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ABC’s Play School promotes Twitter – social smart or social silly?view story

http://www.itwire.com – Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: EntertainmentAlthough the ABC frowns upon mentioning brand names, something that’s sometimes hard to avoid when talking about specific tech products, its early childhood learning program and televisual babysitter Play School is teaching tots about Twitter. Play School. (IT news)

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Linux For VFX And CG Production Environments (Training Videos)view story

http://ubuntuforums.org – I have been a long-time Ubuntu user and have used Linux on the job while working on visual effects and graphics for films and commercials. For other folks wanting to use Linux for visual effects and graphics I've authored some commercial training videos. (Hardware)

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Splashtop 2 HD for Android Tablets Now Available Free for a Limited Timeview story

http://www.talkandroid.com – If you’ve ever needed remote access to your computer while on the go it can be quite a task. Well Splashtop made it easier with their remote access tablet app and has done it again with a new rendition, this time bringing a powerful HD version to light. Introducing Splashtop 2 HD, the next version of the popular application that allows access to your PC or Mac from your Android tablet. (IT news)

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In Search of the Best Linux for Windows Refugeesview story

http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com – Much as we here in the Linux community may wish that everyone could cut their proverbial computing "teeth" on our favorite operating system, the fact remains that the majority of the world starts off on Windows. That, after all, is why the tragedy of "Microsoft Trained Brain Syndrome" has persisted all these years. (General)

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AMD FirePro APUs: Will Workstation Integrators Say Yes?view story

http://www.thevarguy.com – AMD (NYSE: AMD) rolled out its first-ever FirePro Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), the A300 and A320, for entry-level and mainstream desktop workstations, aimed at users requiring high-performance computing horsepower and graphics such as computer-aided design (CAD) and media and entertainment professionals. Will the FirePro A300 and A320 APUs attractive workstation integrators and OEMs? (IT news)

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Intel’s Imad Sousou: Open Cloud Standards will Emerge With More Collaborationview story

http://www.linuxfoundation.org – Standardization is the biggest issue facing the open source cloud today, says Imad Sousou, director of Intel’s Open Source Technology Center. Adoption of open formats and interfaces will ensure flexibility and choice for users and vendors of the cloud. Standardization is the biggest issue facing the open source cloud today, says Imad Sousou, director of Intel’s Open Source Technology Center. (General)

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OpenMP parallelizationview story

http://ubuntuforums.org – Hello, I am trying to parallelize a program which adds a sequence of numbers. (Hardware)

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Memo to Acer: No Stopping Microsoft Surface Tabletsview story

http://www.thevarguy.com – Microsoft’s Surface tablet strategy continues to stir concern within the halls of Acer. But instead of worrying about Steve Ballmer’s Windows 8 and Windows RT hardware plans, is it time for Acer to focus on its own Iconia Tab innovation strategy? The VAR Guy sure thinks so. (IT news)

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UltraServe puts cloud service on prepaid or PAYGview story

http://www.itwire.com – Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Cloud ComputingWe're all familiar with the idea of buying mobile phone service on a prepaid or on pay-as-you-go tariffs. Hosting provider UltraServe has applied the same concept to the provision of cloud computing. (IT news)

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Steve Wozniak: Data owner, tech warrior, cloud ‘worrier’view story

http://www.itwire.com.au – Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Home ITApple’s famous co-founder, Steve Wozniak, has expressed grave doubts over cloud storage, citing privacy and data ownership concerns, casting an authoritative cloud over cloud storage and data processed by cloud computing, too. (IT news)