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Good news for Microsoft: China wants to dump Windows
My niece has been staring at the TV with glazed eyes, stunned by the news that Hello Kitty is -- wait for it -- not a cat. No, really.
After Xen and KVM, meet a new Linux hypervisor: Jailhouse
In the world of hypervisors for Linux, a couple of names have come to the fore over time: Xen and KVM.
The must-have utilities for your iPad office
Google completes its office suite for iOS, to no one's benefit
When I hear about companies and government agencies adopting Google Docs or Google Apps, I figure they must use no mobile devices in their work, because Google's decent Web productivity apps are horribly limited when used on a mobile browser, whether iOS's Safari or Android's Chrome.
Linux Foundation's certification sets new benchmark for admins
At LinuxCon last week, the Linux Foundation announced a new certification sche
The care and feeding of a rockstar developer
Developers rule in the current tech landscape and have their choice of prime positions at any number of major companies. They appear to be on a promised path, with companies fighting for their services. The world is their oyster, so it seems.
Microsoft Azure makes nice with Google to get a piece of Docker
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Comcast, Marxism, and Net neutrality: Twisted words, shameless hypocrisy
In the final weeks for filing comments to the FCC on Net neutrality, the gloves have come off and the world'
Mozilla tackles the browser memory conundrum
Mozilla's Servo browser engine project looks to improve
How Microsoft could beat Google and even AWS to lead the cloud
Microsoft Azure took an unexpected dirt nap last week. This is not good news for Microsoft, which identified the Azure IaaS and PaaS cloud as key to its success. Azure competes against Amazon Web Services, Google, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon, and others, with AWS and Google as the main rivals. Among such contenders, Azure can't afford many missteps.
Microsoft ships replacement patch KB 2993651 with two known bugs
Even by Microsoft standards, this month's botched Black Tuesday Windows 7/8/8.1 MS14-045 patch hit a new low.
Move over, Raspberry Pi: 7 single-board computers for geeks
Get a job: The top 10 hottest IT skills today
It's time for a fall tune-up, not for your car, but for your career.
Big data: There's signal in that noise
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Fearmongers warn that capturing data means capturing noise and well-tended gardens are the only way to manage data. Well, guess what? Sometimes noise is the point.
The star of JavaOne is ... JavaScript?
Java and JavaScript are two very different programming languages, albeit with similar names. Java is generally associated with enterprise application development and the Android mobile platform. JavaScript, meanwhile, is the lingua franca of Web development.
Dropbox Pro bulks up, but still lags in enterprise features
The Pro version of Dropbox ups its game once again, to the tune of 1TB of storage for $9.99 a month.
Cisco -- that's right, Cisco -- soars in server sales
The biggest surprise found in IDC Worldwide's Quarterly Server Tracker numbers, released yesterday, isn't that big names like IBM and Dell are hurting.
Windows rumor roundup: Cloud hypervisors, Threshold RT, and Metro
A consensus of leaked details -- hardly infallible -- now places a technical preview of the next version of Windows in late September or early October.
How to expedite continuous testing
The prescription for continuous testing is deceptively simple: Automated unit tests, version control and a continuous integration server.
