Intel Publishes Initial Skylake Linux Graphics Support

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September 10, 2014

While Intel’s Skylake isn’t arriving until the second half of 2015 as the successor to Broadwell, the Intel Open-Source Technology Center has already published their initial Linux enablement for Skylake with its HD Graphics “Gen 9” display hardware…

Intel Core i7 5960X Haswell-E On Linux

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September 10, 2014

With the X99 burned-up motherboard problem of last week appearing to be behind us with no further issues when using a completely different X99 motherboard, here’s the first extensive look at the Core i7 5960X Haswell-E processor running on Ubuntu Linux.

Seagate Bulks up Enterprise Offerings With New Cloud, Storage Services

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ZDNet

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September 10, 2014

The Cupertino, Calif.-based company stepped up its datacenter game with enterprise-grade, scalable cloud service architecture.

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CEOs Look to IT Leaders for Future Success, Growth

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eWeek

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September 10, 2014

Almost all CEOs and business owners believe their company’s IT department with play a critical role in their business in 2015, a Modis survey found.

Android First in Smartphone OS Market Share, Apple Top OEM

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eWeek

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September 10, 2014

Google’s Android operating system (OS) led as the number one smartphone platform with 51.5 percent platform market share, according to comScore.

Free Courses for Getting Started in the Open Source Cloud

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OpenSource.com

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September 10, 2014

Blue clouds, open source cloud

The cloud is a big place. There’s no one technology, no one source of information, and no one topic that can cover everything. But to me, that’s what is exciting about it. It’s a place where having a multidisciplinary background is not only helpful, it’s essential.

Samsung Tizen Based Gear Blink (Glass) to Launch in March 2015?

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The Linux Foundation

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September 10, 2014

These are certainly exciting times for Samsung Electronics and Tizen fans, with release the Tizen based Gear S, amongst other devices like the Gear VR. We were hoping to see Gear Glass, samsungâ€™s rival product to Google Glass, at IFA 2014 this year, but unfortunately that didnâ€™t happen.

According to some â€œindustry sourcesâ€ Gear Blink will launch in March 2015, at the same time as the Galaxy S6. The trademark number 4020140033123 in the Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS) refers to augmented reality to create a virtual keyboard that is projected onto your hands when viewed through the Glasses, making it possible for you to type using your hands, literally in thin air.

Intel Says Skylake PC Chips to Launch in Second Half of 2015

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eWeek

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September 10, 2014

The announcement of the next-gen processors, for two-in-ones and other systems, come less than a week after the release of Broadwell.

Former Red Hat Executive Brian Stevens Lands at Google

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ZDNet

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September 9, 2014

While not officially announced yet, Brian Stevens’ LinkedIn profile lists his new title. Under Steven’s guidance, Red Hat became a major OpenStack power and led the way to bringing Docker containers to Red Hat.

At Google, Stevens will use his abilities to bring Googleâ€™s Compute Engine (GCE) to the forefront of the enterprise cloud. While GCE’s not based on OpenStack, it’s otherwise a natural next step for Stevens.

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Fedora Developer Announces New Partition Manager

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Linux Magazine

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September 9, 2014

New tool will look like GParted but support a wider range of storage technologies.