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Amazon Appstore Now Accepts HTML5 Applications
Developers can now submit their web apps for download on Kindle Fire and Android devices
Firefox 23 Arrives With Social Features And New Security
Mozilla’s Firefox 23 boasts new social-sharing features as well as mixed-content security capabilities
‘Wi-Fi Pineapple’ Allows Covert Penetration Tests
A small, Linux-powered device unveiled at DEF CON allows hackers to take over devices' Wi-Fi connections and manipulate data flows
Mt. Gox BitCoin Exchange “Hosted On Thousands Of Servers All Around The World”
The world’s largest BitCoin exchange partners with Akamai for speed and security
IT Life: Open Source Is Open For Business
Steve Nice, CTO at Reconnix, tells TechWeekEurope that the future is in the cloud, as long as we can secure it
IBM Adds PowerLinux 7R4 Server For Cloud Workloads
IBM had added a new PowerLinux server to cope with analytics and cloud computing workloads
Android ‘Is The Most Fragmented It Has Ever Been’
Open Signal says there are 11,868 different Android devices, presenting challenges and benefits to developers
Ambitious Ubuntu Edge Funding Goal Is A Statement Of Intent – Canonical
Target of $32m is deliberately ambitious to encourage manufacturers to jump on board the Ubuntu Mobile train, Canonical tells TechWeek
Met Office To Use MongoDB For Space Weather Forecasts
The open source NoSQL database will help predict solar flares
Oracle Looks To Internet of Things With Java ME Embedded
Oracle aims its new Java ME Embedded technology at tackling the Internet of Things and M2M
Fusion-io Shares Secrets Of Flash-Aware Applications With Open Compute And MariaDB
The enterprise Flash pioneer makes its first official contribution to open source
Mozilla Plans ‘Aggressive’ Firefox OS Quarterly Update Schedule
Mozilla plans six-weekly security updates for the mobile OS too
Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Sets Record £20.8m Crowdsourcing Target
Canonical wants £20.8m to build 40,000 Ubuntu superphones
SUSE Starts Cloud 2.0 Beta Testing
SUSE has begun testing SUSE Cloud 2.0, its CloudStack-based technology for building private clouds
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Ubuntu Forums Hack Exposes 1.8m Accounts
Canonical advises members to change their passwords as soon as possible
Oracle Updates Java Tools For Mobile And Cloud
Oracle updates its Java developer tools to include better support for mobile and cloud technologies
Open Source Mourns Death Of Fedora Veteran
Longtime member of Red Hat's Fedora team Seth Vidal was killed on his bicycle by a hit-and-run driver
Quiz Of The Week: Linux
How well do you know the open source operating system?
Tizen App Contest Tempts With £2.7m Cash Prize
Intel and Samsung announce an App contest for the Tizen mobile OS, with $4 million in prizes on offer
Sony’s SmartWatch 2 To Launch In The UK Next Week
The clever timepiece is available for pre-order at £120
HTC Sees Slump Despite HTC One Success
HTC’s second quarter results contain some positives, but are below expectations
Fedora Project Unleashes Schrödinger’s Cat
Fedora 19 features better developer tools and more GUI options, and switches from MySQL to MariaDB
BitCoin London: BTC Wins Friends But Alienates Regulators
Experts say it is much easier to run a BitCoin business in Europe than the US
We’ll Aim OpenStack At Service Providers – Red Hat CTO
OpenStack is ready for prime time, says Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens
PHP Forever – Andi Gutmans Of Zend
PHP maintains a lead for developing websites, because of enterprise features, says Andi Gutmans of Zend
The DEA Seizes Drug Dealer’s BitCoin Cache
In the first operation of its kind, federal agents seize virtual currency from a Silk Road trader
Talking Head Wins Our Office Gadget Challenge
Lyndsay Williams will build the ‘Office Pet’ – a robotic head capable of watercooler conversation
Citrix Takes Open Source Route With XenServer
Citrix has updated its XenServer solution and announced a free open source offering