Feature: First look: Qt 5 makes JavaScript a first-class citizen for app development
The Qt development toolkit is undergoing a major overhaul. The developers behind the project announced the availability of the Qt 5 alpha release this week. It's a key milestone on the...
HTML5 roundup: Mozilla demos standards-based video chat in Firefox
Mozilla recently published a demo of standards-based video chat in an experimental build of Firefox. The functionality is built with the Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC) standard, which aims to support streaming audio and...
HTML5 roundup: Mozilla demos standards-based video chat in Firefox
Mozilla recently published a demo of standards-based video chat in an experimental build of Firefox. The functionality is built with the Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC) standard, which aims to support streaming audio and...
Metal as a Service: Canonical announces Ubuntu server provisioning tool
Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has announced a new tool called Metal as a Service (MAAS) that is designed to simplify the provisioning of individual server nodes in...
Hands-on: GNOME 3.4 arrives, introducing significant design changes
The developers behind the GNOME project have announced GNOME 3.4, a new version of the desktop environment. The update brings several significant new features and a number of design and usability...
Chrome 18 arrives with hardware-accelerated Canvas
Version 18 of the Chrome Web browser has rolled out to the stable channel. The new version includes hardware-accelerated rendering for the HTML5 Canvas element on Windows and Mac OS X.
As we have recently reported,...
Google reportedly plans to launch online store to sell Nexus tablet
The possibility of a Google-made Nexus tablet has been a major source of speculation over the past year. Recent rumors suggest the company is making a seven-inch device that will be priced to compete with...
Researcher publishes specs for real Linux-powered Star Trek tricorder
The Star Trek tricorder has become a reality, thanks to the hobby project of a cognitive science researcher. Dr. Peter Jansen has developed a handheld mobile computing device that has a...
First batch of $35 Linux computers arrives in UK, awaiting CE compliance testing
The Raspberry Pi foundation issued a statement today with a status update on their much-anticipated $35 Linux computer. The first 2,000 completed units have arrived in the UK, but the devices...
XBMC 11.0 released with new Ubuntu-based live CD and iOS support
The developers behind the XBMC project have released a major new version of the program. XBMC 11, which is codenamed Eden, brings better performance, broader platform support, theming enhancements, and a...
LibreOffice developers demo collaborative editing prototype
A group of LibreOffice developers have added experimental collaborative editing capabilities to the open source office suite. The feature allows multiple users to work on the same document simultaneously over the Internet. Th...
HTML5 roundup: magazine-style Web layouts with CSS regions
The Web is a powerful publishing platform, but HTML still has some weaknesses as a medium for presenting written content. Browser vendors and other stakeholders are working to remedy those weaknesses...
