 Linux Mint 13 gets back to desktop basicsBucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution. [ComputerWorld]  CA Technologies revises Clarity interface CA Technologies has updated its CA Clarity Project Portfolio Management software with a new user interface, one that the company hopes will appeal to a broader set of business users. [ComputerWorld] Interface controls compete at CES Eye-activated laptops and other new interfaces at CES [BBC] Interface controls compete at CES Eye-activated laptops and other new interfaces at CES [BBC News] Splunk 4.3 gets a boost for business analysis With the newest update of its machine-data search engine, Splunk has expanded the user interface in a number of ways so it can be more easily used by business analysts as well as system administrators. [ComputerWorld] Splunk 4.3 gets a boost for business analysis With the newest update of its machine-data search engine, Splunk has expanded the user interface in a number of ways so it can be more easily used by business analysts as well as system administrators. [ComputerWorld] Steve Ballmer's parting message to CES: just Windows, Windows, Windows Microsoft chief executive talks up the Metro interface, Xbox, Kinect and Windows Phone - but where's the vision that we used to see from his predecessor Bill Gates?
Steve Ballmer's final keynote at CES is being held in the Venetian hotel. The queues are colossal - though they always are - but (...) [The Guardian] Razor-qt is a new Linux desktop alternative Among GNOME 3, Ubuntu Linux's Unity, and Windows 8's Metro, there's no denying that desktop environments have become a hot topic in 2011. More specifically, mobile-inspired interfaces are becoming increasingly commonplace, challenging users to accept a whole new paradigm in the desktop (...) [ComputerWorld] Amazon adds networking tools for private clouds Amazon Web Services has introduced Elastic Network Interfaces, which are attached to instances in a private cloud to allow for more flexibility when configuring the system. [ComputerWorld] Microsoft: Metro Doesn't Necessarily Scale Well To Office Windows 8 will be one of the most significant releases for Microsoft ever, since it pretty much rethinks the entire graphical user interface. One of the problems I personally see with Metro is that it doesn't appear to be particularly conducive to getting actual work done. In an interview with (...) [OSNews] VIDEO: Gesture control put to the test Dor Givon of XTR3D shows off his company's software, which can turn standard cameras into a gesture control interface for consumer electronics. [BBC] VIDEO: Gesture control put to the test Dor Givon of XTR3D shows off his company's software, which can turn standard cameras into a gesture control interface for consumer electronics. [BBC News]
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