‘Titstare’ developers post apology for disrupting disruption-fest
The developers behind an app called ‘Titstare’ have apologised for any and all offences caused by the software.…
Apple seeds final iOS 7 code to devs, announces September 18 ship date
Not good enough? How about some free apps, as well?
Updated Most of the attention on Apple’s Tuesday event in Cupertino was focused on the company’s latest iPhones, but Tim Cook & Co did have some news under their hats regarding iOS 7 and Apple’s iLife and iWork suites of iOS apps, as well.…
Google chucks code into MOOCs mix
Chocolate Factory can’t beat ’em, joins Harvard and MIT in the Open edX project
Google has decided it will join the Open edX project, an effort to create a platform on which to host massively online open courses (MOOCs).…
Torvalds suggests poison and sabotage for ARM SoC designers
Sit down on the couch Linus, and share your problem with Doctor Reg
Help us out here amateur psychologists: Linus Torvalds has just unleashed his second shouty rant in as many days. Do we need to worry, or is the moon in a particular phase that makes this kind of thing more likely? Has Portland’s water supply taken a turn for the worse? Or are we simply seeing a frustrated middle aged man letting his psyche hang out?…
Let’s talk about continuous delivery
Skilful driver required: avoid bumps in the road
Continuous delivery is defined as a process in which software development teams focus on deployment and refinement over and above any imperative to work on new features.…
Oracle ships Java 8 Developer Preview for testing, 18 months late
Only six months more to go (fingers crossed)
Oracle has shipped the Developer Preview of the much-delayed Java Development Kit (JDK) Version 8, the reference implementation of the Java SE 8 Platform.…
SAP inks Hadoop deals with Intel and Hortonworks
HANA rides the elephant
SAP has partnered with Intel and Hortonworks to resell the two companies’ Hadoop offerings, as the enterprise software giant tentatively gets involved with the new fashionable data platform.…
Apple’s iOS 64-bit iUpgrade: Don’t expect a 2x performance leap
The iPhone 5S has a 64-bit processor, but will it really make any difference?
What are the implications of Apple’s 64-bit ARM A7 processor for the iPhone user who upgrades to the new 5S? Not as many as you might think.…
Windows 8.1: Microsoft’s reluctant upgrade has a split-screen personality
El Reg has a sniff around the RTM version
Review Microsoft will release Windows 8.1, a free update for Windows 8, on 18 October. The plan had been for no pre-release code until then, but Microsoft has back-tracked.…
Borland’s heir Embarcadero says one dev tool can rule them all
One preciousss codebase delivers apps for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android
Embarcadero Technologies, the development tools outfit that inherited much of Borland’s technology, has released a new product it says can produce native apps for four operating systems from a single codebase.…