next generation

Dwolla has been grabbing attention for its next-generation payment system that bypasses credit card networks and connects directly into bank accounts.

It's been on a roll and now investors have lined up behind the start-up, to the tune of $5 million in a Series B round.

Phoronix: Btrfs, the quite promising next-generation Linux file-system that's been in-development for years by Chris Mason and others, is about to take on a big role within Oracle's Enterprise Linux distribution.

Microsoft has announced a virtual launch event for SQL Server 2012, the next generation of its relational database.

Web UPD8: "SkypeTab-NG (NG stands for Next Generation) is a tool that adds tabs to Skype for Linux."

Microsoft on Monday outlined upcoming changes to its next-generation Windows Embedded operating system, which are largely based on Windows 8.

The Ed Bott Report: "The campaign to spread FUD about Windows 8 is picking up momentum. In the past week, high-profile Linux advocates have tried to add fear, uncertainty, and doubt into what should be a smooth process for implementing a new next-generation security feature."

CEO Tim Cooke is set to unveil the hotly anticipated next-generation iPhone on October 4. What can we expect?

Phoronix: Besides the exciting news last week that KDE has drawn up plans for Wayland in 2012, there's more good news in the land of this next-generation display server

Martin Yan can debone a chicken in 18 seconds. That's pretty good, for a human. The next generation of Mayekawa automatic deboners, however, will shuck a bird like an ear of corn in just under 2.5 seconds.

Those hoping that the next iPhone will have 4G capabilities and integrated "wave-and-pay" NFC technology might be thoroughly disappointed when the next-generation iPhone launches, according to two new reports by analysts.

BMO Capital's Keith Bachman wrote on Monday that Apple would not offer a 4G version of the iPhone until at least 2012, Forbes reports.