Oracle is taking such lengths to control Java's future that companies need to start looking at alternatives such as .NET, Platform-as-a-Service and the Open Web.In a report issued today, John R. Rymer and Jeffrey S. Hammond of Forrester Research write that Oracle is controlling Java to such an extent that...
A little over six weeks out and already everybody's talking about what company will break out at this year's SXSW Interactive. There's been a lot of talk about apps like GroupMe, Beluga and Fast Society, which all make group communication quick and easy, but what about talking to people who...
On Saturday, Apple announced its iTunes App Store had reached a new milestone: 10 billion app downloads. The 10 billionth app was downloaded by Gail Davis, a resident of Orpington, Kent, U.K. She won a promotional contest Apple hosted to celebrate this event, and is now the lucky winner of...
ThemeIt, a new app store devoted to iPhone customization, has just launched today. The store is only available to iPhone jailbreakers - those who use iPhone hacking tools to remove Apple's built-in restrictions that prevent the installation of third-party applications from outside of iTunes.ThemeIt offers jailbreakers a selection of attractive...
ThemeIt, a new app store devoted to iPhone customization, has just launched today. The store is only available to iPhone jailbreakers - those who use iPhone hacking tools to remove Apple's built-in restrictions that prevent the installation of third-party applications from outside of iTunes.ThemeIt offers jailbreakers a selection of attractive...
Despite all the talk of the explosion in online video, playing it can be an incredibly frustrating experience due to the incompatibilities between the various video formats and devices.A new service from Encoding.com launches today that seeks to address this with a simple new service to make a video playable...
The next generation iPhone and iPad will contain Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology enabling the devices to become your wallet, according to a report today in Bloomberg. NFC is a short-range, high-frequency wireless technology which lets devices - primarily mobile phones - communicate with other NFC devices. This can be utilized...
This week's top story was Marshall Kirkpatrick's analysis of Facebook's third biggest advertiser, which, allegedly, was a Bing affiliate scam. After the story broke, Facebook denied any connection to it and Bing shut it down right away. It's a story that got more convoluted as the various players responded to...
This week's top story was Marshall Kirkpatrick's analysis of Facebook's third biggest advertiser, which, allegedly, was a Bing affiliate scam. After the story broke, Facebook denied any connection to it and Bing shut it down right away. It's a story that got more convoluted as the various players responded to...
I admit, I'm not terribly organized or efficient when it comes to tracking business expenses. Of course, as a technology journalist and a freelance writer, those expenses aren't particularly frequent or substantial. But I still struggle.Mobile phone apps make this process much easier, as you can record your receipts and...
I admit, I'm not terribly organized or efficient when it comes to tracking business expenses. Of course, as a technology journalist and a freelance writer, those expenses aren't particularly frequent or substantial. But I still struggle.Mobile phone apps make this process much easier, as you can record your receipts and...
Cisco released its 2010 Annual Security Report yesterday. The report covers criminals' slow shift from targeting Windows PCs to targeting other operating systems and devices, the importance of exploiting users' trust in their social network friends and the rise of Java exploits, and more.Social NetworksAccording to Cisco, criminals are targeting...
Eight months after we wrote about a keyless test, the Nordic Choice Hotel chain has become the first to implement a 100% automated check in and departure system at a major hotel. The Comfort Xpress Hotel in Oslo now allows guests to reserve, check in and check out without ever...
Looking for hard data detailing the explosion of the app economy? Helsinki-based mobile analyst Horace Dediu of asymco released yet another series of charts this week where he explains how he came to the conclusion that more than 60 apps have been downloaded for every iOS device sold.In the fall...
Music streaming service Last.fm has been experiencing one of the most serious system outages it has ever encountered. It is just now returning to normal after being down for 24 hours. According to Last.fm database architect, the service has been "experiencing an extended period of downtime in all user-facing services,"...
Is a post-TV future becoming easier to imagine, because of the Internet? That's one question raised by the news that SpongeBob SquarePants, the undersea mega-star of stage and screen, will premier his newest show first to his 16 million fans on Facebook and then only later on the old-fashioned boob-tube.On...
Want to know how big companies like Facebook, Sproutcore and Zynga are using HTML5? Developers from each company will tell you how, live from Facebook HQ on Wednesday, Jan. 26th at 7PM PST. The live stream will be found here.This is part of Facebook's Tech Talk series. We covered the...
We got to catch up with Teleca at CES. Why is Teleca of interest? They are a key contributor to Open Source communities and have a track record of working with all major Mobile Linux platforms and who are involved in core platform development and the evolution as well. They...
COBOL, one of the oldest programming languages created, is often thought to be as dead as Latin. Yet, as we reported in October, COBOL remains a consistently in-demand skill for enterprise developers. Why? Maybe because, according to an announcement from application modernization company Micro Focus, there are still 220 billion...
JouleX is a company founded by four former executives of Internet Security Systems, according to GreenMonk's Tom Raftery. But instead of hunting for security vulnerabilities, Joulex hunts for energy inefficiencies. It can monitor anything with an IP address - PCs, servers, even IP-enabled HVAC units, etc. - all without clients...
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