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Nokia to bridge Maemo, Symbian with Qt

Nokia's Maemo mobile Linux operating system will use Qt rather than GTK+ for its application development framework. Read more »

Google grinds closer to Chrome release for Mac

Google is coming a bit closer to releasing a working version of its Chrome browser for Mac. Read more »

Ubuntu gets user interface team

Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, this week said it would hire a team to help make open source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Read more »

Google Gadgets now work on Linux

Google Gadgets — mini-applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop — have, until now, only been compatible with Windows and Mac. Read more »

Mozilla releases fifth beta of Firefox 3

Mozilla released its fifth beta version of Firefox 3 for Windows and the Mac on Wednesday, bringing a handful of improvements in ease of use to the open-source Web browser. Read more »

What does Nokia's Trolltech buy mean for Symbian?

Symbian, Sony Ericsson and Motorola claim they are confident Nokia's acquisition of Trolltech will leave them unscathed, despite analyst suggestions to the contrary. Read more »

'Portland' 1.0 aims to ease Linux interface

Programmers have released version 1.0 of the Portland software project designed to help bridge the gap between two widely used Linux user interfaces, KDE and GNOME. Read more »

Linux lab looks to bridge GNOME and KDE

Open Source Development Labs is previewing work that attempts to make life easier for software companies by bridging GNOME and KDE, the two competing graphical interfaces most widely used with Linux. Read more »

Features (14)

10 Linux file managers worth checking out

If you've never given your file manager much thought, maybe it's time to look at the wide range of features offered by Linux file management tools. Read more »

10 tools to connect to wireless networks in Linux

Mobile Linux users have a variety of options when it comes to wireless connectivity tools. This article outlines some of the best choices to help you find one that will work for you. Read more »

10 reasons you'll want to install Ubuntu 9.04

Ubuntu's most recent release offers numerous improvements over an already solid OS. In fact, it could be the best overall release of a Linux distribution we've seen. Read more »

10 Linux replacements for iTunes

Linux offers a variety of options for those who want an alternative to iTunes. This article looks at the available choices and the features included in each one. Read more »

10 Linux desktops you shouldn't overlook

Even if you're happy with the Linux desktop you currently use, you might want to check out some alternatives to see what you could be missing. This article highlights 10 of the best desktops and explains what makes them stand out. Read more »

Qt: Cross-platform futures in a mobile world

Benoit Schillings is chief technologist for Qt Software (originally Trolltech). Based in the Bay Area around San Francisco, he sets the direction of the company's cross-platform application deployment product. Read more »

Open source's usability challenge

The iPhone has been out for a year, and known about in detail for considerably longer. Yet the very latest crop of state-of-the-art Windows Mobile phones, clearly designed as head-on competitors to that phone, miss the mark by miles. Read more »

Consider these Linux file management alternatives

This article introduces Linux file management alternatives: Gentoo, Krusader, and Midnight Commander. Here are the basics about each if you want to try something different. Read more »

Get started with the Eclipse IDE package

Vincent Danen gives you a quick introduction to the Eclipse development package, a free download available with a selection of plugins. Read more »

Gallery: Installing and using mono on Ubuntu

A lot of people aren't aware that you can combine Microsoft's .NET Framework with the Linux operating system by using the Open Source mono project. This article will get you started on installing mono and running basic .NET applications on Linux. Read more »

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Nokia starts trolling

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week Builder AU is on the road at linux.conf.au 2008 in Melbourne -- but before we get into all that is happening here, there is the small matter of Trolltech. Read more »

How to make a brand homeopathic

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- There was once a time when the word Java was used another person knew what you were talking about. It was either the language, the island or the coffee -- it was hard to take either of those three definitions out of context. Read more »

Testing means testing, you fool!

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- I opened Pandora's box and promptly forgot about it. Read more »

Others (1)

Gnome 2.16 Preview

With the next major release of the GNOME desktop scheduled for release next month, each passing day sees more of the code frozen. This is the first iteration since version 2.14 was released in April, which saw extensive improvements in performance. Here is our first look at some of the features in Gnome 2.16. Read more »

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