Samsung has pulled out of the notebook market in Europe. The South Korean giant said it would stop selling its Ativ Windows notebooks and Chromebooks in Europe but left open the possibility of a return to the business at a later date. A Samsung rep told PC Advisor: We quickly Read More
The good folks beavering away at the Fedora Project have announced that the final release of Fedora 21 will come in three flavors (Server, Workstation (desktop) and Cloud) and be available before the end of this year. Fedora 21 – Launch Schedule * Alpha release (to flush out bugs) – Read More
Linux IMAP e-mail reader/client Geary has recently been updated to version 0.8. Note for Linux Mint 17 users – The Software Manager in Linux Mint still offers Geary 0.6. So if you want the latest version (0.8), you’ll have to download it here. If you’re unsure how to go about Read More
Linux Mint has made it a breeze to transition from Windows or the Mac world to Linux. As one of tens of thousands of users who have installed and use Linux Mint 17 on a daily basis, I must say I’m quite pleased with the stability and smooth functioning of Read More
Google has acquired music streaming and recommendation service Songza for an undisclosed sum (but certainly not for a song). Songza has eschewed algorithm based recommendations in favor of contextual playlists curated by experts. Songza’s service is contextual in the sense that its playlists are based on the listener’s mood, activity Read More
Vector drawing application Candy Apple is now available at the Mac App Store for a mere $1.99, a discount of 93% over its usual price of $29.99. Use Candy App to easily design creative artwork and illustrations, enhance photos and add jazzy effects. Ask not what you can do with Read More