Separate from the important Radeon DPM support in Linux 3.11 that can sharply lower system power usage when using this forthcoming kernel update, there’s been other power-related changes in recent Linux kernel releases… Read More »
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SmartGit 4.6.2 Officially Released
SmartGit, a graphical client for the version control systems Git and Mercurial with optimized workflows for multiple platforms, is now at version 4.6.2. SmartGit provides some very important features such as local working tree operations, push, pull, fetch for all protocols, tag and branch management, and much more. According to the developers, “Changes Since”-highlighting is now derived from a “read-only” ... Read More »
The What Why and How of Wayland and Weston on Linux
The Wayland display server protocol is a ground-up rewrite of the Linux graphical display subsystem, and (as all changes do) is causing consternation and controversy. So what’s the big deal? Read More »
XMir Lands In Ubuntu 13.10 Main
As expected with Canonical’s plans to land the Mir Display Server with XMir in Ubuntu 13.10 where Unity 7 will run atop XMir by default for supported configurations, the various components have now landed in the Ubuntu 13.10 “Saucy” main archive… Read More »
Windows Phone update in testing, includes rotation lock
While Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone 8 update is slowly rolling out to existing handsets, the company is prepping new changes that will be made available by the end of the year. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s Windows Phone plans have revealed to The Verge that the software maker is currently testing a General Distribution 3 (GDR3) update. The update is designed ... Read More »