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

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.

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...

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 »...

.NET for Android - dubbed MonoDroid - has come a step closer.…...

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.

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 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.…...

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...

Why do some people choose to run Linux as their PC platform of choice while others opt instead for other ways of running their computing experiences?

ALSA has been the default Linux sound system for many years, and it is a perfectly capable audio subsystem even in this modern era of fancy new things. Carla Schroder shows us how to to control Linux audio with ALSA.

We are extremely lucky to have the support of so many who are individual members of the Linux Foundation. Their  $99/year membership helps ensure we can continue  protecting, promoting and advancing Linux and support the work of Linus Torvalds himself. I did a poll of our members earlier this year and found, unsurprisingly, that even though members appreciate our many benefits, overwhelmingly people are members simply because they value Linux and want to support our programs so it remains free, strong and neutral.

As the conference focused on all matters Linux, LinuxCon brings attention to the most cutting-edge Linux advancements taking place today and the work being done to take them into the future. LinuxCon is the pinnacle for understanding what is happening with Linux at the developer, IT management and business levels of every enterprise.

In its latest quarterly Global Threat Report, networking giant Cisco outlines a broad-ranging list of threats to enterprise security culled from its various security products.

The KDE software collection has a new BlueTooth stack called "BlueDevil."

RIM has scheduled a press conference for next Tuesday as bloggers and financial analysts buzz about the potential news, which many speculate is a new touchscreen phone to rival hot new smartphones.

Google has released a new mechanism for helping to ensure that Android app developers get paid for premium content. The solution to curtail app theft? It's all in the cloud.

Marvell announced the availability of an open source installer, simplifying software deployment on its Linux-based Plug Computer reference design. The Easy Plug Computer Installer (EPI) is the first wizard-based installation tool for Marvell's Plug Computer, which is being supported by more than 20,000 developers worldwide, says Marvell....

Super Talent's new UltraDrive MX SSD has a feature that allows the SSD to be used as an internal drive or as an external storage device. It's because the SSD can connect to a computer with SATA II and USB. More »...

Latest forecast from IT market research Gartner projects that businesses will continue their transition to service-oriented computing over the next four years.

Channel Register reports that Novell is launching the SUSE Gallery. "It has been a year since Novell launched its SUSE Appliance Program, which offers a set of online tools, dubbed SUSE Studio, for spinning up software appliances based on its SUSE Linux distro. The appliance tools were aimed at software...

Intel says it has developed a prototype silicon photonics link that moves data at 50Gbps, the equivalent of an entire HD movie being transmitted every second...

Exacq Technologies is shipping a line of Linux-based hybrid video surveillance appliances with Intel Atom processors...

August 9, the Monday night before LinuxCon, let's get together. How's ice cream sound?

Collaborative development has leveled the playing field and given power to the individual. One young man from Finland started a project, invited others to help, and started a computing revolution. Today two people...

The media has been buzzing about a prototype tablet from India. This article in NetworkWorld is one of many covering a device that may be available in 2011...

Are you good folks aware of what is happening on 27th – 29th August 2010. But of course, it is the Ubuntu Global Jam! In the last few cycles we have organized and run an event called the Ubuntu Global Jam...

I have always been a fan of helping in any way I can to encourage people to support small organizations and businesses who are doing their best to be successful by working hard and providing a friendly, honest service. For the earlier part of this week I am in The Hague at GUADEC, and I stumbled across a small espresso shop...

If you've been a Verizon user for a while, and you use the Android OS, you may be familiar with the dedicated branch of Android Market called VCast Apps. It has provided access to the carrier's own applications. Now, Sprint has a new store that has appeared on the EVO...

We conclude our whimsical jaunt down text editor lane with a look at the KDE take on that always-necessary tool - the text editor. The KDE version is called Kate. Kate takes a different approach to the simplicity most of these tools take....

Are you ever overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of open source software projects produced by the community?

