By editor@techworld.com (Forrester Analysts) Forrester’s Security and Risk team will have a lot of analysts out once again for this year’s RSA Conference. After all these years (12 for me!) we have to balance …read more Source:: Open Source
What if Microsoft really did open-source Windows?
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•By Matt Asay A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich wouldn’t rule out the notion that Windows might go open source. In fact, he said it was “definitely possible.” While the …read more Source:: OpenSource
U.S. Air Force sees next step for rocket launch contest by June
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•COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force plans to ask satellite launch providers and engine makers next month or in early June to explain how they would partner …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Mercury-orbiting U.S. spacecraft heading for a crash landing
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A NASA spacecraft that made surprising discoveries of ice and other materials on Mercury will make a crash landing into the planet around April 30, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
U.S. Air Force moves toward common satellite control system
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•COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is studying how to develop a common ground system to track, communicate with and control all the satellites it operates, a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
It’s an open-source world: 78 percent of companies run open-source software
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•Black Duck Software and North Bridge’s survey found open-source software in businesses everywhere, but few are managing it worth a darn. …read more Source:: Linux
Getting around without draining your phone battery
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•San Francisco, CALIFORNIA – For the most part, GPS works great. It gives people the ability to get from point A to point B with a simple press of a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Palaeolithic remains show cannibalistic habits of human ancestors
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•Analysis of ancient cadavers recovered at a famous archaeological site confirm the existence of a sophisticated culture of butchering and carving human remains, according to a team of scientists. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists use brain stimulation to boost creativity, set stage to potentially treat depression
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•The first direct evidence has been found demonstrating that a low dose of electric current can enhance the brain’s natural alpha oscillations to boost creativity by an average of 7.4 …read more Source:: Science