Open Source

Microsoft To Support Oracle On Azure Cloud

Oracle gets an entry in Microsoft's cloud, while Azure gets a boost thanks to the Oracle tech

11 years ago

California Mistakes BitCoin Foundation For A Currency Exchange

Financial regulators in California send a “Cease and Desist” letter to a non-profit organisation

11 years ago

Mt. Gox Suspends Withdrawals In US Dollars

The virtual currency exchange assures users that taking a time-out will let it process transactions faster in the future

11 years ago

Cumulus Targets Data Centre Networks With Linux OS

A startup is challenging Cisco with its Cumulus Linux operating system for data centre networks

11 years ago

Symbian Is Officially Over

Once most popular mobile OS on the planet, Symbian bites the dust as last phones leave the factory

11 years ago

Red Hat To Abandon MySQL In Favour Of MariaDB

Open source enthusiasts concerned with Oracle’s ownership of MySQL now have an alternative

11 years ago

Maude Promises More Open Data After Shakespeare Review

Cabinet Office announces a range of fresh open data projects

11 years ago

Sony Unlocks Access To SmartWatch Firmware

Now enthusiasts can write their own OS for the clever timepiece

11 years ago

Red Hat Backs OpenStack For Cloud Attack On VMware

Red Hat has delivered a commercial version of OpenStack and is ready to take on VMware

11 years ago

Oracle Looks To HTML5 With Java EE 7 Release

Oracle has added support for HTML5 development, as well as new enterprise features in the Java EE 7 release

11 years ago

Raspberry Pi Gets Noobs Software For Ease Of Use

Raspberry Pi now has “noob software” to make it easier to use for non-technically minded and beginners

11 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Android

Test your knowledge of Google's mobile operating system!

11 years ago

Mark Surman: IT Education Isn’t Just About Schools

Mark Surman, CEO of the Mozilla Foundation explains how to teach the public to tinker with the Web

11 years ago

‘Make Things Do Stuff’ Will Teach 100,000 Kids To Create With Computers

An ambitious digital literacy campaign launches in time for the summer holidays

11 years ago

Opera Launches Beta Of Its First Chromium-Based Browser

Opera Now is the new name for the Norwegian company's latest creation

11 years ago

Samsung Sells Four Galaxy S4 Smartphones Every Second

The flagship device has hit 10 million shipments in less than a month

12 years ago

Jolla Announces First Sailfish Smartphone, Due To Ship In 2013

The device features a 4.5-inch screen, 4G connectivity, costs just €399 and comes with a brand new OS

12 years ago

Government ‘Needs To Embrace Open Data Faster’

Shakespeare Review proposes getting data out faster, even if it means it is messier

12 years ago

Official Raspberry Pi Camera Board Goes On Sale

The tiny Linux computer gets tools to shoot full HD video

12 years ago

Firefox 21 Adds Obscure Social Service Integration

Firefox now includes Cliqz, Mixi and msnNOW. Rejoice!

12 years ago

Cloud Users Shun Open Source – Report

Cloud isers opt for Amazon Web Services over open source options like OpenStack, a report finds

12 years ago

AMD Upgrades Open Compute Project Servers

Servers based on the OCP's energy-efficient Open 3.0 specification are now available from Penguin Computing, ZT Systems and others, according…

12 years ago

W3C Advances Controversial HTML5 Copyright Protection Plans

The W3C has published a first public draft of a controversial proposal that would make it easier for encrypted video…

12 years ago

Google Switches Compute Engine To Debian

Google will now use Debian as the default operating system for its Compute Engine project

12 years ago

Debian 7 “Wheezy” Released

The new OS features improved cloud capabilities and simultaneous support for 32- and 64-bit applications

12 years ago

CoinLab Sues Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange For $75 Million

Mt Gox was due to transfer ownership of US and Canada assets in March. Well, it didn’t.

12 years ago