Software

Google Previews ‘Android P’ For Next-Generation GadgetsGoogle Previews ‘Android P’ For Next-Generation Gadgets

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 DevicesGovernment Guidelines Aim To Secure Smart Devices

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 TechBlackBerry Sues Facebook Over Instagram, WhatsApp Tech

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 FlawsGoogle Patches ‘Critical’ Android Flaws

Google Patches ‘Critical’ Android Flaws

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

7 years ago
Microsoft Customises Cloud, Offline Azure Services For US GovernmentMicrosoft Customises Cloud, Offline Azure Services For US Government

Microsoft Customises Cloud, Offline Azure Services For US Government

Microsoft has released a government edition of the Microsoft 365 bundle, with Azure Stack set to link to the Azure…

7 years ago
‘Evolutionary’ AI Tricks Classic Video Game Q*bert Into Delivering Points Overdrive‘Evolutionary’ AI Tricks Classic Video Game Q*bert Into Delivering Points Overdrive

‘Evolutionary’ AI Tricks Classic Video Game Q*bert Into Delivering Points Overdrive

New research demonstrates evolutionary techniques may hold promise for training artificial intelligences of the future

7 years ago
GitHub Briefly Taken Offline In Largest-Ever DDoS AttackGitHub Briefly Taken Offline In Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

GitHub Briefly Taken Offline In Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

The popular code-hosting site was taken offline for 10 minutes after being targeted by a massive 1.35Tbps DDoS attack

7 years ago
US Government Contractor Cellebrite ‘Can Unlock Latest iPhones’US Government Contractor Cellebrite ‘Can Unlock Latest iPhones’

US Government Contractor Cellebrite ‘Can Unlock Latest iPhones’

Even the most recent iOS gadgets and software may not be safe from prying eyes, according to claims by Israel-based…

7 years ago
MWC 2018: Sony, Samsung Phones Zoom In On Video And SocialMWC 2018: Sony, Samsung Phones Zoom In On Video And Social

MWC 2018: Sony, Samsung Phones Zoom In On Video And Social

Sony's Xperia XZ2 introduces 4K HDR video recording and adds vibration to movies, while Samsung's S9 consolidates last year's successes

7 years ago
Google Phases Out Android Pay, Introduces ‘Google Pay’Google Phases Out Android Pay, Introduces ‘Google Pay’

Google Phases Out Android Pay, Introduces ‘Google Pay’

Google Pay will combine Google's multiple payment applications, allowing users to make transactions with their device or online

7 years ago
Apple Releases iOS, macOS Fixes For Telugu ‘Text Bomb’ BugApple Releases iOS, macOS Fixes For Telugu ‘Text Bomb’ Bug

Apple Releases iOS, macOS Fixes For Telugu ‘Text Bomb’ Bug

The issue meant a single character in the Indian language Telugu would cause applications on iPhones, iPads or Macs to…

7 years ago
Oracle Buys Security Startup Zenedge To Boost Cloud PlatformOracle Buys Security Startup Zenedge To Boost Cloud Platform

Oracle Buys Security Startup Zenedge To Boost Cloud Platform

Zenedge is to expand Oracle's already strong cloud security range, following plans to build a dozen new data centres worldwide

7 years ago
Google Publishes Unpatched Flaw In Microsoft Edge BrowserGoogle Publishes Unpatched Flaw In Microsoft Edge Browser

Google Publishes Unpatched Flaw In Microsoft Edge Browser

The bug could allow hackers to use Edge to launch malicious Javascript code, getting around a security feature introduced last…

7 years ago
MongoDB 4.0 To Offer Multi-Document ACID TransactionsMongoDB 4.0 To Offer Multi-Document ACID Transactions

MongoDB 4.0 To Offer Multi-Document ACID Transactions

No need to choose relational databases anymore, says MongoDB, with upcoming addition of ACID transactions

7 years ago
LogMeIn To Acquire Jive Communications For £247mLogMeIn To Acquire Jive Communications For £247m

LogMeIn To Acquire Jive Communications For £247m

Consolidation in enterprise unified communications space as LogMeIn opens cheque book for Jive Communications

7 years ago

Microsoft Office 2019 Will Only Work On Windows 10

Microsoft confirms Office 2019 will only run on Windows 10 and Windows Server, and will come with less extended support…

7 years ago

Microsoft To Phase Out Windows 10 S, Just Months After Launch

The stripped-down Windows 10 S is to disappear as a stand-alone product in Microsoft's spring revamp of the Windows product…

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Morten Primdahl, Zendesk CTO

Morten Primdahl talks about his career in IT and how Zendesk transformed from a server in a cupboard to 110,000…

7 years ago

IBM Outlines Prospects For Java In 2018

ANALYSIS: Java is still hugely popular, particularly for client-server web applications, with 9m developers. Its beauty is that it’s an…

7 years ago

IBM Finally Returns To Growth, But It’s Not All Good News

For the first time in 23 quarters sales at IBM have risen, but a quarterly loss and stagnant forecast blunts…

7 years ago

Oracle Issues Patches For Spectre & Meltdown Flaws

More patching for system administrators as Oracle releases 237 fixes to counter Spectre, Meltdown flaws

7 years ago

Veeam Buys AWS Enterprise Continuity Start-Up For £31m

N2WS provides cloud-native enterprise backup and recovery systems for Amazon Web Services, which leads the cloud platform market

7 years ago

Barcelona Aims To Oust Microsoft In Open Source Drive

The Catalonian capital is aiming to supplant proprietary software including Outlook, Office and Internet Explorer by the spring of next…

7 years ago

DeepMind Chief Recognised In New Year Honours List

Demis Hassabis has been named CBE for breakthroughs by the controversial Google-owned British artificial intelligence company

7 years ago

Apple Hit By Class-Action Lawsuits Over iPhone Slowdown

Three lawsuits filed in Illinois and California allege Apple 'interfered' with users' handsets, leading to a loss of value and…

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Novell

Not many tech firms come from the US state of Utah, but for many years Novell was the bedrock of…

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Wendy Paine, Logicalis UK

Wendy Paine from Logicalis takes use through her career in IT and talks about skiing, cycling, and, er, Citrix

7 years ago

Microsoft Previews Quantum Computing Language Q#

The company's quantum computing development kit includes the Q# language as well as local and cloud simulators, libraries and sample…

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Dan Martland, Edge Testing Solutions

Dan Martland from Edge Testing Solutions talks about how his hobby became a career and the importance of software testing

7 years ago

Mozilla To Build Breach Notifications Into Firefox Browser

A planned feature, currently in early testing, would alert users when they use a site that's recently been affected by…

7 years ago