Archives for the ‘Software’ Category

Microsoft: Trade Your Privacy For Free Software

By DavidReece • Dec 12th, 2007 • Category: News, Privacy / Rights, Software, Technology

Want a free copy of Windows Vista Ultimate? You’d better leave your privacy at the door, as Microsoft launch an incentive to let them spy on your every move through an invasive feedback program, which tracks everything you do, online or offline for 3 months.
Those who obey, can claim a free copy of Vista Ultimate, [...]



Google Expects Massive Xmas Malware Attacks

By DavidReece • Nov 30th, 2007 • Category: Business & Technology, News, Security / Hacking, Software, Technology

Search giant Google, having just prevented an epic campaign to distribute viruses, trojans and all manner of nasties via search results for terms such as “christmas gifts” and “hospice” are now asking for the help of the humble user to help them “fill the gaps” in their malware trapping algorithms.
Google’s Ian Fette says..
“Currently, we know [...]



Streakr takes on the mighty StumbleUpon?

By DavidReece • Nov 20th, 2007 • Category: Internet, News, Software, Technology

 
Let me kick off this review by pointing to the ‘?’ in the title, as I do not intend to make the assertion that this fledgeling start-up can compete with the likes of StumbleUpon (yet), but on first glance at streakr.com, the comparison is inevitable.
Everything, from the toolbar to the site itself just shouts “we [...]



US Department of Defense Open-Source Conference Announced

By DavidReece • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: News, Security / Hacking, Software, Technology

Arguably the most secretive agency on the planet, the US DoD has announced the US Department of Defense Open IT Conference to be held in Washington DC on the 11-12 December 2007.
Is it just me, or does it strike anyone as counter-intuitive for a government agency to lay its infrastructure out for anyone with a [...]



Google offers $10M in prizes to Android Developers

By DavidReece • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: Business & Technology, News, Software, Technology

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) have high hopes for their new cellphone operating system, which will use an open-source friendly development framework called ‘android‘ to develop mobile applications.
The search giant is offering prizes worth $10m to software developers who embrace the technology and create apps that enhance the OS both aesthetically and functionally.
From CNN Money…
As part [...]



AjaxWindows tries to take on.. windows?

By DavidReece • Oct 15th, 2007 • Category: Internet, News, Software, Technology

As google try to move applications over to the web, it was probably just a matter of time before someone tried to go one further. AjaxWindows (www.ajaxwindows.com) does just that, by offering a full-featured web-based operating system that sits in your browser, and needs no installation (just a plug-in for IE users).
An interesting idea, but [...]