Dell is hot on Moblin, lukewarm on Chrome, Jul 16, 2009

It looks like there’ll be Linux-powered netbooks, MIDS and more in Dell’s future, but Moblin rather than Chrome appears to be the distro de jour.

Whatever software and OS you use, whatever you do with the machine, sooner or later you're going to install, update or upgrade something. How does the process compare on the two platforms?

Maker of Buffalo networking gear pays up in exchange for patent indemnification.

Have you ever wondered why some updates or installs require a reboot, and others don’t? The main reason relates to kernel-level (core) services running in memory which either have been altered by the update to include new data that can’t be “squeezed in” to its existing footprint, or are currently attached to multiple separate processes which cannot be accounted for without a reboot.

Sun Microsystems Inc shareholders approved the computer maker's $7 billion sale to Oracle Corp as the two await antitrust clearance from U.S. and EU regulators before they can close the deal.

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