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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 software stack still under wraps
There was a story recently that Red Hat would replace MySQL with MariaDB in the next version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Actually, Red Hat isn't saying yet which DBMS, or any other specific program, will be shipping in RHEL 7.
A third of American adults now own tablet computers
If you thought you were seeing tablet computers everywhere, you were right. Over a third of Americans now own a tablet and more are buying them every day.
System76 introduces new high-end Ubuntu Linux laptops
Want a gaming or workday ready-to-run Ubuntu Linux laptop? System76 has the gear you crave.
Red Hat bets its cloud future on OpenStack
The message coming out of Red Hat's annual Red Hat Summit is that while Linux is Red Hat's foundation, OpenStack is its future.
IBM to bring Linux KVM virtualization to its Power server line
Linux has its own built-in hypervisor, KVM, for x86 virtualization, and now IBM is porting it to its Power architecture.
Apple iOS 7: Android copycat?
Actually, Apple's forthcoming iOS 7 isn't so much an Android clone as it is a mashup of everyone else's mobile operating systems.
SUSE Linux does data big
Who knew that SUSE Linux is so big into big data? Apparently a lot of big companies know but the secret for the rest of us is out.
TurnKey Linux offers 64-bit server apps on Amazon cloud
TurnKey Linux, the ready-to-run Linux cloud server app company, is now offering 64-bit server apps on Amazon Web Services.
Red Hat opens OpenShift PaaS cloud for business
After two years in beta, Red Hat's platform as a service cloud, OpenShift, is ready for business.
The trouble with UEFI Boot, and a helping hand from a BIOS firmware update
Sometimes a firmware update can be the answer to a tricky problem — but alas, not always.
NOOBS takes the 'horror' out of setting up Raspberry Pi
A new tool sets up a partition on Raspberry Pi devices and prompts to install the operating system.
Apache CloudStack grows up
The first major Apache release of the open-source CloudStack cloud is now available
Foxconn backs Firefox OS play
Can the open-source, Linux-based Firefox mobile operating system become a mobile-space player? The question is far from answered but Mozilla has a new supporter: major electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn.
Windows 8 continues to fail
Microsoft can only hope that its re-invention of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 aka Blue, works because currently stats indicate Windows 8 lags behind even Vista's dismal market numbers.
New usage stats show Windows holding steady as PC sales drop
The latest numbers from NetMarketShare show that the PC market might be slowing, but it's not changing much. Windows 8 is growing its share as people replace their old PCs, and despite vocal threats, no one appears to have replaced their Windows PC with a Mac or Linux.