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The Oculus Go’s operating system is being unlocked, John Carmack announces

The Verge

The Oculus Go, originally released in 2018. Root access will be achieved by sideloading a future software update, opening the door for anyone to modify and improve Oculus’ original standalone all-in-one VR headset. Facebook originally released the Oculus Go in 2018 before supplanting it with the Oculus Quest the following year.

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Google’s new Fuchsia OS arrives first on old Nest Hub

The Verge

Google’s work on Fuchsia OS first emerged in 2016 , and the open-source operating system is notable for not being based on a Linux kernel, instead using a microkernel called Zircon. You don't ship a new operating system every day, but today is that day. Petr Hosek (@petrh) May 25, 2021.

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Top 8 Highly Paid and in-demand Programming Languages in 2018

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Top 8 Highly Paid and in-demand Programming Languages in 2018 - Information Technology Blog. When programming applications for the operating system of Apple, iOS, and therefore to create apps for iPhone and iPad, you must use the Objective-C language. Kotlin is an open source language.

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iPhone Vs Android — A Comparative Study 2018

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - iPhone Vs Android — A Comparative Study 2018 - Information Technology Blog. Apple has shown great skill in designing an easy-to-use mobile operating system, while Android has been increasingly developing their product to be more intuitive and give you more control over it’s OS and applications.

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Cydia sues Apple alleging its App Store has a monopoly

The Verge

Cydia shut down new purchases in 2018. A 2019 study from antivirus company Norton found that Apple’s stringent controls over what apps are allowed into the App Store made iOS devices somewhat more secure than those running the more popular open-source Android operating system.

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Technology Short Take 157

Scott Lowe

Operating Systems/Applications. I use a fair number of these (and referenced a few of them in my 2018 “Supercharging My CLI” blog post ). David Anderson’s post on how NAT Traversal works should help. Matt Rickard shares some thoughts on when it is appropriate to use Kubernetes. This is useful to know.

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(Lack of) Patch Management Highlighted in US Congress

Cloud Musings

According to the former Equifax CEO’s testimony to Congress , one of the primary causes of this now infamous data breach was the company’s failure to patch a critical vulnerability in the open source Apache Struts Web application framework. A process to identify vulnerabilities in hardware, operating systems, and applications.