Software

EU Considers Digital Consumer Protection Crackdown

European regulators claim that consumers need greater online protection

15 years ago

Ditch Microsoft, Save £269m Says Hungarian Open Source Group

Despite a struggling economy and public debt, the Hungarian government continues to spend millions on Microsoft licences when cheaper alternatives…

15 years ago

Lists Threatens Openess Of Twitter Network

Blogging celebrity Anil Dash examines Twitter Lists as a way to tag real-time Web feeds

15 years ago

Trojan Uses Facebook To Network With Server

Researchers at Symantec find a Trojan that uses Facebook to communicate with a command and control server

15 years ago

First Look at VMware Fusion 3

For users wanting the Windows 7 experience on their Mac, VMware has released the third major revision of its Fusion…

15 years ago

Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier

Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT…

15 years ago

Review: Red Hat’s Fedora 12 Beta Operating System

eWEEK Labs' tests show that Fedora 12 will provide the latest and greatest versions of popular open-source applications, as well…

15 years ago

Broadband In Kenya: Small Steps For Big Rewards

The first broadband centre opened in Kenya earlier this year, but what effect will faster internet access have on a…

15 years ago

Russia Waits On EC For Sun Oracle Deal Approval

Oracle withdraws its petition to obtain antitrust clearance to do business in Russia after its acquisition of Sun Microsystems

15 years ago

Twitter Rolls Out Lists Beta

Twitter has this week made live a beta of Twitter Lists, a new feature to let users organise their contacts…

15 years ago

Microsoft Web Apps Compatibility Issue Revealed

Testing has revealed some editing problems associated with documents from older versions of Microsoft Office, when using Office Web Apps

15 years ago

Facebook Wins £430 Million Payout Against Spam King

Social networking giant Facebook has won a staggering $711 million (£429 million) in damages against so called 'spam king' Sanford…

15 years ago

Facebook Outlines Future Developer Strategy

Facebook is to reveal the road map for developers over the next six months, as part of its plans to…

15 years ago

Motorola Droid To Hit US Shores Next Week

Motorola's attempt at an iPhone killer, dubbed the Motorola Droid, is to be launched in the US next week

15 years ago

Business Users Will Want A Part Of Vodafone 360

Consumers always get first bite of any technology now  - and business users will feel left out when Vodafone 360…

15 years ago

Red Hat To Push Open Source With EnterpriseDB Deal

Red Hat has invested in open-source database vendor EnterpriseDB, to push further into IT infrastructure

15 years ago

SAP Says Software Future Is In the Clouds And Down to Earth

SAP reports quarterly revenues that fell by 9 percent thanks to a decrease in spending on business software, but increased…

15 years ago

McAfee Warns Smaller Companies To Up Security Spend

McAfee reports on the IT security struggles of midsize businesses

15 years ago

Opera Boss Welcomes Browser Ballot In IE Case

The CEO of Opera, Jon Tetzchner, talks to eWEEK about some of the latest developments in the antitrust case it…

15 years ago

Google Releases Mobile OS Android 2.0

Google's long-awaited mobile OS, the Android 2.0, is expected to make its first US appearance on the upcoming Motorola Droid…

15 years ago

Facebook Users Hit By Password Malware Scam

Researchers at several security firms have uncovered a spam campaign targeting Facebook users

15 years ago

Google Wave Rumoured To Launch In 2010

The much-hyped Google Wave collaboration tool could be out of beta and formally launched - with an app store -…

15 years ago

White House Opts For Open Source Website

The Obama administration drops proprietary software driving Whitehouse.gov for the Drupal open-source content management platform

15 years ago

EC Warned Of Oracle MySQL Dangers

Former MySQL business adviser Florian Mueller and members of the EC believe that Oracle owning MySQL through its acquisition of…

15 years ago

EC Tests Show Online Single Market Is Broken

Online shoppers are still confined to their home country, as the majority of European cross-border online purchasees fail, an EC…

15 years ago

Google Says GMail and Wave Paving Way For Chrome OS

A Google executive said complex Web applications such as Gmail and Google Wave are paving the way for major adoption…

15 years ago

Microsoft Launches Windows 7 Kindle E-Reader Add-on

Microsoft announced during the Windows 7 launch that it had partnered with Amazon.com to create an application, "Kindle for PC,"…

15 years ago

Google Denies Twitter Buy-out Attempt

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin said Google did not try to buy Twitter in a surprise visit onstage at the Web…

15 years ago

VMware Tackles Capacity Management With New Tool

Virtualisation giant VMware has launched a new capacity management tool for virtualised environments

15 years ago

Mobile Data Is The New “Sub-Prime Mortgage”

Mobile data is based on an unsustainable business model, and will crash heavily after the present boom, it has been…

15 years ago