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ars Technica: "The participants at the hackfest are aiming to improve the usability of existing applications, enhance the look and feel of the desktop with new theming concepts, and brainstorm ideas for extending the functionality of the new shell."

ars Technica: "Google is continuing to kill off support for Internet Explorer 6 in its services; the search giant has announced that two more of its Web properties will stop supporting IE6 as of March 1."

ars Technica: "Canonical recently launched Ubuntu One, a cloud storage service that synchronizes data between computers.

In this programming tutorial, we will show you how to use the service to add cloud syncing capabilities to your own software."

ars Technica: "Intel's puzzling refusal to address the problems with the Linux drivers for its GMA500 integrated graphics component is raising serious questions about the company's commitment to Linux compatibility."

ars Technica: "Microsoft has pulled the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft Store website after a report indicating that the tool incorporated open source code in a way that violated the GNU's General Public License (GPL)."

ars Technica: "The technical director of the Software Freedom Law Center says that GPL violations are so common that he finds an average of one new violator every day.

In a recent blog entry, Bradley Kuhn offers some guidance about how the community should handle suspected violations."

ars Technica: "Ars takes a hands-on look at OpenMoko's WikiReader, a handheld device that provides convenient offline access to millions of Wikipedia entries."

Ars Technica: "Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin issued a scathing condemnation of Microsoft's recent attempts to unload Linux-related patents to patent trolls.

He calls for the company to 'stop secretly attacking Linux' and compete on the basis of quality rather than FUD."

ars Technica: "Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard has landed. This time around, Apple goes light on the glitz in favor of some heavy work under the hood.

John Siracusa dives deep into Apple's new OS offering to see what's new, what's still the same, and whether it's worth upgrading."

Rumors always swirl around Apple products, especially when they haven’t been announced yet.