Software

Google Suggest hits the homepage

Google Suggest hits the homepage

Google has launched new functionality developed in its labs, which is designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of searches..
Phil Muncaster Aug 27 2008 7:38AM Software
China clamps down on pro-Tibet sites

China clamps down on pro-Tibet sites

As Chinese troops fired on Tibetan protestors there was a sudden banning of Pro-Tibet websites.
Nick Farrell Aug 26 2008 8:14AM Software
Firefox faster with TraceMonkey

Firefox faster with TraceMonkey

Firefox will run Web-based applications such as Gmail faster now that it has incorporated a feature called Trace Monkey, a source at Mozilla claims.
Nick Farrell Aug 26 2008 8:14AM Software
Red Hat admits to getting hacked

Red Hat admits to getting hacked

Linux distributor Red Hat has issued a critical security update after its servers were hacked last week..
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 7:59AM Software
Online wiki hosts interactive, 3D molecular structures

Online wiki hosts interactive, 3D molecular structures

An online wiki called Proteopedia has been launched to give biologists and biochemists access to three-dimensional (3D) images of molecular structures.
Staff Writers Aug 25 2008 1:29PM Software
LinkedIn launches native iPhone app

LinkedIn launches native iPhone app

LinkedIn, the social network for business sorts has announced the release of its native iPhone application.
Aharon Etengoff Aug 25 2008 7:49AM Software
Microsoft opens the shutter on Photosynth

Microsoft opens the shutter on Photosynth

Microsoft's Photosynth has finally gone live after a technical hitch on its launch day caused the site to go down for hours..
Rosalie Marshall Aug 25 2008 7:40AM Software
Fair use comes first in web video

Fair use comes first in web video

A video of a dancing baby has led to a landmark decision regarding the handling of internet videos..
Shaun Nichols Aug 25 2008 7:40AM Software
Centrelink relies on artificial intelligence

Centrelink relies on artificial intelligence

Centrelink is using natural language-based artificial intelligence to ensure people get the financial benefits to which they are entitled.
Ry Crozier Aug 25 2008 6:01AM Software
Google upgrades ad quality judgment

Google upgrades ad quality judgment

Google is again visiting the health spa, this time for a make-over for its mechanism for judging ad quality.
Emma Hughes Aug 23 2008 4:44PM Software
IDF: Woz on Woz

IDF: Woz on Woz

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, has told delegates at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco of the joys of engineering and his theory of what makes for a happy life..
Iain Thomson Aug 23 2008 4:39PM Software
Engineers to develop software for robotic space missions

Engineers to develop software for robotic space missions

An international consortium of engineers has won €250,000 (AUD$424,000) from the European Space Agency to develop safety measures for next-generation satellite systems.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2008 12:24PM Software
Jerry Seinfeld to pitch Vista

Jerry Seinfeld to pitch Vista

Some bright spark in Microsoft's marketing department has apparently decided that the what will turn around flagging Vista sales is for it to be pitched by Jerry Seinfeld.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2008 8:03AM Software
Porn mode coming for IE8

Porn mode coming for IE8

Microsoft's IE8 might get a 'private browsing' mode that will enable users to surf the net and not leave sticky... ahem... fingerprints.
Nick Farrell Aug 22 2008 8:03AM Software
Microsoft and Novell extend patent-sharing deal

Microsoft and Novell extend patent-sharing deal

Microsoft and Novell have again extended their alliance, vowing to work together to further a programme of linking Linux and Windows in the enterprise..
Shaun Nichols Aug 22 2008 7:58AM Software
Salesforce adds Dimensions to CRM

Salesforce adds Dimensions to CRM

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Salesforce.com is enhancing its customer relationship management (CRM) offering with the purchase of knowledge management provider InStranet for US$31.5m..
Rosalie Marshall Aug 21 2008 3:44PM Software
Yahoo pitches 'widget channel'

Yahoo pitches 'widget channel'

Yahoo is gearing up to launch a new service which will allow users to run widgets on their TV..
Shaun Nichols Aug 21 2008 3:32PM Software
Has security become a non-issue for enterprise Open Source?

Has security become a non-issue for enterprise Open Source?

A two-year-old piece of Open Source code is likely to have far fewer security flaws than proprietary code, according to security expert Bruce Schneier.
Liz Tay Aug 21 2008 11:28AM Software
Getjar blows raspberries at Apple

Getjar blows raspberries at Apple

As a direct dig at Apple, Getjar is describing itself as the mobile applications portal for the 3 billion or so mobile phone users that don't own the iThingey.
Tony Dennis Aug 21 2008 7:56AM Software
Ebay introduces bold changes

Ebay introduces bold changes

Ebay is announcing changes to transform the jumble-sale business into a worldwide shopping mall.
Emma Hughes Aug 21 2008 7:56AM Software

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