Google has released version 5.0.375.125 of Chrome, a security update that addresses three "high" risk vulnerabilities in its WebKit-based browser...

Knowing how serious the Obama administration is about trimming costs and using the latest technology, Google makes a strong case with the release of new version of Google Apps that meets federal security requirements.

CentOS. "What's that," you ask? Let me tell you about this Red Hat Enterprise Linux-based distribution. read more...

During a keynote session at the OSCON open source conference, David Recordon, the senior open programs manager at Facebook, detailed the LAMP infrastructure in use today at Facebook.

A photo of a T-Mobile-destined, Android-based HTC & G1 Blaze& phone has popped up on Engadget, and Droid Life has...

The 2010 Kernel Summit will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on November 1 and 2, immediately prior to the Linux Plumbers Conference....

OSCON wrapped up last week here in Portland, so I wanted to take a few minutes to summarize a few of the many MeeGo activities at the conference...

A survey of eight makers of Android-based tablets found only one in compliance with the GPL requirements of the Linux kernel within Android...

Open source is everywhere today and there is growing awareness that companies have to meet certain obligations when distributing open source software. Here are some useful resources to learn more about open source compliance. read more...

Reducing keystrokes isn't the only path to productivity, but it certainly helps. If you find yourself visiting the same directories on your system (or systems) every day, save yourself some time and bookmark your most frequently used directories with CDargs.

Zemlin talks China, Windows, and Linux in our lives We got a chance to send a few questions to Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation. We wanted to explore open source principles like transparency, community, and collaboration in his world.  And we got a chance to ask him...

IT may be complex, but from the perspective of the business, it is just a lot of technical gubbins that sits between the screen and the data.…...

Hidden away in a bland update about terms & conditions, Google's Android Developer Blog has revealed the next phase in Google's plans to make Android a little more pleasing to the mass market—direct carrier billing for app purchases. The lack of a properly integrated way to buy apps is often...

The LiMo and GNOME Foundations have announced a new partnership. "Starting immediately, LiMo Foundation will become a member of GNOME Foundation's Advisory Board and GNOME Foundation will become an Industry Liaison Partner for LiMo Foundation...

Via announced three & device development kits& incorporating a previously announced Em-ITX motherboard and related expansion modules...

As part of its smart grid and digital energy push, GE is part of $5 million investment in SynapSense which uses sensors to manage data center energy.

The Life Sciences data explosion presents unique data management challenges for an NGS environment...

Among the major PC manufacturers, as we've noted on OStatic a number of times, Dell--the number two player behind Hewlett-Packard--has shown fairly unflinching support for Linux...

Businesses are poised to spend more than $8.5 billion this year on cloud and hosted solutions.

Full PulseAudio nirvana entails digging into the project in depth, but you can at least get your feet wet over the weekend, directing and even multicasting audio between Linux machines on your local network.

About 38 percent of technology workers in the Technisource survey said they believed the economy is getting stronger. That's up 6 percent from the first quarter of this year.

The head of Facebook's open source products details how the company delivers social networking to 500 million people.

With a JavaScript-based application framework and a goodie-laden SDK, the webOS platform is a viable option for mobile developers.

ARM processors are so hot right now, especially in the mobile space, where they power many of the greatest smartphones, tablets, and mobile devices coming down the turnpike. Microsoft is apparently looking to merge in on that action, becoming an official ARM licensee. It's unclear exactly what MS will be doing with its new found technical rights, but General Manager KD Hallman said "With closer...

Norway-based ForgeRock has released version 9.5 of its OpenAM access management product, which is based on Sun's OpenSSO product which Oracle have apparently abandoned...

An Australian university study claims that 89 percent of BitTorrent files it examined over a certain period infringed copyrights.

Charles Phillips, one of the co-presidents at software giant and unenthusiastic server maker Oracle, reportedly said the company had plans to double its acquisition budget over the next five years to a total of $70bn. But apparently this is not true.…...

