Posts Tagged ‘ Operating System

Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu New Logo Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu 12.04 has already seen the light. With the Precise Pangolin nickname, this new version of Ubuntu is accompanied by interesting changes.

For starters, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has five years of technical support for security updates. In addition, Ubuntu 12.04 offers a new way to access your applications and documents with HUD, includes Rhythmbox instead of Banshee and updated the majority of programs like Firefox, Thunderbird, PRI and Shotwell, among others.

Now I explain these changes in more detail.

Long Term Support (LTS)

Surprise: Microsoft Is One of the Main Linux Kernel Contributors

 Surprise: Microsoft Is One of the Main Linux Kernel Contributors

For the first time ever and probably only temporarily, Microsoft may be considered one of the main contributors to Linux. The company, which has portrayed the free operating system as a form of cancer, was classified at 17th place in the list of the largest contributors of Linux kernel.

Report from the Linux Foundation, released on 3rd April, summarizes those who have contributed to the Linux kernel. The 10 largest contributors listed in the report are familiar names; Red Hat, Novell, Intel, IBM, Texas… Read More

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

windows 8 logo Windows 8 Consumer Preview

The wait came to an end; Microsoft has finally launched the beta version of Windows 8, Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Now you can download and test the beta version of Windows 8 (Consumer Preview).

Windows 8 Consumer Preview more accurately reflects the final product. It has significant changes from the previous version (Developer Preview). According to Microsoft, there are more than 100 thousand changes. Downloads are available in 32-bit ISO Image (2.5 GB) and 64-bit ISO Image (3.3 GB) in English, Chinese, French, German and Japanese, and… Read More

Download Windows 8 Pre-Beta (Direct Links)

Windows 8 Start Screen Download Windows 8 Pre Beta (Direct Links)

Finally Microsoft released pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers. Although this version is not aimed at end users, but anyone who wants to test and know the capabilities of the latest operating system from Microsoft, can download the Windows 8 Developer Preview.

Before you download Windows 8 Developer Preview, it is important to note that it is not stable and you cannot upgrade your current operating system for this version of Windows 8. The safest way to install Windows 8 Developer Preview is… Read More

Windows 8 build 7926 setup.exe screenshot surfaces

Windows 8 Setup Properties Windows 8 build 7926 setup.exe screenshot surfaces

Microsoft is hard at work on Windows 8 and as the days go by, we tend to learn a little bit here and there about what we can expect in the new platform. While there is not a lot of new information to report at this time, a new screenshot leak of build 7926 has hit the web.

Infamous leaker, Zuko, who has been a primary source of the leaks so far, has posted up another screen shot of of the setup.exe file. The… Read More

Gmail Creator: Chrome OS Is As Good As Dead

Chrome OS Gmail Creator: Chrome OS Is As Good As Dead

Former Google employee, Gmail creator, and FriendFeed founder Paul Buchheit has come right out and said what many people are thinking (or hoping for). On his FriendFeed page, Buchheit made a post titled “Prediction: ChromeOS will be killed next year (or “merged” with Android).” In it, he bluntly says that Google’s netbook-centric Chrome OS is as good as dead.

“Yeah, I was thinking, ‘is this too obvious to even state?’, but then I see people taking Chrome OS seriously, and Google is even shipping… Read More