<b>Linux Journal:</b> "Last month's release of the KDE 4.4 desktop environment restored the faith of many after what has been something of a roller coaster two years."
<b>ZDNet:</b> "The search for the next-generation video codec for the open web has reached an impasse. Few of the options are truly open or free, and those that are free are not being pushed by the major forces."
<b>Kristanix Games press release:</b> "Kristanix Games announces the release of Linux versions of its most popular games. The Linux Games project now includes such high quality casual games as Sudoku Epic, Solitaire Epic, Mahjong Epic, Jewel Twist, Fantastic Farm, Crossword Twist and many more."
Google patches Chrome for eight vulnerabilities that could have left users at risk. The fixes come just as white hat hackers are set to go to town in a vulnerability search contest.
Panda Security's latest report says banker Trojans represent more that 60 percent of new cyber security threats, while traditional viruses are making a comeback.
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White House cyber coordinator Howard Schmidt makes news at the RSA show, announcing the declassification of the cybersecurity plan developed two years ago.
<b>Computerworld UK:</b> "The big announcements by Facebook last week have started alarm bells ringing around the Net. Here's the kind of thing that is sending shivers down many people's spines:"
<b>Federal Computer Week: </b>"The challenges to government's adoption and participation in open-source communities is often thought to be a simpe culture clash, but in reality it goes deeper than that, accordning to NASA's newly-appointed chief technology officer."
The cloud, the smartphone, the tablet, the Web itself as a big giant operating system-- what's the fatal flaw in all of these? It's all about feeding content to passive "consumers". Plug me in, baby, I'm not lifting a finger ever again.
<b>Groklaw:</b> "So. Now I know. Now we all know. Blake Stowell, then the PR guy for SCO, sent an email to Maureen O'Gara, saying "I need you to send a jab PJ's way," and then right afterwards she wrote that invasive so-called expose, in which she revealed, or at least intended to reveal, things like who I called on my phone."
The latest threat to data center security isn't really an IT threat at all. Today's biggest threat is an underground economy fueled by stolen data and the pursuit of maximum criminal financial gain.
<b>Eleven is Louder:</b> "I was reading through some news on Google and came across this article on bild.de. The Commodore 64 is due to be rereleased with an Intel Core 2 Quad, 4GB RAM, a 500GB HDD, Intel chipset, and a bunch of other features."
<b>Jim Lynch:</b> "Hmm. It seems that one VERY prominent platform is missing. Yep, that's right. Amazon still has not released a Kindle application for Linux."
The rugged switches and routers that drive networks on oil rigs, power stations and research operations in Antarctica don't always feature high-end enterprise capabilities. Sixnet is out to change that.