‘Computer programs are not patentable’ Sony cannot patent inventions in the UK that remove the anonymity of the peer-to-peer (P2P) user experience and put social networking at the heart of file-sharing. The Patent Office ruled...
Last-minute bug blitz… The release of Firefox 2.0 has been delayed until 24 October, with a Beta 2 release scheduled for 23 August, according to Mozilla. The entire release schedule was shifted to deal with last-minute fixes. Some...
RealNetworks will release open-source software this year that will let Linux computers play Windows Media files. The media delivery software company and Novell made the announcement at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco....
Net video killed the radio star YouTube is in negotiations with record labels over plans to post music videos online. The talks are part of the site’s plans to expand beyond its roots as a community web site that allows users to post...
Getting ready for the mainstream For Motorola, the number two maker of mobile phones, Linux is the way of the future. Greg Besio, vice president of mobile device software, said in an interview at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo: “We’ve...
Neven Vision acquisition expected to bolster portal’s Picasa photo management software and service. Google plans to strengthen its Picasa photo management software and service with the acquisition of Neven Vision, a Santa Monica,...
Laptop batteries have long been a source of consternation for their owners and for the companies that manufacture them. Increasing power demands of modern laptops, with bigger and brighter screens, faster processors, and faster hard drives,...
In a bid to reverse its proprietary image, the company will begin the release later this year and extend the strategy to Java for gadgets Sun will begin releasing significant open source Java components this year and also will extend the...
Blogger, a self-publishing platform owned by Google, released on Tuesday a beta with features such as tagging, friends-only posts, and templates designed to be easier to use. The site has long been a fixture of the self-publishing world....
Name not synonymous with just searching, moans web giant Google has issued letters to media organisations asking them to refrain from using its name as a verb. In order to “protect its trademark”, and prevent it becoming a...
AOL announced Monday that it acquired Userplane, a developer of chat and instant-messaging software, in a move to enhance its community networking offerings. Los Angeles-based Userplane develops Web-based chat tools used by such companies...
‘Significant’ threat could arrive within hours, warn experts Security firm nCircle has warned of an imminent worm attack that is likely to exploit a vulnerability patched by Microsoft last week in the MS06-040 security bulletin....