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VMware To Penetrate OpenStack Cloud

Gavin Clarke | The Register | August 28, 2012

NASA and Rackspace spun up OpenStack as an open-source alternative to VMware for spinning up clouds two years ago. Now VMWare has applied to become a full OpenStack member with a decision to be taken at the OpenStack group’s first full board of directors’ meeting today. Read More »

Webinos Rewards Creative Cross-Screen Apps

idw | academics.com | August 24, 2012

Cool apps and cool prizes: the European research project webinos is holding a competition for cross-device applications. The best proposals will proceed to the finals in Athens...Particularly creative apps will now be rewarded: the webinos consortium is holding a developer competition. The best entries will have the chance to receive great publicity, meet the webinos partners & win "cross-screen prizes": from Android-on-a-USB-stick to state-of-the-art smart phones and tablets... Read More »

Webinos Rewards Creative Cross-Screen Apps

Press Release | Webinos | August 24, 2012

Cool apps and cool prizes: the European research project webinos is holding a competition for cross-device applications. The best proposals will proceed to the finals in Athens. Read More »

What Pain Killers Can Teach Us About Open Government

Joseph Marks | Nextgov | January 4, 2012

Looking for an example of how open government data is being used by the private sector? Google the words “aspirin,” “ibuprofen” or “amoxicillin” and check out the upper right hand corner of the webpage. Read More »

What to Expect in Apple's Upcoming Maps App

Yoni Heisler | Network World | June 6, 2012

Apple will unveil iOS 6 next week at WWDC, and the Maps app will reportedly be getting a complete overhaul. Here's what to expect. Read More »

When Smart Mobile Technology Meets Good Science

Paul Cerrato | InformationWeek | June 18, 2012

A recent New York Times article listed several mobile IT tools worth looking into,...But when I was interviewed for this Times story, one point I thought worth mentioning was that the best mobile health tools are supported by strong clinical research. Read More »

Why Doesn’t Apple Enable Sustainable Businesses On The App Store?

Ben Thompson | stratechery | July 1, 2013

Unfortunately, productivity apps are a terrible match for [Apple] app store economics. The app store favors... Read More »

Why Facebook Home Will Blow Android Into Smithereens

Jason Perlow | ZDNet | April 5, 2013

You think Google's Android OS is hopelessly fragmented now? This is just the beginning. Read More »

Windows 8 Is Watching You

Rebecca Greenfield | Atlantic Wire | August 24, 2012

Playing around with the manufacturers' version of the not-yet-widely released Windows 8, programmer (and hacker) Nadim Kobeissi discovered that the operating system "tells Microsoft about everything you install" and does that "not very securely." Read More »

Windows 8 Tells Microsoft About Everything You Install, Not Very Securely

Nadim Kobeissi | http://log.nadim.cc | August 24, 2012

This is a very serious privacy problem, specifically because Microsoft is the central point of authority and data collection/retention here and therefore becomes vulnerable to being served judicial subpoenas or National Security Letters intended to monitor targeted users. This situation is exacerbated when Windows 8 is deployed in countries experiencing political turmoil or repressive political situations...
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A Call For Apps At The HDI Forum IV: Health Datapalooza

Event Details
Type: 
Open Source Event
Date: 
June 3, 2013 (All day) - June 4, 2013 (All day)
Location: 
OMNI Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C.
United States

We are excited to announce that the Health Data Initiative (HDI) Forum IV: Health Datapalooza will be held on June 3 and 4, 2013 at the OMNI Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Read More »