Linux News Weekly Round-up 7

This is our seventh Linux news weekly round-up. Enjoy!

1. Steam’d Penguins
   The Steam gaming platform has officially been brought to Linux! Valve, the maker of Steam, is currently in the process of porting games to the Steam Linux gaming platform.
2. Demand rises for Raspberry Pi’s $35 Linux computer
   It is nice to see demand growing for this ARM-based Linux system. And now, you can now order these Raspberry Pi’s in bulk. The Raspberry Pi enables people to build their own Linux system at a small cost.
3. Dell’s Ubuntu Laptop Program Enters Beta, ‘Blows Away’ Expectations
   Dell is helping to make Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth’s expectations of shipping Ubuntu on 5% of PCs worldwide a reality. The project, dubbed by Dell as “Project Sputnik”, has just entered beta: according to Dell’s website, a “limited number of applicants will be selected to receive a discounted, beta version solution” with the Ubuntu operating system pre-loaded.
4. Linux Mint 13 “Maya” KDE RC released
   A lightweight KDE-based version of the popular Linux Mint operating system has just been released.
5. Firefox 14 Released With New Security Features
   Mozilla has just announced a new version of their Firefox browser. Some of the most notable changes have to do with protecting the user and identifying secure and insecure sites.
6. MeeGo Startup Jolla Signs Deal
   Jolla is on a mission to revive the Linux-based open-source operating system for phones: they are expected to release at least two new Meego-powered smartphones later this year. They have taken the first step by signing a deal with China’s D.Phone.
7. The Linux desktop, thanks to Chromebooks, goes retail
   The Chromebook, a PC geared toward people who “live on the web” has just made its way into Best Buy in the United States. Google’s Chrome OS is based on Linux.