UBUNTU 6.10 RELEASED

Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too!

The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.

These freedoms make Ubuntu fundamentally different from traditional proprietary software: not only are the tools you need available free of charge, you have the right to modify your software until it works the way you want it to.

Ubuntu is suitable for both desktop and server use. The current Ubuntu release supports PC (Intel x86), 64-bit PC (AMD64), Sun UltraSPARC and T1 (Sun Fire T1000 and T2000), PowerPC (Apple iBook, Powerbook, G4 and G5) and OpenPower (Power5) architectures.

Ubuntu includes more than 16,000 pieces of software, but the core desktop installation fits on a single CD. Ubuntu covers every standard desktop application from word processing and spreadsheet applications to web server software and programming tools. Read more about Ubuntu on the desktop and Ubuntu on the server.

Vista opens on Microsoft Windows

Vista opens on Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, has said the next version of its much-delayed operating system will be known as Windows Vista.

The software, until now known by its code name Longhorn, is due for release towards the end of 2006, half a decade after the launch of Windows XP.

To hit the deadline Microsoft has already taken out a number of features it had promised for the system.

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Yahoo Brings Messaging to E-Mail

Yahoo Brings Messaging to E-Mail

Yahoo will begin embedding instant-messaging capabilities into its Web-based e-mail program so users can chat online even if they don't have an instant-messaging app installed.
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List of PlayStation 3 games

List of PlayStation 3 games


This is a list of games that have been confirmed to be in development for the Sony PlayStation 3 video game console, organized alphabetically by name. As of September 2006 the PS3 itself has not yet been released (to be released on November 17 2006 in the USA and Japan and in March of 2007 in all other territories), this list is therefore subject to change. Please see list of computer and video games for related lists.


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Google Gadgets on Your Webpage

Now You Can Have Google Gadgets on Your Webpage

Google Gadgets for your webpage can help make a site dynamic and rich with content. Google Gadgets, which have long been available for users to add to the Google homepage and Google Desktop, are now available for webpage owners to add to their own webpages.

Google Gadgets are miniature-sized objects that offer cool and dynamic content that can be placed on any page on the web. A directory of "Google Gadgets for your webpage" is now available for webpage owners everywhere to browse and select gadgets for their own pages, at http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open.

"Now anyone can have a great-looking website with automatically updating content," said Adam Sah, Google Gadgets Architect. "By making Google Gadgets available for you to add to your webpage, we're working to connect developers with enthusiastic consumers and to make information universally accessible and useful to the individual user."

With almost no effort and at no cost, webpage owners can add complex, dynamically updating content to their own websites using Google Gadgets. Because there is such an enormous variety of Google Gadgets to choose from, webmasters also have a great deal of freedom to select only the gadgets that will best complement their own page. There are games, news clips, weather reports, maps, and more.

For example, let's say you are in charge of your club soccer team's website, and you want to add a current weather forecast so your fans can plan for your games or you want to include a daily brainteaser on your site without having to come up with something new everyday. Google Gadgets lets you do this easily. Just visit the directory of "Google Gadgets for your webpage" to find gadgets that you'd like to add to your own page and select your preferences for how the gadget will appear on your page. Then, copy and paste the HTML from the window into the HTML code for your own website. It's an easy way to get the content you need and want without spending hours writing code!

For developers of universal gadgets, Google's making the gadgets available to webpage owners everywhere presents an opportunity for a much larger audience than ever before. We're always looking for great new gadgets so check out http://code.google.com/apis/gadgets/ to learn more about creating them.

In-car Internet hits the road

In-car Internet hits the road

A Rhode Island company is rolling out a new mobile Internet service that works with a vehicle's video screens. It also turns the entire vehicle into a wireless hot spot, so passengers can use their laptops to go online. The company says it has had interest from RV and boat owners and predicts limousine companies also will want the service.

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