Mandriva has released its latest distribution, Mandriva Linux 2009, offering a faster boot time and up-to-date versions of tools such as KDE, Gnome, OpenOffice and Firefox, plus an installer that optimises the platform for mini-laptops.

eBay is not going through the happiest of times. Not only has it found it necessary to make 1000 people – 10% of its workforce – redundant, it has had to own up to a serious breach of trust with its Internet telephony program, Skype.

"Not even Microsoft can secure its Windows-powered Web sites, some of which are/were already sheltered behind Akamai, which is GNU/Linux-based. Microsoft is too shy and afraid to say that it uses a lot of Free software internally"

Moblock truly is a requirement for every *nix user that partakes in P2P. Unfortunately the Moblock package from Mandriva’s repositories isn’t all it should be in my opinion. ... This script is really basic, but does exactly what it needs to do - stops

List of the most common Windows XP stop errors, their corresponding codes, and recommended solutions.

Londoners can sleep safe in their beds tonight after the London Ambulance Service confirmed that it has no plans whatsoever to migrate to Windows Vista anytime soon.

Microsoft temporarily flashed the name Windows Strata on its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) website, before removing the moniker yesterday after a few blogs zeroed in on it.

Chromium is an open-source browser project that is the basis for Google's Chrome browser. Right now, Chromium doesn't support Linux natively, but Codeweavers has created a Linux port called CrossOver Chromium that can be installed free of charge.

What if you wanted to create a custom distro? I haven't tried it on USB, but I now know of a way to make your own custom Ubuntu-based live CD! Imagine the possibilities! You can take all the stuff you like, and really make it your own!

In a historic first, a recent legal case creates a solid foundation for the protection of open source developers.