Software

OpenBSD Founder Blames Contractor, Not FBI, For Backdoor Plant

The founder of OpenBSD now believes that a firm was probably contracted to put backdoors in the project code

14 years ago

Enterprises Will Be Slow To Adopt 4G In 2011

Enterprise mobility decision makers won't be swayed by 4G in 2011, but that stance won't last long, predicts Andrew Garcia

14 years ago

Fifth Of iPad Users Own More Than One Tablet

iPad owners are being forced to choose between competing with family members or buying a second device

14 years ago

Android Tackles Phone Makers Over Lockdowns

Google's Android engineers claim handset makers that lock down their smartphones beg for rooting exploits

14 years ago

Prototyping Lab For HTML5 Launched By Microsoft

Microsoft's HTML5 Labs allows developers to test new and evolving specs for inclusion in IE9 online

14 years ago

EDL Backers Warned To Stay Vigilant After Hack

EDL members are advised to be on full alert after members' confidential information was stolen by hackers

14 years ago

US Regulator Investigates Former HP Boss Hurd

The US Security and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating former HP CEO, Mark Hurd

14 years ago

Facebook Revises Bug Disclosure Policy

In an effort to ease fears that bug submitters could be subject to legal action, Facebook has re-worded its vulnerability…

14 years ago

Pirate Bay Defendant Heads For Supreme Court

One of the defendants in the Pirate Bay trial says he will take his appeal bid to the Supreme Court…

14 years ago

Last Of UK ‘WiSpy’ Data Deleted

Google has deleted the last of the payload data inadvertently collected by its Street View cars in the UK

14 years ago

Patent Monopolies Threaten Open Source Innovation

If patent holders start picking on members of the open source community, innovation will suffer, warns Eric Doyle

14 years ago

ISPs: Internet Porn Block Not Viable

Blocking porn sites from home computers is not plausible, say ISP chiefs in response to the government’s censorship request

14 years ago

European Commission Pushes e-Government Openness

The new European Interoperability Framework and European eGovernment Action Plan both aim to make government services more open

14 years ago

Microsoft Ends Office Anti-Piracy Programme

Microsoft has quietly pulled the plug on its Office Genuine Advantage programme, hinting at new anti-piracy measures on the way

14 years ago

Nokia Considers Windows Phone 7 OS For New Phones

Nokia is rumoured to be considering deploying Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 on its new smartphones

14 years ago

Google Faces Expanded EC Antitrust Investigation

The antitrust watchdog of the European Commission has expanded its investigation into search engine giant Google

14 years ago

High Court Judge Permits Tweeting In Court

Twitter has been approved as a legitimate method of reporting live from the courtroom

14 years ago

Social Media Tools Could Lead Business Innovation

Social collaboration tools are poised to increase enterprise productivity if implemented in such a way as to prevent separate silos,…

14 years ago

Report: Intel McAfee Deal May Face EC Probe

The European Commission has expressed concerns over Intel's $7.68bn deal to acquire McAfee

14 years ago

Government IT Cuts Achieve Major Savings

Cuts in ICT and other sectors have helped the government achieve efficiency savings of £1 billion

14 years ago

UK Government Plans To Block Internet Porn

ISPs are asked to block porn sites as the government attempts to protect children from exposure to adult material

14 years ago

Could Google Android Merge With Chrome OS?

Some are suggesting that Google should merge Chrome and Android. Clint Boulton says it might happen, but not any time…

14 years ago

Film Industry Orders BT To Block File-Sharing Site

The Hollywood film studios'association has demanded that BT blocks access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2

14 years ago

Apple Prepares Mac App Store For Launch On Jan 6

Apple plans to launch an App Store for its Macintosh users in the hope of attracting third-party developers

14 years ago

Corporate Tablet Use Driven By Apple, HP And Dell

Tablet use in business could double within the next three months, claims a ChangeWave Research report

14 years ago

Facebook’s Facial Recognition Adds Tags Automatically

Facebook is adding a facial recognition capability to tag friends' images automatically on the social network

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Partners In Novell Patent Buyout Revealed

Apple, Oracle and EMC are apparently the joint owners, with Microsoft, of 882 patents bought from Novell

14 years ago

Twitter And LinkedIn Users Urged To Change Passwords

The hack of Gawker Media over the weekend has prompted other major sites to advise users to change their passwords

14 years ago

Microsoft Brings HTML5 Video Plug-in To Firefox

Firefox users who use Windows can now enjoy HTML5 video in their browser, thanks to Microsoft

14 years ago

FBI Fingered For Installing OpenBSD Backdoors

A former government contractor has gone public and accused the FBI of planting a number of back doors into the…

14 years ago