QNAP VS-5020 VioStor NVR (Network Video Recorder) is a high performance network video surveillance system for high-end IP-based real-time monitoring and video recording. Powered by Intel 1.6GHz CPU and 1GB DDRII memory, the Linux-embedded NVR supports 20-channel H.264, MxPEG, MPEG-4 and M-JPEG recording
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Why open source won't prevent cloud lock-in
Open APIs, not open source, will protect future freedom of action -- so beware so-called open source cloud offerings
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Running Windows games on Linux gets easier
Two recent developments have made it even easier to run Windows games on Linux though. The first is Valve and the other is an improved version of Crossover Games.
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Android 2.2 to include WiFi hotspot creation and tethering
Google has been working diligently on its Android phone OS, and update 2.2 is coming up quite soon. So far, the Linux-derived phone OS is selling well, recently thought to have overtaken the iPhone in monthly sales.
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Chrome rising fast
Google's Chrome browser is gaining ground fast while Internet Explorer slides. Google's Chrome browser is now well established as the third most popular browser and its ascendency hasn't stopped yet. Internet Explorer, on the other hand, is clearly in decline.
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Ubuntu Light Shuts Out Future Ubuntu Moblin/MeeGo Remixes
When Canonical announced its Ubuntu Light platform for netbooks and platforms Monday morning, a lot of fuss was made about the new Unity interface, the capability of Ubuntu Light to act as an instant-on environment for users of these devices who just want to surf, and the general coolness of the plan.
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South African netbook runs Ubuntu Linux
South Africa-based mobile provider Vodacom has begun selling an Ubuntu Linux based netbook. The Linkbook, which was developed by a South African company of the same name, is equipped with 16GB of flash storage, HSDPA, WiFi, two USB ports, and an 8.9-inch display.
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Android Loses a Pair of Senior Members
Senior Product Manager and Senior Software Engineer take flight. Yesterday, Senior Android Product Manager Erick Tseng left Google for Facebook as the head of mobile products. Tseng worked at Google for four years, with previous stints at Yahoo and Microsoft.
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Workshops tackle Qt, Linux, and i.MX development
Future Electronics and Nokia will host six full-day, hands-on workshops across the North America on using Linux and Nokia's Qt development framework to develop user interfaces (UIs) for Freescale's ARM-based i.MX system-on-chips (SoCs). Starting in Boston on May 18, the workshops will use the Freescale i.MX23 SoC as its sample platform.
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Google To Shutter Nexus One Store
Google's experiment as an Android phone retailer has come to an end with the announcement it plans to shut down the Nexus One Android Web store and will sell its HTC-designed phone in the retail outlets of the two carriers it has left.
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GM to Compete Against Ford and Microsoft Using Google’s Linux
Google's work in the area of Linux and the area of office suites is hurting two of Microsoft's primary cash cows; Microsoft responds with deception and hype
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When Microsoft hardware works more easily on Ubuntu than XP
How often have you heard the words "it's difficult to get this software/hardware working on Linux, that's why it hasn't caught the mass imagination"?
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The Consumer Electronics OS War
There's a major battle for OS domination in the consumer electronic space that may make the ones occurring on PCs and smartphones small by comparison.
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Diaspora: The Future of Free Software Funding?
By now, everyone has heard about Diaspora, the free software project to create a distributed version of Facebook, and the fact that it has raised $170,000 in just a couple of weeks. But what people might overlook is the innovative way that Diaspora has raised that money - by offering a graded series of scarce goods in return for monetary pledges. Could this be the future of free software funding?
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Can Froyo 2.2 Save Linux-Based Android From Fragmentation?
Handsets powered by Google's Android are becoming increasingly popular, but the open source smartphone platform is facing a threat that could cause it to self-destruct.
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