Xfce 4.10 is the latest release of the excellent Xfce desktop, full of useful incremental improvements and no shocking surprises.
Qt, a C++ GUI and application framework is up for a new major release. Lars Knoll announced the release of Qt 5 beta in the Qt Labs developer blog and this release has got some exciting features.
The Linux Foundation's interesting LinuxCon and CloudOpen conferences are winding down today in San Diego, Caliornia. Both conferences have had remarkably rich schedules, as we covered here. And, lots of new data on cloud computing arrived in conjunction with CloudOpen, all of which is prompting debate about just how confusing the open source cloud computing space is getting. 
ownCloud has announced deal with Standing Cloud to offer a rapid-deploy cloud file sync and share service. The 'deal' between ownCloud and Standing Cloud makes it easier for businesses to deploy ownCloud.
The might of OpenStack's very big backers has become more and more apparent in recent weeks. Announcements from Red Hat, Rackspace and Canonical in just the past few days show OpenStack to be emerging as the clear leader in open cloud platforms. Now, as GigaOm reports, The OpenStack Foundation has just named its top leaders, and they are from heavy-hitting Silicon Valley companies. Alan Clark, director of industry initiatives and open source for SUSE is reportedly chairman. And Lew Tucker, Cisco’sVP and CTO of cloud, is reportedly vice chairman. SUSE has also just launched its OpenStack platform. As Information Week reports: "SUSE added a new face to its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)...
Some six months after Sony took full control of Sony Ericsson, following a $358 million quarterly loss by the renamed Sony Mobile Communications, Sony announced it was cutting 15 percent of the unit's workforce. Yet, the news was accompanied by several developments that point to a brighter, more open future for the struggling Android device vendor.
Google's Nexus 7 tablet has a killer spec sheet, an enviable operating system, and cutthroat price. But all of those combined can't do for the tiny champ what Google's actions today will. And that might just be enough to help it beat back the rumored iPad Mini. More ...
This week is the annual migration of Linux kernel developers from all over the world to the Linux Kernel Summit, which is taking place in San Diego and is co-located with LinuxCon and CloudOpen. This group of developers are among the very best in the world, and we're excited to bring you a profile this week that introduces you to another participant in and contirbutor to the world's largest collaborative development project. Martin Petersen is profiled in this week's 30 Linux Developers in 30 Weeks series.
One of the games that specially was given importance in GSoC was Gnome Sudoku. Chris Baines has posted a screenshot on his blog about the final look of this game.
Of course rejection hurts, but to tell your friends and family (and yourself) that you were turned down because you were too skilled or too experienced is much less bruising on the ego than the alternative. For companies looking to eliminate candidates, using the word "overqualified" may take some of...
Over at EE Times, Rick Merritt writes that interconnects are the newest front in the war over server microprocessors between Intel and ARM. Intel is widely expected to implement in future Xeon processors the interconnect technology from a spate of recent acquisitions. Server and adapter makers believe such a move...