admin Docker, which is based on LXC container technology, has exploded in popularity. While far from the first technology to place applications within smaller, lighter-weight “containers” instead of hypervisor-driven virtual machines, Docker has taken containers and made them mainstream.
Poynt launched a portable, Android-based PoS device with 7- and 4.3-inch touchscreens, plus WiFi, BLE, 4G, NFC, and EMV, plus a printer and card scanner.
Ubuntu is the most emerging open source desktop level operating system. In Ubuntu linux we have different multimedia softwares like MPlayer, VLC & Audacious that can play movies & mp3 . In this post we will discuss how to install these multimedia software in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 14.10.
Octa-Core Cortex-A7 CPU, supports 32-bit DDR3/DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR2, Supports SLC/MLC/TLC/EF NAND with 64-bit ECC.
Zhuhai, China-based Allwinner Technology has added one dual- and two quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 models to its A-series system-on-chip (SOC) family.
Whether you are a developer, project manager, or a stakeholder of any level—you’d like to have a clear view of where the project is headed. Are the deadlines being continuously achieved? How is the load on developers? How much of the project is complete? What is next for you in the project? And so on.
Official flavours The release notes for the official flavours can be found at the following links: Kubuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu Lubuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/Lubuntu Mythbuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/Mythbuntu Ubuntu GNOME https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME Ubuntu Kylin https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/Kylin Ubuntu Studio https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuStudio Xubuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/Xubuntu Ubuntu Server OpenStack 2014.1 Ubuntu 14.10 includes the OpenStack 2014.2 (Juno) release of the following projects in Ubuntu main: OpenStack Compute – … Leggi tutto
The worldwide Pay TV market is expected to surpass 920 million subscribers by the end of 2014.
In another strong quarter, Chromebook shipments increased by 67% QoQ and are projected to double in size YoY.
Gentoo Linux has always had much to offer any user that that wants deep control over their Linux computer. But nothing is free in life, and Gentoo exacts a price from each Linux user by requiring a certain level of knowledge in order to get the most out of it.
OpenROV is an open-source, low-cost underwater robot for exploration and education. It’s also a passionate community of professional and amateur ocean explorers and technologists.
“Free and open source software are no good without open hardware. If we can’t install our software on a piece of hardware, it’s not good for anything. Truly open hardware is fully-programmable and replicable. OSHWA So what is open hardware, exactly? OSHWA, the Open Source Hardware Association” … Carla Schroder Olimex è un costruttore di … Leggi tutto
While some Android apps are important, some truly are must have Android apps. 1) SwiftKey 2) AirDroid 3) AnyCut 4) Tasker 5) WeatherBug 6) Amazon 7) Waze 8) Yard Sale Treasure Map 9) CLapp 10) Current Caller ID & Block 11) Find Me Gluten Free 12) Banking apps
UCLA’s 1948 Mechanical Computer from Gizmodo on Vimeo.
Filip Dujardin is a strange sort of architectural photographer. He’s best known for pictures of buildings that don’t exist.
While much of the security world is consumed with the latest branded vulnerability (last week it was POODLE), the open-source PHP programming language fixed some very serious bugs.
Organizations supporting Linux operating systems commonly have a need to build customized software to add or replace packages on production systems. This need comes from timing and policy differences between customers and the upstream distribution maintainers.
The main advantage to using Gentoo Linux is its performance and customization. These two factors far exceed what the user settings in the KDE desktop provide. Another benefit is the source compiler maximizes all possible optimizations and makes the software run as fast as possible. However, on less-powerful computers, this process can take what seems … Leggi tutto
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return. — Leonardo da Vinci
Get beautiful views of the sunset using your Raspberry Pi, a Pi camera and a small Python script
Fundamental utilities and long-time favourites all go head-to-head as we pick the network manager that offers the complete package 1. ifconfig 2. GNOME Network 3. Network Tools 4. Wicd
… We don’t want to be forced to use systemd in substitution to the traditional UNIX sysvinit init, because systemd betrays the UNIX philosophy…
The Debian project project has announced that Debian 7.7 “Wheezy” is now out and available for download. This is the regular maintenance update, but it packs quite a few important fixes.
