May 13th, 2009

Ubuntu testing web file-synchronization service

Canonical has begun beta tests of a web-based service that’ll let you store and synchronize files on your Jaunty Jackalope PC with other Jackalope-powered machines. Called Ubuntu One, it’s designed to provide you with access to your files using a web interface when you’re away from your main machine. The service also promises to let you share documents with others.

Ubuntu fluffs web file-synchronization service • The Register

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Intel absorbs open-source team

OpenedHand is a small open-source firm that worked on projects for Nokia, One Laptop Per Child, OpenMoko, iRex, Access, STMicroelectronics and Vernier. The firm has recently been acquired by Intel, who plans to absorb it into its Open Source Technology Center, the department working on Intel’s Moblin Linux platform.

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