In a bill passed earlier today, the Government of New Zealand announced that software in the country will no longer be patentable. New Zealand’s largest IT representative body, the Institute of IT Professionals, expressed relief and said the decision removed a major barrier to software-led innovation. The policy was passed in a [...] Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
Microsoft has placed a wifi-enabled print ad in Forbes to promote its Office 365 software, providing free internet to those who keep the magazine with them. Original post on springwise.com Comments on reddit.com
The 16GB model of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has 45% of its storage consumed by the OS and pre-installed apps, leaving just 8.82GB of space for users – but remember: other storage options are available. Original post on neowin.net Comments on reddit.com
Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued countless bad software patents. These patents tend to be hopelessly vague and overbroad. Indeed, they are often so packed with indecipherable patent jargon that software engineers have trouble understanding them. Original post on eff.org Comments on reddit.com
Google releases its policies for third-party Google Glass developers. In the fine print: they can’t display ads or charge for the software. Read this post by Declan McCullagh on Google. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
It was hard to believe, but the student insisted it was true. He had discovered that compact discs from a major record company, Sony BMG, were installing dangerous software on people’s computers, without notice. The graduate student, Alex Halderman (now a professor at the University of Michigan), was a wizard… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
Buy cloud, buy a plane ticket or buy a competitor’s product, Adobe ANZ MD tells pricing inquiry Original post on computerworld.com Comments on reddit.com
After nearly 9 years of seeding The Pirate Bay’s oldest working torrent is still very much alive. Interestingly, the torrent is not a Hollywood classic nor is it an evergreen music album. The honor goes to a pirated copy of Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is not the right leader for the world’s largest software company but holds his grip on it by systematically forcing out any rising manager Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Oracle’s Java plugin for browsers is a notoriously insecure product. Over the past 18 months, the company has released 11 updates, six of them containing critical security fixes. With each update, Java actively tries to install unwanted software. Here’s what it does, and why it has to stop. Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
A student has been expelled from Dawson College after he discovered and reported a flaw in the computer system used by most Quebec CEGEPs Original post on nationalpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Making Creative Suite 2 free seemed like a genius move. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
In a criminal case sure to make programmers nervous, a software maker who licenses a program used by online casinos and bookmakers overseas is being charged with promoting gambling in New York because authorities say his software was used by others for illegal betting in that state. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
The Free Software Foundation is on an offensive against restricted boot systems and is busy appealing for donations and pledge in the form of signatur Original post on paritynews.com Comments on reddit.com
As anti-piracy measures are becoming more and more extreme, I say it’s time to take a step back and have a serious discussion on the subject, considering both the good and bad aspects. Original post on neowin.net Comments on reddit.com
You only have to look at some of the ridiculous numbers involved in the smartphone wars to see why they continue to rage. Original post on bbc.com Comments on reddit.com
Yesterday my desktop died, and so I went ahead and got a brand new Windows 8 laptop. Its always been my feeling that as… Original post on dendory.net Comments on reddit.com
In a situation eerily similar to Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
theGRIO REPORT – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted allegedly ordered for ‘experimental software patches’ to be installed on vote counting machines in a number of Ohio counties… Original post on thegrio.com Comments on reddit.com
Following the furor over the company’s mapping service, the iOS software chief refused to sign a letter apologizing for its shortcomings and got the boot as a result, the Wall Street Journal reported. Read this article by Desiree Everts DeNunzio on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble can revoke access to your ebooks, music and software any time they want. Here’s why. Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Seven rent-to-own companies and a software maker are settling charges with the Federal Trade Commission that rental computers came with spyware that has Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Mapping software packaged with Apple’s new mobile operating system has been heavily criticised by users on social media. Original post on bbc.com Comments on reddit.com
Snap Fashion has won the main prize at the BIG Awards. We give you a complete breakdown of the competition and profiles of the six finalists Original post on techweekeurope.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Established technology companies increasingly are buying–and then shutting down–early stage start-ups, mostly to acquire their software-engineering talent. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
From the blog Upgrade Your Life: A 2011 survey found that over half of US employers are monitoring their employees’ computer usage. How can you find out if you are one of them? And if you are, what should you do about it? There are two main ways employers track computer usage — with monitoring software on your desktop, and by [...] Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
