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Today, Linux desktops have diverged to the point where exchanging one for another can feel like switching to another operating system. KDE is no exception. Although it remains the single most popular desktop, a higher percentage of desktops use GNOME technology, and for many users of GNOME, Linux Mint, or Unity, KDE might hardly exist.

Building on the announcement earlier this month that it would be bringing live TV streaming to mobile devices, AT&T U-verse has just announced that Android users now have access to over 100 channels in its app. The service lets U-verse TV subscribers authenticate within its app on either a phone or tablet and have access to live TV along with On Demand programming and the ability to manage your DVR remotely.

Linux vendor Red Hat is updating its middleware solutions portfolio today with the JBoss Portal 6.1 release, integrating social media authentication capabilities via Facebook, Google+ and Twitter as well as enabling a new era of mobile devices.

A full review of Xubuntu 13.10. In my last review I took at Lubuntu 13.10, a light-weight Ubuntu spin. As good as Lubuntu is, it's not the only minimalistic distro based on Ubuntu. Xubuntu 13.10 has also been updated, and it's definitely worth considering if you want the advantages of Ubuntu without the desktop bloat.

Google's bold claims that Android doesn't have a malware problem and is more secure than Apple's iOS have singularly failed to convince security researchers.

We are proud to announce that Simplicity Linux 13.10 is now available for download. From today you can download Obsidian, Netbook and Desktop. Media and X will be available in a few days, as we're still not 100% happy with them. Simplicity Linux 13.10 is based on Upup 3.9.9.1 which in turn is based on Puppy Linux. Desktop has the biggest change this release cycle. We have now brought back OnLive; improvements in WINE and video drivers mean that OnLive works better than it did in the past. We know it's not Steam, but with OnLive if you have a decent Internet connection, at least you don't have to worry about big downloads, you can just get on with gaming. Desktop also has Dropbox integrated into it, so you can sync your files and get them on any device with a browser.

The most important features it now has are support for tabs and split screens – horizontal and vertical.

Whatever you may think about Macs and OS X, Apple hardware is very nice. Take the 5 year-old iMac (2008 model) with 24? LED screen – a bit slow now for Mountain Lion but nevertheless the screen is vibrant, all the hardware is in one box with a 2.8ghz dual core CPU, camera, speakers, DVD, 256mb Radeon video card, 6gb of RAM, lots of ports (USB and Firewre 800) and all. I picked one up for a song with a view of turning it into my new Linux workstation.

If you are using OpenSSH, there is a way to “escape” out of the current SSH session temporarily to obtain the shell prompt of local host. You can return the original SSH session later. This tutorial explains how to suspend an SSH session in Linux, much like you would suspend a running foreground process.

It today's exploration of shell scripting, we're going to take another look at variables, then explore the world of special characters.

Linus Torvalds posted a very simple and direct message on Google+ addressed to the Fedora people. What followed next involved accusations and various veiled insults.

What do your Linux infrastructure and the U-bend under your sink have in common? If you don’t get them both right, you’ll be flooded with problems. If you don’t get the plumbing right when building a house, you’re going to get a blockage that prevents the smooth flow of water. You could fix it after the house is completed, but that can be costly and time consuming.

Embedded microcontroller development boards are a popular, low cost way of getting to know a microcontroller architecture. Meanwhile, 8bit boards, such as Arduino, provide an easy way of getting to know the basics of programming and the components needed to interact with real world applications.

The company provided applications to manufacturers, carriers, and consumers to improve Android performance.

Why Upgrade? What's new after all? Those are the main questions that have been lurking around in every Ubuntuer's mind. That's why we have for you 8 solid reasons to upgrade from Ubuntu 13.04 to Saucy

At the Linux Foundation's annual conference in August, IBM VP Brad McCredie told the crowd something that was probably unthinkable when Linus Torvalds created his new operating system kernel two decades ago.

The co-founder and managing director of Valve, which runs the Steam digital distribution platform, has said that “Linux and open source are the future of gaming” during his keynote presentation at LinuxCon.

Having a built-in navigation system in your new car is pretty common place now (that is, if you want to pay for it). These days many new car owners can just type in the address of where they want to go in to their in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system and a 2D map will pop up with some simple graphics showing them how to get there, or possibly a 3D map if you have a luxury vehicle that offers it.But how is that 3D mapping data collected and updated? And who can access it? Marek Strassenburg-Kleciak is one of the key people behind collected 3D mapping data for OpenStreetMap (OSM), which has been billed as the Wikipedia of maps. As the senior manager for new business development at Elektrobit Automotive, one of the things he loves most about his work is putting technology visions into practice.

Last December, that patent received an initial rejection from the Patent Office. But now the reexamination has concluded, and the patent has survived intact.

A survey in the United States found that 85 percent of all users on iOS 7 never consult Siri. Which leads me to the question: Do Android users use the voice software on their device? Is it even the right time for voice control? Perhaps Siri is just poorly implement and Google Now is a better alternative?