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Submission + - Google Android Wear

Submitted by mrspoonsi
mrspoonsi writes: Business insider reports: Google today announced that it plans to officially bring Android to smartwatches through its new project entitled Android Wear. The project will enable developers to bring features such as Google Now to wristwatches, and Google notes that Android Wear will also bring health-focused apps and the ability to interact with your phone to the wrist.

Submission + - GOG.com Bringing Linux Games To The Store

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: More great news for Linux gamers: following the footsteps of Steam, GOG.com is preparing delivery of Linux games, with expected showtime being this autumn. The officially supported distributions will be Ubuntu and Mint. Right now they are performing testing on various configurations, training up their teams on Linux-speak, and generally preparing for the rollout of at least 100 titles — DRM-free as usual. This will update some existing games of the catalog with a Linux port and bring new ones to the collection. Further information on specific games is yet not known, but GOG invites fans and customers to their community wishlist to discuss.

Submission + - Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth Calls For End Of ACPI (phoronix.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has called for an end to ACPI in next-generation devices. Mark wrote a blog post calling to do away with executable firmwares for devices in an age of the NSA where they can be used as attack vectors to devices. In place of the status quo Mark calls for declarative firmwares and more innovation to happen within the upstream Linux kernel.

Submission + - Docker Ecosystem Mapped Out (allthingsplatforms.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Docker, the open source Linux containers, is fast becoming an industry standard due to the mindshare it has been receiving in the industry. From developers using Docker for their app dev needs to startups and bigger companies investing resources on the project, it is fast emerging as a standard for application containers. A vibrant ecosystem is developing around the project and it is mapped out in this article

Submission + - Open source project builds mobile networks without big carriers (networkworld.com)

Submitted by smaxp
smaxp writes: Open source projects garner the attention of the tech community because the passionate people behind these developments occasionally cause major disruption and create opportunities to change industries, as Android and Linux did. An open source project with the goal of changing how mobile networks are built, from expensive proprietary hardware to cheap commodity hardware — just as mainframe data centers moved to commodity X86 hardware — is certainly worth a deeper look. Learning that former Cisco CTO Ed Kozel is leading the venture, Range Networks makes it worth a deep dive.

Submission + - OpenGL ES 3.1 Specification Published (khronos.org)

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: The Khronos Group today announced the immediate release of the OpenGL ES 3.1 specification, bringing significant functionality enhancements to the royalty-free 3D graphics API that is used on nearly all of the world’s mobile devices. Key features of ES 3.1 include: compute shaders, mixing and matching shaders without explicit linking step, indirect memory-fetched draw commands, enhanced texturing functionality, new shader language features and, optional extensions. The API will retain compatibility with previous versions of OpenGL ES. The OpenGL ES working group at Khronos expects also to update the OpenGL ES Adopter’s Program to provide extensive conformance tests for OpenGL ES 3.1 within three months. This ensures that conformant OpenGL ES implementations provide a reliable, cross-platform graphics programming platform.

Submission + - Bill Gates: Snowden is No Hero!

Submitted by hcs_$reboot
hcs_$reboot writes: In a lengthy interview from Rolling Stone, Bill Gates, among many other subjects, is asked: "Do you consider [Snowden] a hero or a traitor?". The Microsoft founder answers: "I certainly wouldn't characterize him as a hero (...) You won't find much admiration from me".
What about Government Surveillance? "The government has such ability to do these things. (...) But the specific techniques they use become unavailable if they're discussed in detail"
Rolling Stone retorts that Privacy can be an issue, "We want safety, but we also want privacy" says the journalist. Bill Gates's tells his main priority focuses on stopping the bad guys: "let's say you knew nothing was going on. How would you feel? I mean, seriously. I would be very worried. Technology arms the bad guys with orders of magnitude more [power]. Not just bad guys. Crazy guys."

Submission + - EU Votes for Universal Phone Charger

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: The European Union has voted in favor of a draft legislation which lists among the “essential requirements” of electrical devices approved by the EU a compatibility with “universal” chargers . According to a German MEP, this move will eliminate 51,000 tonnes of electronic waste. The draft law was approved by an overwhelming majority of 550 votes to 12 . At the moment, according to estimates, there are around 30 different types of charger on the market, but manufacturers have two years at their disposal to get ready for the new restriction.

Submission + - MediaGoblin devs: "Mad about government censorship? Do something about it."

Submitted by paroneayea
paroneayea writes: Responding to recent news that YouTube is giving the UK Government tools to broadly flag even legal videos on YouTube for takedown, the MediaGoblin developers have made a call to arms: "Mad about Government censorship? Let's do something about it." The MediaGoblin crew are currently running a campaign for federation and privacy features, including expanding federation tools like PyPump to make adding federation easier for all sorts of python web applications.

Submission + - Ubuntu phones to cost 'between $200 and $400, Shuttleworth reveals at CeBIT (muktware.com)

Submitted by sfcrazy
sfcrazy writes: So you are one of those who want to become a part of Ubuntu’s mobile story? Well, you will have to shell out anywhere between $200 and $400 to get one when these smartphones finally come to market. Is this attractive price range for phone which can't do much at the moment when compared with Android or iOS phones? Who will buy them?

Submission + - CryEngine officially supporting Linux (phoronix.com)

Submitted by Dega704
Dega704 writes: Crytek sent out a press release today announcing they will be showing off CryEngine Linux support. Found in a press release today, "During presentations and hands-on demos at Crytek's GDC booth, attendees can see for the first time ever full native Linux support in the new CRYENGINE. The CRYENGINE all-in-one game engine is also updated with the innovative features used to recreate the stunning Roman Empire seen in Ryse – including the brand new Physically Based Shading render pipeline, which uses real-world physics simulation to create amazingly realistic lighting and materials in CRYENGINE games."

Submission + - Snowden testifies to the European Parliament about the NSA (theinquirer.net) 1

Submitted by DTentilhao
DTentilhao writes: SURVEILLANCE WHISTLEBLOWER Edward Snowden has responded to the European Parliament's questions about PRISM and data privacy.

Snowden's testimony to the Parliamentary inquiry on electronic mass surveillance saw the whistleblower discuss his role at the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the things that the agency required him to do. He also answered some questions presented by the parliament.

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