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GLib2 Gets Ready for GNOME 3.16, Brings Support for HTTP Proxies in GIO

The GLib2 library component used in the GNOME desktop environment has been updated recently in preparation for the final release of GNOME 3.16. Its code is now in freeze and no other major changes will be injected in the final GLib2 2.44.0 release. Prominent features include support for HTTP proxies in GIO, a new GTask:completed property, and proper support for multiple main contexts in GUnixMountMonitor.

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ASUS C201 Chromebook with Rockchip RK3288 SoC Coming Soon

We have been hearing rumors about affordable Chromebooks powered by Rockchip processors ever since last year, but we are yet to see something palpable in this regard.

Well, as it was prophesized several months ago, the early months of 2015 is when we’re going to see Chromebooks get ridiculously inexpensive.

And the first device maker to come up with a cheap laptop like this is ASUS. read more)

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New BIOS Versions Available for Several ASRock X99 Chipset-Based Boards

ASRock has rolled out new BIOS packages compatible with several of its Intel X99 chipset-based motherboards, which improve M.2, PCIe card, and DRAM compatibility, and also adds NVME support.

To be clear about the supported devices, ASRock has provided BIOS 1.60 for its Fatal1ty X99 Professional models, as well as version 1.70 suitable for X99M Extreme4 and X99 WS motherboards.

In addition to that, the producer has also made available a 1.80 BIOS variant that is to be app… (read more)

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Cloud Adoption Is Widespread, Despite Security Concerns

Hybrid cloud deployments are most common with seven out of 10 respondents using both private and public clouds in their organization.

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GCC 5 Compiler Is Getting Close To Being Released

GCC 5 is almost in shape to be released with the latest status update on this big GNU compiler update showing a significant drop in the number of high-priority bugs…

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OPNFV Bridging Open Source Communities and Telcos

Power Hour Panel Discussion

It has been a whirlwind two months since I joined OPNFV in January. I recently spent three weeks on the road getting to know our community and seeing OPNFV in a broader market context, and it’s been a great experience. Our technical committee chair Chris Price wrote about our recent Meet-up and Hackfest and the only thing I’ll add to his great summary is that I was highly impressed by the passion and collaborative attitude I witnessed during those events. It’s not always an easy thing for a diverse group of people all working for different companies to come together and form a coherent community, but we are definitely on our way.

After the Prague Hackfest, I flew to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, which left absolutely no doubt that NFV is a big deal. Light Reading’s pre-show poll showed that NFV and SDN were considered by conference-goers as the most important topics there, and it was great to see all the demos of NFV capabilities on display at our members’ booths. It was highly educational to see how our member companiesare thinking about technology and how they’re putting the concepts into products. To everyone who gave me a tour of your booth – thanks! It was inspiring to see some cool use cases such as vIMS, vCPE and cloud RAN along with a unique example of dynamically allocating mobile capacity to either the suburbs or downtown depending on time and day and user density. It’s obvious that NFV will not only improve operational efficiency and agility, but enable end users to think differently about their network services as well.

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[Developer] Samsung Tizen TV SDK 1.4 Has Been Released

  The Samsung TV SDK Team has today released Samsung Tizen TV SDK 1.4. Downloads are available for Windows, Linux and also Mac OSX that will enable developers to begin developing for the Tizen TV platform. The tool set includes an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), a light-weight TV Simulator for testing web apps, and a TV Emulator.

For overall information about Tizen App development, please refer to the http://developer.tizen.org Website. 

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Microsoft Expert: Windows Will Become Free for All Sooner or Later

Microsoft has started a never-ending debate with its free Windows 10 promo, and now everyone has an opinion on the way the software giant should market the new operating system.

While the company has said it clearly enough – Windows 10 will be free for users with valid Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 license (and not for piratesread more)

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Rugged Box-PC Runs Linux on Quad-Core Bay Trail Celeron

Aaeon’s rugged, fanless “Boxer-6614″ box-PC runs Linux on a quad- or dual-core Celeron SoC, and offers 8GB RAM, HDMI and VGA, dual GbE, and dual mini-PCIe. According to Aaeon, the Boxer-6614 is a vastly improved upgrade to the Boxer-6613, also called the AEC-6613. Indeed, while that system ran on an Intel Atom D2550, which still […]

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​You Need to Apply the OpenSSL Patches Today, Not Tomorrow

There’s a new set of OpenSSL patches out and they fix some nasty security holes.

Read more at ZDNet News