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12 predictions for the future of programming

Web technologies that deserve to die

It's time to bring the HTTPSession Weberthals to extinction

How Google sold Motorola at a loss and came out ahead

If you include all the lines in the balance sheet and take into account all the patents retained, Google's deal with Lenovo is brilliant

Take it from Facebook and Microsoft: The future of hardware is open

Microsoft backs Facebook's Open Compute Project, embracing open source hardware and one-upping secretive Amazon

LibreOffice 4.2 better bridges the gap with Microsoft Office

Improved Office compatibility, OpenCL-powered spreadsheet math, and more features round out latest update of the open source productivity suite

4 ways the Open Compute Project will impact hardware design

Facebook's Open Compute Project could have broad influences, beneficial and baneful, on data center hardware

FileZilla warns of large malware campaign

Spoofed versions of the open source FTP program circulating on third-party websites are designed to steal log-in credentials

Special report: The triumph of JavaScript

JavaScript is the reigning programming language across platforms and devices. Harness that power with the right frameworks and tools

Open Compute pushes GPL-like license for ‘open source hardware’

Facebook's open hardware effort adopts 'prescriptive' license requiring altered designs to be contributed back to foundation when sold

North Korea wraps its tentacles around Linux and Open Source

Today in Open Source: North Korea adopts Open Source and Linux. Plus: Five bleeding edge but stable distributions, and how to install desktop Linux on a Chromebook