Archive for April, 2012

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is now available for Download

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is here. This is the first time Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Desktop) will be supported for 5 years. Torrent is preferred method for me. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Torrent Links Direct Downloads Ubuntu Desktop 64-Bit Edition Torrent Main Server Ubuntu Desktop 32-Bit Edition Torrent Main Server Ubuntu Server Edition 64-Bit Torrent Main Server Ubuntu […]

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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Zotac Nano now available

For those who got excited with the Zotac Nono, you can now buy it and build your media center/small PC. Ideal for loading Ubuntu/XBMC. [amazon_link id=”B006HFVYUC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Config: AMD Fusion processor: Dual Core 1.6 GHz DDR3 Expandable memory (1 slot) WiFi Bluetooth 3.0 2.5″ hard rive bay (laptop hard drives) USB IR […]

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Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

ASUS Transformer Pad, the inexpensive prime

After the successful ASUS Transformer Prime which also comes with a full size keyboard dock, ASUS has launched a lower priced version of the Prime the ASUS Transformer Pad 300. The prime has better display and Aluminum body, while the Pad had plastic body. Here is what is cool. 10.1″ Display Android 4.0 Quad Core […]

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Friday, April 20th, 2012

How HP Cloud Will Differentiate from Amazon, Rackspace

HP has now jumped on the bandwagon as a cloud service provider with HP Cloud. Here is an excerpts from Senior VP of HP Cloud services: On When OpenStack Reached Its Tipping Point: My thesis: The day Canonical shifted Ubuntu’s cloud bet from Eucalyptus to OpenStack, it was a wake up call for small vendors […]

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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 to competes with Amazon Fire

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is being priced to compete with Amazon Fire. The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with WiFi is priced at US$249, just $50 more than Kindle fire but offers a lot more features. Here is how they compare:   Features Amazon Kindle Fire Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Processor Dual Core 1GHz […]

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Insagram: Behind every billion dollar company there is a Linux :)

The recently acquired Instagram is powered by Ubuntu! Instagram was recently acquired by Facebook for $1 Billion. Its a 13 people company almost all of them in their 20s and just 2 years old. It is not just Ubuntu, the site is completely built on Open Source: Apache Solr, PostgreSQL, Redis and Django. Read more […]

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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

8000 developer and 800 companies build Linux!

Linux is today powering Android phones, TVs, set-top boxes, enterprise data centers, cloud and supercomputers. Here are some stats. The Linux Foundation has released its  Annual Linux Development Report, here are the excerpts:   More than 7,800 developers from almost 800 different companies have contributed to the Linux kernel since tracking began in 2005. Just since […]

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