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Wary Puppy Linux 5.2
The true power of Linux is in its near-infinite variety: no matter what your particular requirement, the chances are that you can find a distribution tailored to your needs. There are Linux distributions aimed at power users, programmers, gamers, people moving from Windows and those with older hardware that just isn’t powerful enough for many…
Replacement for Windows Professional 6.2 by On-Disk
Software is one of the biggest driving forces in hardware upgrades: offices making the transition to the latest and greatest packages are frequently left with serviceable but outdated machines that just can’t cope with the latest version of Windows. It’s this market that the Replacement for Windows Professional Edition distribution is targeting: bundling commonly required…
Game Drift Linux
The GNU/Linux platform as an alternative to Windows is gaining ground, but there’s one area in which the open-source operating system trails its proprietary equivalent: gaming. One new distribution, Game Drift Linux, looks to change all that, equipping the user with everything they need to play the latest games without having to pay the ‘Microsoft…
Ubuntu 11.04 by Canonical
The growing popularity of Linux has led to a resurgence of interest in the open-source operating system, which – in turn – has led to a profusion of new distributions, spin-offs, and custom platforms which cater to a wide variety of niches. Sometimes, though, you just want a standard desktop distribution. Ubuntu, created by UK-based…
Joli OS 1.2 Linux by Jolicloud
With the launch of the Chromebook, a new breed of cut-price laptop running Google’s Chrome OS software, the interest in so-called ‘cloud computing’ has never been higher. It’s easy to forget, however, that before Google came along, there were other companies offering remarkably similar software packages that can be installed – for free, even –…
Cowon X7
Smartphones such as the Apple iPhone 4 and Android handsets may be the dominant devices for playing music and video on the commute, but for longer trips there’s room for a portable media player that offers serious sound quality and an insanely long battery life. That’s exactly what Cowon is aiming for with its X7,…