Analysis Big cloudy startups build their infrastructure on custom – or, at the very least, cheap – iron, and they use open source software because they like to – and often need to – tweak the systems software to make their workloads hum. And that’s a problem for VMware.…
SoftLayer’s public cloud business has IBM and EMC sniffing around for a reported $2bn buyout as both companies look to bolster their own networks.…
Review The openSUSE project is back on track. This week version 12.3 of the Linux operating system distribution was unleashed, right on time, as a free download.…
Yahoo Japan has released Face Stealer, an AR app (App Store – Free) which makes your face look like someone else’s.
The iPhone app can generate a mask from a photo of basically anything with a face, such as an ani…
Apple may be more interested in phones and watches these days than the 20th century legacy product that is the PC, but has nonetheless issued a new update for the operating system it still offers for the antediluvian machines.…
Google has updated its BigQuery cloud analytic service to make it attractive to people familiar with SQL.…
A server glitch that rendered the latest version of SimCity virtually unplayable mere hours after its launch could have easily been avoided, players say – because contrary to its publisher’s claims, the game doesn’t actually require network access at all.…
Netflix wants its open source software to become the preferred platform for massive cloud-based applications, so it has launched a cash-conferring contest to generate developer enthusiasm for its technology.…
Following a shorter-than-usual development cycle, the popular openSUSE Linux distribution has released openSUSE 12.3, bringing a host of updates and improvements for the desktop, servers, and the cloud.…
Google has reportedly drop-kicked its mapping and commerce chief Jeff Huber into Sergey Brin’s vanity project ‘X’ unit.…
