Today's microprocessors will become extinct by the end of the decade, to be replaced by computers built onto a single chip, Sun Microsystems Chief Technology Officer Greg Papadopoulos said Tuesday.
The SimplyGNUstep project was started a little over two years ago. It's goal was to create a pure GNUstep based user oriented desktop operating system. It used the Linux kernel and the standard GNU software, but it was not like any other standard Linux distribution.
Mandrake Linux, has just hit the street in an all new version 9.2 (codename: FiveStar). This new version is based on Linux version 2.4.22 (an optional Linux 2.6.0pre is also available and included), XFree86 4.3, binaries built upon GCC 3.3.1, Apache 2.0.43, KDE 3.1.3, Gnome 2.4.0, OpenOffice 1.1 and more.
The Longhorn edition of Microsoft's Windows OS is at least two years away--but the company is revealing some details on how it intends to create a smooth transition from today's Windows PCs.
In the world of "free" open source software, there is no greater villain than SCO, owner of the Unix operating system. But the spread of Linux could be hurt by another group--and ironically, it's the free-software proponents themselves, Forbes says.
This article delves into the many uses of JSP implicit objects. Follow along as it introduces the nine implicit objects, explains the purpose (and multiple purposes) of each one, and closes with a list of best practices for using these handy little workers in your JSP programming efforts. Additionally, Eclipse project released Eclipse 3.0 M4 recently.
Earlier in the month we made a call for contributions, and we had an overwhelming response. Hopefully we'll be seeing some new articles from OSNews readers in the near future. I'd like to announce that we've set up a mailing list for those readers who might be interested in contributing articles and reviews. I'd also like to make a public apology to those people who I mistakenly added to the list. "Read more" for details.
After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system.
Bjarne Stroustrup talks with Bill Venners about the perils of staying too low level and venturing too object-oriented in C++ programming style. Stroustrup is the designer and original implementer of C++.
A recent study said that many Windows users are planning on evaluating other platforms. What about the tech savvy OSNews readers? Are you staying with Linux, OSX or Windows, or switching to something else? Come in and vote!
Among the technology industry's historic monuments sits Xerox PARC, the almost-legendary R&D facility nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley. Xerox also has a big research center in New York, and researchers from that facility and from PARC recently held a soiree in San Francisco to show some of the company's key research efforts. Read the article at PC Magazine.
While Microsoft execs at last have admitted publicly that Longhorn will ship in 2006, Microsoft works on Windows XP 64-Bit. The emulation technology in Windows XP 64-bit Edition will be crucial to the OS's success. Microsoft's Windows on Windows 64 emulation technology is a subsystem that will allow users to run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS without a reduction in performance, NewsFactor reports.
With the one year anniversary of Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system approaching in November, several PC makers have released or will soon release new tablet PC models designed around the OS.
The rush to endorse open source alternatives to Microsoft's dominant Windows software has been criticised by senior technology executives who warned that companies risked falling victim to growing hype around software such as the Linux operating system.
