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“A Tale of Two Licenses” By Katherine Noyes September 1, 2011 Source: TechNewsWorld “Now look what’s happened,” said blogger Robert Pogson. “They’ve closed a lot of the source on Android 3.x and no one knows where they stand. Can Samsung trust Google now that Google’s bought Motorola? How open is the Open Handset Alliance now Continue Reading...

Can Whitehall open up to open source? By Roy Cellan-Jones September 4, 2011 Source: BBC News Tech What’s Whitehall’s attitude to software procurement? A cynic might sum it up as “nobody ever got sacked for buying Microsoft”. The current government has vowed to change the civil service mindset that has always preferred to spend money Continue Reading...

“The Insane Month of August: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye!” By Rob Enderle September 5, 2011 Source:TechNewsWorld If there’s one hard rule in tech, it’s that doing hardware while trying to license software is a losing battle. No, that isn’t right — it is typically a multibillion-dollar disaster. So what does Google — the Continue Reading...

“Programming: Old school versus new school” By Glyn Meek Source: www.computerworld.com A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about ‘the good old days’ and gave all us Geezers a chance to reminisce. I have to admit that a lot of the comments I got from that blog stirred a whole host of memories for Continue Reading...

“Will cyberthugs exploit Google Plus ‘identity service’ for spear phishing attacks?” By Darlene Storm Source: www.computerworld.com While some people thought Facebook wanted to issue your Internet driver’s license, Google’s insistence for real names in G+ profiles as an “identity service” seems to be shooting for the right to be your “trusted” online ID passport. But Continue Reading...

“Take the PaaS” By Frank Artale Source: www.computerworld.com When passionate software developers get to work in the morning (or in the middle of night) what do you think they look forward to doing? Is it: A) Looking for updates to runtimes, installing them, testing to make sure they work correctly, and then calling the operations Continue Reading...

”“Windows 8 sneak peek — do tiles and ribbons mix? By Preston Gralla Source: www.computerworld.com Bits and pieces of the Windows 8 user interface have been revealed over the last several months, showing two very different directions for Microsoft’s next operating system. One the one hand, it will include a tiled interface, similar to the Continue Reading...