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Sony has reportedly submitted a filing for its first Chromebook to FCC. FCC E-filing is showing a Sony device which fits the bill of a Chromebook. Any doubt over it being a Chromebook is removed on the 'manual' page which specifically points at ChromOS.

Aaron recently told in an interview that they received 3000 pre-ordered before they closed it. Another exciting news is that they will be releasing a 10-inch version of the Vivaldi tablet. They have already chosen the hardware for the release. Can you guess which tablet will be branded as Vivaldi 10?

Brendan Jones, a member of the Fedora Audio SIG and the Fedora Audio mentor for the Google Summer of Code, recently proposed the revival of Fedora Audio Spin / Music Creation efforts. Since Fedora is now accepted in GSoC we approached Brendan to understand the goal of the project. Here is an exclusive interview with Brendan Jones.

We are running an online poll to find the most popular DE (desktop environment) among Muktware readers. Please cast your vote below.

I do see a lot of impressive work is being done on KDE outside Ubuntu. Aaron Seigo has launched the world's first 'pure' Linux (non-Android) tablet. So, why is there a question on KDE's survival without Ubuntu?

I have been using KDE under openSUSE for a while now, and for the first time in my life started to love KDE. Last night I went on a test driver and installed couple of KDE centric distributions including Mageia and Mandriva just for the sake of comparison. These two distributions showed what wonders can be done with KDE, if integrated well. The moment I booted into Kubuntu, I realised why Kubuntu is so low in Distrowatch (at 27). This is ironic because the 26 spots are dominated by KDE centric distros such as Arch, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, Chakra, Mandriva, etc.

Ubuntu 12.04 is an Long Term Support (LTS) release. LTS releases generally attracts more people to the Ubuntu Community due to its importance, support (5 years) and its stability. And Ubuntu 12.04 is no exception to this. While the Ubuntu developers are working hard to polish Ubuntu, we the community can contribute in other ways. One such way is to bring out an easy to read Ubuntu Manual for new users to Ubuntu. This will benefit the users new to Ubuntu and Unity (users upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04

openSUSE 12.2 Milestone 2 is now available for download and testing.

In our previous post which you can read here, we mentioned that Gedit, Totem, Remmina and Brasero received quicklist support. Well two more applications have been added to that list.

The lead Kubuntu developer Jonathan Riddell has announced the activation of Kubuntu Active project targeted at tablets. The project has started creating daily builds. At the moment the builds are available only for the i386 architecture, but will soon be available for ARMv7.

Be prepared to be amazed because this is huge and would change the way you interact with multiple applications in Unity.John Lea, the lead designer shares some insights about the new Unity spread design. We cover everything you ever need to know about the new Unity spread. Read more to find out what the new design like is and how it affects you.

An enhanced file lens for Unity is now available for testing. A must read for Ubuntu 12.04 Beta users eager to polish Ubuntu 12.04. The new file lens now lets you search all files on your hard disk re...

The mega interview of Mark Shuttleworth is here. Text version coming in a few minutes. It was great to meet him again after a long time. He hasn't changed much -- still a great individual with passion and vision for future.

Linux filesystems have a long and checkered history behind them and every now and then there is much excitement as a new filesystem is about to become mainstream and production ready. This is especially true when they are not merely a incremental improvement as with the case of Ext4 over Ext3 but take a giant leap forward as Btrfs has been promising for a number of years. So now is a good time to review what has been going on and this article does just that.

He further suggests to the developers who are security conscious, "So here's a plea: if you have anything to do with security in a distro, and think that my kids (replace "my kids" with "sales people on the road" if you think your main customers are businesses) need to have the root password to access some wireless network, or to be able to print out a paper, or to change the date-and-time settings, please just kill yourself now. The world will be a better place." Linus is now looking for a new Linux distribution. " I need to find a new distro that actually works on the Macbook Air."

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has mastered the art of creating hype. If one may recall Canonical succeeded in creating buzz around Ubuntu with its TV offering at CES 2012. Even if the project is in the making and won't make a dent in the market as a product unless some popular TV makers such as Samsung put it on their devices, Canonical succeeded at something. The company succeeded at main tech sites to take notice of it and talk about it. Through TV, Ubuntu became the talk of the town during CES 2012.

Android has left Apple behind when we talk about the market share. There is, however, one area where Android is catching up fast -- apps. A new study shows an interesting aspect of Android vs iOS market.

The apps is snappy, fast and extremely responsive. The new Google Docs turn Android devices into a powerful tools for writers. Till date a user was dependent on third party apps, but now you can take the advantage of Google Docs and create content without worries. Only issue I have is that I am not a big fan of public cloud, I want to own a copy of my created data locally which I can access at any time I want and can move around. So, I would like to see the ability to download my docs locally from the Android devices.

The month of February is a month to remember for the LibreOffuce project. They formally incorporated the foundation in Berlin, released 3.5 with major changes and now Intel is joining the foundation as a member. Intel will also make available the LibreOffice for Windows from SUSE in Intel AppUp center. Intel AppUp Center is an online repository designed for Intel processor-based devices.

Strap on to your seats, you are about to go on a roller coaster ride on board Canonical's new plan for Ubuntu. Mark Shuttleworth has revealed the new 'Ubuntu for Android' concept (a working prototype by the way). Well, the title can be a bit misleading as it definitely does not mean an Ubuntu app built for Android nor 'The Ubuntu phone' but something much more.