The secret is out. As Ratan Tata unveiled what was perhaps the most-hyped four-wheeler of the year, excitement was palpable at the Auto Expo show in New Delhi. As Nano, Tata's famed Rs 1-lakh car, was unveiled on Thursday, there was a thunderous applause

I don't know about you, but the announcements of gNewSense and Gobuntu over the past year got me wondering if we might see more such distributions coming down the pike...

Firefox 3 should be welcome both for its many small usability improvements and for its under-the-covers Web rendering engine and security enhancements.

Nokia recently announced its Linux-based N810 tablet. The new OS, designated Internet Tablet OS2008, in that rarest of all outcomes, actually improves the older tablet: it is faster & improves battery life.

The Laptop That Could Change the World, Tech Tuesday: One Laptop Per Child's XO-1 is a winner for kids, and could work wonders in Third World, though adults may not be completely won over.

A growing number of users mix and match open-source and proprietary software. For these users, Ubuntu 7.10-based Mint 4.0 is a distribution made in heaven.

There's been more than a bit of buzz circulating in the Linux community about the upcoming release of KDE version 4, and there's also more than one way to try out the release candidate -- such as a live CD.

Recently, Gmail added IMAP support, giving the powerhouse email host the ability to interact better with third-party clients. Several of Google's services can work well with Kontact. Here's how you can integrate them.

Open source is much bigger and much further advanced than Gartner believes. Just ask customers.

No matter what Linux distribution you are using, chances are you'll find more than one graphical FTP client in its repositories, but if you are looking for a powerful command-line FTP tool, your best bet is lftp.