Open source messaging app Bitchat works without signal or internet
Thursday, October 2, 2025 by Trey Abbe
Bitchat is a messaging app designed to operate without relying on cellular networks or internet connections. It uses peer-to-peer communication, allowing devices to connect directly via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Messages can be sent even when traditional networks are unavailable, making the app useful in areas with poor coverage or during temporary outages.
The app uses a ...
Security concerns will be front and center in 2021
Saturday, January 9, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
Security concerns, especially when it comes to cloud native applications, will be even more front and center in 2021 than they have been recently, said Linux Foundation SVP & General Manager of Training & Certification Clyde Seepersad.
Recent research by The Linux Foundation and Harvard found that open source developers are not prioritizing security issu...
Universal source code search engine emerges
Friday, November 22, 2019 by Richard Harris
Sourcegraph announced a new collaboration with GitLab, along with the world’s first universal source code search engine. The company has experienced exponential growth fueled by its expanding community of over 10,000 paid developers and tens of thousands of free open source developers who actively use its platform.
“GitLab and Sourcegraph are both oriente...
Wireline is seeking applications for its developer fund
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 by Austin Harris
Wireline is now opening applications for its open source developer fund. The fund will be investing in developers crafting applications to power the next generation of the cloud. It is the first time that funds from a token sale will be used to support open source software development.With global IT spend approaching US$1.5 trillion, there is huge potential for open sou...
Hazelcast Releases Updates to Its Open Source InMemory Computing Platform
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Hazelcast has released the latest version of its Hazelcast open source in-memory data grid which the company says is 30% faster than previous versions and is the first fully modularized version of Hazelcast. The Hazelcast operational in-memory computing platform helps companies manage their data and distribute processing using in-memory storage and parallel execution fo...
How Open for Data Reinforces IBM's Capability to Provide CloudBased Services
Thursday, March 10, 2016 by Richard Harris
Adam Kocoloski, CTO for IBM Analytics Platform Services, reached out to discuss the IBM Cloud Data Services portfolio of managed services for data and analytics which provides over 25 services on the IBM Cloud. The solutions are designed to help developers build, deploy and manage web and mobile applications and enable data scientists to discover hidden trends usin...
What is New in the Recent Release of Visual Studio 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015 by Richard Harris
Microsoft just released the highly anticipated Visual Studio 2015 just in advance of the impending Microsoft 10 release. Here is a rundown on what’s new for VS 2015:Cross-platform mobile device support - Android, iOS, and WindowsOut of the box, Visual Studio allows developers to use web technologies to build production quality mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows us...
New MIPS Creator CI20 Development Board By Imagination Technologies
Monday, December 8, 2014 by Richard Harris
A new microcomputer, the MIPS Creator CI20 development board by Imagination Technologies Limited for Android and Linux users is finally here. The release of the MIPS Creator CI20 development board even generated so much interest that the company’s site crashed due to the intensity of the pressure. Creator is a new program that was created as low cos...
Turbulenz Engine Goes Open Source
Saturday, May 11, 2013 by Richard Harris
The HTML5 known as Turbulenz has some pretty big news to announce! The company revealed today that it is making its HTML5 gaming engine open and available to everyone.The hope is that by going open source, developers can contribute to the overall growth of the engine and usage by allowing contributions from app developers using the engine in their games...
