Linux

Oracle Autonomous Linux: World's first autonomous operating system announced

Oracle Autonomous Linux and Oracle OS Management Services are included with Oracle Premier Support at no extra charge.

Microsoft makes 60,000 patents open source in a bid to help protect Linux

OIN provides a license platform for close to 2,650 companies, including the likes of Google, IBM etc.

Telegram's desktop app leaked users' IP addresses during calls, issue now fixed

Telegram desktop clients for Windows, Mac, and Linux exposed IP addresses during voice calls.

Microsoft brings end-to-end encryption for private conversations on Skype: Report

The feature comes is now available for all users on Skype on iOS, Android, Linux, Mac and Windows.

Steam may be secretly testing compatibility tools that run Windows games on Linux

Steam Play will likely install compatibility tools that allow you to play games from your library.

Google testing Material Design for Chrome, you can try it out on Canary build

The redesign adopts Material Design big time, with changes to everything from tabs to buttons.

Developers shouldn't worry, Microsoft's GitHub acquisition is a win for all

Few acquisitions in the technology industry have caused such debate as that of GitHub by Microsoft.

Meltdown and Spectre: The Simple-English guide to the most worrying computer security flaw in decades

Speculative execution went mainstream between 15 and 20 years ago, so theoretically, every CPU made in the last 20 years or so is vulnerable.

Microsoft claims fix for critical Skype bug is 'too much work', even though flaw could allow hackers system level access

Microsoft said that rather than a security update, it will release a fix with a newer version of Skype and the current version "will slowly be deprecated."

Atari to kick off preorders for the Atari 2600-inspired Ataribox on 14 December

The Ataribox is expected to start shipping in the spring of 2018, with expected prices to range between $250 and $300.