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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

The Humane Reader: a $20 PC

A team of hackers has created an eight-bit PC called the Humane Reader - for under $20.

July 19, 2010 | 10:03

Linaro looks to improve Linux devices

Industry group Linaro is hoping to improve Linux-based mobile devices, including tablets.

June 4, 2010 | 10:34

Google releases open-source WebM codec

Google is looking to win the HTML 5 war with the release of an open-source VP8 implementation.

May 20, 2010 | 12:30

Use the internet to decide how to vote

May 4, 2010 | 08:19

PathScale plans CUDA killer

Compiler specialist PathScale is planning an open-source alternative to CUDA and OpenCL.

April 28, 2010 | 10:16

Hackers resurrect NCSA Mosaic

A small band of hackers on the GitHub code sharing site have resurrected an early release of NCSA Mosaic, the first graphical web browser ever released.

March 9, 2010 | 12:51

Symbian open-source completed

The release of the Symbian platform under an open-source licence went ahead this week, completing a process which started in June 2008.

February 5, 2010 | 10:22

Disney open-sources 3D code

Walt Disney Animation Studios has released the full source code for its Ptex 3D texture mapping library under a BSD licence, freeing it for use in open-source projects.

January 21, 2010 | 14:06

RE: Choose Your Own Adventure Gamebooks

December 23, 2009 | 09:50

Chrome hits beta for Linux, Mac

Google's Chrome web-browser has finally reached public beta status on Linux and Mac-based systems - offering an official alternative to the open-source Chromium fork.

December 9, 2009 | 15:07

Google's Chrome OS gets official launch

Google's netbook-oriented operating system, Chrome OS, has enjoyed an official launch event - and while it won't be shipping until next year, the code is already available.

November 20, 2009 | 10:14

Microsoft open-sources SPOT

Microsoft has announced that it is to license its .NET Micro Framework - developed from its Smart Personal Objects Technology project - under the Apache 2.0 licence.

November 17, 2009 | 12:37

Microsoft confirms GPL code use

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool - created, it says, by a third party - uses GPL-licensed code without permission, and promises to make right.

November 16, 2009 | 10:07

Google promises SPDY web

Google has taken the wraps off an augmented HTTP system which promises to halve the loading times of web pages - SPDY.

November 13, 2009 | 14:03

Google's Go: an open-source language

Google has launched a public version of its internal programming language Go, which is open-source and promises a range of improvements over traditional languages.

November 12, 2009 | 14:52

Alleged GPL violation downs Win 7 tool

Reports of the use of GPL-licensed code in Microsoft's Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool have resulted in it being removed from the company's site pending an investigation.

November 11, 2009 | 13:08

Android 2.0 'Eclair' SDK released

The first release of Android 2.0's SDK - codenamed 'Eclair' - has hit the 'net, and there's some interesting new features for developers to play with.

October 28, 2009 | 10:52

Android 1.6 SDK launched

Google has launched the software development kit for the next version of Android, and there are some impressive new features due in 'Donut.'

September 17, 2009 | 13:59

Google Wave gets limited rollout

Google has announced that it is to open its Wave collaboration platform to selected educational and business users starting at the end of this month.

September 2, 2009 | 10:00

Researcher plans distributed GSM crack

A security researcher has announced an open-source distributed computing project which aims to generate a rainbow table for the A5/1 algorithm used in mobile 'phones.

August 26, 2009 | 15:15

CentOS project lead disappears

The leader of the CentOS project - a Linux fork based on the Red Hat distribution - has disappeared, prompting an open letter asking for him to get in touch on the project website.

July 31, 2009 | 14:15

Google open sources Wave

Before it's even officially launched, Google has release 40,000 lines of code for its Wave collaborative communications platform under the Apache 2.0 licence.

July 29, 2009 | 15:03

Adobe open-sources two frameworks

Adobe has released the source code for two of its Flash-based frameworks - the Open Source Media Framework and the Text Layer Framework - via the Mozilla Public Licence.

July 22, 2009 | 14:02