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NVIDIA's Dead Open-Source Driver Gets Updated

30.07.2010 23:15  Back in March an announcement came out of NVIDIA as they were getting ready to launch the GeForce GTX 400 "Fermi" graphics cards that they would be dropping support for the xf86-video-nv driver. The xf86-video-nv driver really didn't provide much of a feature set and was far behind the Nouveau...

Open Source Toolchains for Linux Systems Administrators

30.07.2010 23:10  Two of the most notable trends in systems management are DevOps and the related and partially redundant Agile Operations movement. These initiatives are popular in many Web 2.0 and cloud computing oriented companies like Twitter, Google, Yahoo! and Facebook where the companies’ products...

Does NoSQL Spell the End of Relational Databases?

30.07.2010 21:52  There will always be a place for relational databases, but non-relational solutions are proving to be fast, flexible, and scalable for many tasks.

EVO 4G's Froyo Features Detailed in Pictures, Car Dock Coming in September?

30.07.2010 17:17  We're not far from seeing this big update in the flesh, but in the meanwhile, EVO 4G owners might be interested to take a closer look at...

Unisys Floats Mainframe Cloud

30.07.2010 16:23  A mainframe cloud may seem oxymoronic like a lead Zeppelin , or intuitively obvious . But Unisys has nonetheless fluffed up a mainframe cloud for its ClearPath mainframe customers.…...

Weekend Project: Cache Local DNS Queries

30.07.2010 16:00  There are few additions to your network that will make as immediate of a performance boost as setting up a caching DNS server. Every computer on the local segment of your network makes hundreds -- if not thousands -- of DNS queries, and if you forward each one of them to a server on the other side of your WAN pipe, you are just throwing away bandwidth. Not only is caching DNS services simple to set up, you even have multiple options for doing so under Linux.

The Cloud's Possible Impact on Hosting Firms

29.07.2010 23:08  The rush to the clouds will result in an industry shakeout for all of today's hosting companies.

The Key To An Open Source Social Network Is Still People

29.07.2010 16:00  At last week's OSCON conference, the big topic on the minds of open sourcers was whether or not an open source social networking offering can break down the walled gardens of popular services such as Facebook, and win...

Nokia Goes After Opera Mini

29.07.2010 16:00  Nokia has unveiled a knock-off of Opera's Mini phone browser, intended for use on its low-end handsets in emerging markets. It's the first manifestation of Nokia's own ad engine.…...

Oracle Shuts Down Open Source Test Servers

29.07.2010 16:00  Here's a report on iTnews saying that Oracle has abruptly shut down a set of servers used to perform quality assurance on PostgreSQL releases...

Dell, HP to Resell Oracle's Operating Systems

29.07.2010 16:00  Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers.

.NET for Android Prepares to Get Probed

29.07.2010 16:00  .NET for Android - dubbed MonoDroid - has come a step closer.…...

LG's Optimus Z Rears its Square Head, as Android Tablet is Referred to Again

29.07.2010 16:00  That mysterious Optimus Z phone from the other week has been formally introduced by LG, but for now it's only getting a release in the land of kimchi and soju—Korea. A global release is expected later, however. More »...

Eclipse 4.0 SDK Released for Early Adopters

29.07.2010 16:00  The official release of Eclipse 4.0 SDK, which reworks the underlying platform of the IDE, is now available for early adopters. Production users will have to wait for tools to be updated to feel the benefit...

GNOME 3.0 Slips to 2011

29.07.2010 16:00  During GUADEC 2010, the GNOME Release Team met and decided to hold the GNOME 3.0 release for the March 2011 release instead of September 2010. Even though it means an additional six months to GNOME 3.0 is officially released, it could be a good thing.