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Open source needs social networking apps, says Gnome Foundation
July 22, 2010 – 4:33 am | No Comment

Closed source is taking over, OSCON hears While open-source coders have done a remarkable job of providing a complete open source software stack, they haven’t kept up with the emergence of web services, charges an executive from a prominent open source foundation. “When it comes to web services, we’ve gotten lazy,” Stormy Peters, executive director [...]

War
July 22, 2010 – 1:00 am | No Comment
Microsoft Plans to Open Dozens More Microsoft Stores
July 21, 2010 – 5:07 pm | No Comment

Microsofts chief operating officer revealed plans during Worldwide Partner Conference, but didnt give specifics on when or where Microsoft will open its next batch of retail stores. Microsoft – Retailing – Chief operating officer – Microsoft Corporation – Companies

Apple: iPad, iPhone 4 Still in Short Supply
July 21, 2010 – 4:26 am | No Comment

Although the Macintosh helped drive Apple’s record quarterly sales, it was Apple’s latest products – the iPad and the iPhone 4 – that Apple still cannot make enough of.

Microsoft Confirms Kinect Pricing, But Will Gamers Bite?
July 20, 2010 – 1:26 pm | No Comment

Microsoft new motion-sensing games system is a high price to pay for casual gamers.

Open source software. The gateway drug to Linux.
July 20, 2010 – 6:05 am | No Comment

Technology & Life Integration: “Some of the best open source software (OSS) around is multiple platform. You can run the exact same software with the same look and feel (I can understand the look part but how do you feel a program? Do a Vulcan mind meld with it?) no matter what operating system you [...]

iPhone 4 Bumper Sales Removed From Apple Online Store
July 20, 2010 – 5:51 am | No Comment

Apple has pulled its iPhone 4 Bumper cases from its online store. The colorful rubber and molded plastic cases have been priced at zero on Apple’s site, and now carry the note, “iPhone 4 Bumpers are currently unavailable for sale.”

Seven Current Issues on the Linux Desktop
July 19, 2010 – 10:21 pm | No Comment

Datamation: “the Linux desktop has become the testing ground for exactly what the future of computing will be.”