Open Source software is becoming more powerful every day, with many major companies turning to Open Source operating systems (Unix, Linux) for their business needs. Open Source isn't limited to operating systems though, with many software titles also being available for free. Read all about the latest developments in the world of Open source here.

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BlackBerry Bold

BlackBerry Bold takes on 3G iPhone

New models go head-to-head, says analyst   More...

HP

HP 'in talks' to buy EDS

Company offering upwards of $12bn   More...

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BackBytes

We’re speaking your language...

13 May 2008“It’s lovely to see Esperanto being taken seriously on your page, but your figure of 1,000 speakers is a bit short of...   More...

Mac Inspector

Yet another criminal nabbed by the Mac

13 May 2008Some of you may remember the story of the computer thief who was remotely photographed by the webcam from the iMac he...   More...

Latest Open Source articles

MySpace

MySpace offers opt-in data sharing

Deals signed with Photobucket, Twitter, eBay and Yahoo   More...

Microsoft and Novell team up on Linux management

Firms to develop advanced management for mixed environments   More...

VIA unveils open source driver development portal

Drivers, documentation and source code for popular Linux distributions   More...

Windows XP lives on through licensing loopholes

PC manufacturers to extend OS lifespan beyond 30 June   More...

Sun releases 10 5/08 Solaris update

Better Intel support and improved power management   More...

Mobile Linux takes on Microsoft and Symbian

20 per cent of mid and high-end smartphones will run platform by 2013   More...

ClamAV 0.93

Alternative free anti-virus tool   More...

Microsoft experiments with subscription based Office

Project "Albany" is a first-time trial for subscriptions to use Office products, while China gets Microsoft/Novell enterprise level Linux interoperability   More...

Google Earth 4.3 offers better navigation

Updated 3D views and Street View feature   More...

Sun launches MySQL 5.1

Near-final code available for download   More...

Via opens up to the Linux community

Official Via Linux site announced   More...

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RIM unveils slimmed-down BlackBerry Bold

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BlackBerry Bold takes on 3G iPhone

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Virgin prepares 50Gbps launch in 2008

Successful trial clears network for higher speeds   More...

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