Software

Show-off developers over-complicate code

Show-off developers over-complicate code

Many software developers intentionally create "unnecessarily complex products" to show off their engineering talents, new research claims..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 7:35AM Software
CeBIT 08: Senator Lundy lobbies for Open Source change

CeBIT 08: Senator Lundy lobbies for Open Source change

The recent change of government could be an opportunity for the Australian Open Source community to bring their “free and open” philosophy to the public domain.
Liz Tay May 21 2008 7:27AM Software
Open source security improving rapidly

Open source security improving rapidly

The quality and security of open source software is improving rapidly, according to an in-depth analysis of over 250 popular applications including Linux and Apache.
Robert Jaques May 20 2008 11:27PM Software
ABC shows off new media player at REMIX

ABC shows off new media player at REMIX

Today at REMIX 08, ABC Commercial previewed its new media player, which is the first major commercial project in Australia to be developed with Microsoft’s Silverlight platform.
Ashley Clark May 20 2008 4:28PM Software
CeBIT 08: Red Hat says Australia missed OOXML opportunity

CeBIT 08: Red Hat says Australia missed OOXML opportunity

Australia may have missed an opportunity to promote open technology by abstaining from the recent OOXML vote, according to Linux distribution vendor Red Hat.
Liz Tay May 20 2008 3:59PM Software
Google pips Yahoo to top web spot

Google pips Yahoo to top web spot

Google has overtaken Yahoo to become the number-one network of sites on the web..
Shaun Nichols May 20 2008 3:34PM Software
China Internet opens up after earthquake

China Internet opens up after earthquake

Chinese officials are allowing greater internet freedom in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake which has left over 70,000 dead or missing..
Iain Thomson May 20 2008 3:34PM Software
REMIX ’08 keynote proclaims “Connection is king”

REMIX ’08 keynote proclaims “Connection is king”

Mark Pesce, futurist and panellist on The ABC’s The New Inventor, kicked off this year’s REMIX festivities with a challenge for businesses to help employees connect online in the workplace the same way they connect online in their personal lives.
Ashley Clark May 20 2008 3:31PM Software
Java development becomes reality TV sport

Java development becomes reality TV sport

A reality TV-style coding contest will evaluate the abilities of Java software developers from around the world, in a bid to study how development teams collaborate.
Liz Tay May 20 2008 7:33AM Software
Google learns 10 new languages

Google learns 10 new languages

Google has added capabilities for 10 new languages to its Google Translate service..
Staff Writers May 20 2008 7:31AM Software
OLPC Sugar software goes independent

OLPC Sugar software goes independent

The former president of software and content at One Laptop per Child has launched Sugar Labs in the wake of the project's decision to ship with Windows XP..
Clement James May 20 2008 7:31AM Software
Firefox 3 RC1 put out for fiddling with

Firefox 3 RC1 put out for fiddling with

Break it if you can
Rob Kerr May 19 2008 12:18PM Software
Woman charged over MySpace suicide

Woman charged over MySpace suicide

A US woman was indicted last week on federal charges of fraudulently using a MySpace account to pose as a teenaged boy..
Clement James May 19 2008 12:02PM Software
Asus to offer Linux on all motherboards

Asus to offer Linux on all motherboards

Asus is to fit its entire range of motherboards with the company's Express Gate version of Splashtop Linux..
Guy Dixon May 19 2008 7:45AM Software
OLPC to ship with Windows XP

OLPC to ship with Windows XP

Microsoft has joined forces with the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project in a bid to provide inexpensive portable PCs to schoolchildren in developing countries..
Guy Dixon May 19 2008 7:45AM Software
OpenSuse joins Google Summer of Code

OpenSuse joins Google Summer of Code

The Novell sponsored openSuse project has announced that it has 10 projects being funded through Google's Summer of Code 2008..
Staff Writers May 19 2008 7:45AM Software
Developers favour XP over Vista

Developers favour XP over Vista

Software developers are still writing applications for Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Linux in preference to Windows Vista more than 16 months after its worldwide release..
Guy Dixon May 19 2008 7:45AM Software
Weekly Roundup: Cryptography v.s. hackers: the battle continues

Weekly Roundup: Cryptography v.s. hackers: the battle continues

Heisenberg fan boys are shaking their heads this week to the tune of a pair of Swedish mathematicians who claim to have broken quantum cryptography.
Liz Tay May 17 2008 7:00AM Security
Yahoo enhances search tools

Yahoo enhances search tools

Yahoo has launched a new search tools for developers that will enable businesses to control aspects of their search listing.
IT Week May 16 2008 4:05PM Software
Lotus coming to BlackBerry handsets

Lotus coming to BlackBerry handsets

IBM has become the latest company to strike a deal with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM)..
Shaun Nichols May 16 2008 4:01PM Software

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