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Canonical is still fixing the parts of the next major version of Kubuntu: Lucid Lynx. This one is LTS version, which means Long Term Support, so a lot of features are expected given that Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leopard were recently launched.

The upcoming version of Ubuntu, named Lucid Lynx, or 10.04, packs all the punches needed to knock out any Windows from your PC.

Microsoft and I-O Data Device Inc. have entered into an agreement that will provide I-O Data’s customers with patent coverage for their use of I-O Data’s products running Linux and other related open source software. Microsoft has been using its power tactics to force Linux providers to sign such deals.

European Union is keeping Google pretty busy. Three European companies have filed complaints against Google to the European Commission. But, that later, first check out the Italian trouble for Google.

Luscious wide open green space, glorious gigantic mountain ranges, sunny tropical beaches. There is so much beauty in the world. So much beauty that you just don't get to see if you are up at 3am wondering why your site looks all side saddle in Internet Explorer 6, despite having a separate style-sheet dedicated for working around its missing CSS features, and generally staying away from anything too fancy anyway. Well, by 5am you figure out its not a IE6 CSS problem, its a IE6 Javascript missing feature. Luckily you found the solution in a blog post from 5 years ago.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission have approved the Microsoft, Yahoo! deal. This is not an ordinary deal. This deal will bring the Yahoo! search era to an end.

Microsoft has collaborated with IEEE to increase the number of students engaged in technical pursuits with the long-term benefit of strengthening business and society through the use of technology.

Microsoft is shooting at its own foot, with a double barrel gun. The company has recently announced the latest version of their mobile phone operating system. The name of Microsoft's mobile OS is the most interesting name ever: 'Windows Phone 7 Series'; Bada, Android and the likes appear so 'unBing' and boring compared to the short and crisp 'Windows Phone 7 Series'.

'No', says Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google. The question was raised during Eric's keynote at Mobile World Congress. What does Google want, we will get into that later. Let's see what it means by 'dumbing down operators'?

"A consumer was born free but is in chains everywhere." Thanks to Slaveware (or as commonly known -- proprietary) software companies. Sharing is a basic human trait. This is what makes us human, but Slaveware companies do not swallow this.