Friday 17 July 2015

How to install closed drivers, media codecs, and other forbidden stuff on Linux PCs

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How to install closed drivers, media codecs, and other forbidden stuff on Linux PCs

07.16.2015 12:00 PM

Linux is famous for its open-source nature, but sometimes you just need to use proprietary drivers or codecs. Here's how to do so on many of the top Linux distros.

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HTC cancels its first wearable fitness band, the Grip

07.16.2015 12:00 PM

Apparently, the company plans to dust itself off and try its hand at the wearable space later this year.

 

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Apple retail employee lawsuit over bag searches receives class-action status

07.16.2015 12:45 PM

The lawsuit calls for Apple to pay employees for the time they spent waiting for managers to check their bags

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Microsoft snaps up FieldOne to enrich Dynamics CRM

07.16.2015 12:55 PM

The move is a 'no-brainer,' one analyst says

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CoolaData offers behavorial analytics as a cloud service

07.16.2015 1:20 PM

Based on the Google Cloud Platform, CoolaData provides a complete data warehouse as an online service

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Google reports strong earnings, propelling its stock

07.16.2015 2:00 PM

Growth in the company's revenue, however, has slowed in recent years.

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AMD revenue plunges 35 percent, dragged down by merciless PC market

07.16.2015 2:12 PM

AMD's net income and revenue tanked as sales in its Computing and Graphics segment fell by 54 percent.

Reddit to crack down on objectionable content

07.16.2015 2:25 PM

Anything no longer goes as Reddit attempts to restore calm after some rocky weeks.

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Samsung's latest 4K TV won't cost you an arm and a leg

07.16.2015 4:45 PM

With a starting price of $1,300, the new JS7000 4K TV is the least-expensive option in the company's flagship SUHD line.

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Industrial IoT testbed hooks equipment monitoring up to a public cloud

07.16.2015 6:35 PM

The project by IBM and National Instruments aims to show off smarter, predictive maintenance

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Windows 10, the pre-review: Six things build 10240 reveals about the new OS

07.17.2015 3:00 AM

This near-final Windows 10 takes the best of Windows 7 and 8 and also springs forward with Cortana, Hello, and a surprisingly rough Edge browser.

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TiVo Roamio OTA review: This DVR would be a cord-cutter's dream machine, if not for the subscription fee

07.17.2015 3:00 AM

The hardware is cheap, but not everyone will want to pay for the service, as powerful as it is.

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