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Novell Linux revenue soars as global server revenue plummets. The company reported Thursday that its Linux Platform revenue climbed 25 percent year over year in one of the worst recessions in history.

Google expects 18 Android phones by year's end. Andy Rubin, senior director for Mobile Platforms for Google, said the number could be as high as 20.

A grab bag of Linux games. From first person shooters to racing games, here are some titles to try over the weekend.

Microsoft Update quietly installs Firefox extension. A routine security update for a Microsoft Windows component installs a .NET update extension.

Navigate the web faster with these Firefox hotkeys. Here are a whole lot of easy shortcuts.



GigaOm Pro Launched: Subscription Service Has In-Depth Tech Research

The GigaOm Network, parent of OStatic, has some major news today, announcing the launch of a subscriber-based site: GigaOm Pro. It's aimed at those who need deeply informed input and research in key technology areas such as Mobile, Infrastructure, Green IT, the Connected Consumer, and more. The site leverages comprehensive analysis from top analysts, long view analysis pieces from members of the GigaOm Network editorial teams, and research briefings. OStatic is participating in the effort on the open source watch, with an early example being this analysis on Android's disruptive promise. Om Malik has a good piece up on GigaOm Pro, which is offered to subscribers for $79 a year. Check the newly launched site out here.?


Wikimedia Foundation's Mobile Site Caters to Android, iPhone

The Wikimedia Foundation is presenting a new site formatted for mobile phones, found here. It features a cleaner, less cluttered interface that allows mobile users to get more readable versions of Wikipedia entries. It currently supports Android phones and the iPhone. In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation is looking for open source help in developing the effort.


At Google I/O: Good News for Web Developers, and Android Apps

HTML 5, the next version of hypertext markup language, includes many powerful ways for web application developers and people who manage sites and blogs to use graphics, video, location services and more. At the Google I/O event in San Francisco today, Google is talking up HTML 5 and has also announced a new, easy way to incorporate Google products and services in sites and blogs. The new product is called Google Web Elements. This looks to be a very easy way to incorporate news feeds, interactive maps, videos, and many more types of Google-centric content with any site. At Google I/O, there is also news of a new second iteration of the Android Developer Challenge with big cash prizes, and new Java language support in Google App Engine. Here are more details.


Canonical Ponders an Android Friendly Remix

As the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) kicks into high gear, the hopes, dreams and plans for the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 release are taking shape. Over at Ars Technica, Ryan Paul reports on Canonical developer Michael Casadevall's presentation highlighting some of the technical nuances of making Android applications run on Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Ubuntu's popularity aside, it is still esoteric -- Google has the upperhand in non-open source enthusiast name recognition. This no doubt plays into netbook manufacturer's opting for Android on netbooks, even though (as Paul states) Android is still very much a smartphone platform. Android can be modified, of course, but Ubuntu (or any Linux distribution) are already lightweight desktops potentially requiring fewer modifications to work well on netbooks.

Will adding Android compatibility make Remix a more attractive platform option? Can it really hurt?



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Red Hat sues Switzerland over Microsoft monopoly. Along with 17 other vendors, it has protested a Swiss government contract given to Microsoft without any public bidding.

Moblin netbook Linux preview. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols says it looks great, unlike any other desktop that he's seen.

Google's Rubin: Android 'a revolution.' Andy Rubin, Google's director of mobile platforms, discusses what's coming up for the OS.

White House to appoint Internet czar. The Washington Post reports that President Obama is set to appoint a 'Cybersecurity czar with a broad mandate.'

Linux pre-installed. The Berkeley LUG rounds up places where you can acquire a desktop, laptop or netbook with Linux pre-installed.?



The Android Momentum Continues

In recent weeks, the Android operating system has seen tremendous, encouraging? momentum. After the Mobile World Congress show took place earlier this year, with very little Android news of any kind there, some speculated that the open source operating system might be an outright failure.? Now, though, there are signs of interest in Android from the number two personal computer manufacturer in the world, new forks of the operating system arriving, and lots of new Android smartphones on deck. GigaOm has a summary of the past week's important Android headlines, including the possibility of a new Android tablet device, and we've been on the Android watch as well.?



Video Roundup: New Spins On Linux Netbooks

In a post yesterday, I made the point that the best way for Linux netbooks to get increased market share is for manufacturers to deliver products that beat Windows alternatives--with Google's Android operating system showing promise. Today brings a flurry of video-based evidence that there is outside-the-box thinking going on in this area. In addition to a slick new line of netbooks from Dell available with Ubuntu pre-loaded, Gizmodo has a video up of a Dell netbook running the Cupcake version of Android. Here are more details on some very interesting videos.


Linux Netbooks: What's the Secret Sauce for Sales?

As noted by Dana Blankenhorn in this post, Linux pundit Bill Weinberg is pondering whether Linux will survive as an OS for netbooks. Many of the early netbooks from Asus were Linux-based, and I saw Asus netbooks running Linux this past weekend at my local Target store, but there are still a lot of questions about whether there will be much of a forward-going market for Linux netbooks. Blankenhorn makes the point that the sales channel is a problem: I tried out some Linux laptops last year and, while there were some glitches they held promise. But when it came time for me to lay down cash, there was no Linux kit on the shelves. Is Microsoft's might in the retail channel too great for Linux netbooks to be successful in the long run?


3 Cool New Apps for Android

We've reported several times recently on promising hardware and software development for the Android operating system. Over at JKOnTheRun, they've rounded up?a number of new Android applications that anyone with an Android phone will want to get. In the links just provided, you can find their coverage of the official USA Today for Android application for quick doses of news, sports, weather and business information, and their coverage of Flixster, which is currently the top movie-related application on the iPhone, with over 4.6 million downloads. It offers showtimes, movie information, trailers and reviews. They also like the eBuddy multi-IM client application (shown) for Android, which supports AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Yahoo! and MSN Windows Live Messenger within a single interface. All three apps are free.


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