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Free or open source for students?
June 26, 2011 – 4:17 pm | No Comment

CHENNAI: Recent discussions on which software package to be incorporated in the free laptops to be distributed to students this year in Tamil Nadu have highlighted the attempts across the country to promote the use of Free and Open Source Software in education and other fields.

Week in Apple: dueling iPhone 5 rumor edition
June 25, 2011 – 12:07 pm | No Comment

Will the next-gen iPhone sport a major cosmetic overhaul or not? This week’s rumors can’t seem to agree, but they do agree on a general release schedule. Apple also released Final Cut Pro X to mixed reactions this week as well as new Time Capsules and a new Airport Express. All this and more is [...]

Open source music identification technology launched
June 25, 2011 – 10:46 am | No Comment

CMU: “A digital company called The Echo Nest has launched a Shazam-style technology that is open source, and can therefore be used by any developers wanting to incorporate audio-based music identification into their product.”

Unpickable
June 25, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Biz Break: Will Apple delay its next iPhone until late Sept. or Oct.?
June 25, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Today: Will Apple delay its next iPhone until as late as October — or will it introduce a “radical” new design in August? Plus: Real estate headlines, Oracle, Adobe Systems, Silicon Valley tech stocks.

Microsoft Launches Public Sector Magazine
June 24, 2011 – 3:05 pm | No Comment

Microsoft has quietly created a new group, the office of civic innovation, as well as a new online magazine designed to promote its public sector initiatives.

SuSE to bundle SGI servers
June 23, 2011 – 8:13 pm | No Comment

In an effort to broaden Linux’s appeal, the open-source software maker says it will bundle its new Enterprise Server 8 with SGI’s Altix 3000 servers and superclusters.

Microsoft sees a role for Kinect in health care
June 23, 2011 – 7:06 pm | No Comment

The software giant imagines a future where its motion-sensing game controller can help patients get care and surgeons leaf through medical records.