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Account Manager for Firefox

By • Apr 28th, 2010 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source

Account Manager is an experimental Firefox extension that lets you login and logout of web sites by clicking the Account Manager button to ‘Connect’ and ‘Disconnect’ from your online account. It makes the whole damn process of getting in-and-out of web sites easy. The project went public a month ago but then testing wasn’t possible […]

Ubuntu Manpage Repository

By • Apr 28th, 2010 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

Launched almost 2 years ago, the ‘Ubuntu Manpage Repository’ website is a collection of Ubuntu command-line generated manuals, harvested from every installed package of every supported version of Ubuntu, from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS to upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 LTS – manpages are updated on a daily basis and are available in over 40 different languages – […]

Nokia N8, the first Symbian^3 Smartphone

By • Apr 28th, 2010 • Filed under: Open-Source

Nokia N8 with open source Symbian platform version 3 atop has been launched, but reviews from TechCrunch and Mobile-Review are not so positive – It seems Nokia can’t really deliver an iPhone beater. “Symbian 3 adds a raft of iPhone-style multi-touch controls, including pinch to zoom. It also presents three home screens full of apps […]

Firefox Mobile ‘Fennec’ for Android

By • Apr 28th, 2010 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source

Mozilla’s Firefox-mobile browser, “Fennec” now has a pre-alpha version for Android devices. This early build is aimed at getting feedback from the community. According to the developers, Fennec “Android” has been tested only on the Motorola Droidand Google’s Nexus One. Whilst some bugs might cause your phone to stop responding, requiring a reboot, and memory […]

Mythbuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’ [Ubuntu with MythTV]

By • Apr 26th, 2010 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

Mythbuntu 10.04 like the other members of the Ubuntu family is quickly approaching its final release. Mythbuntu also known as Ubuntu with MythTV Media center is a community supported operating system that focuses on setting up a standalone MythTV based PVR (personal video recorder) system. The development cycle of Mythbuntu closely follows that of Ubuntu, […]