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MJ Technology envisions a 64-bit, x86-compatible tablet that can run Ubuntu and other open source Linux-based operating systems. Could it work?

Also in today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5, and Debian GNU/Linux 8.4 'Jesse' is available for download.

SUSE named a new CTO today, with Dr. Thomas Di Giacomo taking on the the role of Chief Technology Officer, reporting to CEO Nils Brauckmann.

Shashlik is basically a set of software components that allow Linux users to install and run Android APKs right on their GNU/Linux distribution. Shashlik achieves that by using a stripped down version of Android instead of emulating one, which is nested inside the user session upon the launching of an installed Android application.

Last piece of the jigsaw, bootable from USB Ever since fail0verflow first told Chaos Computer Club Sony PS4 machines could be persuaded to run Linux, a fair amount of work has gone into replicating his demonstration.…

From the beginning, Raspberry Pi has been all about education. The idea that a piece of hardware everyone could afford in the hands of students used to learn programming skills and to build things was at the heart of the Foundation's mission to fix a problem in the education system in the UK. Soon it became apparent that the hardware was only part of the solution, and hands-on training for teachers would be needed, too.

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Fedora Workstation ships with a simple yet capable screenshot utility. It allows the user to take quick screenshots of your desktop, particular windows, or an arbitrary portion of the screen. The Screenshot utility (gnome-screenshot) application is designed to be a... Continue Reading →

The Manjaro Linux development team announced the general availability of the fourteenth update pack for the Manjaro Linux 15.12 (Capella) operating system.

The FIDO Alliance, which is working to deliver stronger forms of authentication for online access, expands such efforts with eBay's help.

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: a young academic with coding savvy has become frustrated with the incarceration of information. Some of the world's best research continues to be trapped behind subscriptions and paywalls. This academic turns activist, and this activist then plots and executes the plan. It's time to free information from its chains—to give it to the masses free of charge. Along the way, this research Robin Hood is accused of being an illicit, criminal hacker.

An analysis of last week’s Microsoft media frenzy, which despite Microsoft’s persistence with and insistence on proprietary software (not to mention its perpetual war on GNU/Linux using software patents) truly succeeded and it looks a great deal like the media strategy championed by Donald Trump

Connect Tech’s “Astro” carrier board integrates Nvidia’s Linux- and Tegra X1-driven Jetson TX1 COM. It also drives a rugged “Rosie” embedded computer. Guelph, Ontario based Connect Tech offers a wide variety of Linux-ready carrier boards, SBCs, COMs.

Another month has passed, and it's already April, so the time has come for the lightweight and flexible Arch Linux operating system to get its monthly ISO respin.

A startup wants a mobile menu for their new app. It’s going to cost them time and money to build one from scratch, so they search on Google to find one that is ready-made, a template if you will.

We all love *Nintendo games* that we played in our childhood. Remember Mario Bros? I still love to play that one and many other. If you wish to play your favorite Nintendo games, then no problem you can play your favorite games in *Linux* using ZSNES, an SNES emulator programmed in assembly language.

Hello, open gaming fans! In this week's edition, we take a look at Discord chat app's early Linux release, Mono relicensed with MIT license, and new games out for Linux. Open gaming roundup for March 26 - April 1, 2016.

Pi 2 Design’s 502IoT Shield for the RPi Pi B+ 2 and 3 offers sensor expansion via 1-Wire, Grove, and PMOD I/O connectors, plus WiFi, Ethernet, M.2, USB, and more.

At Mozilla, we believe encryption is critical to the health of the Web. It allows us to live, work and play on a more secure Internet. Encryption helps keep the Internet exceptional. Today, encryption is being threatened around the world.

This service is intended for the orchestration of a distributed system of Redis-driven microservices, in particular. a distributed webserver.

Do not think home automation is just for geeks. It is now mainstream and a burgeoning industry. Become an home automation expert and try out these finest open source software for home automation. There are some real gems here. Many users flock to Domoticz and openHAB, but one of the others listed here may be a better fit for your requirements.