Qt launches lightweight IoT development framework

The Qt Company, an open source tools provider, has launched a new project that aims to make software development faster and more lightweight.

Google launches Featured Photos screensaver for Apple Mac

Google has launched a new feature for its rival Apple's Mac systems. Dubbed 'Featured Photos,' the screensaver shows different images shared by people on Google+.
"With our new Featured Photos screensaver for Mac, you can display stunning, high-resolution photography from our Google+ members whenever your computer is inactive," said Google product manager Neil Inala in a post made on Google+.
Apple Mac users would need to visit the dedicated webpage and download the installer file, in order to use it. It works on Mac OS 10.9 and later versions.

Linus Torvalds might release new a Linux

The world almost certainly needs to wait another week for Linux 4.9, says the operating system's overlord Linus Torvalds.

In his weekly post on the progress of the next kernel release, Torvalds announced release candidate seven of Linux 4.9, saying “ I think we got all the silly problems I was aware of fixed, and on the whole things are looking pretty good.”

So good that “ if next week ends up being very quiet, this _might_ be the last rc, although honestly I strongly suspect I'll end up doing an rc8.”

“It's been a big release, and rc7 could have been quieter. We'll see.”

This week's release adds “mostly networking and architecture updates, with a smattering of other driver updates”.

If you test them, do it quietly.

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SQL Server on Linux

First Look Microsoft has released a public preview of SQL Server for Linux, and I took it for a spin.

There are three supported platforms for SQL Server on Linux, these being Red Hat Enterprise 7.2, Ubuntu 16.04, and a Linux-based Docker engine. Installation on other versions of Linux may also work, although unsupported. The Docker image enables installation on Mac or Windows. Microsoft specifies a minimum of 3.25GB of RAM.

I installed on a modest 8GB dual-processor VM running Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" for testing. Setup involves agreeing a licence and setting an SA (system administrator) password. I then installed command-line tools, sqlcmd (execute SQL queries) and bcp (bulk copy). The install script prompts you to enable automatic start-up.

Privacy, how to hide when you are online

In addition to concerns about managing migration and future international relations, the choice of Donald Trump has awakened and another anxiety among Americans, the consequences of their privacy.
Donald Trump in February had called to boycott buying Apple products. Reason? Society had refused to give information to the FBI on iPhone one of the San Bernardinos terrorists.
This led to concerns in the world of technology, and in June in a letter signed by more than 100 executives of technology companies included the Trump as a "catastrophe of innovation". These companies, including Facebook, Google and Twitter asking the newly elected cryptography to protect.
Here are some ways to hide

4 free alternative to Microsoft Office 365

Office 365 is the evolution of the Microsoft productivity suite. Legjenar Office unifies software with a range of services online. This product makes it possible to create a document in Word and his OneDrive sync and then access it from the browser through Online Word.
Currently no other productivity suite does not offer this kind of integration. And for Office 365 costs $ 100 per year.
If you want to disconnect from Microsoft and select a suite for free or at low cost in this article we have listed some of the alternatives.

Uber launches API

Uber would be nothing without its drivers, at least until it rolls out its driverless capabilities as self-driving vehicle technology improves. To ensure their drivers are being supported wherever possible, Uber has launched a new API which enables developers to help improve their experience.