<b>Linux Pro Magazine:</b> "We take a peek at how to create your own plasmoids for the latest KDE desktop, giving you the power to build the perfect active desktop environment."
<b>Zona-M:</b> "If you need to produce slideshows and think that the cleaner they are the better, but don't like the time it takes to put them together in a GUI, here's a solution. Like any other ODF document, OpenDocument slideshows are very easy to generate and process automatically."
<b>ars Technica:</b> "The developers behind the KDE desktop environment have released the first beta of version 4.5. Although the major focus during this development cycle is stability, the release also brings some nice new features and user interface improvements."
Emery Fletcher wonders if Microsoft has not emulated the IBM of old a bit too well, becoming a slow, bloated engine of intimidation, rather than a lean mean innovator.
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "Opera is finally making with the snapshots for 10.50 on Linux, but is it really as fast as they claim? Opera’s upcoming release gets a shakedown this week, and the results might surprise you."
eBay may hold a strong position in online classifieds in foreign markets, but in the United States it's nowhere close. How much will the rebranding and redesign of its site help close the gap?
<b>LinuxDevices:</b> "Intel announced six new 32nm processors intended for ultra-thin laptops. Topped by the Core i7-660UM, with a clock speed of 1.33GHz and "TurboBoost" frequency of 2.4GHz"
<b>ars Technica:</b> "Microsoft is going on the offensive against Google, accusing the search giant of creating a browser that does not respect user privacy. The company posted a video, embedded below, on TechNet Edge with the following description: "Watch a demo on how Google Chrome collects every keystroke you make..."
<b>Electropages:</b> "Availability of uCLinux for the APS3 family of processors has been announced by Cortus. This version of Linux is ideally suited to low-power, high-performance, embedded systems."
For the second time in two years, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts says hackers managed to access its computer systems, stealing personal data including customer payment card data.
IBM was ranked the most trusted company for privacy among IT companies, fending off the likes of HP and eBay for the coveted top spot. But Facebook wasn't as fortunate.
<b>Distrowatch:</b> "Katie McCarley has announced the release of Element 1.2, an Ubuntu-based distribution for home theatre or media-centre personal computers"
LinuxCon 2009 represented the Linux Foundation's first big-tent technical conference. Did it deliver on its promise to innovate, or will OSCON remain at the top of the open source conference heap?