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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 << Previous Finally, we can grab some hard-core Linux shirts to wear at the same time we're donating to the cause! The Linux Foundation supports the development of the Linux Kernel financially, and they've come up with a new line of awesome shirts and other merchandise to help out.

Any business likes to claim to be number one at something; the biggest pet-shop in town, the largest office productivity application provider globally, the only telco that provides both mobile and broadband in your area.

Last November, El Reg told you about how multicore chip maker Tilera was lining up its third round of venture capital funding, a $25m pile of cash that would include $10m from Taiwanese PC maker and server wannabe Quanta Computer.

"The development of Linux 2.6.34 has started and is causing heated discussions on the LKML.

I'd love to see viable alternatives to the current mainstream operating systems.

Remember Terra Soft and its Yellow Dog Linux for Power processors? Well, Yellow Dog is no longer the darling Linux for Apple machines since the latter company switched to Intel Core and Xeon processors for its PCs and servers a few years back.

Microsoft Windows Mobile operating systems have always been compatible with various handsets or personal digital assistants, even with those that did not feature enough performance for them, which essentially ruined user experience.

Virtual Network Computing allows you to log into a full desktop on a remote server .

WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE TECH DEALS? A widespread prediction heading into 2010 was that tech was set for major consolidation.