SCSI dev claims virty giant has ‘no intention’ of honoring terms of the GPL
Linux kernel developer Christoph Hellwig has sued VMware in Hamburg, Germany, over alleged violations of the GNU General Public License.…
Oracle’s piping hot new pot of Java takes out the trash (faster)
JDK 8 Update 40 improves memory handling, JavaScript support
Oracle’s latest update to the Java Development Kit doesn’t add any new language features or change any APIs, but it still includes a number of enhancements that should please Java developers and users.…
Samsung-Microsoft deal will bundle Office 365 with Android Knox
Love-in will bring Office to corporate mobes
MWC 2015 The man behind Samsung Knox, Dr Injong Rhee, says a deal with Microsoft will see Office 365 bundled with the Knox secure enterprise workspace.…
Docker hires’n’acquires to cure its security, networking headaches
Container wrangler adding staff to tackle top issues
Application container firm Docker is staffing up, having brought on new talent to further its security and networking development efforts.…
Choc Factory splatters 51 bugs, Mozilla bumps cert checker
Bad certs now killed faster
Google and Firefox have upgraded their flagship browsers, crushing bugs and cracking down on bad certificates along the way.…
Here comes Vulkan: The next generation of the OpenGL graphics API
OpenGL is 22… it’s time for a replacement – Khronos Group
GDC 2015 The Khronos Group, non-profit custodian of the OpenGL cross-platform graphics API, has announced its replacement, called Vulkan.…
Sick of Chrome vs Firefox? Check out these 3 NEW browsers
Opera for Opera lovers, Microsoft offering and more
Browsers have been making a comeback. There have been three brand new browsers released and even Firefox, which seems to be sliding further into irrelevancy every day, has released a new version aimed at developers and claims to be working on a WebKit-based version for iOS devices.…
Microsoft opens kimono on Windows 10 Universal App Platform
One app to rule them all. It hopes
MWC 2015 Microsoft’s Windows 10 Universal App Platform has been explained in detail for the first time, at a developer event in Barcelona as part of Mobile World Congress.…
Microsoft to Android OEMs: ‘Show me the money’
Redmond carefully considers OIN approach
Exclusive Microsoft has reserved the right to nail firms making Android devices running its Office suit for possible Windows patent infringements.…
Unity, Mozilla team up to bring PEW! PEW! PEW! to browsers, too
Latest game dev tools feature built-in WebGL exporter
GDC 2015 The latest version of the Unity cross-platform game development toolkit is helping to bring advanced 3D graphics and gaming to the web, albeit in baby steps.…