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Burying unpopular news too easy on social networking sites

The popularity of online stories is often determined by the reception they get at social networking sites. Unfortunately, the overwhelming number of supporters for a particular topic could lead... Read more...

Reports: Sun cancels 16-core Rock processors; Weather balloon serves web access in Africa;

> Reports: Sun cancels 16-core Rock processors. Article> Weather balloon serves web access in Africa. Article> New Linux kernel adds file-system support. Article> PC Perspective tests two... Read more...

Cross-platform compilation could become reality with return of Delphi

A new release of Delphi, the popular RAD tool that generates native Windows executables will be arriving soon. Delphi was bought by Embarcadero Technologies a year back as part of a larger... Read more...

Linux the first operating system to support USB 3.0

Remember our report on the first USB 3.0 controller from NEC late last month? Well, it looks like a Linux developer at Intel's Open Source Technology Center has completed the driver support for USB... Read more...

Google Chrome debuts for Mac and Linux

Google released the Mac OS X and Linux edition of its Chrome browser late last week. The company was quick to warn that it is only a rough developer preview meant to obtain more feedback from... Read more...

Sun delivers a new release of OpenSolaris

The CommunityOne event saw Sun Microsystems introduce a new version of the OpenSolaris operating system. OpenSolaris 2009.06 comes with significant performance enhancements, as well as new features... Read more...

Former Microsoft programmer says free software will kill Microsoft

An ex-programmer who worked for Microsoft for 11 years has come forward with a book titled "After the Software Wars." In the book, he explains why the Redmond way will fail. Keith Curtis did... Read more...

Phoenix provides an alternative to traditional operating systems

Despite being the largest provider of BIOS software to computer makers in the world, Phoenix Technologies is not about to sit still. For now, Phoenix has already upped the ante by leveraging... Read more...

25 open-source releases coming this year

It's a good year to be in the market for open-source technology. This week's ComputerWorld.com surveyed what's out there and found plenty of cool new items coming onto the market from browsers and... Read more...

Recession helps Red Hat boost total annual revenue

At least one company appears to be doing even better in the current economic slowdown than in previous years. Red Hat, one of the most prominent commercial Linux vendors, has reported that the... Read more...