Mozilla may make Flash click-to-play by default in future Firefox
Firefox developers are considering making Web plugins like Adobe Flash an opt-in feature. Although there is still a long way to go before it’s ready...
VMware seeks Linux-ization of cloud with any-cloud app platform
VMware said today that it wants to be the "Linux of the cloud." The Linux-ization of cloud software, according to VMware, isn't just about releasing code as open source—although that is part of it. The...
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...
Citrix submits cloud-building software to Apache Foundation
Citrix today said that software for building Amazon EC2-style cloud platforms will be submitted to the Apache Software Foundation in an effort to accelerate its development.
Known as CloudStack, the software was acquired by ...
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...
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...
Thunderbird 11 arrives with tabs on top, IM coming in future version
Mozilla announced this week the availability of Thunderbird 11, a new version of the popular open source e-mail client. It brings a minor user interface overhaul and a number of bugfixes.
As...
