Software

HP, Dell Claim Business Spending Boost

Dell and HP quarterly results suggest business spending is back, even as consumer PC spending remains anemic

14 years ago

Google Mobile Maps Passes 100 Million Users

Google said that more than 100 million people per month are using its Google Maps for mobile app

14 years ago

Nexus One Sold Out After Heavy Developer Demand

Google has depleted its remaining stocks of Nexus One smartphones after heavy demand from the development community

14 years ago

Android Paid-App Shortage ‘Fuels Piracy’

Android's lack of app payment infrastructure in many countries is creating a population of app pirates, observers say

14 years ago

Developers Add Apps Search To Google Gmail

Gmail users will be able to sift through Google Docs and Google Sites with Apps Search, thanks to a new…

14 years ago

Three Quarters Of Brits Now Online

Ofcom research says 71 percent of Britons are now online, with increasing numbers using mobile devices

14 years ago

Nokia N9 Images Appear Online

Images of what seems to be the Nokia N9, a potential replacement for the Nokia N900, have appeared online

14 years ago

N8 Phone Could Miss Nokia’s London Show

The N8, which Nokia hopes will revitalise its fortunes, could slip to October, after the Nokia World event in London

14 years ago

Privacy Concerns Raised Over Facebook Places

Facebook's new location-powered Places feature could create risks and social pressures for users, analysts warn

14 years ago

Repairer Takes Aim At Dell Streak Battery

Repair site iFixit has done a teardown on the Dell Steak, and while it applauded how easy its battery is…

14 years ago

Yahoo Mail Arrives On Apple iPad

Yahoo Mail is now available for Apple's popular iPad after Yahoo joined Gmail in offering a version for the tablet…

14 years ago

Schmidt: Youngsters Will Be Haunted By Online Past

Young people may have to change their names to escape the shame of previous social networking activities, warns Google's CEO

14 years ago

Mozilla: Firefox Security Bug Won’t Fool Users

The bug can be used to bypass an alert meant for obfuscated URLs in Firefox

14 years ago

Samsung’s Answer To iPad Expected Next Month

Samsung's answer to the Apple iPad is reportedly expected to launch in early September, and will ship with Android 2.2…

14 years ago

GPS Tracking Trojan Hidden In Android App

A Trojan, hidden within an Android phone application, enables third parties to secretly track the location of the user via…

14 years ago

Canonical Adds Multi-Touch To Ubuntu

The release of uTouch brings multi-touch to Ubuntu Linux, from the kernel to the application layer

14 years ago

Twitter More Than Doubles User Numbers

New figures from comScore have found strong Twitter growth in Latin America and amongst mobile users

14 years ago

Gartner: Security Software Market Set For Growth

Security is to remain one of the fastest-growing areas within the enterprise software market, driven by factors such as compliance…

14 years ago

Antenna Reports Surface On Motorola Droid 2

Reports are emerging that some Motorola Droid 2 smartphones on the Verizon Wireless network are experiencing 'connectivity issues'

14 years ago

Google Vows ‘Strong Defence’ Against Oracle Lawsuit

Google has pledged to "strongly defend" open-source standards and protect its Android operating system from Oracle's patent infringement lawsuit

14 years ago

Google Talks With PayPal Over Android Payment Plan

Google is holding talks with PayPal over possibly using the e-commerce platform as an option for purchasing applications through the…

14 years ago

Facebook Users Fall Prey To ‘Dislike’ Button Scam

Facebook users are being targeted with a bogus "dislike" button application in a new survey scam, warns Sophos

14 years ago

Oracle Axes OpenSolaris Development

The company will no longer allow open source developers to participate in the development of Solaris, according to an internal…

14 years ago

Google Extends Voice Search for Android

Voice Actions allows the use of spoken commands for browsing, texting and making calls, similar to technology from Siri and…

14 years ago

Twitter Launches Tweet Button For Websites

The button streamlines the process of retweeting a website link, taking the lead from existing third-party technologies such as TweetMeme

14 years ago

Microsoft Updates Database Migration Tool

A refreshed version of SQL Server Migration Assistant looks to ease migration from MySQL to SQL Server and SQL Azure

14 years ago

Microsoft To Unveil IE9 Beta Mid September

The public beta of Internet Explorer 9 will be launched on September 15, Microsoft has confirmed

14 years ago

Java Creator Admits ‘No Surprise’ Over Android Lawsuit

Java creator James Gosling has admitted he is not surprised at Oracle's lawsuit against Google over claims that Android OS…

14 years ago

Vodafone Backs Down In Row With Android Users

Vodafone has reversed its decision to install its own branded apps and bookmarks via a software update to its HTC…

14 years ago

ITV Responds To Apple TV Rebranding Rumours

Rumours that Apple is planning to rename its TV service as iTV have been met with cool defiance from Britain's…

14 years ago