Now, Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) is scheduled to arrive on October 23, this Thursday. Users will be offered the chance to upgrade their systems, but this is an intermediary release and it’s not likely that many users will take this step. The Ubuntu LTS release was just six months ago and not too many users … Leggi tutto
So after the Unicorn, it looks like 14.10 will be called Vivid Vervet, a “vervet” being a family of monkeys native to Africa. And if Trusty was a codename inspiring, well, trust and stability, and utopic should make you think about some fantasy-like distribution, vivid should mean full of life, intense and clear. Warty Warthog … Leggi tutto
DigiKam is a free, open-source, full-fledged photo manager that blends well in KDE, and comes with very powerful tools for organizing and manipulating photographs.
What’s Happening with oVirt 3.5? ”’Live Merge”’: If an image has one or more snapshots, oVirt 3.5’s merge command will combine the data of one volume into another. Live merges can be performed with data pulled from one snapshot into another snapshot. The engine can merge multiple disks at the same time and each merge … Leggi tutto
Open Aquarium has been designed to help you to take care of your fish by automating the control and maintenance tasks that take place in the fish tanks and ponds. Open Aquarium consists of two different and complementary kits: Basic and Aquaponics, and many several extra accessories.
To combat “superbugs,” scientists have made viruses that make them mundane.
For the first time in forever, the Mac could be noticed by someone.
iOS 8.1 set to arrive on Monday
MOZILLA HAS INKED a deal with Telefonica to bring in-browser calling to the Firefox browser, and beyond. As we reported back in May, Mozilla has been eyeing up the idea of simplified in-browser VoIP for some time and has today confirmed that its new partnership will be rolled out imminently, with beta users seeing it … Leggi tutto
Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z3 will be first to get it ‘early next year’
THE LINUX FOUNDATION has announced Dronecode, a new initiative to encourage cooperation on the peaceful use of drones.
Interview The Linux Foundation’s Jim Zemlin talks drones, bugs and Kraftwerk
I am extremely happy to announce that Qt 5.4 Beta is now available for download. There are a lot of new and interesting things in Qt 5.4 and I will try to summarize the most important highlights in this blog post.
Overview presentations Android is not just Java on Linux Great presentation by Tetsuyuki Kobayashi overview of Android See this Android Internals presentation by Karim Yaghmour http://www.opersys.com/blog/android-internals-101103 You’ll find both the video and the slides there Mythbusters_Android.pdf Presentation by Matt Porter at ELC Europe Has bits and pieces showing problematic Android code and policies Basically Android … Leggi tutto
Next Ubuntu LTS will have Unity 8 by default The mobile platform is now using Unity 8, the next generation of the famous desktop environment developed by Canonical. It’s very different from Unity 7, the current version on the desktop, although it will share a few of the design aspects. Ubuntu 14.10 will feature Unity … Leggi tutto
It’s a little faster, but this is largely the same phablet.
Intel’s new Xeon E5 v3 family of server and workstation CPUs, based on the 22nm Haswell architecture, runs the gamut from budget 6-core chips to an 18-core behemoth. We outline what’s new and look at some new products from SuperMicro.
The new online company will be tasked with selling smart devices and services in China.
In 1994, only geeks, techies and nerds were using the Web, and then along came Netscape and nothing would be the same.
The Anonabox is a “completely open source and open hardware” networking device that provides anonymous Internet access and encryption, says Chico, Calif.-based project leader August Germar on the Anonabox Kickstarter page.
Virtualbox 4.3.18 has been released about three days ago, bringing many different fixes for major operating systems such as Ubuntu Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. The potential misbehavior after restoring the A20 state from a saved state has been fixed, virtualbox does not crash anymore in linux hosts with old versions of the linux kernel, … Leggi tutto
Today we have a guest post from Aidan Chopra, friend of SparkFun and dad extraordinaire. Aidan built an absolutely brilliant Grumman F4F-4 costume for his son.
High-powered LEDs, an audio kit from Moog and more. Check out the new stuff for this week.
When developers discuss who the world’s top programmer is, these names tend to come up a lot