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Bit9 Warns Of Insecure Java Deployments
Only 1 percent of enterprise systems have the latest version of Java deployed, adding to the language's security troubles
Hackers Breach Apple Developer Centre
Attack from last week leaves developer site offline and user data has been compromised
Facebook To Buy British Software Quality Specialist Monoidics
Mathematical approach could help improve Facebook’s mobile apps
Shoddy Developer Security Practices Exposed By Study
The majority of developers do not implement any security development procedure when designing apps
WPC 2013: Microsoft Announces Cloud, Big Data Programmes
At its Worldwide Partner Conference 2013, Microsoft announced programmes and services aimed at helping customers and partners take advantage of the cloud and big data
UK Team Wins Imagine Cup 2013 Innovation Prize
Colinked from the UK managed to win the prestigious award and a $50,000 grant with their music sharing app
Oracle Updates Java Tools For Mobile And Cloud
Oracle updates its Java developer tools to include better support for mobile and cloud technologies
Dropbox Expands Cross Platform Ambitions With App Dev Tools
Dropbox wants to let developers sync app data across platforms with its Datastore API
Music Sharing Takes UK Team To The Imagine Cup 2013
Team Colinked want to share music between devices - and that desire got them to the Imagine Cup student competition finals in St Petersburg
Tizen App Contest Tempts With £2.7m Cash Prize
Intel and Samsung announce an App contest for the Tizen mobile OS, with $4 million in prizes on offer
IT Life: Stuart Dommett of Intel
Intel's Stuart Dommett has been doing IT since Charles and Diana were married. Ten years ago he was excited to find that laptops suddenly had Wi-fi built in.
More Developer Interaction Touted For Google Maps
Developers now have the ability to better interact with Google Maps thanks to a new map layer
Yahoo To Buy Video App Developer Qwiki
The company is ready to invest around $50 million into automated video editing software
Microsoft To Retire TechNet Subscriptions
TechNet offered a sweet deal for IT teams and pirates alike, as Microsoft ends subscriptions this September
Internet Of Things In Danger Of Fragmentation
The industry still hasn’t decided how it will connect 50 billion “things” to the Internet by 2020
Yahoo Shuts Down Services Including AltaVista
The latest list of services to be closed down includes AltaVista, the pioneering search engine that once provided results to Yahoo
PHP Forever – Andi Gutmans Of Zend
PHP maintains a lead for developing websites, because of enterprise features, says Andi Gutmans of Zend
Build 2013: Microsoft Opens Up Bing Engine For Developers
Microsoft allows Bing to be used as a development platform, exposing the tech behind Bing.com
Build 2013: Microsoft Updates Windows Azure Again
Microsoft continues to add new capabilities such as autoscaling to its Windows Azure cloud platform
Government G-Cloud Gets A Boost With First Salesforce Deal
G-Cloud might be coming good as it surpasses the £25m mark and big names start doing deals
Global Privacy Watchdogs Quiz Google On Glass
Letter asks what Google Glass does with personal data and what protections are in place
G8 Leaders Sign Open Data Charter
Francis Maude says agreement by G8 nations marks a major milestone in unlocking government information
Stanford Researchers Use GPUs To Create The World’s Largest...
The artificial neural network will be used to improve machine learning algorithms
Millions At Risk From Critical Vulnerabilities In WordPress Plugins
Millions of sites could contain serious flaws, security firm warns
Nvidia Brings CUDA Capability To ARM Processors
With ARM servers on the horizon, Nvidia tweaks its GPU compute model
Google Pulls Plug On Chrome Frame
The high proportion of people using modern web browsers means Chrome Frame is no longer needed, according to Google
Google Game Showcases WebRTC Communications
Google's Cube Slam game makes use of WebRTC, a browser technology that enables video chat without plug-ins
Symbian Is Officially Over
Once most popular mobile OS on the planet, Symbian bites the dust as last phones leave the factory
Google App Engine Gains ‘Significant’ Update
Google App Engine receives 'significant changes' in an update that includes support for Python and PHP apps