Torvalds spoke to what he thought was a larger concept of “diversity” than what has been mentioned a lot in recent stories on the topic, including economic disparity, language, and culture (even between neighboring European countries). “There’s a lot of talk about gender and sexual preferences and race, but we’re different in so many other ways, too,” … Leggi tutto
The latest version of the stable Linux kernel, 3.12.36, has been announced by Jiri Slaby and it has arrived with a fair number of changes and improvements.
CompuLab’s tiny “Fitlet” mini-PC runs Linux or Windows on a dual- or quad-core 64-bit AMD x86 SoC, and offers generous I/O, plus modular expansion options.
Sony updated its decades-old Walkman media player line with an aluminum model running Android 4.2, featuring high-res audio, and priced around $1,120.
Rockchip is showing off a developer kit for its first 64-bit, octa-core processor at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. The RK3368 kit includes a the company’s new processor hooked up to a series of boards powering a touchscreen display running Android 5.0 Lollipop.
PC Partner has introduced a small form-factor computer with a fanless case that measures 5″ x 5″ x 1.8″. It’s called the N2581N1-F, it supports Linux, and it doesn’t have an Intel or AMD processor.Instead this little computer is powered NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 quad-core processor with 192-core Kepler graphics.
D-Link expanded its home automation line with a wireless hub, water leak sensor, siren, security cameras, and 802.11ac routers, all running embedded Linux. Connected Home Hub (DCH-G020)
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About GIRL is a GNOME Internet Radio Locator program that allows the user to easily find and record live radio programs on radio broadcasters on the Internet. GIRL was developed for the GNOME desktop and requires one audio helper such as Totem (https://developer.gnome.org/totem/) to be installed for playback and StreamRipper (http://streamripper.sourceforge.net/) to be installed for … Leggi tutto
Il corso degli eventi è spesso incredibile, forse Gianbattista Vico ha ragione nella sua ipotesi di cicli della storia, nel nostro caso, dell’informatica. Infatti nell’ambito degli strumenti di sviluppo software la Microsoft primeggiava, poi sembrava poter essere superata da ambienti quali Qt o Java o Python o PHP, ma infine l’immagine dei corsi e dei … Leggi tutto
L’anno che stiamo per lasciare ha portato grandi novità, forse la maggiore è per l’utente comune di poter utilizzare Linux nel proprio computer. Linus Torvarlds ha ben detto che siamo solo all’inizio di questa grande opportunità, infatti l’utente comune ancora non può, praticamente, muoversi con libertà nel suo user space, ad esempio per installare quanto … Leggi tutto
Unity 8 for the Ubuntu desktop is still pretty far from being ready for day-to-day use, but the devs have been making some great progress and it looks like the desktop experience is shaping up.
KDE Frameworks are 60 addon libraries to Qt which provide a wide variety of commonly needed functionality in mature, peer reviewed and well tested libraries with friendly licensing terms. For an introduction see the Frameworks 5.0 release announcement.
The OISF development team is pleased to announce Suricata 2.0.5. This release fixes a number of important issues in the 2.0 series. About Suricata Suricata is a high performance Network IDS, IPS and Network Security Monitoring engine. Open Source and owned by a community run non-profit foundation, the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF). Suricata is … Leggi tutto
Jack Wallen introduces you to an easy way to create live ISO images of your currently running Linux system with Systemback.
Quad Core Linux computer is now $35.00. Don’t put up with the slow single core computer anymore. If you are considering a tiny computer for general purpose computing, software development or as a project platform, the ODROID-C1 will give you a lot more satisfaction and fun with incredible performance for a very low price. You … Leggi tutto
“I am happy to announce that Qt 5.4 has been released today and is available for download from qt.io. Together with Qt 5.4, we have also released Qt Creator 3.3 and an update to Qt for device creation on embedded Linux and embedded Android. But let’s start with Qt 5.4. One of the main focus … Leggi tutto
Rockchip (Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.) is a fabless semiconductor company based in Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China. They design SoCs using licensed SIP cores from other companies. Due to their evolution from the MP3/MP4 player market most Rockchip SoCs feature advanced media decoding logic but lack integrated cellular radio basebands. Rockchip is a leading … Leggi tutto
The e5500 Power Architecture core from Freescale introduced 64-bit processing to the QorIQ family for embedded processing. Based on Power Architecture ISA v2.06, the e5500 core provides a 64-bit performance upgrade critical to compute intensive applications while maintaining 32-bit compatibility to preserve legacy investment in code development.
