Linux

Microsoft SQL server coming to Linux mid-2017, preview build available

In a blog post, Microsoft has announced that SQL Server will be making its way to Linux with a final release scheduled mid-2017. “This is…

Is proprietary software a necessary evil?

Richard Stallman is, in essence, one of the most influential founders of Linux. In 1983, he developed the GNU operating system, now commonly referred…

Anonymous-OS goes live, download if you dare

Hey, remember when Anonymous created its own um… anonymous social network? Well the lovable hacktivist scamps behind it seem to have made another go…

Why being a Linux geek could make you more employable

I love Linux and I have been fortunate enough to have been able to use it as my base operating system in all of…

Enter the Spark — a $265 tablet rocking a Linux OS

In this day and age, US$265 can get you a seriously tasty gadget. A brand new Kindle Fire? Done. A cut-price laptop? Grab one…

4 non-mobile tech trends to look out for in 2012

Everybody is talking about mobiles. If the trends in 2011 were anything to go by, 2012 will revolve around mobile phones and tablet computing….

Ubuntu 11.10, the Linux you’ve been waiting for

Ubuntu 11.10, codenamed “Oneiric Ocelot”, releases today. It is a key Linux-based OS release in the development history of the operating system. Earlier this…

Three reasons I love Android

Open source. Free information. The power to customise what I want, when I want. These are not simply words used to describe one of…

RaspberryPi — Your credit-card sized computer

For a couple of months, I’ve been watching RaspberryPi with a lot of interest, because I think these guys are about to do something…

Five easy ways to get you coding

I’ve been hacking together bits of code for years now. I’m not entirely sure how it all started, but it was probably way back…

Flashplayer 11 brings native 64-bit support to Linux… and more

Adobe has announced that it was making available its first beta of Flash Player 11, and whereas with new updates being released almost as…

Browser Ubuntu: Chrome is the new Firefox

Recently, African IT billionaire Mark Shuttleworth announced that Google Chrome or its open-source cousin, Chromium, is likely to replace Firefox as the default browser…

MeeGo still defiantly developing

Meego is still kicking. It was dumped by Nokia and Microsoft, but a dedicated team is keeping the faith, and coding away furiously. The…

Review: Nokia N900 – the ultimate Linux phone?

Can one truly have a pocket sized netbook and a phone in one package? Or does one function fall by the wayside in favour…

New Google head for South Africa

South Africa has a new Google boss. Stafford Masie, the former head of Novell South Africa and a relative unknown outside IT circles, has…

Something pretty revolutionary is going down in a dusty patch of Limpopo province. It involves billionaire and Africa’s first Astronaut Mark Shuttleworth, a multi-national technology company and the government.

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain