Open Source

Ingres: Vector Databases Are Real

Faster databases and big progress on open source - that's the story from Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt

14 years ago

Google Open Sources Android 2.2 To Cloud

Developers can make use of Google cloud computing asset integration with mobile OS

14 years ago

Android Prepares A Sledgehammer For Apple

In 1984, Apple's advert took a sledgehammer to old thinking. This time around, Android is swinging a hammer at the…

14 years ago

Google Hits Back At Android Security Flaw Report

US tech giant gets defensive over report into possible security dangers of Android applications

14 years ago

Google And Motorola Challenge iPhone 4 With Droid X

Google hopes Droid X, an open multimedia phone, built with Motorola, can rain on Apple's iPhone 4 parade

14 years ago

Mozilla Adds Firefox Crash Protection

Mozilla has issued a security update that among other things, aims to keep crashes caused by third-party plug-ins from disrupting…

14 years ago

Quest Launches Management Tool For Cloud Databases

Quest Software is hoping to appeal to the followers of the NoSQL movement after launching a beta of a new…

14 years ago

Adobe Finally Releases Flash Player For Mobiles

‎Adobe has finally released a 'full fat' version of its Flash player for mobile devices, with the release of Adobe…

14 years ago

Symbian 3 Is Ready To Go

The Symbian 3 operating system is ready but Nokia's N8 smartphone will be a bit late to take on Apple's…

14 years ago

Firefox Extension Offers Facebook, Twitter Encryption

An extension for Firefox is now available that will encrypt most of the browser's communications with websites such as Facebook,…

14 years ago

IBM Brings Hyper-Reality Video To Wimbledon iPhones

IBM will show the Wimbledon action via iPhone or Android video but no English men are playing

14 years ago

IBM Reveals Android-based Lotus Notes Traveler Beta

IBM has released a beta version of its Android-based Lotus Notes Traveler for people who need access to their email…

14 years ago

Fedora 13 Boasts Cutting-Edge Enhancements: Review

Red Hat's Fedora 13 open-source software can serve in a full gamut of Linux roles, as long as users are…

14 years ago

Oracle Sued For Ripping Off Government Agencies

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Oracle for allegedly failing to disclose discounts and overcharging the…

14 years ago

Stallman Says ACTA Punishes Internet Users

Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman is leading the charge against the ACTA rules proposed to curb illegal file-sharing

14 years ago

Tesco Won’t Drive An iPhone 4 Price War

The iPhone 4 launch is a carefully choreographed event, whose one aim is to keep consumers in the cult -…

14 years ago

US Judge Rejects SCO’s Claim On Unix

A U.S. District Judge has closed a seven-year-old case reaffirming that SCO's claims against Novell over ownership of the Unix…

14 years ago

Nokia Teases With First Look At N8 Smartphone

Nokia has given the media its first look at the N8 smartphone but has suggested it will now only arrive…

14 years ago

Chrome OS To Offer Remote Access To Legacy Apps

A Google engineer has revealed how the Chrome Operating System will work with legacy computer programs

14 years ago

Ingres Shows Faster Queries With VectorWise

Vectorising database queries can give a seventy times performance increase, says open source vendor Ingres

14 years ago

EC Attacks Wasteful Proprietary Technology

Governments across Europe can't afford to waste money on vendor lock-in, the EC believes

14 years ago

Motorola Developing 2GHz Android Phone

Motorola's co-CEO Sanjay Jha has said the phone maker is building a new Android phone with a 2GHz processor

14 years ago

WordPress Grows Up with 3.0: Review

WordPress 3.0 is more powerful and flexible than previous versions, but has lost some of the simplicity that made it…

14 years ago

Samsung Unveils Answer to Apple iPhone

Yet another iPhone contender has emerged onto the market after Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S smartphone

14 years ago

New iPhone Leaves Users Spoilt For Choice

With the arrival of the new Apple iPhone, plus numerous Android and Symbian alternatives, smartphone users have never had it…

14 years ago

IBM Launches Lotus Notes For Apple iPad

IBM has formally anointed its free Lotus Notes Traveler Companion application with support for Apple's iPad

14 years ago

Apple Shows Off Safari 5 Web Browser

Almost overshadowed by the iPhone 4 launch, Apple has also released the latest version of its Safari web browser

14 years ago

Apple Set To Reveal New iPhone At Conference

Apple is widely expected to reveal the next generation of the iPhone at its 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference

14 years ago

Oracle To Axe Sun Workforce, Again

Oracle is looking to make yet more job cuts in the wake of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, according to…

14 years ago

Sony Ericsson Android ‘Shakira’ Picture Leaked

Pictures have emerged of Sony Ericsson's new Android-based smartphone, which is expected to fall into the vendor's X10 product family…

14 years ago