Linus Torvalds released the next version of the Linux kernel and, while are things are better with the chip security problems Meltdown and Spectre, more work needs to be done. …read more Source:: Open Source
Month: January 2018
Sina Weibo ordered to suspend online portals
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•The Chinese government has ordered the social media site to move portals offline for a week after spreading ‘obscene and wrongly oriented content’. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Credit card and smartphone payments set for Australian metro transport
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•Commuters around the country will soon be able to pay via credit cards and smartphones, with a flurry of announcements being made over the weekend. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Lessons learned from Google’s application of artificial intelligence to user experience
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•Google developed an intelligent camera that learns what photos are meaningful to users. Behind the product is human-centered machine learning. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Databricks comes to Microsoft Azure
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•The premium implementation of Apache Spark, from the company established by the project’s founders, comes to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform as a public preview. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Mophie Powerstation AC and USB-C XXL portable batteries: Hit the road without worrying about a power source
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•Mophie is known for providing various portable power options and two of its newest external batteries keep road warriors going. One even has a three-prong AC outlet for powering virtually …read more Source:: Open Source S
Cool startup products at CES 2018
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•Even though CES is no longer the Consumer Electronics Show – it’s just CES – there are still many startups with consumer gadgets. I spent 2 days in Eureka Park …read more Source:: Open Source S
Intel will soon stop being a PC-centric company
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•Intel has been trying to reduce its dependence on the PC business by moving into data-centric businesses such as the Internet of Things, which includes automated driving. These made up …read more Source:: Open Source S
Samsung Galaxy S9 leaked renders show small design changes
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•Samsung will ship its flagship Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus on March 16, according to Evleaks. …read more Source:: Open Source S
2018’s $51B IT renewal deals may not be as sweet as they seem
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•In an era of fragmented deals, IT companies are seeing revenues decline over the duration of the deal, leading to increased pressure in maintaining margins. …read more Source:: Open Source S