The company announced Thursday that it’s launching support for creating custom fields inside the product, so that it’s possible for people to use the same service they rely on for tracking work tasks to also manage other things. So, a recruiting team could use custom fields to track a candidate’s name, status, interview times and… Read More Asana’s new feature lets users ‘track anything
Fully 16,419 contributors affiliated with Microsoft worked on open-source GitHub projects during the past 12 months, GitHub said, ahead of 15,682 from Facebook, 14,059 from Docker and 12,841 from Angular. +ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: LinuxCon: Q&A with inventor of, um, Microsoft PowerShell + Open source-happy Microsoft joins Eclipse Foundation That also puts Microsoft ahead of… Read More Microsoft’s the top open-source contributor on GitHub
These laptops are special because all of the key hardware resources are on swappable mini-PC modules. Although modular technology is always a topic of interest, InFocus Corp.’s unique design is rather limited. The Kangaroo Notebook The Kangaroo Notebook consists of two key pieces of hardware: a laptop dock and a mini-PC. The laptop dock essentially… Read More Meet The Kangaroo Notebook, A Low-End Modular Laptop
Microsoft unveiled a few battery life tests that, perhaps unsurprisingly, showed its own Edge browser to be the winner. As the methodology wasn’t fully published, some companies, including Opera, weren’t too happy with Microsoft’s test and results. Microsoft is now open sourcing its lab test and methodology, so that even if the tests favor its… Read More Microsoft Open Sources Battery Life Benchmark That Showed Edge Browser Dominating
Dell joined the Intel Kaby Lake party and announced that the latest update to its XPS 13 notebook PC will feature the new 7th generation (Kaby Lake) processors. The company will also offer a developer version of the lightweight laptop that comes loaded with Ubuntu, and the XPS 13 received a new color option in… Read More Dell XPS 13 Returns With Kaby Lake, Ubuntu, Rose Gold Finish
Lonnie G. Bunch III traveled to Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters a little more than a year ago to meet with leaders of the Black Googler Network, an employee group. The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which was then under construction, wanted to tap their technical expertise. “He made… Read More Google Brings Interactive Display to African American History Museum
It seems like online piracy has left its glory days behind, as another major player -TorrentHound – has finally decided to call it quits. After Kickass Torrents and Torrentz.eu, TorrentHound has become the third torrent website to bite the dust this year as the website has reportedly decided to shut itself down voluntarily. In a… Read More TorrentHound Shuts Down Voluntarily, Joins Kickass Torrents and Torrentz.eu
An Apple iTunes unit in Japan was ordered to pay some JPY 12 billion ($118 million or roughly Rs. 789 crores) in tax by local authorities after underreporting income, media reported Friday. The unit has since paid the amount, the reports said. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau determined that the unit, which sends part of… Read More Apple Ordered to Pay $118 Million Tax in Japan After Under-Reporting Income: Reports
The suicide of a woman who battled for months to have a video of her having sex removed from the internet is fuelling debate in Italy on the “right to be forgotten” online. The 31-year-old, identified as Tiziana, was found hanged at her aunt’s home in Mugnano, close to Naples in the country’s south on… Read More Right to Be Forgotten? Web Privacy Debate in Italy After Women’s Suicide
Reliance Communications, which is to merge its wireless business with smaller rival Aircel, said on Thursday the combined carrier would look to raise about $1 billion (roughly Rs. 6,684 crores) in equity from outside investors for expansion and to pay for mobile spectrum. Billionaire Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications, and Aircel parent Malaysia’s Maxis Communications will… Read More Reliance Communications, Aircel Venture Looks to Raise $1 Billion for Expansion
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