Google adds rugged devices to Android Enterprise Recommended program
By adding rugged devices to its Android Enterprise Recommended program, Google is looking to add more devices to retail, manufacturing and field service settings. Read More
Virtual reality shipments crater in Q2, but IDC says don’t worry
IDC remains optimistic about VR–especially for the enterprise–but the data doesn’t look so hot. Read More
Linux phone battery bug: Purism’s Librem 5 delayed until April 2019
Purism gave its Librem 5 phone an updated SoC, but found it has a battery-draining bug that’s delayed production. Read More
Samsung: Our foldable phone could be unveiled by November, ‘It’s time to deliver’
Samsung once again teases world’s first foldable smartphone with flexible display. Read More
Workday beats Q2 estimates, raises FY 2019 revenue outlook
The cloud enterprise software business upped expectations for the year after its acquisition of Adaptive Insights. Read More
Even Linus Torvalds doesn’t completely understand the Linux kernel
In a wide-ranging interview at Open Source Summit, Torvalds talked about programmers, Linux, and open-source development. Read More
Almost 400k websites risk hacking, data theft via open .git repos, researcher warns
Your misconfigured website could be exposing sensitive data, including database passwords. Read More
Python now a top-3 programming language as Julia’s rise speeds up
The MIT-created Julia programming language continues its ascent in developer popularity. Read More
Atlassian launches Jira Ops, an incident response system with Slack integration
The product, now in beta, highlights how Atlassian is doubling down on managing IT teams. Atlassian also acquired OpsGenie. Read More
When IoT/home automation devices explode
Bangs. Smoke. Sparks. Yes, every time you add a new device to your system, you’re increasing the chances of device failure. And some of those failures might even be mildly spectacular. Read More