Release - Part 2

Deluge 1.0.0 released

26 Sep, 2008 | Posted by Danesh | in BitTorrent, Open Source, Software

Deluge 1.0.0 codenamed “Sharks Are Bulletproof” is out. It’s a complete rewrite from the ground up with a host of new features.

1. It’s now possible to run Deluge as a daemon since the core and UI have been separated.

2. The GTK UI has also been redesigned as seen in the screen shot above.

3. Deluge is now way more stable compared to the older versions.

4. New and improved queuing system.

5. Include GeoIP database for country look-ups

6. Migration to the upcoming libtorrent 0.14 release

However, before upgrading I would recommend that you complete your torrents first. This upgrade will not migrate your settings and your torrent list is not guaranteed to migrate properly too. So why take the chance right?

Read the change log or the release notes while you download Deluge 1.0.0

Google Android debuts through T-Mobile’s G1

23 Sep, 2008 | Posted by Danesh | in Tech, google

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T-Mobile G1

T-Mobile today officially announed it new smart phone G1 which is powered by Google Android. Watch the webcast

It might not look as cool as the iPhone but from a application standpoint it’s a whole different story.

Android market being an open market place for Android Apps will anyone to publish their apps and users will be able to choose what apps they want to install and run.

Here’s G1’s specs;

Size: 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 in (117 x 55 x 16 mm)
Weight: 5.6 oz (159 g)
Display: 65K color screen, HVGA (480 x 320)
Talk Time: 5 hours
Standby Time: 130 hours
Memory: expandable up to 8 GB
Camera: 3.1 MP
Google apps: Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk.

From what I’ve gathered G1 will start out at USD 176 and 25USD-35USD for the plans.

Source: GoogleSystem || TalkAndroid || T-Mobile || BBC

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 released

23 Sep, 2008 | Posted by Danesh | in Linux, Open Source, Software

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openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing.

Some of the important changes;

Linux kernel 2.6.27rc5.

GNOME 2.24 and KDE 4.1.x will be the default desktop choices. KDE 3.5.10 will still available under the “other window managers” section. I’m not a big fan of KDE 4 yet but for testing I’ll take it for a spin.

Amarok 2.0 Beta 1 for KDE 4 and Banshee 3.1 for GNOME. Amarok 2 is gonna rock!!

IPv6 support. Run in an IPv6 environment and run IPv6 based web servers.

Support for SELinux alongside the Novell’s AppArmor.

Read about the other changes while you download the ISO.