Mozilla patches eight Firefox bugs, six critical
Mozilla today patched eight security vulnerabilities in Firefox, half of them critical memory corruption flaws in the browser's layout and JavaScript engines.

Exchange challenger integrates with Mac calendar
Open-source Exchange competitor Zarafa is adding support for CalDAV to its groupware server, enabling integration with the Mac OS X calendar application iCal, for instance, it announced at Cebit in Hanover, Germany.

Analysts: Macs cost more than PCs, but have same hardware
Apart from "Windows or Linux?" nothing will start an argument in a bar full of techies quicker than, "Which hardware gives you more bang for the buck, Mac or PC?"

Linux.com to get a makeover
The neglected Linux.com domain is about to get a facelift courtesy of the Linux Foundation, which said Tuesday it will take over the site and jazz up its content.

Beijing start-up develops Web media player for TV
A fledgling software developer in Beijing has developed an embedded application that it hopes will bridge the gap between PCs and consumer electronics, allowing users to easily play computer video and audio files through their televisions and stereos.

Welcome to LinuxLink
For as long as Linux has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS has grown and evolved from a student project at the University of Helsinki into a powerful operating system available in myriad distributions all around the world. And now we're proud to launch this blog dedicated entirely to Linux and the world of open source software.

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