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Mint 15: Today's best Linux desktop (Review)
Mint isn't just an outstanding Linux desktop, it's the best new desktop operating system of any kind available now.
Debian Linux now Google Compute Engine's default OS
Want to run Linux on the Google Computer Engine cloud? Starting immediately, Debian Linux is Google's Linux of choice.
Anonymous MSFT developer admits Linux is faster than Windows
This shouldn't come as any great surprise, but Linux is faster than Windows, and at least one anonymous Microsoft developer is willing to admit it and explain why that's the case.
Ubuntu working on new Linux application installer
Does Linux really need another application packaging and installment system? Ubuntu will be adding another one for its Ubuntu Touch smartphones and tablets.
Microsoft's most profitable mobile operating system: Android
Microsoft has had trouble getting people to use its Windows Phone operating systems, however, it might make as much as $3.4 billion on Android phones.
Barnes & Noble updated Nook HD Android tablets (gallery)
See if for yourself: With one major software update, the Barnes & Noble HD e-reader has been transformed into an excellent, low-end Android tablet.
New software upgrade turns Nook HD into a good Android tablet (Review)
The recent Google app store software update has turned Barnes & Noble's HD e-reader into a good, low-end Android tablet.
To the space station and beyond with Linux
The International Space Station's laptops are moving from Windows to Linux, and R2, the first Linux-powered humanoid robot in space, is now under-going in-flight testing.
The new Debian Linux 7.0 is now available
After two years of waiting, Debian Linux, one of the most important core Linux distributions, has a new release: Wheezy.