According to data collected by pingdom, there are more iPads browsing the web than Linux machines. Some people are probably saying, “What’s Linux?”; While others are probably wondering how this could be true.
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In the light of recent breakthroughs made by hacker Graf-chokolo, it is now possible to get any LINUX distro up and running on your jailbroken PS3. Some great new booting advancements have eventually made the installation of Linux possible once again on the PlayStation 3 system since it was pulled off by Sony over a year ago. In fact, it is quite simple to install any Linux distribution on your PS3 console running firmware 3.55 or earlier including custom firmwares (e.g kmeaw 3.55). A simple guide has been made available which would help you in quickly installing any Linux distro on your PlayStation 3.
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Totem, the default media player for Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE can now support AirPlay video streaming, enabling users to receive and play video streamed to their Linux PC. This is achieved through an unofficial AirPlay plugin for Totem called “Totem-Plugin-Airplay“ which allows iOS devices to stream videos to Linux based systems for playback just as if it were an Apple TV. Setting it up is quite easy too.
Permalink: Stream AirPlay Videos To Linux PC With Totem Media Player Plugin! [How To Guide]
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Chronic Dev Team’s greenpois0n jailbreak tool which was released yesterday for Windows is now available for LINUX users as well. You can download it from the direct link below.
Spirit jailbreak was released some time ago for Windows and Mac users and allowed untethered jailbreak for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad for OS 3.x. It’s only a jailbreak solution and doesn’t provide an unlock for iPhones. Those using Linux must have felt left out since they almost never got a tool to jailbreak their iDevice from the comfort of their OS.
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This might hit some users as bad news, but it’s true and it’s confirmed by PlayStation Europe’s Blog, updating your old PS3 would take away the “Install Other OS” option. The reason given is “security concerns”.
Permalink: Firmware 3.21 for PlayStation 3 will take away the “install other OS” option on older models
You’ll have to admit that Google Buzz is quickly becoming interesting. It’s a way to share content with your Gmail friends. But, it is tied to Gmail, so it’s tied to your web browser. For some users, they can live with it. But what if your Buzz and Gmail account aren’t the same? What if you want Google Buzz to be more of an application then just a browser tab?
After a long time, Google has finally released Chrome Beta for Mac OS X and Linux. This is a pleasant announcement for all those users anxiously waiting to try out Chrome on their favorite OS. While this beta release is an important milestone in Chrome’s development for these platforms, don’t expect total stability or functionality when compared to the released versions for Windows.
Permalink: Google Chrome Beta for Mac OS X and Linux released
