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Apache Falcon gets top-level status, filling gap in Hadoop ecosystem

By Maria Deutscher Jan 20, 2015

Hadoop marked another milestone along its breakneck evolution on Monday when Falcon, one of the most promising technologies in the upstream ecosystem, exited incubation to become a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. The news…

HTC to enter smartwatch market alongside release of 20MP camera phone, says report

By Collen Kriel Jan 20, 2015

With Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 just around the corner, HTC Corp. is rumored to have both a new flagship smartphone and a smartwatch in the offing. A source familiar with the company’s plans…

New Magzter Gold plan gives you 2000+ magazines for $10 a month

By Collen Kriel Jan 20, 2015

For a monthly fee you can now have unlimited access to over 2,000 magazines, including old issues, through Magzter Gold. There is a wide variety of categories ranging from automotive, business, cooking, weddings and…

Facebook’s hiring spree adds nearly 1200 jobs

By Eric David Jan 20, 2015

After a big year in 2014 and the acquisition of several technology startups, Facebook Inc. is looking to fill 1,159 new jobs across a wide range of positions. “We are an ambitious company run by…

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Canonical ushers Ubuntu into the Internet of Things

By Maria Deutscher Jan 20, 2015

Canonical Ltd. is making the container-centric edition of its popular Ubuntu Linux distribution available for connected devices in a major expansion of its existing mobile efforts into the Internet of Things. Ubuntu Core made…

Microsoft survey reveals large disparities in how people living in developed and developing nations regard the internet, except on privacy issues

By James Farrell Jan 20, 2015

A recent Microsoft survey of internet users from developed (USA, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea) and developing nations (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia) revealed that on the whole most people are optimistic about…