Linux and Stuffs
Linux, ubuntu, android, XBMC, HOW-TOs and a bunch of other interesting stuffs.

Amazon expected to launch a 10.1 inch Kindle Fire tablet in Q3

The Amazon Kindle Fire is one of the better selling Android tablets as a result of its low entry price and deep integration with Amazon products and services.  The giant online retail company looks to keep the train rolling with a high-end 10.1 inch Kindle Fire tablet featuring a faster, quad-core processor.  The rumored 10.1 inch tablet is expected to launch in Q3 of 2012, according to a Digitimes report.
Amazon is gearing for a fight against Apple, and feels a 10.1 tablet up their sleeves will sell more than an 8.9 inch tablet.  Previously, Amazon planned to launch a 8.9 inch Kindle Fire, but that tablet has reportedly been suspended in production.
Of course, there is no official word from Amazon on the matter; and there likely won’t Read more


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 18, 2012 at 11:00 pm

Categories: Android, Apps   Tags: ,

grml 2012.05 RC1 Has Linux Kernel 3.3.6

Michael Prokop announced last night, May 17th, the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Release Candidate of the upcoming grml 2012.05 Debian-based operating system.

Dubbed Ponyhof and based on Debian Testing (15/05/2012), grml 2012.05 RC1 comes with the missing tools from the downsized 2011.12 release of grml, and th… (read more)


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 18, 2012 at 11:51 am

Categories: Linux, Ubuntu   Tags: , ,

Verizon says you CAN keep your unlimited data plan, but you will pay full price for new phones

Okay, here we go again. Verizon said it’s killing unlimited data plans when users upgrade, then said it would be nice enough to give you a warning first. Then hours later, the company clarified that it will provide an out for current customers with grandfathered unlimited data plans – you can keep operating under a meter-free model, but you’ll no longer get phone subsidies.
The New York Times Bits blog reports that Verizon issued this statement when questioned about how it would transition customers to 4G.

Customers will not be automatically moved to new shared data plans. If a 3G or 4G smartphone customer is on an unlimited plan now and they do not want to change their plan, they will not have to do so.
When we introduce Read more


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm

Categories: Android, Apps   Tags: ,

Canonical Hires Designers for Ubuntu

Are you looking for a job? Well, if you’re a good designer, live in London, UK, and you want a job at Canonical, now it’s the right time to apply for one of the many positions offered by the company behind the popular Ubuntu operating system.

There are the six design-related positions offered by Canonical: 3D Effects and Transitions Artist, Gra… (read more)


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm

Categories: Linux, Ubuntu   Tags: ,

How to install deluge with webui on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin Server?

Deluge is one of my favorite torrent download client. I especially like its feature rich web interface. I started using it since Lucid Lynx and this post describes how to install deluge with webui on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. Since Lucid Lynx, Ubuntu has underwent several changes, including starting services during boot using Upstart. This makes the procedure described for Lucid Lynx invalid for 12.04 Precise Pangolin. Therefore, I decided to write these instructions to help you setup deluge (with or without gui interface) with web interface (or webui) on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin server. This method also works on Ubuntu versions 11.04 Natty Narwhal and 11.10 Oneiric Onelot which also use Upstart.

About Deluge
Deluge is a full-featured Read more


Related Posts:

1 comment - What do you think?
Posted by aDMIn - May 17, 2012 at 6:17 am

Categories: Articles, Linux, Ubuntu   Tags: , , , , , , ,

Verizon will force 3G customers to lose unlimited data when upgrading, questions remain for 4G users

Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said earlier today that his company will move away from 3G unlimited data plans and shepherd customers into its tiered data plans the next time they upgrade their phones. Shammo made the comments today at a J.P. Morgan tech conference while noting that Verizon will use its 4G LTE network as leverage to force customers into transitioning to a tiered data plan.
Shammo explained:
“LTE is our anchor point for data share. As you come through an upgrade cycle and you upgrade in the future, you will have to go onto a data share plan – moving away from the unlimited world and moving everybody into a tiered, data share type structure…As [3G customers with unlimited data plans] start to migrate into 4G, they will Read more


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 16, 2012 at 11:04 pm

Categories: Android, Apps   Tags: ,

Google Releases Chrome 19 Stable for Linux

Google proudly announced last evening, May 15th, that they have unleashed the stable and final version of the Google Chrome 19 web browser for Linux, Macintosh, Windows and Chrome Frame platforms.

Google Chrome 19 (the actual version is 19.0.1084.46) brings a lots of bugfixes and a few new features including tab synchronization technology… (read more)


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm

Categories: Linux, Ubuntu   Tags: ,

HTC EVO 4G LTE & HTC One X “delayed” in customs because of ITC investigation. That stinks.

Remember how we told you that many Sprint stores would be open at 8 AM later this week for the HTC EVO 4G LTE launch? Well, don’t set your alarm clock just yet because you might end up waiting in line for something you can’t have.
HTC’s shipments of the EVO 4G LTE are stuck in customs pending a review of the ITC for possible patent violations. You may recall that Apple previously won an injunction against HTC phones for a way that HTC’s software handles certain functions. HTC quickly stated that it already developed a workaround for this issue and it was expected t have been resolved, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
TheVerge reported that both the HTC EVO 4G LTE for Sprint and the HTC One X for AT&T Read more


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 15, 2012 at 11:04 pm

Categories: Android, Apps   Tags: , ,

Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.05 Has KDE SC 4.8.3

The Chakra Development Team, through Anke Boersma, proudly announced last evening, May 14th, the immediate availability for download of the Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.05 operating system.

Dubbed Archimedes, Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.05 is the third maintenance release for 2012 and it is powered by Linux kernel 3.2.8 and KDE Software Compilation 4.8… (read more)


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Be the first to comment - What do you think?
Posted by Cogen - May 15, 2012 at 11:00 pm

Categories: Linux, Ubuntu   Tags: ,

How to safely change the default primary group of an existing user in linux?

One has to be extremely careful while changing the primary group of any existing user. If you do some research, you will find that several people accidently locked themselves out of being able to sudo. In order to avoid these unnecessary headaches it is essential that you change a user's group correctly.
Record the Current State
Before you proceed with changing group memberships, make a note of the user's current status. Let us consider a user by the username "mackey". You can find this users current group memberships like this:

The user mackey's primary group is "mackey". This is user is also associated with a bunch of other groups: adm,cdrom,sudo,dip,plugdev,sambashare,lpadmin.

Note that adm, cdrom, sudo, dip, plugdev, sambashare, Read more


Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

1 comment - What do you think?
Posted by aDMIn - May 15, 2012 at 9:21 pm

Categories: Articles, Linux, Ubuntu   Tags: , , , , , ,

Page 1 of 3312345...102030...Last »