Now You Can Run LibreOffice in a Browser

December 30, 2013

LibreOffice, one of the fieriest competitors of Microsoft Office is now available on Google Chromebooks (or anything that runs the Chrome browser) and Apple’s iPad.

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Intel Releases A Boatload Of Haswell Documentation

Phoronix

December 30, 2013

As an extra holiday present for Linux and open-source fans, Intel has quietly released a large batch of new programming documentation that covers their latest-generation Haswell graphics cores. The new “programmer’s reference manuals” cover the 2013 Haswell HD Graphics, Iris Graphics, and Iris Pro Graphics. This massive batch of documentation is spread across twelve volumes and does document their hardware registers…

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How to Set Password Policy on Linux

The Linux Foundation

December 30, 2013

User account management is one of the most critical jobs of system admins. In particular, password security should be considered the top concern for any secure Linux system. In this tutorial, I will describe how to set password policy on Linux. I assume that you are using PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) on your Linux system, […]
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KDE On Wayland To Be Focus For Next Few Months

Phoronix

December 30, 2013

KDE on Wayland should get much love in 2014…

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Clang 3.4 Performance Very Strong Against GCC 4.9

Phoronix

December 30, 2013

After earlier this month delivering LLVM Clang 3.3/3.4 benchmarks for the new compiler infrastructure out of Apple, today are results that directly compare the new LLVM Clang 3.4 performance against the stable GCC 4.8.2 compiler and GCC 4.9.0 development compiler under various C/C++ benchmarks.

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Google and Audi Plot New Front in Android vs. iOS War

The Verge

December 30, 2013

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google and Audi will use the Consumer Electronics Show next week to announce that they are working together to develop Android-based in-car information and entertainment systems. According to sources, these systems are designed to allow drivers and passengers access to apps and services similar to those available on Android-based smartphones and tablets.

The announcement that Google is working directly with a car manufacturer comes seven months after Apple announced iOS in the Car. Where Apple’s platform integrates the iPhone into the car’s infotainment system to provide access to maps, messages, and other apps, Google and Audi’s joint efforts will see Android and Android-based apps run on the…

Linux 3.13-rc6 Is A Very Quiet Kernel

Phoronix

December 30, 2013

Linus Torvalds released the Linux 3.13-rc6 kernel today, which is a very small release given that it was over a holiday week…

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NPD – Chromebooks Accounted for Over 20 Percent of US Laptop Sales in 2013

Muktware

December 29, 2013

In 2013, over 20% of commercial laptop sales were Chromebooks.

Ubuntu Hints at Full Convergence and Semi Rolling Updates

Muktware

December 29, 2013

In an interview with PCpro that it was revealed by Mark Shuttleworth that Canonical is now leading the race for full convergence across all devices and architectures. There is also a possibility of shifting over from bi-annual releases to semi-rolling releases as mobile users are accustomed to updates being released ‘whenever’ they’re ready by the […]

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RIKEN to Host Exascale Supercomputer in 2020

insideHPC

December 29, 2013

This week the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology selected RIKEN to develop a new exascale supercomputer. With a planned deployment in 2020, the new system is expected to keep Japan at the leading edge of computing science and technology.