ZaTab: ZaReason's Open Tablet

Quite a few options existas far as Android tabletsgo. Some of them are great choices for personal entertainment a ... http://bit.ly/OY8Coi

Non-Linux FOSS: AutoCAD Alternatives

Although AutoCAD is the champion of the computer-aided design world,some alternatives are worth looking into. In f ... http://bit.ly/QV7xdb

The Sysadmin's Toolbox: iftop

Who's using up all the bandwidth, and what are they doing? Useiftop to find out. more ... http://bit.ly/RituVH

An Introduction to GCC Compiler Intrinsics in Vector Processing

Speed is essential in multimedia, graphics and signalprocessing. Sometimes programmers resort to assembly language ... http://bit.ly/P62nKS

Experimental animation and video techniques in Linux.

Animation and video editing in Linux can be treacherous territory. Anyonewho has tried working in these media prob ... http://bit.ly/PqW85x

Stop Waiting For DNS!

I am an impulse domain buyer. I tend to purchase silly names for simple sites that only serve the purpose of an ins ... http://bit.ly/OxQuvO

Audiobooks as Easy as ABC

Whether you love Apple products or think they are abominations, it's hard to beat iPods when it comes to audiobooks ... http://bit.ly/RSt2yf

Making Lists in Scribus

You might as well know from the start: Making bulleted or numbered lists in Scribus isn't as easy as in the average ... http://bit.ly/QfpVNG

Fritzing, the Hot New Electronics Designer for Real People

Fritzing is the sophisticated new electronics application with the funny name. It is a powerful tool for making sch ... http://bit.ly/SqOWuF

Nexus 7 - First Look

I had the opportunity to test drive a friend's Asus (Google) Nexus 7, the latest entry into the tablet space. It h ... http://bit.ly/P1TJfF

Skateboarding with Greg Kroah-Hartman

After the Linux Kernel Summit was done, the Linux kernel panel had wrapped and the LinuxCon and CloudOpen keynotes ... http://bit.ly/TrJTcE

Government's 7 Common Challenges to Embracing the Cloud

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report highlighting what government users ha ... http://bit.ly/TqkFvt

LinuxCon and CloudOpen Media Takeaways

The LinuxCon and CloudOpen 2012 conference held in San Diego last week were an epic success. Three days of keynotes ... http://bit.ly/Q8S2OH

30 Linux Kernel Developers in 30 Weeks: Julia Lawall

We're just back from a week of in-person collaboraiton at Linux Kernel Summit, Linux Plumbers Conference, LinuxCon, ... http://bit.ly/Q8S48Y

Defining the Open Cloud

Last week at CloudOpen we had a short panel discussion about what makes an “open cloud.” Surprisingly, some f ... http://bit.ly/NQ0LJt

Open Cloud Roundup: Top Headlines Week of Sept. 4

The news and analysis on open source cloud computing keeps flowing after the CloudOpen conference in San Diego last ... http://bit.ly/NQ0JkL

Open Cloud Roundup: Top Headlines Week of Sept. 4

The news and analysis on open source cloud computing keeps flowing after the CloudOpen conference in San Diego last ... http://bit.ly/P5a86p

Kobo Announces Smallest eReader in Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo, and Kobo Arc 7-Inch Android Tablet

Kobo makes some great eInk devices and just announced their new lineup of ebook readers, including a much improved ... http://bit.ly/P4MnLK

Defining the Open Cloud

Last week at CloudOpen we had a short panel discussion about what makes an “open cloud.” Surprisingly, some f ... http://bit.ly/NeNDfo

Alcatel-Lucent apiGrove — A New, Open-Sourced API Management Service

Alcatel-Lucent is open-sourcing a new API software engine and management platform called apiGrove that is meant t ... http://bit.ly/NeFxmM

Gingerbread Still Dominant with 57.5 Percent Android Ownership

Ice Cream Sandwich is now running on 20.9 percent of all Android-based devices, according to new data from Google. ... http://bit.ly/NeFx6u

Valve's Steam Linux Beta About To Drop?

A lot of Phoronix readers have been writing in this morning with the feeling that the Steam Linux Beta is likely ab ... http://bit.ly/NeFx6c

Distribution Release: Ubuntu Christian Edition 12.04

Jereme Hancock has announced the release of Ubuntu Christian Edition 12.04, an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribut ... http://bit.ly/NeFzuU

Integration, Alignment Key After Cloud 'Arms Race'

Analysts say it's too soon to tell if IT vendors that bought cloud companies have gained, but they should focus on ... http://bit.ly/Oq6Jfv

First Attempt At Linux Kernel Secure Boot Support

Matthew Garrett published the first patches this week that take an initial stab at the Linux kernel UEFI Secure Boo ... http://bit.ly/Oq6IZ3

Dell: Give Our Transformation Time

It took IBM a decade to transform from a hardware giant to a software and services juggernaut. Dell is in year thre ... http://bit.ly/NeFwzn

