May 13, 2013
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Earlier in May, Jimmy Kaplowitz, Google Site Reliability Engineer and Debian developer, announced that Google would not just be adding Debian 6 and 7 images to the Google’s Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Google Compute Engine (GCE) it was making Debian Linux it’s default server image.
May 12, 2013
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Linux is far faster than Windows. That’s old news. It’s why Linux runs 90 percent of the world’s top 500 fastest supercomputers, while Windows runs 1 percent of them. What’s new “news” is that an alleged Microsoft operating system developer recently admitted that Linux is indeed much faster, and explained why that’s the case.
Anonymous MSFT developer admits Linux is faster than Windows. More >
May 10, 2013
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Do you want to know how to tell real Linux geeks from people who just use it? Ask them what their favorite application packaging system is. Hardcore old-school Linux users will soon be telling you all all about RPM vs. DEB and before it’s over someone is sure to chime in about going straight to source code ala Gentoo Linux’s Portage.
The short version is there’s a lot of Linux software application packing and installation systems out there already but Ubuntu will soon be adding another one.
May 9, 2013
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Since Facebook started open-sourcing the data center in 2011 in the Open Compute Project (OCP), Facebook and its OCP partners have had some successes in making data-center computing more open and affordable. Now, the OCP takes on what may be its biggest challenge to date: Creating open-source, high-end network switches.
Open Compute to open-source high-end network switches. More >
May 8, 2013
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To some, Windows 8 is a marketplace failure. But its flop has been nothing compared to Microsoft’s perpetual disaster in getting anyone to use its Windows Phone operating systems. You don’t need to worry about Microsoft’s bottom line though. Thanks to its Android patent agreements, Microsoft may be making as much as $8 per Android device. This could give Microsoft as much as $3.4 billion in 2013 from Android sales.
Microsoft’s most profitable mobile operating system: Android. More>
May 7, 2013
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I was pleased that Barnes & Noble (B&N) had updated its HD line with Google Store. I knew this software upgrade would make the low-priced HD, usually $149—$199 until May 12—a truly usable Android 4.x tablet. What I hadn’t realized was that it would transform it into a good, albeit low-end tablet.
New software upgrade turns Nook HD into good Android tablet (Review) More >