The Linux Foundation has sent out an announcement stating that the GENIVI alliance has chosen MeeGo as the base of its "in-vehicle infotainment" (IVI) platform...

OSCON is worth attending, or at least watching from a distance, if for no other reason than it gives a pretty clear picture of what the developer community and industry around open source is thinking about. To sum up OSCON 2010 in three words, it's community, cash, and clouds.

A Garter report found that Sun customers aren't happy with the flow of information from the company's new owner. Now Oracle is moving to calm frustrated Sun users.

These days I am receiving quite a number of mails that ask the same question: If a FOSS project is sponsored by only one company or entity, do you think it's a healthy project?   In order to answer this question, we need to define some terms first. Let's start...

As we noted when April's DrupalCon conference took place in San Francisco, the open source content management system Drupal has gained substantial momentum...

Now that Google has announced that it has received its final shipment of Nexus One phones and will be exiting its Nexus One phone business altogether, what should we make of the company's decision?

Today is the first day of the main OSCON event here in lovely Portland, Oregon, and we were fortunate to have a MeeGo presentation during the opening keynotes. Here is a brief summary of what Dirk Hohndel covered during his time on stage.

In the Linux desktop world, the graphical user interface is here to stay. Without all the efforts poured into GNOME, KDE, Xfce and others, Linux would not be as successful as it is today. Still, the command line continues to have distinct advantages over the desktop. Bruce Byfield sorts out...

Networking firm Juniper appears to be enjoying the benefits of the economic recovery, topping analysts' expectations for its second-quarter earnings thanks to increased sales.

Our latest in the LinuxCon Preview series takes a look at what Forrester Analyst Jeffrey Hammond will be sharing during his keynote at the event in three short weeks. One of the primary trends he will talk about is the level of awareness about Linux and open source at the executive level and how that is impacting who is making the software acquisition decisions going forward...

Traditional mobile phone carriers love to play games with syncing phones to PCs. But it's a new game now with Android---There are many ways to sync your Droid phone with your Linux PC, all easy and using standard Linux applications. Paul Ferrill shows us how.

IBM Tivoli Foundations are IT service management solutions designed and priced for mid-sized organizations. Tivoli Foundations solution components are...

Want the ability to print preview in Chrome? We'll have to wait, because it's one of the features that didn't make the Chrome 6 cut.

Intel announced a couple years ago that it was working on a new set of vector extensions as a superset of SSE, Advanced Vector Extensions or AVX. Now Paul Taylor is reporting...

We love Linux, and want to make it easier for others to do so, too. This first edition of the Lifehacker Pack for Linux includes our favorite apps that get things done and make your desktop great...

Still talking to Oracle Commercial Linux distributor Canonical has won the buzzword bingo for the week by putting Ubuntu, cloud, and appliance in the same sentence in announcing a partnership with IBM. It's meant to bring the latter company's DB2 databases to the latest Ubuntu 10.04 Server Edition Linux.…...

System76 has updated its Linux-based netbook to the Atom N455 processor as well as making it thinner and lighter. The Ubuntu 10.04 version of the 10.1-inch Starling NetBook offers...

Due to the positive fact that more proposals emerge, we wanted to take the time to make them into polished proposals that we want to publish for discussion as well...

If you happen to have followed the path of speech recognition software over the years, you know that it's been a rocky road. Pundits ranging from Ray Kurzweil to Bill Gates, have, at various times, proclaimed speech recognition to be the wave of the computing future, but...

ARM has solidified its position today as master of the mobile processor universe, announcing a deal with TSMC that will take smartphone chips all the way down to a 20nm process. That means: faster, better, more efficient. More »...

In light of the recent GPL compliance complaint made by the Free Software Foundation against Apple's App Store, which sells and distributes software for Apple gadgets...

With more and more businesses and organizations using and developing open source software--which can, among other things, be a big opportunity for cost savings--the need for knowledge about open source licenses and compliance is elevated...

