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Microsoft will likely skip a second Windows 7 service pack
In a break with traditional release schedules, Microsoft will probably not issue a second Windows 7 Service Pack, according to The Register. The Service Pack bundles the company's monthly updates and...
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Apple confirms iTunes overhaul delayed until late November
Apple announced on Tuesday that it will be pushing back the launch of iTunes 11 until November, citing unexpected delays and the desire to "get it right."The news comes after Apple in September said...
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Samba 4 is now slated for release on November 27
Samba 4.0 – complete with a Microsoft-compatible Active Directory controller – is now slated for release on November 27 -- for real. The fourth release candidate of the open source platform was...
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Devs cook up 'leakproof' all-Tor untrackable platform
Developers are brewing an anonymous general purpose computing platform, dubbed Whonix.Whonix is designed to ensure that applications (such as Flash and Java etc) can only connect through Tor. The...
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Windows Phone 8 review: Microsoft lays a foundation for success
I'm an unapologetic fan of Windows Phone 7. I like the aesthetic, the consistent UI design and concepts, and the personal nature of the Start screen. I think it's a solid, stable, fun-to-use platform,...
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Nokia's mapping app Here now available in iOS App Store
Last week, Nokia announced last week that it was bringing a mapping solution to iOS and now that app is available in the iOS App Store.Nokia HERE is a free, universal app that's powered by Nokia's...
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Firefox 17 is more social and secure - no support for OS X 10.5
Another six weeks, another Firefox version. This time around it's Firefox 17 that has hit the stable channel. As has become the norm since Mozilla implemented its rapid release schedule in 2011, this...
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Apple TV 5.1 update causing issues for many
The latest Apple TV Update (version 5.1) is causing headaches for some users. According to a report on Apple Insider citing a thread on the Apple Support Communities website, many of the popular small...
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Hands-On: Nokia's 'Here Maps' iOS App Is a Buggy Eyesore
Apple’s iOS 6 Maps app has received so many complaints and been the butt of so many jokes that you’d think Nokia could capitalize on Cupertino’s fail by releasing a stunning maps app to dominate the...
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Why Your Android Phone Isn’t Getting Operating System Updates and What You...
Several times a year, Google releases a new version of Android with new features and performance improvements. Unfortunately, most Android devices in the wild will never get the update.New Android...
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Mozilla quietly ceases Firefox 64-bit development
Mozilla engineering manager Benjamin Smedberg has asked developers to stop nightly builds for Firefox versions optimized to run on 64-bit versions of Windows.A developer thread posted on the Google...
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Sysadmin creates tool to scour web for hacked data
A Wellington system administrator has developed a tool to identify corporate secrets, hacked data and even stolen credit cards as they emerge on social networks and online clipboards.Users could set...
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64-bit Firefox for Windows should be prioritized, not suspended
The stable, supported, mainstream version of Firefox on Windows is a 32-bit application. Even if you use 64-bit Windows, if you use Firefox, you're using a 32-bit browser. The exception is if you're...
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Engineer Shows How To Pirate Windows 8 Metro Apps, Bypass In-app Purchases
This article is a follow-up to my previous 2011 article on Reverse Engineering and Modifying Windows 8 apps. In this article we’ll see how to use innate Windows 8 security attack vectors in such a way...
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BlackBerry 10 Gold SDKs now available for developers
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) today released the "gold" build of the BlackBerry® 10 developer toolkit. The "gold" build includes all of the final tools, components, and APIs that...
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Hacked apps selling at a premium on Google play
While original applications cost lower hackers are taking advantage of Android's open source policy and selling hacked apps at premium pricing over the original apps also.Many application developers...
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JavaScript is the new Perl
I don’t think we will see a “winner” of the browser-language wars any time soon, but there will be a winner. JavaScript hype is still through the roof, and with the discovery of a dynamic language in...
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Adobe releases Creative Suite 2 for free
Got an older computer and want to do some photo editing but lack the right software? You may be in luck, as Adobe has released the full version of Creative Suite 2 – including Photoshop CS2, InDesign 2...
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Ubuntu On A Phone Or Firefox OS: Which Scares iPhone And Android Most?
Last week, Canonical finally showed the world how Ubuntu looks when running on a smartphone. And it looks good. The mobile version of the popular OS is fast, pleasant to the eye and features original...
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Firefox 18 brings TURKTRUST update, Retina support, faster JavaScript plus 20...
We've known for some time now that Firefox 18 would bring some significant speed improvements to Mozilla's popular browser, and the final version—released today—made good on that promise officially.In...
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