Software

Google ‘Android P’ Preview Screen Suggests Swipe Features

Built-in swipe navigation would be another feature inspired by Apple's iPhone X, along with the famous notch

7 years ago

AMD And Microsoft Release Spectre Fixes

The latest patches include operating system and processor microcode updates to protect users from Spectre Variant 2

7 years ago

Major Browsers Back FIDO2 Tech For A Password-Free Web

The FIDO Alliance's WebAuthn project is now a step away from finalisation, meaning software and hardware makers can begin implementation

7 years ago

Scottish Police Buy Cellebrite Phone Unlocking Kits

Cellebrite kiosks are to be deployed around Scotland for unlocking phones and other seized devices

7 years ago

Nginx Aims To Make Microservices Easier To Deploy

Nginx Unit, available this week, consolidates the infrastructure for microservices-based apps into a single tool

7 years ago

Global IT Spending To Rise 6.2 Percent, Gartner Predicts

Good news for tech industry with prediction of significant rise in IT spending thanks to weak US dollar

7 years ago

Tesla Shares Plunge Amidst Federal Probes, Credit Downgrade

Two US federal agencies have sent teams to investigate a fatal California highway crash and the vehicle fire that followed

7 years ago

Samsung To Establish Massive AI Research Facility In France

The centre is to be Samsung's third biggest after those in South Korea and the US, with more than 100…

7 years ago

Emergency Network Delayed By Agile Development Methods, MPs Told

Agile delivery techniques take longer but mean 'less risk', permanent secretary Philip Rutnam tells MPs

7 years ago

France Looks To Move Into ‘Pole Position’ On AI

France's president has promised major investments into artificial intelligence, as the country looks to compete head-on with the US and…

7 years ago

GitHub Inspection Discovers 4 Million Flaws In Public Code

Bug hunting. First inspection run of public code libraries reveals four million vulnerabilities

7 years ago

Government Boosts Fintech Sector With Cryptocurrency Task Force

The government's first Fintech Sector Strategy aims to boost domestic financial tech companies ahead of Brexit

7 years ago

Slingshot Malware ‘Was US Special Operations Spy Tool’

Malware discovered by Kaspersky Lab was developed by an elite group within the US military to spy on militants, officials…

7 years ago

IBM Targets Businesses With Watson Voice Assistant

IBM now plans for Watson to power digital assistant apps from retailers, banks, hotels, cars and home gadgets

7 years ago

BlackBerry, Microsoft Sign Security Agreement

BlackBerry partners Microsoft to provide secure environment for Microsoft Office apps

7 years ago

Information Commissioner Seeks Warrant In Cambridge Analytica Probe

The company allegedly exploited the personal data of 50 million Facebook users to sway the US presidential election

7 years ago

Microsoft Forces Use Of Edge Browser In Windows 10 Preview

A test feature would oblige users to open Edge in some situations, regardless of whether it's set as default

7 years ago

Micro Focus Shares Plummet Over Revenue Warning

Shares traded as much as 56 percent down amidst lower-than-expected turnover and the departure of chief executive Chris Tsu

7 years ago

Google Renames Android Wear ‘Wear OS’ As Industry Mutates

Smartwatch sales have surged in recent months, but so far the main company to benefit hasn't been Google

7 years ago

EU, France Take Action Against ‘Abusive’ Google, Apple App Stores

The European Commission has drafted stricter rules for app stores, e-commerce sites and search engines, while French legal action targets…

7 years ago

Firefox 59 Speeds Loading Times, Improves Privacy

The new Firefox browser release builds on the speedy Quantum rendering engine that debuted in November - the 'most significant…

7 years ago

Microsoft Touts Progress Of Teams Chat App

Slack now has some competition, Microsoft claims, as usage of its enterprise comms app Teams nearly doubles

7 years ago

Day-Long Oculus Rift Outage ‘Due To Administrative Error’

Facebook's Oculus Rift VR headset was rendered unusable for more than 15 hours after the company forgot to renew a…

7 years ago

Microsoft Builds AI Into Windows 10 With Spring Update

The Windows ML artificial intelligence platform will help Windows gadgets carry out machine learning tasks themselves, instead of sending them…

7 years ago

SAP Admits ‘Misconduct’ In South African Deals

An internal investigation of the German software giant's South African public sector deals has uncovered 'indications of misconduct'

7 years ago

Google Previews ‘Android P’ For Next-Generation Gadgets

The successor to Android 8.x 'Oreo' supports an iPhone X-style notch, along with improved indoor location, a new notification panel…

7 years ago

Government Guidelines Aim To Secure Smart Devices

A draft code of practice would encourage manufacturers to remove default device passwords and make communications less easy to hack

7 years ago

BlackBerry Sues Facebook Over Instagram, WhatsApp Tech

Facebook's tools use technology and interface patents from the once-popular BlackBerry Messenger platform, claims the Canadian company's lawsuit

7 years ago

Google Patches ‘Critical’ Android Flaws

Google has patched 11 serious bugs in the platform, plus dozens of less severe security issues

7 years ago