QEMU 1.2 Released

Version 1.2 of the QEMU processor emulator has been released. "Even though this was the shortest release cycle in Q ... http://bit.ly/NeFzeo

Microsoft, VMware and Amazon Jockey for Pole Position in Race to Manage the Cloud

Three companies each have their own method of linking an organisation’s datacentre with public clouds, but each o ... http://bit.ly/NeFwzj

Microsoft to Add 1,000 Employees in China

The software giant is growing its operations in the country with this recruitment drive, particularly research and ... http://bit.ly/Sn6qYS

Google: 1.3 Million Android Devices Activated Every Day

Eric Schmidt says that the number of Android devices activated each day has now grown to 1.3 million, but only a sm ... http://bit.ly/TYUaZQ

Enlightenment E17 Has Secret Release Plans

More information concerning the plans to finally release the Enlightenment E17 window manager will be revealed soon ... http://bit.ly/TYUaJu

X Server 1.13 has Better Hybrid Graphics Support

Version 1.13 of X Server has been released by the X.org developers and it offers improved support for hot-pluggable ... http://bit.ly/Trpxib

Samsung Sells 20M+ Galaxy S IIIs In 100 Days: A Benchmark Or A Red Herring For Apple, Nokia, Amazon?

Nokia and Motorola had their day in the device spotlight yesterday, and today it Amazon’s turn, with Apple’s ne ... http://bit.ly/TrpvqG

QEMU 1.2.0 Improves Live Migration

The new version of the open source system emulator, used in both the KVM and Xen virtualisation platforms, now supp ... http://bit.ly/TrprY4

Government's 7 Common Challenges to Embracing the Cloud

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report highlighting what government users ha ... http://bit.ly/TnU4gY

Design Frameworks

Want your site to look good, even though you're not a designer? Try a designframework. more ... http://bit.ly/OnpTTt

LinuxCon and CloudOpen Media Takeaways

The LinuxCon and CloudOpen 2012 conference held in San Diego last week were an epic success. Three days of keynotes ... http://bit.ly/QmceOP

Citrix Podio for iPad Debuts with BYOD in Mind

The new Podio for iPad app is boasted to complete Citrix's vision for empowering the mobile workforce. ... http://bit.ly/Qmcdus

World's First Linux Ultrabook Laptop Costs as much as a Windows Version

The ZaReason UltraLap 430 offers your choice of Linux OS, but has a starting price of $899. ... http://bit.ly/NS3cVQ

Why HTML5 is in Trouble on the Mobile Front

HTML5 promises great things for smartphone developers, but is yet to deliver in full. That leaves developers with a ... http://bit.ly/R8Yp8m

Supercomputing Takes a Slight Pause in Q2 as Big Systems Drive Sales

With all of the relatively cheap computing power available today, and with the expanding focus from traditional sup ... http://bit.ly/Q0B1sf

openSUSE 12.2 Arrives with Linux 3.4 and GRUB 2.0

Following a two-month delay, the developers at the openSUSE project have published version 12.2 of their Linux dist ... http://bit.ly/Q8tPWX

GE Software: The Bay Area's Giant Startup

GE is building a formidable Software Center in San Ramon as part of its goal of transforming industry sectors and b ... http://bit.ly/Q0AZ3F

AV Test Lab Examines Android Security Programs

The AV-Comparatives test lab has examined 13 security programs for Android smartphones. As well as the core anti-vi ... http://bit.ly/Q0AXZH

MariaDB Gets Alpha of Galera Clustering

The MariaDB team and Codership have brought Galera Clustering's scalable multi-master replication to the MySQL fork ... http://bit.ly/Q0AVB5

Special Report: Technology Innovation: TV Makers Join Forces Against Smartphone Giants

For TV makers to hold back Apple and Google, both making steps to take a slice of the market, they have to develop ... http://bit.ly/Q0AXsH

Apache Wicket Bounces to a 6

With a revamped JavaScript client side based on jQuery, a more OSGi-compliant server side and experimental WebSocke ... http://bit.ly/Q8tIL5

Github Resume Transforms Your Github Account into a One-Page Resume

Github Resume is a webapp that takes your Github account and turns it into an attractive one-pager that highlights ... http://bit.ly/Q8tFil

Linux Mint Founder Calls Nautilus 3.6 a Catastrophe

Discussing his project's new fork of the GNOME file manager, Clement Lefebvre calls Nautilus 3.6 a catastrophe. The ... http://bit.ly/REI8ak

Nokia's Turnaround Hopes Come to Focus with New Lumia Phones

CEO Stephen Elop is betting big on features such as its PureView camera and the generational shift in Windows to po ... http://bit.ly/REI6iQ

Slidecast: Overview of Intel Parallel Studio XE 2013

In this slidecast, Intel Tool Evangelist James Reinders presents an overview of the new Intel Parallel Studio XE 20 ... http://bit.ly/REI4Y8

KDE Delivers First KDE SC 4.9 Update

Version 4.9.1 has been released to address significant bugs in the Kontact Suite and Dolphin file manager, as well ... http://bit.ly/RlwRHk

Netflix Open Sources Eureka for Mid-Tier Load Balancing in the Cloud

This week, Netflix has open sourced its Eureka service, which handles many infrastructure tasks for Netflix's Amazo ... http://bit.ly/REI2zx

ARM Worried About Economic Uncertainty

ARM, which powers a diverse array of hardware ranging from smartphones to servers, is bracing itself for subdued sa ... http://bit.ly/RIs9E7

Interfacing Disparate Systems

When hearing the word interface, most people probably think of a Graphical UserInterface or a physical hardware in ... http://bit.ly/RIcd4O

Enterprise Mobility: How Fast Can Development Go?

