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Linux 3.11 For Workgroups Arrives With Added Lustre
The final release of Linux version 3.11 - codenamed Linux for Workgroups - is now out
LibreOffice Gains Collabora Commercial Support
The open-source LibreOffice office productivity suite is to gain commercial support from Collabora Productivity
Facebook Bug ‘Allowed Anyone’s Photos To Be Deleted’
Bug allowed hackers to delete any Facebook photos they wanted/p>
Kickstarter Project Flutter Proposes M2M Net With Half A Mile Range
Flutter is building a cheap Arduino-based tool for the Internet of Things
Former Microsoft Exec Steven Sinofsky To Moonlight At Box
The man praised for Windows 7 and blamed for Windows 8 will work for SkyDrive competitor
Facebook Wants All Profile Photos For Its Face Recognition Database
Facebook plans to expand controversial "Tag Suggest" feature, use more customer content for advertising purposes
Skype Celebrates 10th Birthday, Promises To Launch 3D Video Calls
TechWeekEurope takes a look at the history of the VoIP pioneer
Google And Vidyo Partner For Browser WebRTC Video
Google and Vidyo work together to improve video quality within browsers that have WebRTC capabilities
HP Updates Fortify Static Code Analyzer
HP unveils its Fortify Source Code Analyzer 4.0 for faster and more accurate software code analysis
MongoDB Developer 10gen Changes Name To… MongoDB
The corporate website has moved, but it’s business as usual for open source database enthusiasts
Researchers Gain Access To Protected Dropbox Source Code
Two programmers reverse-engineer the client written in obfuscated Python, enabling new attack vectors
SUSE Linux Arrives On VMware Hybrid Cloud
VMware's newly launched vCloud Hybrid Service now offers the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Greenpeace: YouTube Removed Our F1 Shell Protest Video
Greenpeace thinks a copyright order wasn't the only reason its video of an anti-Shell protest at the Belgian Grand Prix was taken down
Linux Celebrates 22nd Anniversary, Final 3.11 Release Coming “Within...
After 22 years, Linus Torvalds is still pursuing his “hobby”
ARM Improves Its M2M Potential With Sensinode Acquisition
The small Finnish company is responsible for shaping a number of M2M communication standards
VMworld 2013: Red Hat Shows Future CloudForms Tools
Red Hat's plans for CloudForms, its hybrid cloud management technology, include Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation interoperability and OpenStack integration
Linux Foundation Backs LIfe Sciences Computing Language
The Linux Foundation is lending its open source expertise to help develop a computing language for use in life sciences research
NginX Plus Adds Enterprise Features
The latest commercial release of NginX's open source server adds high availability and load balancing capabilities
Small Businesses Use Facebook, Twitter For Digital Marketing
Small businesses are selecting Facebook and Twitter for their digital marketing, according to a new study
Ubuntu Mobile Is In A Stronger Place Despite Crowdfunding Failure
The Ubuntu Edge may never be made, but Ubuntu Mobiles are one step closer to a reality, says Steve McCaskill
Facebook Bug Finder Gets $12k Reward From Community Fund
He highlighted a flaw on Facebook by posting on Zuckerberg's page but didn't get paid - now the community has shown its support for Khalil Shreateh
Yahoo Regains Crown As US Traffic King
Yahoo gets more hits in July, but data doesn't include mobile app traffic
Ubuntu Edge Misses £20.8m Funding Target By Two Thirds
Canonical takes positives from record breaking crowdfunding campaign
Let’s Hope Groklaw Comes Back
The open source law website Groklaw closed over privacy fears. Sean Michael Kerner hopes it comes back
‘Delete-Proof’ Smut Spreads Across Tumblr Thanks To Glitch
Tumblr hasn't been hacked but a technical problem has caused random posts to appear on users' blogs
Big Data Must Make Explorers Of Us All
The rise of Big Data means everyone in business needs to have analytic skills, says Brian Gentile
First Batch Of Jolla Sailfish Smartphones Sell Out
Sailfish-powered Jolla smartphones are ordered in 136 countries
Firefox OS-Powered ZTE Open Phones Sell Out In The UK
The first Firefox OS smartphone to be released in the UK has sold out on eBay
VeriSign Makes Diversity Move With FreeBSD Sponsorship
VeriSign backs FreeBSD with new sponsorship, so that the Global DNS does not just rely on one OS