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IT Job Seekers Back in the Driver’s Seat

Fast-paced growth in the Information Technology (IT) industry and low unemployment rates for technology workers are making it difficult for corporate executives to find qualified hires ...

‘Smart Spaces’ Project Seeks to Light Up Networks

Dartmouth University researchers are shining a new light on using "smart spaces" in ambient room lighting to transmit both data and human gestures ...

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HandBrake Video Transcoder Gets a Grip on Linux

Converting video files from various media sources can be a huge chore. That task can be much more manageable with HandBrake, a GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder. It is available for MacOS X, Linux, and Windows, which makes working on more than one platform a bit more convenient. The latest version of Linux, 0.10, released on Nov. 23, has many upgrades. However, the Linux version lacks a few of the features in the Windows and Mac versions...

Good and Samsung Partner to Harden Android Security

Good Technology on Tuesday announced a merger of its app container and app ecosystem with the Samsung KNOX enterprise security platform for Android ...

Balancing Diversity and Creativity in the World of FOSS

The Linux community is filled with friction and diversity. One of the advantages of open source software is the diversity that leads to innovative approaches to improve the computing environment ...

Open Source at the Front of the Class

Open source is sitting at the head of the class in a growing number of schools with all levels of education. Its no-cost starting point and use-it-your-way flexibility gives open source technology an advantage over proprietary solutions with its no-license and no-fee lesson plan ...

There’s a GHOST in Linux’s Library

Patches for GHOST, a critical vulnerability in the Linux GNU C Library (glibc), now are available through vendor communities for a variety of Linux server and desktop distributions ...

Debian Forked: All for Devuan and Devuan for All?

A group of developers made good on their threats to fork Debian Linux late last year after the community's leadership voted to replace sysvinit with systemd, making systemd the default init boot process ...

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Zenwalk Linux – A Walk on the Quirky Side

Zenwalk Linux is a very usable yet uncommon Linux OS. It is more than a single distribution. The developmental path and sketchy developer website may cast an unfavorable impression about Zenwalk's trustworthiness as a serious computing platform. The ho-hum impression when first running the live edition does little to encourage users to take this Linux OS for a stroll...

Acer Designs Chromebooks for Students’ Rough Handling

Acer on Wednesday announced two new ruggedized Chromebooks geared for classroom use. Both will go on sale in February ...

Adobe Opens Lightroom’s Door to Android

Adobe last week released an Android mobile app as a companion to its Lightroom desktop application and cloud service. ...

Samsung Tries Out Tizen in India

Samsung on Wednesday released the first Tizen-powered smartphone for India, the Samsung Z1 ...

Samsung Smart TVs Hint at Tizen-Run IoT

Samsung announced at last week's International CES a new line of smart TVs powered by the open source Tizen operating system. Beginning with this year's models, all of Samsung's smart TVs will run on Tizen ...

The Long Slog to Level the Document Playing Field

Free open source office suites to read, write, convert or replace the industry-standard Microsoft Office document formats are in ample supply. Yet their use in business and government, especially in the U.S., lags far behind proprietary products ...

Defending the Free Linux World

The Open Invention Network, or OIN, is waging a global campaign to keep Linux out of harm's way in patent litigation. Its efforts have resulted in more than 1,000 companies joining forces to become the largest defense patent management organization in history ...

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Docker CTO Solomon Hykes to Devs: Have It Your Way

Docker in the last two years has moved from an obscure Linux project to one of the most popular open source technologies in cloud computing ...

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4MLinux Is So Lightweight It’s Anemic

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How Linux Works Is an OS Mechanic’s Mainstay

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Puzzle GNU/Linux: Integrated Pieces Create an Intriguing OS

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IoT Delivers Window of Opportunity to SMBs

The Internet of Things is expected to be a US$7 trillion market in six years. However, many small to medium-sized IT firms that do not have the capital to acquire the Nests of the world are left to wonder how they can benefit from this lucrative trend ...

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