Is the Ubuntu team stretched too thin - Ubuntu 7.10, the latest release of one of the most popular Linux desktop distributions, is getting a hero’s welcome as a reliable desktop and as an enterprise server OS for the future. After launching yesterday, October 18, the slew of articles about...

SIPxchange ECS Vs. Asterisk - Businesses pondering the deployment of an open-source IP PBX face two fundamental choices: Digium Inc.'s Asterisk and all its varieties and Pingtel Corp.'s SIPxchange ECS (Enterprise Communications System). Both technologies have the same basic goal:...

The Perfect Server - Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (Ubuntu 7.10) - This tutorial shows how to set up a Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (Ubuntu 7.10) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, ...

Apple Changes Mind About Third Party Support - Apple Inc. CEO, Steve Jobs posted a letter on Apple's website that left some happy and others scratching their heads. "Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in Febru...

PCLinuxOS vs. Ubuntu Picking the Best Distro - (Review) - First off, I'm by and large a full-time Ubuntu user. However, I'm also one of their most vocal critics for becoming so detached from their core market as well. In response, I have used both operating systems and it has been interesting to...

MySpace will open platform to external developers - Social networking giant MySpace will open its platform to outside application developers, a move that was made months ago by its close competitor Facebook and helped boost its popularity.

Chris DeWolfe, MySpace’s CEO, made the announcement dur...

Dell to Ship Ubuntu 7.10 on Desktops and Laptops - The PC vendor will ship the new Ubuntu Linux desktop on its PCs later this year.
Ubuntu 7.10 arrives Oct. 18, and not long after that Dell will start shipping that version of the Ubuntu Linux desktop on its laptops and desktops.

All Systems Go for Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Desktop Launch - Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says the latest desktop version of the popular Ubuntu Linux is ready to roll.

Canonical, Ubuntu Linux distribution's commercial sponsor, has announced that the release version of Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edi...

Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading - I'm running a computer institute and I have new, middle and advanced users. People who know Linux very well and those who don't even know "L" of Linux. Recently, I've been trying different distros. Trying a distro is always based on the reviews I rea...

Programmers Welcome for the iPhone-Next Year - A day after accepting the market price on unprotected downloads, Steve Jobs has indicated he will also lift some of the walls around the iPhone as well.

In a post to Apple’s Hot News page, Mr. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, writes, “Let me ju...

How Far Behind Is Linux - If some of Linus Torvalds's own family members back in Finland don't use Linux, what hope is there for the rest of us?

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Apple Is Cutting Price of Some Online Songs - SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16 (AP) — Apple is lowering the prices of songs it sells online without copy protection to 99 cents from $1.29, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.

The reduction, which started appearing on songs Tuesday, puts the compan...

Google's YouTube Debuts Copyright Enforcement System - The technology is designed to let content owners prevent YouTube users from uploading copies of their videos, or they can have the choice of monetizing unauthorized uploads with ads.

Seven months ago, Viacom (VIAB) filed a copyright infringeme...