Distribution Release: Univention Corporate Server 3.2-2

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May 15, 2014

Univention Gmbh has announced the release of an updated build of Univention Corporate Server 3.2, a Debian-based server distribution with a web-based server management system: “We are pleased to announce the availability of UCS 3.2-2, the second point release of Univention Corporate Server (UCS). It includes all errata….

Samsung Says 11 Million Galaxy S5 Smartphones Sold Since Launch

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May 15, 2014

The tech giant reports that sales of the new flagship phone are off to a strong start.

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Sneak Peek at a Proof-of-Concept Snapdragon MCM

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May 15, 2014

We spied an interesting Qualcomm “proof of concept” multi-chip-module (MCM), described as a “Nexus 7 on a chip,” at the recent EE Live! conference. The Qualcomm rep who showed it to us (and is holding it in the photos below) emphasized that the MCM was purely a “proof of concept” being shown around to prospective […]

Development Release: Deepin 2014 Beta

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May 15, 2014

Li Hong Wu has announced the availability of the beta release of Deepin 2014, the upcoming version of the Ubuntu-based distribution featuring a highly customised Deepin desktop environment: “Deepin 2014 Beta is released. Compared with the alpha release, Deepin 2014 beta has the following updates and changes: Deepin….

A New Unity 8 Version Of Ubuntu Proposed

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May 15, 2014

A new Unity 8 flavor of Ubuntu Linux is being proposed for helping developers experiment with the next-generation Ubuntu stack built upon the Unity 8 desktop components, the Mir display server, and related code…

Red Hat Denies OpenStack Favoritism Claims

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May 15, 2014

Red Hat said it provides commercial support for its Linux distribution regardless of which version of OpenStack its customers are using, rejecting a report to the contrary from earlier Wednesday.

Snapdragon-Based COM Supports Extreme Temperatures

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May 15, 2014

Variscite announced a COM based on Qualcomm’s 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon APQ8064 SoC, supported with Android and Linux, and usable from -40 to 85°C. The VAR-SOM-SD600 builds upon the same Snapdragon APQ8064 system-on-chip as another computer-on-module announced this week: CompuLab’s CM-QS600. Qualcomm’s 1.7GHz, quad-core SoC is also known as the S4 Pro, and Variscite refers to […]

LLVM / Clang 3.5 Will Likely Be Released In August

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May 14, 2014

While this shouldn’t come as a big surprise for those that follow the development of LLVM, the next major update to this compiler infrastructure should be due out in August…

Autodesk Launches Open Software Platform Spark for 3D Printing

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May 14, 2014

Autodesk also unveiled a companion 3D printer, the blueprint of which will also be made open and licensable to hardware manufacturers.

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SBC Brings Quad-Core Mobile SoC to Embedded Apps

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May 14, 2014

Boardcon’s Android-ready sandwich style SBC mixes a COM with a quad-core Exynos4412 SoC and a baseboard featuring optional displays and wireless modules. Shenzhen, China based ODM Boardcon Embedded Design has managed to escape our attention, despite having been around since 2008. The company’s new “EM4412″ single-board computer is just one of numerous Linux- and Android-ready […]