Canonical announces Ubuntu for the ARM platform.
Canonical has announced a plan to put Ubuntu onto the ARM architecture. "ARM and Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced that they will bring the full Ubuntu® Desktop operating system to the ARMv7 processor architecture to address demand from device manufacturers. more... and Ubuntu on a Chip: ARMv7 Devices to Get Full Ubuntu Desktops and official press release.

Adobe releases 64-bit Flash player alpha for Linux.
Adobe has released an alpha version of a 64-bit Flash player 10 for Linux, ahead of either Windows or OS X versions. Users of 64-bit systems have had to deal with various workarounds for Flash support, so this is welcome news for some. more... and Adobe answers cries for 64-bit Flash on Linux.

Firefox 3.1 gets tab tearing.
The latest Firefox 3.1 development release features the announced option for tab tearing: drag a tab out of its current window, and it is removed and opened on a new one, providing a more intuitive way to organize your web browsing. more...

Banshee 1.4 hits the streets, packed with Awesome.
After three months of hard work on feature additions, a slew of bug fixes, stability and performance improvements, and a small tangent on porting to Mac OS X, we have released Banshee 1.4 — the new stable series! more... and Banshee 1.4.

720p in your pocket: hands on with the Flip MinoHD.
Camcorders are among the latest gadgets that have scaled down to pocketable sizes. Pure Digital Technologies is one of the companies that has led the pack with its line of Flip Video cameras, enabling a new generation of YouTubers and spontaneous documentarians alike. As these compact video cameras have been shrinking, though, the race to larger HD resolutions has escalated. more...

Misc.
Amazon to Sell OLPC XO Laptops With the Get One, Give One Arrangement.
DVD95 is a GNOME application to convert DVD9 to DVD5 (4.7 GB).
Micro Professional Projector Mpro110.
Dell’s Linux Ads: Microsoft’s Nightmare Before Christmas?
Gosh darnit Windows is annoying me. Booting Up with Uncyclux.
13 Great Linux Videos!
BlueGriffon The next-generation Web Editor based on the rendering engine of Firefox.
Kernel Log: What's coming in 2.6.28 - Part 5: updates for netbooks and notebooks.
GTKRawGallery, a Python Based RAW Developper and Organizer.

How To Tips.

How To Authenticate Linux Clients with Active Directory (Technet).
How To Remove Mono from Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex.
How To dmidecode: Finding Out Hardware Details Without Opening The Computer Case.
How To Clone your Ubuntu installation onto a new hard disk.
How To Install Google Earth on Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex”.
How To Apache2 Virtual Hosts.

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