Software

Court orders pirate to use Windows

Court orders pirate to use Windows

A man convicted of illegally downloading an episode of Star Wars has been told that he can no longer use his computer with an Ubuntu Linux operating system.
Iain Thomson Aug 27 2007 7:46AM Software
Sony PS3 upgrade boosts Folding@home project

Sony PS3 upgrade boosts Folding@home project

Sony has released an update for US PlayStation 3 users which will increase the effectiveness of the Folding@home distributed computing project.
Clement James Aug 23 2007 12:59PM Software
Internet users too trusting of search engine results

Internet users too trusting of search engine results

Users have an inherent, but often misplaced, trust in the ability of search engines to rank results by their true relevance to queries, new research has revealed.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2007 7:48AM Software
EBay 'deceiving millions of users'

EBay 'deceiving millions of users'

A US law firm has filed a class action suit against eBay, alleging that users do not receive the full duration of auction time that they pay for.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2007 7:39AM Software
Warcraft 'plague' offers real-life lessons

Warcraft 'plague' offers real-life lessons

A virus that swept through the virtual reality environment of World of Warcraft has been used to study the possible effects of a pandemic in the real world.
Matt Chapman Aug 23 2007 7:37AM Software
Ubuntu maker enters BBC iPlayer dispute

Ubuntu maker enters BBC iPlayer dispute

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, has backed demands by the Open Source Consortium (OSC) for a platform-independent BBC iPlayer.
Staff Writers Aug 23 2007 7:28AM Software
Computers help chemists in superbug battle

Computers help chemists in superbug battle

Computer analysis of drugs could revolutionise the fight against new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists believe.
Robert Jaques Aug 22 2007 7:52AM Software
Google balks at Microsoft's open source licence

Google balks at Microsoft's open source licence

Google has lashed out at Microsoft's request to approve its shared source licence as an official open source licence.
Tom Sanders Aug 21 2007 10:29PM Software
Microsoft has second go at single sign-on

Microsoft has second go at single sign-on

Microsoft has started offering developers a software development kit for its Windows Live ID service.
Shaun Nichols Aug 21 2007 8:09AM Software
Windows has 'fewer flaws' than Linux

Windows has 'fewer flaws' than Linux

Data collected by a Microsoft security researcher suggests that the company had to patch far fewer software vulnerabilities than competing vendors in 2007.
Shaun Nichols Aug 20 2007 10:20PM Software
Traditional marketing failing on social networks

Traditional marketing failing on social networks

Traditional marketing campaigns are proving unsuccessful on social networking sites, according to a recently published report.
Staff Writers Aug 20 2007 1:21PM Software
Web TV sparks bandwidth crisis fears

Web TV sparks bandwidth crisis fears

The internet is heading for a crash unless it increases its bandwidth capabilities, according to an analyst report.
Matt Chapman Aug 19 2007 9:24PM Software
StarOffice enters Google's orbit

StarOffice enters Google's orbit

Google has added the StarOffice set of programmes to its Google Pack, a free collection of recommended software downloads.
Matt Chapman Aug 19 2007 1:57PM Software
Chinese baby named 'at' symbol

Chinese baby named 'at' symbol

A Chinese couple has tried to name their baby boy '@', despite an official ban on names using foreign alphabets and minority Chinese languages.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 19 2007 12:16PM Software
US curriculum to include online safety

US curriculum to include online safety

The US National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has called on state leaders to work with schools and colleges to ensure that cyber-security, online safety and ethics lessons are integrated into every classroom.
Robert Jaques Aug 17 2007 11:39AM Software
Warcraft 'stole our fonts', developer claims

Warcraft 'stole our fonts', developer claims

World of Warcraft, one of the world's most popular online games, relies on illegally copied fonts, a Chinese company has alleged.
Simon Burns Aug 17 2007 6:45AM Software
Mozilla plans 24-hour developer conference

Mozilla plans 24-hour developer conference

Mozilla is to host a 24-hour web conference to develop new ideas for open source coding.
Iain Thomson Aug 16 2007 9:54PM Software
IBM readies Lotus Notes 8

IBM readies Lotus Notes 8

IBM is preparing to ship a new version of its Lotus Notes and Domino applications on 17 August, according to a company webpage published on Tuesday.
Tom Sanders Aug 16 2007 6:35AM Software
Kazacos acquires Sensis' Invizage

Kazacos acquires Sensis' Invizage

Peter Kazacos, the man that left Kaz to Telstra has returned to buy up an arm of Sensis.
Lilia Guan Aug 16 2007 6:30AM Software
AMD floats parallelism accelerator

AMD floats parallelism accelerator

AMD has released the first specifications for a set of future chip enhancements designed to speed up parallel applications.
Tom Sanders Aug 15 2007 2:51PM Software

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