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The next major release of Ubuntu is now available. Ubuntu 10.04 “Lucid Lynx” packs in a ton of new features in this new long term support (LTS) release. So what does Lucid Lynx have in store for us? The best new features include noticeably faster boot up (thanks to the removal of HAL), a nifty social media manager, a great new music store, as well as new default applications. Of course,... 

Microsoft released Office 2010 Professional Plus Beta to the general public on Wednesday which is packed with dozens of new features and enhancements as well as a redesigned logo and new application icons. The most popular applications in the suite are Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, so what’s new in 2010 (Office 14) compared to 2007 (Office 12)? All applications feature a new splash screen with... 

Google Chrome 4 Beta was released somewhere around a week ago. Here’s a roundup of the beta for those of you who have not heard of it yet. On the outside, Chrome 4 Beta looks the same as Chrome 3, and feels the same. The only noticeable difference is the new “sync bookmarks” option, and a few “unofficial” extensions for Chrome, such as WOT. Below is a screenshot of... 

Today, I handily grabbed myself the Ubuntu 9.10 stable release, which was released today, exactly a week after Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch.  The Ubuntu servers were downloading at a very slow rate, but the bittorrent version was much faster.  Most of us probably don’t have a hold on Ubuntu 9.10 yet, but here’s a beginning preview of the 9.10 install process and some pretty pictures.  Read More →

Windows 7 was officially released to the general public a few days ago on October 22nd. There’s no doubt that many of us have gotten our hands on a copy, or that many of us have seen many screenshots of this new operating system, but here is an article for those who haven’t.  Read More →

Ubuntu from Canonical Systems has a tradition of releasing a new version of the Ubuntu operating system (as well as official derivatives like Xubuntu and Kubuntu) every six months. Back in April, Ubuntu 9.04 was released. Its been almost 6 months and that means, Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) is about to be released. The beta was released on October 1, 2009 and this is a first looks at whats new in Ubuntu...