From balancing your checkbook to running your giant globalcorp, open source has accounting, ERP, business intelligence, billing, human resources, investment, point of sale, spreadsheets, and time-tracking software for everyone; Cynthia Harvey assembles this collection of 50 to get you started.

The popular, open source configuration management tool receives a handful of enhancements -- including basic Windows support -- while its backer, Puppet Labs, gets new financing.

With tongue wedged firmly in cheek, Adobe has named its latest little bit of demo software FlashTime and given it a quick spin to whet our appetites. Built using the forthcoming Air 2.5, this peer-to-peer video chat client harnesses your smartphone's camera to get some direct visual communication going with your fellow Android lovers. Okay,...

Synology America is shipping two network-attached storage (NAS) devices running its Linux-based Synology DiskStation Manager 2.3 software. The desktop DiskStation DS411+ and rack-mount RackStation RS810+ are both equipped with dual-core Intel Atom D510 processors, as well as four bays supporting up to 8TB each, with the RS810+ expandable to 16TB...

We continue our Linuxables series on the Linux text editor. As you might have noticed, this is one of those topics that breed much contempt. If you talk about vi, you must give equal time to emacs. If you talk about Kate, you best talk about Gedit. And that is precisely where we are - Gedit (although we have yet to talk about Kate, that comes next week).

Mark Angelino, formerly vice president at IBM and President at Sprint, was responsible for the adoption of Salesforce’s sales, call center and platform services in North America from May 2009 until last month. As you can tell from the screenshot above, he left Salesforce.com in June to become Senior Vice...

Tech giant highlights its interest in Ocarina's deduplication capability, which helps customers reduce storage needs by shrinking redundant data.

With the Android-based "LePad," the Chinese company becomes just the latest vendor readying a pure tablet device.

With release of five new virtualization-management software applications, CA is giving IT managers new tools to manage privileges access to their systems.

Hewlett-Packard acquires a trademark for the term "PalmPad", which is presumably the name of their rumored tablet computer running Palm's webOS operating system.

The Droid 2's been leaking out all over the place in the past few weeks, but it looks like it'll be another month before it officially hits shelves -- we just got these shots from a packaging facility that's handling the phone, which puts it right on schedule for that rumored...

Executives from handset manufacturers like HTC, Samsung, and Nokia are coming out swinging against Apple CEO Steve Jobs' assertion that their products suffer from similar signal problems to the iPhone 4.

A few days back there was the release of two updated NVIDIA legacy drivers for Linux, but only their newest legacy driver (they have three different legacy drivers at present) gained support for X.Org Server 1.8. This support though is needed for the older NVIDIA drivers to operate on newer...

More than two years after version 1.0 arrived and one month behind schedule, the Wine Project has released version 1.2 of its Windows API implementation, adding support for 64-bit Windows applications...

Data center automation company Puppet Labs this morning announced that it has raised $5 million in funding, bringing the total amount of capital invested in the fledging startup to $7 million...

A Quick Look at MeeGo in Bugzilla 2010-07-12 through 2010-07-18...

As GigaOM reports in "OpenStack Wants to Be Android of The Cloud," RackSpace has released an open source cloud platform called OpenStack...

Mandriva 2010.1 "Spring" edition has arrived just in time for the summer months. It's a bit tardy, but worth the wait. Despite the company's well-publicized financial woes, Mandriva has delivered a solid and user-friendly desktop release.

We are announcing some new arrivals today in the Linux.com Store– hats, hats and more hats! To be more specific, we’ve added four new baseball caps, each with a different choice of a Linux-related graphic. My favorite is the “Green Fresh Kernels.”

Samsung announced what appears to be its first 512GB SSD (solid state disk), utilizing & high-performance toggle-mode& DDR NAND flash. The device provides three times the performance of a typical hard disk drive, and extends battery life even further than previous SSDs, the company claims....