Samsung's Tizen smartphone OS: Dead or alive?
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Does Tizen have a future, or is it going to be another unlaunched Linux-based mobile operating system?
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Mozilla picks one of its own to be its new CEO
Mon, 07/28/2014 - 22:16
Mozilla has selected Chris Beard, who started with the company with the release of Firefox 1.0, to be its chief executive.
Six Clicks: The best Linux desktop environments
Sat, 07/26/2014 - 18:00
Unlike Windows or Mac OS X, Linux offers a wide variety of desktop environments. Here are my picks of the most important of these PC interfaces.
Homeland Security gets into software security
Thu, 07/24/2014 - 16:40
It sounds unlikely, but the Homeland Security Agency is now providing an online, open-source code-testing suite with the unlikely name of SWAMP.
Oracle Linux 7 released
Thu, 07/24/2014 - 04:37
Oracle has released its clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
SAP supports open source Cloud Foundry and OpenStack for cloud
Wed, 07/23/2014 - 17:09
SAP has been moving its enterprise suite to the cloud for some time, and now it's embracing the open source cloud.
UK makes ODF its official documents format standard
Wed, 07/23/2014 - 02:24
Turning its back on Microsoft Office's native formats, the UK government has adopted the Open Document Format for all its sharable documents.
Chromebook gains, Microsoft worries
Mon, 07/21/2014 - 16:03
NPD reveals that Chromebook sales are exploding and Microsoft is starting to get worried.
Six Clicks: More Linux single-board computers
Sat, 07/19/2014 - 05:16
There are many great Linux-powered single-board computers, starting with the new Raspberry Pi B+.
Avoid the Android vampire apps
Fri, 07/18/2014 - 17:05
Some Android applications will drain your smartphone or tablet of battery life, storage or bandwidth like a blood-sucking fiend. Here's what's what with the worst of the worst.
Red Hat releases Inktank Ceph Enterprise 1.2
Thu, 07/17/2014 - 03:37
Only months after acquiring Inktank, Ceph's parent company, Red Hat has released the next version of this open source, distributed storage system.
How to use public PCs safely with Linux
Wed, 07/16/2014 - 04:42
Public PCs aren't safe, so what's a PC user to do? Carry a Linux distribution on a USB stick in their backpocket of course!
KDE Plasma 5 Linux desktop arrives
Tue, 07/15/2014 - 23:12
The popular Linux desktop has its first major renovation in over six years.
M-Cam casts doubts on Microsoft's Android patent portfolio
Sat, 07/12/2014 - 02:26
China revealed exactly what patents Microsoft has in its Android patent portfolio. After examining these patents, M-Cam doubts the validity of many of Microsoft's Android claims.
CrossOver 13.2: Installing Windows program on Linux just got easier
Sat, 07/12/2014 - 00:15
CodeWeavers latest CrossOver has many improvements, one of which is that it makes it easier than ever to install Windows applications on Linux.
Android: Number one with a bullet
Fri, 07/11/2014 - 02:12
Android is well on its way to being the most popular end-user operating system of all.
Red Hat moves forward with new OpenStack release
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 02:35
Red Hat's latest release underscores just how important OpenStack is to the Linux giant's future.
CentOS 7 to be released shortly, project lead says
Tue, 07/08/2014 - 00:26
The "official" Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone CentOS is releasing its next major version today.
Six Linux home automation clicks
Fri, 07/04/2014 - 06:17
Long before people were talking about the Internet of Things, Linux-based home automation systems were available. Here are some of today's most interesting Linux-powered home gadgets.
CoreOS: Linux for the cloud and the datacenter
Wed, 07/02/2014 - 05:27
Linux has long been both the cloud and the datacenter's favorite operating system, but it wasn't until CoreOS came along that anyone designed a Linux just for the cloud and datacenter.