PostgreSQL 9.0’s first release candidate arrives

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September 1, 2010

The PostgreSQL developers have issued a first release candidate for version 9.0 of their open source database, integrating replication using “Hot Standby” and “Streaming Replication”

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2010 Linux Graphics Survey

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Phoronix

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September 1, 2010

For the past three years we have hosted an annual Linux Graphics Survey in which we ask tens of thousands of users each time their video card preferences, driver information, and other questions about their view of the Linux graphics stack. This year we are hosting the survey once again to allow the development community to get a better understanding of the video hardware in use, what open-source and closed-source drivers are being used, and other relevant information that will help them and the Linux community.

Mesa 7.9 Planned For Release In September

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Phoronix

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September 1, 2010

Mesa 7.9 has shaped up to be one hell of a release with many new features and improvements throughout this open-source graphics software stack. For those that have been waiting for this to be officially released, there’s good news and that is Mesa 7.9 should be released by the end of September…

GitHub launches “Pull Requests 2.0”

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The H

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September 1, 2010

New features enhance collaboration of the distributed version control system with GitHub’s hosted service

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KDE SC 4.5.1 released with various bug fixes

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The H

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September 1, 2010

The KDE Project has released version 4.5.1 of the KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC), the first point update to the latest major release of the popular Linux and Unix desktop

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Motorola Defy: Android 2.1 goes rugged with water, dust and scratch resistance

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Engadget

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September 1, 2010

Remeber the Motorola i1? Moto has just added its second rugged(ish) Android handset in the 3.7-inch Defy. It’s dust-, scratch-, impact-, and water-resistant. It matches up to the IP67 durability spec and is expected in Europe in Q4 2010.

Version 4 of Plone CMS released

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The H

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September 1, 2010

The developers have released the final new version of the Python and Zope-based CMS. Among the advancements of Plone 4 are a new theme and an improved user and group management feature.

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H.P. to Work With Hynix on New Computer Memory Chips

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August 31, 2010

A simpler alternative to transistors, the memristor, will allow for more computer memory in even smaller devices.

Torvalds Causes Mob Scene at LinuxCon Brazil

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Jennifer Cloer

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August 31, 2010

The Linux Foundation today kicked off its two-day debut of LinuxCon Brazil. Attendees got a rare opportunity to see both Linus Torvalds and Andrew Morton on stage, together, and in person. Based on this snapshot from Intel’s Dirk Hohndel, I think attendees were very excited about that opportunity.

A big thanks to both Linus and Andrew for participating on the keynote panel (State of Linux, moderated by Jim Zemlin), for which they received a standing ovation from the audience.

If you couldn’t make it to Brazil, LinuxCon Japan is just a few weeks away in Tokyo (September 27-29, 2010).

Build Android apps using XML and JavaScript Object Notation

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August 31, 2010

Explore techniques for handling two of the most common data formats used on the Internet—XML and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)—on the Android platform. This first part covers the basics of XML and JSON and shows you how to build an Android application that parses and displays a Twitter status-update feed provided in both formats. Part 2 examines the manner in which Webkit-hosted JavaScript code exchanges data with Java code in an Android application.