1283 articles on Software

  • Microsoft Adds 'Big Boobs' to Linux Kernel
    Microsoft has contributed thousands of lines of code to the Linux kernel, the open source software at the heart of the widely used Linux operating system. And now, the software giant has contributed some controversy too.
    07.20.12
  • NoSQL Rebels Aim Missile at Larry Ellison's Yacht
    In Silicon Valley and beyond, a new kind of database is rising. Dubbed "NoSQL" by its proponents, it sprang out of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other web giants, who used it to run their massive online operations, but now it's moving into the rest the world, backed by a growing number of startups. And this means trouble for Larry Ellison and Oracle.
    07.20.12
  • Amazon Flash Drives Put Cloud Into Overdrive
    You'll find it inside the top-secret data centers that run Google. It provides extra speed at Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, and countless other operations across the web. And now, Amazon is offering it up to the rest of the world via its massively popular cloud service, letting you slip it under your own online applications -- without actually installing it in your own data center. What is it? It's flash -- the super-fast storage hardware that's gradually replacing traditional hard disks across the web and beyond.
    07.19.12
  • Maker Camp at Google+
    I love the core idea behind Maker Faire: Project based learning. Learning by doing. Putting the "construct" in constructivism. Maker Faire NY has been an annual family highlight for us each of its last two years--and we're already looking forward to our next craft and explosion-filled weekend this September at the New York Hall of Science.
    07.19.12
  • Government Needs a Trip to Startup Land
    Both entrepreneurs and government staffers would benefit from learning more about the other, and developing a more meaningful working relationship.
    07.19.12
  • Windows Azure Quietly Puts Its Pieces Into Place
    Winning, for Microsoft, won¿t be about beating Amazon or VMware in the specific territories of public cloud computing. No, winning for Microsoft is remaining present in many positions, exerting influence and working on a much, much bigger picture, writes Alexander Haislip.
    07.18.12
  • Raspberry Pi Launches Summer Programming Competition for Kids
    Raspberry Pi, the new credit-card sized and moderately-priced computer, is announcing a summer programming competition for kids. If you're a kid under 18, write a program for Raspberry Pi that impresses the judges and you could win $1,000!
    07.18.12
  • Dell Launches Flying Data Center at War Fighters
    We're still waiting for Google's Data Center Navy. But Dell is doing its best to feed the Data Center Air Force. On Tuesday, the Texas computing giant took the wraps off what it calls the Dell Tactical Mobile Data Center -- a kind of data-center-in-a-box that's specifically designed for military outfits looking to air-lift temporary computing power into emergency situations.
    07.17.12
  • How to Steam Penguins: The Valve Linux Blog Goes Live
    If you have ever dabbled in Linux or Steam and wished for the two to combine forces, look no further. The Linux Valve blog went live on July 16 - watch this space for open source game development news.
    07.17.12
  • VMware 'Replaces CEO' On Flight To The Clouds
    VMware is on the verge of a major shakeup that will see the company replace CEO Paul Maritz and spin-off Cloud Foundry, its highly-regarded open source cloud-building platform, according to reports citing unnamed sources.
    07.17.12
  • Google Glass Anti-Theft Patent Detects Burgled Headset, Calls the Coppers
    When you plunk down $1,500 for the chance to purchase the future of wearable computing, you might expect some sort of security component to protect your investment. While tethering your augmented reality glasses to your belt with a chain is a plausible option, Google has come up with a much more technical solution.
    07.17.12
  • Google Lets You Follow in Antarctic Explorers' Footsteps
    A century after the great Antarctic explorers crossed that icy continent, many of their destinations remain inaccessible -- at least on foot. From your desktop, though, you can visit huts built by Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott, even plant a virtual flag on the Ceremonial South Pole.
    07.17.12
  • Marissa Mayer: Yahoo's New Pregnant CEO
    Marissa Mayer is a big deal. She's Google employee 20, the first woman engineer, and the highest ranking woman there. Well, she was. As of yesterday, she's a Xoogler. Mayer quit Google in order to become Yahoo's new CEO. As if that weren't enough, the same day she made the announcement, she tweeted that she and her husband were expecting a baby boy in October. That's right, Yahoo hired her with a visible baby bump.
    07.17.12
  • The Ultimate Googler Is Yahoo's Ideal CEO
    If you were to tick off the ideal leader for Yahoo, you¿d wind up with a description that sounds a lot like Marissa Mayer: Highly technical, product-oriented, as Internet-savvy as anyone in the world, and charismatic enough to energize followers.
    07.17.12
  • NSA Mimics Google, Pisses Off Senate
    In 2008, a team of software coders inside the National Security Agency started reverse-engineering the database that ran Google. They closely followed the Google research paper describing BigTable -- the sweeping database that underpinned many of the Google's online services, running across tens of thousands of computer servers -- but they also went a little further. ...
    07.17.12


 

 

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