Open Source

CERN launches a line mode browser emulator to recreate the experience of the first cross-platform browser

Today, embedded systems are so common that you’d have a hard time looking in any direction without seeing a device which contains one - if you know where to look. Lately, a movement toward embedded as a platform is creating new opportunities by leveraging the Android OS.

Microsoft is being coy about when and if it will release Office for the iPad and Android tablets. Why wait? Here are seven free office suites for the a PC, Mac, iPad or Android device you can use right now.

You may consider Chromebooks merely solid, inexpensive notebooks, but the newest generation may be muscular enough that you'll want to buy one not just in addition to a Windows or Mac notebook, but instead of one

It's not just phones and watches that promise to help you be more productive on the go. Ford and Nissan, among others, are developing tools that one day could turn your car into the ultimate mobile machine for getting work done.

If you spend a lot of time around a linux console, you’re familiar with the vast color emptiness that is BASH. The default color scheme and text layouts for BASH can be pretty lame. Luckily the terminal is pretty customizable and you can do some modding to improve the experience.

Researchers create smart e-textiles to help those with sensory issues

The audit said that NASA determined using public clouds made more sense. But, reading between the lines, it's possible the agency is still using OpenStack.

In the last post I showed you how to get started building a WordPress plugin from scratch. Now I’d like to show you how to add administrative features to the back end of WordPress so that your plugin can be managed using the standard user interface.

WordPress is the most popular blogging and CMS platform out there today. Part of what has made it so successful is its ability to be extended via plugins to perform any function you desire. Developing a plugin framework is really difficult, but WordPress has one of the best solutions I’ve seen to date. So how do you go about taking advantage of it and building your own plugin?

By reaching out to its growing base of supporters in China, OpenStack could keep China from splintering from the main trunk

ENovance, which will use any public cloud that suits, is the seventh largest contributor to OpenStack