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Latest Windows 10 Build Has Some Cool Linux Features

Windows 10 is about to launch in less than a month, and it’s going to be a very interesting release. We had a chance to play with the latest build, and at least a couple of things have jumped out that you could say are flattering towards Linux..

The first thing that people will notice is a new feat… (read more)

 

Qt 5.5 Officially Released

After several delays, Qt 5.5 was officially released this morning…

Read more at Phoronix

Fedora Is Still Looking For A Diversity Advisor

Back in March there was the announcement of Fedora looking for a diversity advisor as a volunteer position to help promote diversity within this popular Linux distribution. Unfortunately it looks like their initial search didn’t yield any suitable applicants so they’re back to looking for more people interested in that position…

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IT Skills Gap Negatively Impacting Businesses

Seventy percent of IT leaders point to a lack of skills as the biggest issue when seeking quality candidates, according to the TEKsystems survey.

Read more at eWeek

Best Android Tablets for Work and Play: July 2015 Edition

It is no exaggeration to say that there are hundreds of different Android tablets on the market to choose from, but if you filter this down to “best” tablets then this list boils down to only a handful.

Read more at ZDNet News

The End of IT Consumerization

Mass PC adoption spurred a virtuous cycle of higher volumes, lower costs and ease of use that have benefitted enterprise IT for decades. But it’s over. Here’s why.

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The 1TB UbuTab Tablet with Ubuntu and Windows Scam Is Unfolding

The UbuTab is a tablet that was supposed to ship with either Windows or Ubuntu, and had some pretty sweet hardware specs, including 1TB of storage space. As some of the users have suspected in the first place, this is very close to being confirmed as a scam.

A lot of users have expressed their concerns re… (read more)

How to Migrate Ext2/Ext3 File Systems to Ext4 on Linux

The Linux file systems Ext2 and Ext3 have now gone outdated. It’s the time to convert the old file systems to the latest one, EXT4. The Ext4 filesystem is faster and more reliable than the previous versions. Don’t worry! You dont have to reinstall the system; you can simply convert your existing file system to EXT4 by keeping the stored data unaffected.

Read more at HowtoForge

Development Release: Simplicity Linux 15.7 Beta

David Purse has announced the availability of the beta release of Simplicity Linux 15.7, a lightweight Puppy-based distribution for netbooks and desktops. Due to unresolved issues, the “Desktop” edition is only available in a 32-bit build for now. From the release announcement: “Simplicity Linux 15.7 beta is now….

Read more at DistroWatch

Watch: Mark Shuttleworth Talks About Telco and NFV Technologies

The Movilforum website had the great pleasure of interviewing Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical and founder of the world’s most popular free operating system, Ubuntu Linux.

In the quite short video interview, Mark Shuttleworth reveals the fact that Ubuntu is extremely useful for developers on the cloud and server. He thinks that all these technologies will transform Telco in a good way.

The Cano… (read more)