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Microsoft Updates Hyper-V Linux Integration Services
Microsoft is looking to attract more Linux workloads to its virtualisation platform with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.5 and 5.6
Windows 8 And 8.1 Market Share Passes 10 Percent
Windows 7 continues to lead the way, but Windows XP is still worryingly widespread
Canonical Releases Ubuntu Mobile And Android Dual Boot For Developers
Canonical releases early Christmas gift for Ubuntu Mobile developers - but it isn't for regular users
CyanogenMod Gets Another £14 Million In Funding
Open source Android ROM developers promise “more new things, more often”
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4.0 Hits General Availability
The commercial version of the OpenStack Havana platform has officially arrived from Red Hat
Jolla Puts More Sailfish OS Smartphones On Sale
European customers can get their hands on a Jolla smartphone, while outstanding pre-orders will be fulfilled before Christmas
Google Deepens Open Source Ties With OIN Membership
Google is accepted as a full member of the Open Invention Network, that seeks to protect open source patents
Bitcoin In Trouble As Chinese Exchanges Stop Taking Deposits In Yuan
Virtual currency loses almost a third of its value in just one day
WordPress 3.8 Update Delivers New Look
The new version of the popular content management system WordPress delivers a new look admin panel
Oracle Puts Its Weight Behind OpenStack Project
Almost a dozen Oracle products are due to receive an open source makeover
Red Hat Signals Arrival Of Enterprise Linux 7 Beta
Red Hat delivers the beta of Enterprise Linux 7, which offers improved performance, storage and virtualisation
Researchers Develop Low Cost Open Source 3D Printer For Metal Objects
A low-cost 3D printer has been developed in the US that will allow users to 'print' objects made of steel
Xen Launches The Mirage Cloud OS
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Mirage, the Xen project's bid to make a specialised cloud operating system
Mozilla Offers Firefox 26 With Secure Plug-Ins
Mozilla releases the new version of its open-source web browser that comes with more secure plug-ins
Valve Joins Linux Foundation Ahead Of SteamOS Launch
Software developer is one of three new organisations to join Linux Foundation
Mozilla Revenues Grow, But So Does Dependency On Google
Mozilla's revenues have come a long way, but most of its income is from one source, says Sean Michael Kerner
Man Accidentally Throws Out Hard Drive Containing £4m Worth Of Bitcoins
A fortune in virtual currency has been lost at a landfill in Newport
Jolla Releases First Sailfish OS Smartphone
Jolla launches the first Sailfish OS-powered smartphone in Finland
Linux Worm Targeting Internet Of Things Discovered
Symantec finds malware that appears to be targeting routers, set-top boxes and security cameras
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Arrives With Precision Timing
Red Hat's new enterprise Linux release launches and offers new security, virtualisation and time-keeping features
Linux Foundation: Open Source Tizen Is Alive And Well
The Linux Foundation's Brian Warner says Tizen 'scratches an itch' unaddressed by smartphone market
Raspberry Pi Sales Hit Two Million
Raspberry Pi Foundation says popularity of the device comes as “a bit of a shock”
First Sailfish OS Jolla Smartphones Go On Sale On 27 November
Sailfish OS-powered Jolla smartphone arrives in Finland later this month
Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Disappears, Along With £3 Million Worth Of BTC
Customers have been unable to contact the administration of Global Bond Limited for over two weeks
CyanogenMod Appears On Google Play, Enables Easy Android Rooting
The new installer can replace stock Android with CyanogenMod in just a couple of clicks
Don’t Expect Major Bugs In Fedora 20 Heisenbug Beta
Heisenbug is just a name: Red Hat's Robyn Bergeron tells Sean Michael Kerner about the new Fedora's SDN and storage improvements
Hadoop 2 Pushes Big Data Further Into The Mainstream
The new Apache Hadoop promises a world where Big Data players work together, says Doug Cutting
Open Compute Project Tests Three Open Switch Designs
In just six months, Broadcom, Intel and Mellanox have all submitted independent open switch proposals
Google To Make Chrome Web Store The Only Place To Get Extensions
Users accuse the company of building a “walled garden”