Linux Freak

The long-awaited fourth release of Phat Linux has finally hit FTP servers. With updates such as Ximian GNOME and a 2.4.18 kernel, users are sure to be pleased.

eWeek is reporting that a number of Linux vendors will announce on Thursday that they have agreed to standardize on a single Linux distribution to try and take on Red Hat's dominance in the industry.

Anonymous writes: "Its seems that linux is heading in the right direction with bluetooth support in the next major kernel version.

Creating KParts components. In this tutorial, developers can learn how to create KParts components -- the component technology that was introduced with the release of KDE 2. You'll get an intro to the core KParts concepts of read-only and read-write parts and network transparency. You'll learn how to create a read-only component, and then modify it to be a read-write component. You'll also learn how to deploy the component so that Konqueror can use it.

C|Net's News.com reports on Netscape 7.0, which is available in a preview release. The story also mentions the Gecko engine and the Mozilla project..

2011 was a very interesting and busy year for the mobile development industry. New and exciting range of smart-phones were introduced in the last year and more are being introduced as we move forward this year. In addition, there are a number of different mobile devices available in the market for the Apple and Android OS. Businesses and organizations understand the applications for these devices can be very effective in the direct business and marketing purposes.