For those looking out for Linux performance benchmarks of this week’s release of openSUSE 12.3, look no further. Here’s some benchmark results comparing the performance of openSUSE 12.2 to the new 12.3 release…
Mandriva Returns, Challenges Microsoft in Small and Medium Enterprise Segment
Mandriva was once one of the most popular GNU/Linux distribution. It has been around since 1998, but the company and the project went through hard times in the last two years.
CentOS 6.4 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend
CentOS 6.4 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend
This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on CentOS 6.4 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.
Samsung to Release High-End Tizen Smartphone in August
In an interview with Bloomberg, a Samsung executive said there are plans for three high-end devices: the Galaxy S4, a new Galaxy Note, and the Tizen phone. [Read more]
Android Application Support is Coming with Qt 5.1
The Qt developers are hard at work on delivering an Android port of the open source widget framework. The implementation has now landed in the development branch and can be used to build apps with Qt Creator, using QML and traditional widgets.
Ubuntu Development Hits 13.04 Beta 1 Milestone
Beta 1 releases arrive for most of the Ubuntu official flavours, but none for Ubuntu itself which is rolling towards an early April beta.
Development Release: UberStudent 2.10
Stephen Ewen has announced the release of UberStudent 2.10, a development build of the project’s upcoming 3.0 release. UberStudent is an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for learning and teaching academic computing at the higher education and advanced secondary levels.
Samsung Launches Galaxy S 4, Leaves the iPhone Decades Behind
Some of the new features of Galaxy S4 makes the latest iPhone look like the good old TV set of 80’s compared to today’s 3D 4K televisions.
Tech CEOs Call for Immigration Reform as Thousands of Jobs Remain Unfilled

Faced with a shortage of skilled job applicants, more than 100 of the biggest names in technology signed a letter urging the US Congress and White House to pass significant immigration reforms. Reported in The Hill, the letter (below) was signed by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, and many others, and calls for lawmakers to pass bills currently introduced in the Senate like the Immigration Innovation Act and the Startup Visa Act. The letter points out that “tens of thousands” of jobs are going unfilled, with five companies — IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, and Qualcomm, accounting for more than 10,000 alone.
The signatories argue that the legislation would make it easier for companies to…
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 First to Launch with B2B Tool Knox
The Galaxy S4 will be the first device to ship with Samsung’s Knox technology, which like BlackBerry aims to divide your personal and work lives.