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Microsoft Research: Beyond Kinect, And Open Source Robots
Scanners, sensors and a football-playing chair – just another day at Microsoft Research Cambridge
Mozilla Bigs Up ‘Digital Literacy’ at MozFest 2012
Mozilla Foundation launches new projects aiming to teach children how to code
Jim Zemlin: Proprietary Software Is Doomed
SPAIN: Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation tells Silicon News that Linux and open source must win in the end
German Company Creates ERP Device Based On Raspberry Pi
The orange box can support up to three users, will ship before the end of the year
CloudStack Achieves First Release As Apache Incubator Project
CloudStack 4.0 adds integrated Amazon Web Services support, among other features, as the project expands beyond Citrix
Maude Launches Government Digital Strategy: FT Innovate 2012
We will make public services agile, flexible and digital by default, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
Vyatta: Software Defined Networking Depends On Standards
The key thing for software defined networking is open standards and commodity hardware, says Vyatta's Kelly Herrell
UK Government Adopts Open Standards
Government departments will have to consider open source when choosing suppliers
Microsoft Finally Brings Hadoop Big Data To Windows Azure
Redmond and Hortonworks are bringing big data to Windows users, with previews of Hadoop solutions for Windows Server and Windows Azure
Dell Lends An ARM Server Concept To Open Source Community
Dell donates a concept to the Apache Software Foundation, as ARM server revolution gets going
Platfora App Promises Much Easier Hadoop Analytics
The new Platfora application promises to make deep analytical Hadoop queries much simpler and easier
Project Impala Gives Cloudera’s Hadoop A Real Time Boost
Hadoop goes beyond batch to real time with Impala
What Happens If We Can’t Get Big Data Skills?
Big Data may be risky, but it's cheap enough to learn on the job, says Peter Judge
Apache Promotes OpenOffice As Top-Level Project
The OpenOffice productivity suite is now an Apache top-level project, but will LibreOffice users care?
Mark Hurd: Oracle Accepts Cloud And Hadoop
Oracle chief operating officer Mark Hurd says the company really is enthusiastic about open source, big Data and the cloud
One Day Left To Enter Tech Success Awards
TechWeekEurope wants to write about successes, not failures
Government Launches GOV.UK
A single website for all government services goes online
LG And Sony To Release Google Nexus Smartphones?
New smartphones will promote Android partners and a Samsung tablet could be on the way
WebPlatform.org Backed By IT Giants For Developer Support
IT giants like Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are backing a centralised repository of web developer documentation
Both Oracle And Google Will Appeal Java Verdict
Oracle wants a slice of the Android pie, while Google wants to clear its name
Mozilla Releases Firefox Metro Beta For Windows 8
Open source browser gets touch-ready for Windows 8
Could Raspberry Pi Cook Up Green Data Centres?
Low energy ARM processors are ready to take over the data centre. They need some software, and the Raspberr Pi can help, says Peter Judge
Software AG: What Is This Process Stuff About?
Software AG has staked out business process automation - but what does that mean? Darren Roos tells us
Raspberry Pi To Spur The ARM Server Revolution
How could the humble Raspberry Pi help get more ARM servers in data centres? Chris Tyler, one of the people behind Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix, shares his thoughts
Why MongoDB Is Not Just For Big Data
MongoDB is the go-to NoSQL database for Big Data and small projects alike, says 10gen CEO Max Schireson,
Google’s Motorola Unit Can’t Ban Microsoft Products In Germany
Google's Motorola Mobility unit can't ban the Xbox 360 in Germany over patents
Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing
The password-slaying authentication platform is now available to the public
Canonical Offers Kill Switch After Ubuntu Privacy Row
Canonical is to offer a kill switch to turn off online searches in Ubuntu Linux 12.10 following a privacy row
Mobile Optimised Joomla 3.0 CMS Launches
Version 3.0 of the open source Joomla content management system has been released, optimised for mobile devices