There's never been a better time to be a mobile developer, writes Forrester analyst Michael Facemire. ... http://bit.ly/RDcDxk

Windows Server 2012 Launches as Cornerstone of Microsoft's 'Cloud OS'

Microsoft is making available the final Windows Server 2012 bits for test and/or purchase as of Sept. 4. ... http://bit.ly/PZl9pR

Oracle Appeals Five-Year US Copyright Case Against SAP

Oracle has rejected SAP's offer of $306 million to settle a copyright infringement case launched in 2007, according ... http://bit.ly/OLORg2

Linus' F-You Brought NVIDIA Optimus Support To Linux

Good news for Linux users, NVIDIA is finally working on a new vesion of its non-free drivers for Linux which will b ... http://bit.ly/RhGZkD

VMware Secures Server Products

VMware has shipped updates for open source components of its various server products, including refreshed Java, Ope ... http://bit.ly/RhGVRS

Nemo, Cinnamon 1.6 and MATE 1.4

I’m taking this opportunity to relay two pieces of Cinnamon news to the Linux Mint community. Cinnamon 1.6 previe ... http://bit.ly/NaQFB3

Acer to Release Six Smartphones in 2013, Including Windows 8 Device

Acer has confirmed its plans to release six new smartphones in 2013, running either Windows 8 or Android. ... ... http://bit.ly/RhGVB8

SystemRescueCd 3.0.0 Introduces Support for Modules

Version 3.0.0 of the Linux distribution for administering and repairing systems introduces support for SRM modules ... http://bit.ly/RhGQO5

Participatory Culture Creates a Sense of Belonging

In 2005, I started a new job working as the public geek at the Takoma Park Maryland Library, a public library in th ... http://bit.ly/PZ4rqB

Slidewall Uses Your Photos or Images from the Web to Keep Your Linux Wallpaper Fresh

Linux: Slidewall is a free utility for Linux systems that will rotate your desktop background at an interval you se ... http://bit.ly/Q2d7IZ

Video: Managing HPC Clusters with MOAB

In this video, Chad Harrington from Adaptive Computing describes the coming wave of virtualization technologies in ... http://bit.ly/NOiV8t

Android Rules the Roost in EU, U.S.

Google-owned Android has jumped by more than 20 percent in share in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Spain mark ... http://bit.ly/OVplHd

Day: Taking GNOME 3 to the Next Level

Allan Day previews the upcoming GNOME 3.6 release. "I’m more excited about this release than any since 3.0. The l ... http://bit.ly/ShaOIV

Another ARM Video Decoder Being Reverse-Engineered

While the binary wall has yet to fall with ARM SoC vendors in terms of providing open-source drivers -- namely when ... http://bit.ly/OLOjH2

Qubes 1.0 Security Desktop Distribution Released

Version 1.0 of the Qubes security-oriented desktop distribution has been released. "Generally Qubes OS is an advanc ... http://bit.ly/NKlHS4

Mandriva Specialist ROSA Releases Enterprise Distribution

ROSA, previously known for Mandriva fork ROSA Marathon 2012, has released a test version of an enterprise Linux dis ... http://bit.ly/O92pWp

Hardware Hacks: Learning the Pi, DSLR hacking and the Cubieboard

This week Hardware Hacks looks at a new online course on building an OS for the Raspberry Pi, hacking a battery gri ... http://bit.ly/RHxmft

Razor-Qt Desktop Still Being Developed, v0.5 Is Near

While there hasn't been a new release since February, like the Trinity KDE 3.5 fork, the Razor-qt desktop environme ... http://bit.ly/Q2clLS

Ubuntu's New App Developer Upload Process Proposal

The Ubuntu folks have run into an interesting problem with their application upload process: "Despite our best inte ... http://bit.ly/Q2ciQg

Free Resources for Picking Up Programming and Development Savvy

Khan Academy, the innovative online education startup that has drawn backing from Google and Bill Gates, continues ... http://bit.ly/Qjc374

Sneak Peek: openSUSE 12.2 and KDE

Meet openSUSE: friendly, welcoming, vibrant, and active. We believe in collaboration, open governance and creating ... http://bit.ly/Q2cf74

30 Linux Kernel Developers in 30 Weeks: Julia Lawall

We're just back from a week of in-person collaboraiton at Linux Kernel Summit, Linux Plumbers Conference, LinuxCon, ... http://bit.ly/OPYpoy