Software

Google Releases Chrome 31 Web Browser

Version 31 of Google's Chrome web browser has officially arrived with a number of fixes and user improvements

11 years ago

Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Disappears, Along With £3 Million Worth Of BTC

Customers have been unable to contact the administration of Global Bond Limited for over two weeks

11 years ago

CyanogenMod Appears On Google Play, Enables Easy Android Rooting

The new installer can replace stock Android with CyanogenMod in just a couple of clicks

11 years ago

Don’t Expect Major Bugs In Fedora 20 Heisenbug Beta

Heisenbug is just a name: Red Hat's Robyn Bergeron tells Sean Michael Kerner about the new Fedora's SDN and storage…

11 years ago

Hadoop 2 Pushes Big Data Further Into The Mainstream

The new Apache Hadoop promises a world where Big Data players work together, says Doug Cutting

11 years ago

Open Compute Project Tests Three Open Switch Designs

In just six months, Broadcom, Intel and Mellanox have all submitted independent open switch proposals

11 years ago

Microsoft Office Web Apps Gain Collaboration Options

Microsoft adds real-time collaborative editing for its Office Web Apps to boost cloud productivity

11 years ago

Bitcoin Reaches Record Value Of £224

The exact causes of a $90 boost in value over the last seven days are unknown

11 years ago

Google Updates Search App For iPhone And iPad

Google's search app for iPhones and iPads has been updated with key new features and capabilities

11 years ago

The NSA Uses OpenStack – But Its Clouds Promise Freedom

The NSA has contributed to OpenStack, writes Sean Micchael Kerner from Hong Kong - but it hasn't given it a…

11 years ago

Research Suggests A Conspiracy Of Miners Could Destroy Bitcoin

A team from the Cornell University proposes changes to the Bitcoin protocol to make it safer

11 years ago

Western Digital Confirms OS X Mavericks Can Wipe External Hard Drive Data

The issue affects other drive manufacturers, but Apple remains silent

11 years ago

Sir Nigel Shadbolt: Free Data Can Be ‘As Valuable As You Can Imagine’

The co-founder of the Open Data Institute talks about analytics and how to raise a new generation of data scientists

11 years ago

Cisco Pushes OpenStack On UCS

Cisco is rolling out 'accelerator packs' designed to make it easier to deploy OpenStack distributions on Cisco's UCS infrastructure

11 years ago

Git Soothes PHP Security Fears… For Now

In a classic watering hole attack, hackers compromised a well-known, respected high-traffic Website and planted malware in a bid to…

11 years ago

Linus Torvalds: Linux Kernel 4.0 ‘Happening In A Year Or So’

The major release is likely to focus on stability, not new features

11 years ago

Cisco Pushes H.264 Video Codec Toward Standardisation

Industry observers applauded Cisco's move to essentially open source H.264, but Google said it will continue to support the rival…

11 years ago

Google Launches Nexus 5 With Android 4.4 On Board

The smartphone developed in partnership with LG goes on sale today at half the price of iPhone 5S

11 years ago

Apple iWork Isn’t Enterprise Class

iWork might be free, but it isn't a patch on Microsoft Office, says Don Reisinger

11 years ago

Facebook Sales Jump 60 Percent Thanks To Mobile Ads

Facebook is beginning to reap serious financial returns from its growing mobile advertising business

11 years ago

SAP Bolsters HANA Database With Five New Apps

SAP reveals new software for its HANA database that includes four “big data” style applications

11 years ago

Forgotten Investment In Bitcoin Buys Man A Flat In Central Oslo

In 2009, Kristoffer Koch bought 5,000 bitcoins for £16 and forgot about it

11 years ago

Mozilla Adds Web Audio Capabilities And Security Updates To Firefox 25

Mozilla updates the desktop and mobile versions of the open source browser

11 years ago

BBM for iOS And Android Hits 20 Million Downloads

BBM for iOS and Android reaches 20 million downloads in first week and is used by 80 million people

11 years ago

Open Data Institute Expands Its Vision Across Borders

The network of 13 international ‘Nodes’ could attract millions to the open data cause, says ODI CEO Gavin Starks

11 years ago

Hunk Lets Splunk Users Analyse Data In Hadoop

The company unveils its plan for world domination – letting anyone who stores data in Hadoop analyse it with Splunk

11 years ago

Logitech Goes Mobile With Speakerphone

Logitech's Mobile Speakerphone P710e works with notebooks, tablets and smartphones to make it easier to set up a conference call…

11 years ago

SAS Joins Forces With SAP On Big Data

SAS and SAP are to work together on developing in-memory data analysis, allowing administrators to take advantage of real-time big…

11 years ago

YouTube Looks For User Votes In Music Awards

The YouTube Music Awards will feature winners chosen by fans, in a live broadcast scheduled for 3 November

11 years ago