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The Ubuntu Manual team is once again proud to announce that their very popular Ubuntu Getting Started guide has been updated, this time for the Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) Linux operating system.

Nike is only shooting itself in the foot with its stubborn reluctance to work with Android.

There comes a time in every smart phone owner’s life when the number of installed apps outweighs the brainpower available to the owner to keep them all managed. Enter Aviate, a new home screen management system for Android that aims to keep everything under control, intelligently.

Today in Open Source: The chaotic situation of Android. Plus: Why you should switch to Linux, and download Ubuntu 13.10

Dear Lifehacker, I keep hearing conflicting arguments on the state of Android security. Eric Schmidt says it's more secure than the iPhone, but people laughed at him. Plus, I keep hearing about the threat of Android malware. Who's right? Is Android safe? Should I install security software like I do on Windows?

A Google-backed file sharing service has been discovered spreading malware to thousands of Windows and Android users.

ISEE announced a highly compact single board computer powered by a 2GHz dual-core Cortex-A15 based Texas Instruments OMAP5432 system-on-chip. The IGEPv5 SBC ships with a Yocto-built Linux stack, but also supports Android, and is packed with I/O including five USB ports, mSATA, microSD, HDMI, DisplayPort, audio in/out, gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth wireless, and more.

Mobile phones are getting big. So big, in fact, it’s difficult to know sometimes whether it should be called a phone or a tablet – just look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which jumped up to 5.7? in screen-size from the measly 5.5? of its predecessor. Some tablets even serve up glasses-free 3D, for those who are that way inclined.

We told you early in September that Shadowrun Returns (Steam Link) was going into beta soon and it looks to be finally hitting our digital shelves.

Cinnamon 2.0 feature-freeze – The new DE will be featured in the end of November within Linux Mint 16 Petra, and later backported to Linux Mint 13 Maya LTS and LMDE.

A Gartner survey found that while there's plenty of interest in Big Data, so far at least that hasn't translated into many deployments. That means companies across all sectors are being cautious about their approach, while still recognizing the potential.

Summary: As worries surface that mobile devices will soon become a prime target for cybercriminals, Malwarebytes is the latest firm to launch their own anti-virus application.

Multi-core processor architecture becomes increasingly popular nowadays. This trend is accelerated by the need for supporting multi-tenant hardware virtualization, high-performance computing applications, and Internet-scale workloads in data centers. This tutorial describes how to identify CPU processor architecture on Linux from the command line.

Oct. 17 marks the official release of version 13.10 of Ubuntu Linux, Canonical's open source operating system for the desktop, server and cloud. And while there may not be quite as much new stuff for desktop users as there has been in previous Ubuntu versions, it's still worth taking stock of what Canonical has changed.

Working remotely is not a new thing for Linux Administrators. Especially when he/she is not in front of the server. Generally, the GUI is not installed by default on Linux servers. But there may some Linux Administrators who choose to install GUI on Linux servers.

Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you.

I was reading today about how the Korora spin on Fedora includes Handbrake, the popular cross-platform video transcoding/DVD-ripping utility. But I am running regular Fedora 19, albeit with proprietary-package assistance from RPM Fusion and a few other repositories. Still, Handbrake isn’t in any of those repos.

Suitable Technologies is offering $50 rentals of its “Beam” mobile telepresence robot, so 50 robotics enthusiasts can remotely attend the RoboBusiness conference in Santa Clara, Calif. on Oct. 23-25. The Ubuntu- and ROS-based Beam will be available to the first 50 applicants, letting them explore the show at up to 1.5 meters/sec and interact with others via video conferencing.

Most of the technology world is familiar with open source software and the reasons why, in some eyes, it's more appealing than proprietary software. When software's source code is available for anyone to inspect, it can be examined for security flaws, altered to suit user wishes, or used as the basis for a new product.