The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 processor sets the standard for high-tier mobile device design with the industry’s first octa-core 64-bit capable CPU architecture, featuring integrated advanced 4G LTE for the optimal balance of performance and power, along with an RF Front End solution, for virtually seamless communications and outstanding battery life. CPU 64-bit processing with quad-core … Leggi tutto
The Questflo™ TX1100 family of network search co-processors or network search engines (NSE) are high performance, high capacity, low power devices used for the design of carrier and enterprise service/edge routers, security appliances, network probes, data center switches, servers, load-balancers and new classes of Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) platforms. Applications … Leggi tutto
KEY BENEFITS Octo-core Cortex A53, up to 1.5GHz clock speed Supports 1080p display, and video encoding and decoding Improved image processor to support 13 to 16MP camera Advanced power management and audio codec for power efficiency and audio performance Enhanced security processor Integrated location and sensor hub functionalities for better usability
Steady progress towards final release, although we still have a big unknown worry in a regression that Dave Jones reported and that we haven’t solved yet. In the process of chasing that one down, there’s been a fair amount of looking at various low-level details, and that found some dubious issues, but no smoking gun … Leggi tutto
Il tema è fondamentale e delicato. La prima distinzione obbligatoria è in relazione all’utilizzo: personale o condiviso con altri utenti. La condivisione di file con molti utenti comporta che la macchina adibita ad ospitare i file da condividere deve avere buone risorse, possiamo dire che deve essere un server vero e proprio: CPU con più … Leggi tutto
Two well-known and experienced Debian developers, both members of the project’s technical committee, have announced they will be leaving the committee.
There are some seriously cool Raspberry Pi-powered products on the way. Here are 3 that make us want to throw money at our screens…
There are many benefits to using Lubuntu on this netbook. The performance is excellent. The desktop doesn’t have lots of panels taking up screen real estate and the applications installed are all lightweight.
Features It’s completely free and open source; It manages both Oracle VirtualBox, and it’s guests; No Webserver needed; It is written using Perl, so there is no need of compilation; Can easily view and interact with guests via RDP, including sound and clipboard; Create and edit guests; We can configure processor, display, input devices, audio, … Leggi tutto
The Tianhe-2 supercomputer has retained its crown as the world’s most powerful system for the fourth consecutive time in the Top500 supercomputing rankings. Tianhe-2 was built by China’s National University of Defense Technology and first landed on the Top500 supercomputer list in June of 2013.
What’s new in this release: New version of the Gecko engine based on Firefox 34. Support for the Visual Studio 2013 version of the C/C++ runtimes. More font metrics support in DirectWrite. Some more Direct2D work. Various bug fixes.
Do you think Linux is an alternative, hobbyist operating system? Ha! Linux is mainstream. If you’re looking for the next niche OS, you’ll need to dive deep into the cracks and crevices: passion projects worked on by a handful of developers in their spare time. Chris Hoffman
It is practically impossible to imagine any dashboard without graphs and charts. They present complex statistics quickly and effectively. Additionally, a good graph also enhances the overall design of your website.
A new NVIDIA Beta Linux driver has been released, and this is one of the biggest updates in a long time. It’s considered unstable, but if you’re having problems with the system or you want better performance, then you really need to try this one.
Here comes our second update to GNOME 3.14, it has many fixes, various improvements, documentation and translation updates, we hope you’ll enjoy it. Frederic Peters <fpeters gnome org>
OpenGL is a well-known standard for generating 3-D as well as 2-D graphics that is extremely powerful and has many capabilities. OpenGL is defined and released by the OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB).
The Raspberry Pi single board computer has become incredibly popular with hobbyists, academics, educators and OEMs. It’s tiny, it’s cheap, it has great performance and it’s extremely versatile. Even better, you have a surprisingly wide choice of operating systems to help you tackle whatever project you take on. What? You thought there was only Raspbian? … Leggi tutto
“This old-world relational database software is very expensive,” Jassy said. “They’re proprietary. There’s a high level of lock-in. And they’ve got punitive licensing terms, not just allowing very little flexibility in moving to the cloud the way customers want, but also in the auditing and fining of their customers.” Amazon Aurora seeks to address this … Leggi tutto
Microsoft announced that it would be open sourcing the server side .NET stack and expanding it to run on Linux and Mac OS platforms.
Canonical already has numerous partners in its Carrier Advisory Group, which has been formed specifically with Ubuntu Touch in mind. Basically, these are companies interested in what Canonical is doing with the Ubuntu Touch platform and they will probably provide some input after launch.
Canonical isn’t yet prepared to drop 32-bit Ubuntu ISOs outright, but over time — and particularly at or just after Ubuntu 16.04 — they will work to demphasize the existence of the 32-bit releases and work to push more users to 64-bit Ubuntu as a main focus.
You can buy a Raspberry Pi Model A+ right now. It costs around $20/£15, it’s just 56mm long, 12mm thick and uses up to 45% less power than a Model B+… Model A+ Specs: Dimensions: 65x56x12mm Memory: 256MB RAM Expansion: Micro SD slot, 1x USB, 40x GPIO Networking: None Price: ~$20/£15
The most famous and powerful control panels are cPanel and Plesk. These two popular panels are paid software’s and hosting provider will charge a monthly fee for installing it on the server. Fortunately, there are few more alternate open source control panels available to download at no cost with similar features. Now, let’s move further … Leggi tutto
The wearables focus of the Newton2 is backed up by Imagination’s list of target applications: Infotainment — smartwatches, augmented reality headsets, smart glasses, smart cameras Healthcare — wearable healthcare monitors Fitness and wellness — fitness bands, activity trackers, smart clothing, sleep sensors
ARMv8-A Architecture The ARMv8 architecture introduces 64-bit support to the ARM architecture with a focus on power-efficient implementation while maintaining compatibility with existing 32-bit software. By adopting a clean approach ARMv8-A processors, such as the ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, extend the performance range available while maintaining the low power consumption characteristics of the ARM processors that will power tomorrow’s … Leggi tutto