Last seven days of news
Fri 3 Feb 2012
- Linux Mint 12 KDE released
Comment: Unity can't go it alone
- SambaXP 2012 conference call for papers
- Further details of Spark "Plasma Active" tablet revealed
- Komodo IDE 7.0 adds Node.js, LESS and CoffeeScript support
- 90% of Android devices now running 2.2 and later
- Google's Bouncer scans the Android Market for Malware
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 arrives for testing
- MSUpdate trojan attacked companies in the defence sector
- Alfresco Enterprise 4 adds a free public cloud option
Thu 2 Feb 2012
Break-ins at domain registrar VeriSign in 2010
Critical PHP vulnerability being fixed - Update
- Zarafa launches git.zarafa.com
- Final GIMP 2.6 series update arrives
- Qt SDK 1.2 now available
- ALMA consortium develops tool chain for embedded multi-core processors
- Report: Kelihos botnet making a comeback - Update
- RAP mobile: an alternative for developing apps in Java
- HTC Android phones expose Wi-Fi passwords to apps
- Twitter's Bootstrap 2.0 tied up
- Apple releases Mac OS X 10.7.3
- VP8 decoding gets faster with SDK update
Wed 1 Feb 2012
- The Document Foundation to be established in Berlin
- Microsoft commits to OpenStack and OpenNebula Hyper-V support - Update
- Release of Wayland 1.0 on the horizon
- Mozilla's first Extended Support Release arrives
- Clonezilla live clone system brings enhancements
- The open source behind gov.uk revealed
- Boxee's desktop version to disappear
- OpenShot Video Editor update adds new 3D text animation
- Ryan Dahl steps down from Node.js leadership
- Controversy around Busybox alternative
Mozilla closes critical holes in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey
- Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation
- Mozilla's Thunderbird reaches version 10.0
- Hacker extracts RFID credit card details
Tue 31 Jan 2012
- Firefox 10 arrives bringing CSS 3D transformations - Update
- Ten year support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Open source AWS SDK for Windows Phone
- Debian 7.0 will use 3.2 kernel
- BigCouch 0.4 moved in
- Seventh Libre Graphics Meeting scheduled for Vienna
- US legislation to strengthen mobile data protection proposed
- Google posts comparison of JavaScript and Dart
- Fedora 17 gets Eucalyptus, OpenStack and hotspot support
- Bid for Mandriva fails
Security hole in Sudo's debug option closed
- PostgreSQL cloud database announced
Pandora's Box 2.0: Opening proprietary code
- Pentaho opens its "Big Data" Kettle
- Debian 6.0.4 brings updates together
Mon 30 Jan 2012
- ownCloud reaches version 3.0
- VLC 2.0 "Twoflower" getting ready to bloom
- Symantec's trojan warning criticised as scaremongering
- Git 1.7.9 offers more secure modification requests
- Open source software powers EU petition initiative
- Rootkit has rhythm
- 7-inch tablet to come with KDE's Plasma Active interface
Samba update closes DoS hole
- Android says farewell to the menu button
- Android games contain malware
- Processor Whispers: About big cakes and small biscuits
Sat 28 Jan 2012
Fri 27 Jan 2012
- ODF Toolkit gets first Apache release
Cisco Security Appliances at risk from Telnet bug
- Fedora relocates operating system under /usr/
- GlusterFS advisory board established
- FFmpeg 0.10 "Freedom" released - Update
- Trojan downloader is a problem for virus scanners
- Merged executive committee proposed for the JCP
- GNOME 3.3.4 includes reworked browser
- IBM releases last Symphony, dedicates self to OpenOffice
- Tablet market share growing faster for Android than Apple
- Airtime radio software hits version 2.0
- Symantec publishes pcAnywhere security recommendations













