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supersloshy writes:
The StatusNet microblogging software, which powers websites such as Identi.ca and the TWiT Army, has now released their latest version, 1.0. This is their largest upgrade to date and it comes with several new features for users and administrators, such as much better privacy controls with messages, many additional plugins, and a completely overhauled default theme. Identi.ca and all of their StatusNet cloud systems have been upgraded to 1.0, so you can give it a try on any supported StatusNet website or download it yourself to run your own instance.
24280728
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supersloshy writes:
Today marks the release of the latest edition of the GNOME Desktop for Linux-based operating systems. There are numerous fixes and improvements in this release such as smaller title bars (for small screens), the integration of GNOME Contacts and GNOME Documents for easy data management, web application integration, many more configurable settings, and other updates such as a more unified appearance and better chat integration. You can read the release notes on GNOME.org.
21985134
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supersloshy writes:
Mozilla has released the latest version of Thunderbird, their popular email client, now in sync with their new rapid-release versioning system. Among the new features are the new add-ons manager from Firefox 4, revised account creation, faster response times, the ability to load plugins in RSS feeds and over 390 platform fixes. For more information, read the release notes
21447676
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supersloshy writes:
The Indiana state legislature has passed a bill to not support funding of Planned Parenthood, signed by governor Mitch Daniels himself. In response, the Obama administration is threatening to withhold billions of federal Medicaid funding for low-income families from Indiana if they do not reverse this decision. Think about that for a second, let it sink in. Whether you support Planned Parenthood or not, does that make it right to effectively force the people of Indiana to support an organization that they might be religiously obligated to oppose? Is supporting Planned Parenthood really so important that it's worth endangering the health and well-being of those using Medicaid?
20910452
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supersloshy writes:
Netflix has just announced the release of a Netflix Android application for streaming movies to your Android-powered mobile device. As streaming movies requires certain features and specifications, only a select number of devices are supported as of now. They are working on approving as many devices as possible in the near future for the benefit of users. To see if your device is compatible, Netflix provides a list of currently approved devices.
20231344
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supersloshy writes:
The team behind last December's successful Humble Indie Bundle 2 (as well as the original Bundle of course) have launched yet another bundle, but this time it's comprised entirely of games by developer Frozenbyte including Trine, Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds: Survivor, a pre-order of Splot, and the prototype Jack Claw (with source code). All games (except Jack Claw) are, as always, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux-based operating systems and are DRM-free.
20132196
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supersloshy writes:
Today, the GNOME Desktop project released GNOME 3.0, its most significant redesign of the computer experience in nine years. A revolutionary new user interface and new features for developers make this a historic moment for the free and open source desktop. Within GNOME 3, GNOME Shell reimagines the user interface for the next generation of the desktop. This innovative interface allows users to focus on tasks while minimizing distractions such as notifications, extra workspaces, and background windows. You can read the release notes on this webpage and try it out for yourself at gnome3.org.
20050672
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supersloshy writes:
Tired of lame April Fools-day jokes on places like Slashdot? Never fear, Mozilla is here! The "Do Not Track" feature of Firefox 4 has now been expanded to block April Fools jokes! A reference implementation of the Add-on is located here for you to try out.
20050422
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supersloshy writes:
There are rumors that Duke Nukem Forever will actually be released in Apr^WMa^WJune 2011, so there's no escape for the Hurd any more, we had to finish and release. There has been considerable progress lately, so it is with great pleasure that the Hurd maintainers team decided to release version 0.401 of the GNU/Hurd Operating System. As the version number and image size suggest, this is only a small preview of course, but we expect GNU/Hurd to be of production-quality within the third millenium, to be sure. A LiveCD demo is available and can be trivially tried using qemu -cdrom hurd-0.401.iso
17475598
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supersloshy writes:
Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 7 which was due a couple months ago, but then Firefox 4 was delayed to be released in early 2011. This new beta release contains many new features including a new default interface for Linux, the new JägerMonkey Javascript engine with very impressive speed improvements, hardware acceleration and WebGL support on Windows and Mac (Linux will be supported in future releases), support for the OpenType font format, better HTML5 Forms support, and many bug fixes. You can read the release notes here and download the beta here.
17222488
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supersloshy writes:
FrostWire, a free Gnutella client that originated as a fork of LimeWire, just released its first official Android client for mobile phones running the Android operating system. It lets you share files locally and over the internet, send private messages, publish files to social networks, donate to FrostWire, and more. You can download the client at this page. The link on the left side is a free download, while the QR code on the right lets you purchase the application for $4.99 on the Android Market.
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supersloshy writes:
Frictional Games, who participated this year in the Hunble Indie Bundle have released their latest survival horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The game has been released simultaneously for Windows, Mac OS X, as well as Linux-based operating systems. Amnesia is also DRM-free and is available for download at the price of 20 USD. Reviewers also have very positive opinions about the game; IGN says, "Few games are able to conjure up an atmosphere this genuinely frightening.", and Rock Paper Shotgun says, "I think it is safe to say that Amnesia is the most successfully frightening game to have been made.".
15360336
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supersloshy writes:
GNOME has just announced a project called SeedKit. The project aims to allow web technologies such as HTML5, CSS, and Javascript to define a program's user interface. It is available as a library for use in GTK applications as well as a stand-alone viewer (called SeedKit Viewer) for running applications written using only these web technologies. You can visit its project page, git repository, as well as the original announcement which includes temporary download links. This is not a stable library and it is expected to change drastically between now and its "1.0" release.
