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The other day it was reported that Valve had launched an application page in which they were looking for beta testers for their Steam client for Linux. This is certainly great news for Linux gamers and at the same time we expect that they are also wondering what sort of games will the Steam client for Linux be getting. Well if you were successful with your application for the beta, developer Croteam has revealed that the beta Steam client for Linux will feature three games – Portal, Team Fortress 2 and Serious Sam 3 BFE. Oddly enough there was no mention of Left 4 Dead 2, which was the first game to be ported and optimized for Ubuntu systems, at least that’s what the original plan was. Perhaps Valve is still working on a port, but in the meantime beta participants can expect those three games for now.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Valve looking for experienced Linux gamers to test the beta Steam client for Linux, Gabe Newell thinks Windows 8 is a “catastrophe”, which might explain Steam for Linux,

A few months ago it seems that Valve decided to start documenting their progress with their Linux port of Steam, the company’s gaming portal. We guess Valve decided that it’s about time that they started catering not just for Windows and Mac OS gamers, but for Linux users as well. Well the good news is that whatever port they’ve been working on, it seems to be ready for use, or at least in its beta format. This was confirmed via their website in which they are asking for Linux users interested in trying out Steam to sign up for the beta program. According to the description, “We’re looking for Linux gamers to install and test our new Steam for Linux client. We are primarily interested in experienced Linux users.” We’re not sure when the beta will be released or if beta testers will be under NDA (there’s a good chance they will be), but if you’re a Linux gamer or you have a Linux machine that you use from time to time and would like to see what Valve has got so far, head on over to their website for the details.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Gabe Newell thinks Windows 8 is a “catastrophe”, which might explain Steam for Linux, Valve documents Steam for Linux via new blog,

If you’re looking to create that perfect multi-threaded, NFC, GPS-based OpenCL app (and who isn’t?), but found your development board options too limited, Samsung has good news. It’s just launched the Arndale community development board around its Exynos 5 Dual SoC, with the ARM Cortex-A15 dual-core CPU and ARM Mali T604 GPU. Those specs give the board “an order of magnitude lift in performance” from the last model and full profile OpenCL capability, according to Samsung, on top of NFC, GPS and camera sensor features. That’ll let developers go to town on new games, security and multimedia apps next month for $250 — if that’s you, check the PR after the break or coverage below.

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Samsung launches $250 Exynos 5-based Arndale community board for app developers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, it’s not too much trouble to install Ubuntu on the all-in-one PC of your choice, but those looking for an out-of-the-box option now have a new one to consider courtesy of System76. The company has today added the Sable Complete to its Linux-minded line-up, an all-in-one PC that starts at $799 and comes pre-installed with the recently released Ubuntu 12.10. As for hardware, that base model offers a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 display (behind edge-to-edge glass), a 2.9GHz Core i5 3470S processor, integrated Intel HD Graphics 2500, 4GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. Those looking for an optical drive can add a slimline model for $45, and you’ll also somewhat curiously have to shell out an extra $35 for built-in WiFi. Naturally, there’s also a number of other configuration options available that can push the price well over $1,000. You can check out those and get a closer look at the system at the source link below.

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System76 debuts Sable Complete all-in-one PC with Ubuntu pre-installed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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An Ubuntu release is always a momentous occasion for a large portion of the Linux community, although it’s coming with a mild share of controversy this time around. Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) is finished and brings with it support for pinning web apps to the Launcher as well as search that includes web results, detailed photo results and quick previews. They’re all appreciated upgrades — what’s raising hackles is the development strategy for 13.04, or Raring Ringtail. Company head Mark Shuttleworth wants a “skunkworks” approach that will silence pre-release discussion of some features outside of key, trustworthy community members. While there will still be open-source code and only a light layer of secrecy, Ubuntu’s progress in the near-term won’t be quite as transparent as we’re accustomed to with Linux. There’s a good chance that most end users won’t mind the difference enough to skip the download.

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Ubuntu 12.10 launches with web apps and search, Canonical plans for more secretive 13.04 development originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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