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OpenStack cloud gets Bexar release and backers

...the API for administrators. Alongside the release, networking giant Cisco and Ubuntu-backer Canonical said that they have joined the project's development community, with... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Jack Clark

Google's SPDY protocol finds first backer

SPDY, a standard that Google hopes will speed up the web, has been incorporated into products sold by Vancouver-based Strangeloop Networks Read more

15 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland
Leanware <endeca_term>Backer</endeca_term> 6.8

Leanware Backer 6.8

...by media like USB drives, DVDs, network, another hard disk or Internet. Backer keeps all your computers and disks up to date. Benefits: Synchronize your... Read more

2 September, 2011
Folder <endeca_term>Backer</endeca_term> and Archiver 0.1 Beta 4

Folder Backer and Archiver 0.1 Beta 4

Folder Backer & Archiver is a simple program that allows users to backup folders easily... Read more

29 December, 2010

Intel becomes a LibreOffice distributor

Intel has become a major backer of the LibreOffice open-source productivity suite, joining the advisory board of... Read more

24 February, 2012

Canonical: No plans for public cloud

Ubuntu-backer Canonical does not plan to offer a platform-as-a-service service... Read more

23 February, 2012

Canonical defends its shift to Unity

Ubuntu-backer Canonical has defended its contentious move to the Unity desktop, arguing that... Read more

22 February, 2012

Oracle objects to Android chief as negotiator

...negotiate a deal to end Oracle's patent lawsuit against the Android backer, a court has heard Read more

8 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

Apple and Nokia settle patent spat

...tit-for-tat patent dispute but posing a potential cost to Android backers Read more

14 June, 2011 by Ben Woods

Google backs BrightSource solar power plant

The company has secured funding from backers including Google to build a solar energy plant in the Californian desert... Read more

12 April, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

Copyright crackdown dominates ISPA 'villain' awards

The ISP Association has nominated backers of the Digital Economy Bill for its 'internet villain' award, while opponents... Read more

9 June, 2010 by David Meyer

Dell plans Ubuntu laptop for developers

...to use with OpenStack, said George. Dell has been working with Ubuntu backer Canonical to get around problems such as a lack of Linux drivers... Read more

8 May, 2012

Ubuntu gets a facelift with Precise Pangolin 12.04

...usability features and software management tools to the operating system. However, Ubuntu-backer Canonical is stressing the design changes in Precise Pangolin. These include its... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Jack Clark

European cloud project plots OpenStack move

...lacks, she said, and that code could be added to OpenStack.Optimis backers Besides the 451 Group, other stakeholders of the project include BT, Atos... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Jack Clark

CES 2012: WHDI wireless HD video streaming

...Wi-Fi, but the protocol is different and — according to WHDI backer Amimon — more efficient. Certainly the video quality we saw on-screen... Read more

19 January, 2012

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

25 minutes ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 hour ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

2 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

3 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

4 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

5 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

5 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

9 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

11 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

14 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

20 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

21 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

22 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors