Here comes the next big slew of WebKit bug fixes
Apple on Monday shipped new versions of its operating systems, its web browser, and Apple TV firmware – with each update a minor release aimed at fixing bugs and closing security vulnerabilities.…
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Conformist Google: Android devices must LOOK, WORK ALIKE
Demands watch, TV, and car makers stick to default UI
Don’t expect to see “skins” like HTC Sense or Samsung TouchWiz on kit made with Google’s new versions of Android for devices, a source familiar with the company’s plans has said.…
‘I don’t want to go on the cart’ … OpenSSL revived with survival roadmap
Heartbleed-battered crypto library reveals long path back to health
The OpenSSL project, having suffered sharp criticism following the revelation of a string of serious security vulnerabilities, has published a roadmap explaining how it plans to address users’ concerns.…
Linux turns the crank on code for cars
Got a feel for your automobile
Linux’s quest to become the default operating system for motor vehicles has taken a step closer to reality, with the Linux Foundation releasing downloads of code from its Automotive Grade Linux project.…
Google policy wonk patronises Brits over EU search biz probe
Downgrading rivals? Whetstone: ‘I just don’t think it’s really true’
Google repeatedly batted away questions about whether it favours its search result services over those of its rivals in Europe, during a frustrating exchange on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning.…
Amazon snubs FTC: We’ll see you in court over kids’ in-app cash blowouts
Don’t tar us with Apple’s brush says Bezos & Co
Amazon has said it won’t acquiesce to the Federal Trade Commission’s plans to punish it for not preventing kids from running up in-app purchases on mummy and daddy’s credit card.…
No, modular Java isn’t dead. It’ll be in Java 9 – honest
Project Jigsaw, nixed from Java 8, is back and ready for Phase Two
Despite significant delays, Oracle is once again moving forward with Project Jigsaw, a major undertaking that aims to allow Java developers to break their programs down into independent, interoperable modules.…
Windows 7, XP and even Vista GAIN market share again
Windows 8.x failure to launch confirmed
Whatever Microsoft is doing to get punters adopting Windows 8.x isn’t working, at least if the latest figures from Netmarketshare showing its older operating systems growing faster than its latest progeny are any guide.…
OMG, sorry about ‘poor comms’ on Facebook secret emoto-meddle tests. Laters!
Er, Sheryl Sandberg, that’s not really an apology
A top Facebook chief has admitted the firm did a poor job of informing its users about a controversial 2012 experiment that manipulated the emotions of nearly 700,000 people on the free content ad network.…
NHS delivers swift kick to Microsoft’s wallet over fee demands
‘Don’t panic buy’ those non-refundable licences, bellows procurement head
Exclusive Microsoft is finding out that it doesn’t always pay to play nasty with large government customers: NHS procurement bosses are telling authorities and bodies to hold firm against a wave of licensing compliance threats.…