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Portable Thin clients Are ThinkPad-Based

13.07.2010 23:05  VXL announced two portable thin clients designed in conjunction with Lenovo. The 11.6-inch Itona TL100 includes a 1.0GHz AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, while the 14.1-inch Itona TL412 has a dual-core, 1.86GHz Intel Celeron processor, the company says....

The Diaspora Project: FOSS Community Builds a Better Mousetrap

13.07.2010 17:07  When Facebook users started getting nervous about the social networking company's privacy missteps, the open source community did what it does best -- stepped up to build a better platform based on transparency and open source tools....

Tablets: The Next Big Open Source Opportunity?

13.07.2010 16:00  All of a sudden, tablet computers are all the rage, with Apple's iPad stoking the fire. But Apple is hardly going to compete unchallenged in the tablet space...

Bilski and Software Patents

13.07.2010 16:00  The Supreme Court case of Bilski v Kappos was billed as a case over business methods, but at its core it was over an application for a patent on software, and the denial of that application sets a good example that may lead to the denial of other software patents.

Amazon Adds Support for Traditional HPC Workloads With Cluster Compute Instance

13.07.2010 16:00  Today Amazon CTO Werner Vogels announced on his blog that Amazon EC2 has added what it is calling Cluster Compute instances specifically to support the kinds of closely coupled workloads that traditional HPC users often run...

Network Appliance Sports CompactFlash and Mini PCI Slots

13.07.2010 16:00  Aaeon announced a four-port network appliance that supports Intel Pentium M and Celeron M processors plus a 2.5-inch internal hard disk drive...

Wind River Ships Testing Framework for Android

13.07.2010 16:00  Wind River announced the availability of an automated software testing solution for Android-based devices. ...

OpenSolaris Governing Board Threatens Dissolution

13.07.2010 16:00  The OpenSolaris governing board has issued an ultimatum to Oracle to either nominate contact persons for the developer community or the governing board will dissolve itself...

Google's Android App Inventor: Help or Hindrance?

13.07.2010 16:00  Google's new App Inventor for Android may be a dream come true for amateur programmers with big ideas for the next mobile app...

GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.2 Adds New Capabilities

13.07.2010 16:00  GroundWork Open Source has released version 6.2 of its flagship GroundWork Monitor Enterprise Edition system and network monitoring suite, adding several new capabilities and a new Java monitoring agent...

Linuxables: Your First Steps with Linux vi

13.07.2010 16:00  I want to preface this article by saying, very simply, if you are a programmer, a hard-core vi fan, someone looking to figure out how to make more efficient your vi macros, Linus Torvalds, or Richard M. Stallman - turn away now. Avert your eyes! If you do not, the introductory-level information you will receive here might very well steal, burn, or otherwise permanently damage your soul.

OSS: Europe vs. The United States

13.07.2010 16:00  Neelie Kroes is IT Chief for Europe and a staunch proponent of Open Source Software. A previous Linux Journal...

Opinion: Is Google Chrome Really the Windows Killer, or the Linux Killer?

12.07.2010 23:28  Since late 2009, talk of how Google's Chrome OS is being positioned to "take on" Microsoft Windows has been promoted by individuals who I believe have no idea what they're talking about.

Google Demos Codeless Android Development Tool for Students

12.07.2010 21:05  Google has announced a new browser-based visual development tool called App Inventor that allows users to create Android applications without having to write any code. It appears to be aimed primarily at students...

New Wiki, What Now?

12.07.2010 21:02  We just switched to the new wiki. So here it is. And now? Let me explain what you can do to help! Create your user page Every user of the wiki has a personal page and we did not transfer...