Новости за 23.09.2015

Transportation has always been a big part of our far-out visions of the future, whether we imagine flying cars, ultra-fast tubes or Star Trek-style contraptions. While chances are slim that we'll be de-materializing and re-materializing in another spot anytime soon, fast-advancing technology will change the way we get from point A to point B in the near future. Here are the most promising advances.

With a new version of its product in the offing and $4 million in Series A funding in its pocket, GitLab -- creator of an open source alternative to code-hosting nexus GitHub -- is setting out to expand its reach with enterprise customers.

Online backup service provider Backblaze today announced a new service offering: as much storage as you want for half a cent per gigabyte per month.

Like MongoDB or Couchbase, RethinkDB is a clustered, document-oriented database that delivers the benefits of flexible schema, easy development, and high scalability. Unlike those other document databases, RethinkDB supports “real time” applications with the ability to continuously push updated query results to applications that subscribe to changes.

Congress is set to drop a $2,000 H-1B visa fee mostly paid by India-based IT services providers. It's a move being met with incredulity by H-1B critics, but relief by the Indian offshore industry.

There’s lots and lots of software code in the world these days; heck, Google alone has more than 2 billion lines of code in its repository. But not all source code is created equal. Software developers usually have strong preferences as to what makes some raw code “good.”

Following in the footsteps of some other U.S. companies like Hewlett-Packard and Intel, Cisco Systems is planning to tie up with a Chinese partner for joint development and better access to the local market, according to a newspaper report.

Microsoft surprised the tech world two weeks ago when one of its executives appeared on Apple's stage to demonstrate new features for the company's Office apps on the new iPad Pro. While that moment in the spotlight showed off Microsoft's commitment to Apple's platform, there's an important catch that wasn't mentioned on stage.

One of the challenges Microsoft faces is that some people haven't upgraded their Office suite for several years, despite the company releasing new versions.

FreedomPop on Tuesday announced its plan to lure iPhone 6S (and iPhone 6) users with a free wireless service just for them.