Advanced Micro Devices is not going to do what Intel did when it invested in the MeeGo, choosing, instead, to stick to what works: Windows, Linux and Android. There have been many rumors, loud and hushed, about what Advanced Micro Devices may or may not do next. Some time ago, it decided to not actually compete w... |
12 December 2011
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has reportedly banned from the Windows Phone Marketplace a series of applications developed under open-source license, as it changed the terms and conditions in its Application Provider Agreement for the application store. However, the measure did not affect all of the open-sou... |
19 February 2011
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Started in 2005, the Google Summer of Code program has allowed for over 2500 students from 98 countries to contribute under the watchful eye of a professional mentor with code to various open-source projects. Launched under Google's big wing, what started as a small project and a way to contribute back to the co... |
7 August 2010
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There has been a lot of talk about the 'cloud' lately and, though the term is largely misused and perhaps a little too hyped, there's definitely something to this new way of thinking about online applications and the infrastructure to serve them, the so-called cloud computing. Canonical, the company be... |
11 March 2010
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Patrick Verner announced the release of Parted Magic 4.4, a Linux distribution that aids users in hard drive partitioning and data rescue. This version features a special program for dial-up networking, sound support through ALSA, Unionfs compression to reduce RAM usage, SSH server initialization upon boot and, last ... |
13 August 2009
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Yesterday marked the release of PC/OS 2009.3, announced on the distribution's website by maintainer Roberto J. Dohnert. This version improves the hardware compatibility of the 2009v2 series, featuring all the regular and security updates that appeared after the release of PC/OS Maintenance Pack 3. This latest r... |
11 August 2009
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Yesterday was a very big day for Nokia, turning into a coronation day for all the hard work and the planning that had been going on for quite some time. The official announcement was that Nokia had finally completed its offer for the acquirement of Symbian. This means that the Finnish company has finally satisfied al... |
3 December 2008
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"Mimique" is the name of a recently unveiled mobile phone concept that should be a response to the all-serious PDA-like devices that conquered the market in the last years. Viewed from the back, the Mimique looks like a toy with an external antenna and rounded edges. Viewed from the front, the handset still looks lik... |
19 May 2008
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The One Laptop Per Child charity organization led by Nicholas Negroponte seemed to have terminated its business with Linux in favor of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. The move raised waves of protests among open source developers, and the very purpose of the organization was questioned. The large number... |
7 May 2008
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Microsoft's revolutionary Surface computers have already hit the shelves of a few selected companies such as AT&T and it seems that this kind of approach will revolutionize the way we interact with our computers. The extremely intuitive software teams up with a natural user interface (the hand) to put all the ne... |
6 May 2008
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Taiwanese chip manufacturer VIA has announced a new project aimed at supporting the open-source development community in writing software for the company's processors and chipsets. The company has also announced its official VIA Linux website that will welcome its first visitors later this month.When the website... |
9 April 2008
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The RepRap project managed to give birth to something that you might call a printer only if you think outside the box. The RepRap (Replicating Rapid-prototyper) device is able to replicate and update itself whenever it is necessary. In order to update itself, the unit prints its own parts.According to software develo... |
8 April 2008
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Server manufacturer Sun Microsystems signed an educational, three-year partnership with the Chinese Ministry of Education. The new agreement aims at improving the quality of education in chip design using Sun's technology included in the Sparc processors. The agreement stipulates that at least 100 professors wil... |
27 February 2008
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AMD is reported to have released the programming specifications of the M76 and RS690 graphics processors. Once the information is widely available, it will help the free software community to figure out the inner mechanisms of the two graphics processors. Until now, only the RadeonHD developers were to receive this t... |
5 January 2008
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