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Canonical ending support for Kubuntu, reassigning lead developer
Ars Technica
By Ryan Paul | Published February 6, 2012 7:18 PM Jonathan Riddell, the lead developer of the Kubuntu project, announced today that his work on the KDE-based Ubuntu variant will no longer be funded by Canonical after the upcoming 12.04 release.
Canonical aligns Kubuntu as community flavorITworld.com

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ZDNet

Is Linux Spark Tablet An iPad Killer?
Datamation
KDE developer Aaron Seig has indicated that while the Spark tablet hardware specs may not be glamorous, the device will have plenty of power to run Mer with the KDE Plasma Active interface. Once the tablet has been launched, non-geeks will have access ...
Spark: The first free-software, Linux tablet is on its wayZDNet (blog)
Spark 7in Linux-based tablet detailedHEXUS
Linux Tablet Gets Detailed In Q&AWebProNews
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Is Desktop Linux Becoming Fractured as Open Source Matures?
The VAR Guy
Until quite recently, the Linux world had, for the most part, only two major desktop environments: GNOME 2 and KDE. Fast forward to the present, however, and there's an immense litany of different choices, all vying to become the new face of your open ...
Will Unity win the battle of the Linux desktop?ITworld.com

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Ars Technica

New KDE tablet to liberate Linux enthusiasts from walled garden
Ars Technica
By Ryan Paul | Published January 30, 2012 2:32 PM KDE developer Aaron Seigo has announced a new upcoming tablet computer, called the Spark, that will ship with KDE's Plasma environment. The device, which has a seven-inch display and a 1GHz ARM CPU, ...
New Open Tablet Will Come with Linux and KDE PreinstalledPCWorld
Linux-based KDE tablet hopes to spark open-source movementCNET
7-inch tablet to come with KDE's Plasma Active interfaceThe H
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KDE Akademy 2012 conference Call for Papers
The H
The KDE Project has announced that the deadline for the Akademy 2012 conference Call for Papers (CFP) will be Thursday, 15 March. This year's event will take place from 30 June to 6 July 2012 at the Estonian IT College in Tallinn, Estonia.

KDE Development ? A Beginner's Guide
During a recent 5 day sprint, four KDE contributors planned and produced a handbook for beginning KDE developers. We had assistance from several generous organizations, worked hard, and learned a lot.

New KDE tablet to liberate Linux enthusiasts from walled garden
KDE developer Aaron Seigo has announced a new upcoming tablet computer, called the Spark, that will ship with KDE's Plasma environment. The device, which has a seven-inch display and a 1GHz ARM CPU, will sell for ?200 ($262). Underneath the shiny KDE surface, the Spark reportedly runs Mer, a community-driven fork of the Linux-based MeeGo platform. Seigo says that the device will be open and that ...

KDE 4.8 minor tweaks, major improvement
Jack Wallen takes a look at KDE 4.8. Will the latest release of this powerful KDE Linux desktop bring him back to KDE?

KDE 4.8 released with QML bits and new password framework
The developers behind the KDE project have released version 4.8 of the open source desktop environment. The minor release brings a number of new features and technical improvements to the KDE platform, desktop shell, and application stack. The Plasma Workspace has been undergoing an overhaul to take advantage of QML, a declarative user interface development framework that is part of Nokia's open ...

PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.02 Has Been Officially Released
Softpedia: "PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.02 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.38.8bfs, optimized for maximum desktop performance, and the KDE SC 4.6.5 environment."

New Open Tablet Will Come with Linux and KDE Preinstalled
Priced at about $260, the 7-inch 'Spark' tablet will offer unlocked hardware and an open content store.

KDE 4.8 Released
jrepin writes "The KDE community has released version 4.8 of their Free and open source software bundle. The new version provides many new features, improved stability, and increased performance. Highlights for Plasma Workspaces include window manager optimizations, the redesign of power management, and integration with Activities. The first Qt Quick-based Plasma widgets have entered the default ...

KDE Software Compilation 4.8 Officially Released
Softpedia: "After six month of hard work, the KDE Software Compilation 4.8 is finally here, bringing beautiful new features, various software updates, and lots of performance improvements."

Open source Linux tablet showcases KDE Plasma Active technology
[Updated: Feb. 2] -- Members of the KDE Plasma Active community announced an open source tablet platform that runs the mobile-oriented version of KDE's Plasma UI layer on a MeeGo Linux-based "Mer" operating system.

KDE 4.8 adds adaptive power management, new windowing tricks
The KDE community announced version 4.8 of its desktop environment and software bundle for Linux, featuring improved, adaptive power management and new windowing functions.