Open Source Subnet

Volvo charges extra for auto-braking technology that stops for pedestrians

After a video showed a misguided attempt at testing a Volvo's auto-brake feature, the car maker revealed that its pedestrian detection technology is sold separately.

Open Source Community

By Colin Neagle

Kan you do Kanban? Yes, you kan with Kanboard (and it's FOSS!)

Kanboard is a free, open source Kanban system that's outstanding in both it’s simplicity to set up and use and in its depth of features.

Gearhead

By Mark Gibbs

Open HUB: How to find the best open source projects

Open HUB lets you search, slice, dice, and compare tens of thousands of open source projects so you can identify those worth checking out

Gearhead

By Mark Gibbs

Patent shows Apple's interesting mobile Wi-Fi hotspot idea

A patent application filed by Apple in 2013 suggests an interesting mobile hotspot idea that sounds like a good fit for the Apple Watch.

Open Source Community

By Colin Neagle

What to expect at Google I/O 2015: Google Cloud, Google Now for Apple Watch, and SWAG

Google I/O 2015, the company's annual developer conference, will have a few surprises. Here are some predictions, including implications for Android, Google Glass, and maybe even the Apple Watch.

PhilAndroid

By Steven Max Patterson

Ubuntu's Shuttleworth's call to arms in open source stirs up controversy

After Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth discussed publicly how important it is for the open source community to work together, KDE's Aaron Seigo argued that this call to arms was kind of a paradox given the person who made them.

Linux Tycoon

By Bryan Lunduke

Verizon's acquisition of AOL is a move to disrupt the TV market

Verizon spent $4.4 billion to acquire AOL so it could use its resources to monetize streaming video.

PhilAndroid

By Steven Max Patterson

What if Windows went open source tomorrow?

Thinking out loud about Microsoft making Windows an open source project is a great way to get your friends and colleagues wondering seriously about your mental health.

Jon Gold

By Jon Gold

Brainwave-reading patents spike on increase in commercial mind-reading apps

More developers are creating commercial applications that use brainwave-reading technology that was previously found only in the medical field.

PhilAndroid

By Steven Max Patterson

This $9 computer might be more useful than Raspberry Pi

A Kickstarter campaign promises a $9 computer with a larger processor than Raspberry Pi and the ability for cheap and easy mobile computing.

Open Source Community

By Colin Neagle