Mageia 3 has finally been released after a two week delay, fixing the installation bugs of the release candidate, and bringing with it updates and refinements over Mageia 2
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Mageia 3 out, no more delays
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Swartz’s Last Gift, the Invasion of the Androids & More…
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On Monday a U.S. judge in Boston ordered that sealed documents in the criminal hacking case against Aaron Swartz be released. Swartz, who was charged with stealing articles from a database, committed suicide in January.
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Apps of the Week: Hubble Space Center, Sonic the Hedgehog, Field Trip and more!
May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A game and a couple of tools highlight this abbreviated list of picks
The combination of Google I/O going on in San Francisco and BlackBerry Live in Orlando this week has our team a little sparse, but we think there are a few great picks to be seen this week regardless. Whether its just four apps or ten, we do our best every weekend to bring you apps that each of the Android Central writers have been using regularly the previous week.
Stick around after the break and see how this week's picks stack up against the rest.
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Verizon cuts prepaid plan prices, piles on more data
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Get Better Linux Desktop Performance And More With pf-kernel
May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
pf-kernel is a custom Linux Kernel that comes with some popular patches not merged into the mainline Kernel, such as:
- -ck patchset with BFS CPU scheduler: Con Kolivas’ ck1 patchset which includes the BFS scheduler that brings better desktop interactivity and responsiveness;
- BFQ I/O scheduler : using this patch, the disk should be virtually as responsive as if it was idle, no matter what the load is (this is available by default in Sabayon and CyanogenMod);
- TuxOnIce: an alternative suspend / hibernate framework that uses image compression, supports any number of swap partitions and/or files, has the ability to cancel hibernating or restoring the image by pressing escape key and more;
- UKSM: Memory De-Duplication;
- EnhanceIO: a driver based on EhanceIO SSD caching software derived from Facebook’s open source Flashcache project that’s useful for using SSDs as cache devices for traditional HDDs.
As an example, below you can watch a video recorded by Paolo Valente, who is behind BFQ, demoing the performance of the BFQ disk I/O scheduler on a hard disk:
(direct video link)
Warning: Some things such as graphics drivers may not be compatible with pf-kernel since it may be a lot newer than the Linux Kernel used by default on your Linux distribution so be careful and only install it if you know what you are doing. Also, options (like Zram) available in your Linux distribution Kernel may not be enabled in pf-kernel. I’ve tested this in Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) with and I didn’t encounter any issues (Bumblebee works with proprietary Nvidia drivers, etc.) but this may not be the case for you since it depends on your hardware and Ubuntu version.
Install pf-kernel in Ubuntu / Debian
Download the latest pf-kernel version for Ubuntu / Debian from HERE.
You’ll need to download two files: linux-image and linux-headers which have the same version (e.g.: 3.9.2), for your architecture. For instance, on 64bit, you’ll need “linux-image-3.9.2-pf_1_amd64.deb” and “linux-headers-3.9.2-pf_1_amd64.deb” (3.9.2 is the latest version at the time I’m writing this) and put the downloaded files in some folder, let’s say a “kernel” folder in your home directory.
Then, to install it, use the following commands (assuming you’ve placed the deb files in a folder called “kernel” in your home directory):
cd ~/kernel
sudo dpkg -i *.debOptional: for TuxOnIce to work, firstly enable hibernate since it’s disabled in Ubuntu by default. Then, download the tuxonice-userui deb for your Ubuntu version / architecture from HERE and install it, then run the following command to get the TuxOnIce text user interface to work:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/tuxonice-userui/tuxoniceui /usr/local/sbin/tuxoniceui_textThat’s all you need to do for TuxOnIce to work (if hibernate is working on your machine, obviously).
And finally, restart your computer.
If later on you want to remove pf-kernel and go back to the Linux Kernel you were using before, remove the installed packages using Synaptic (linux-image-*-pf and linux-headers-*-pf) or, to do this automatically via the command line, use the following commands:
pfkernel=$ (dpkg --get-selections | grep linux-.*pf | sed -e 's/-pf.*/-pf/g')
sudo apt-get remove $ pfkernelAnd then restart the computer.
For other Linux distributions or if you want to compile your own Kernel, see the pf-kernel homepage for download links.
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Open source code and business models: More than just a license
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As an organization or even individual there always seem to be questions when considering whether or not to make your project or code snippet open source. Many times, it starts with trying to figure out which license to use. But there are many other things to consider. We derived a list for you the next time you ask yourself: Should I open source my code?
Why Schools Require MS Office; Nokia Plays Rope-A-Dope & More…
May 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On Tuesday, Reuters reported on shareholder unrest in Finland. It appears that the shareholders of Nokia have been reading the riot act to Chief Executive Stephen Elop, demanding he turn the ship around. They’re also suggesting that Nokia’s exclusive deal with Microsoft perhaps isn’t such a good idea:
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Apple Supplier Pegatron to hire more workers, Fuels Speculation About A Cheaper iPhone
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A few weeks back, there was a rumor that Apple will be producing a low cost iPhone next year mainly for its low income Smartphone users. Now rumors are rampant about an Apple supplier called Pegatron and its plan to increase the number of workers employees in China. This increase will be massive; there will be about 40% more workers in the second half of the year.
One thing is for sure that Apple is planning to launch something new.And what is expected is that it will probably be focusing on producing a low cost iPhone basically for the Chinese and Indian markets.
Many experts believe that production of a low cost iPhone will affect the revenues from iPhone 5 negatively but still, Apple might be able to increase their market share by selling large amounts of the new cheaper iPhones.
Although we are sure of the exact date as to when this iPhone would be launched but we expect it to be released by the 3rd quarter.
How this phone will affect the revenues of Apple
This version of iPhone will enable Apple to compete with other Android phones in similar price ranges. We will have to wait and see to learn how this phone will affect the revenues of Apple, which have taken a significant drop over the last couple of years, mainly because of the decrease in demand of the iPad mini.
Whereas some people like Katy Huberty expect a massive increase in Apple’s revenues others believe that it will not have any significant effect.
Source: Techcrunch
Juniper, EDS Make More OpenStack Promises
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and EMC (NYSE:EMC) updated their respective Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Software Defined Storage (SDS) strategies today. One common thread: OpenStack cloud support.
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Intel Commits More Mesa Performance Optimizations
May 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Just days after landing some OpenGL performance tweaks, Intel’s Eric Anholt has committed some more performance optimizations for the Intel i965 Mesa driver…
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