’t be half as good as they are if it weren’t for Linux. In short – …

Raspberry Pi Takes Off Into Near-Space Raspberry Pi Takes Off Into Near-Space

The Raspberry Pi is one of the coolest computing innovations of the last few years. It’s a simple ARM-powered Linux computer that only costs $25, yet can already do so much. The initial goal was to use the Pi as …

Valve Details Their Ambitious Linux Plans Valve Details Their Ambitious Linux Plans

We brought you word a few months ago that Valve was bringing their popular digital game delivery service, Steam, to Linux. The news came from Michael Larabel, founder of Phoronix, who had been invited to Valve Headquarters to help along …

Version 3.4 Of Linux Kernel Released Version 3.4 Of Linux Kernel Released

It’s always strikes me with awe whenever a new version of the Linux kernel is released. The hours of work that developers put into this product is just kind of mind blowing especially when you consider that a lot of …