Stories by Jon Gold

Nine great open-source media apps

For most users, it doesn't feel like there are many media app choices out there. Podcasts and music? iTunes. Photo editing? Photoshop. Bored? You bet.

Linux kernel 3.4 released

Version 3.4 of the Linux kernel was officially rolled out Sunday, in what maintainer Linus Torvalds called a "calm" release cycle.

Academics propose groundbreaking uses for Watson

Three winners of an academic competition at the University of Rochester to create the most innovative and useful applications for IBM's Watson cognitive computing systems were announced yesterday by Big Blue.

Intel looks to cover bases with new server chips

Intel announced three major expansions of its Xeon server processor line this week, adding lower-priced Sandy Bridge options for the two- and four-socket market and the Ivy Bridge architecture to workstation-class devices.

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