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  • Unity adds free mobile game development for Android and iOS

    Unity Technologies has added the ability to develop for Android and iOS games for free using its platform.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 21 May 13 16:45

  • OpenGL developer to create API for controlling smartphone cameras

    The Khronos Group has announced plans to create an open and royalty-free application programming interface for controlling mobile and embedded cameras and sensors, giving developers access to features such as burst modes and flash.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 21 May 13 15:54

  • Atlassian gives Jira a makeover

    Atlassian has revamped the Jira bug tracking tool with a new user interface, which the company said will offer faster navigation and a simplified workflow.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 21 May 13 14:03

  • Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox

    Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in the Beta version of Firefox 22, "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies."

    Written by John Ribeiro • 17 May 13 05:35

  • Google eases Android app development with a new IDE

    Google has introduced an IDE (integrated developer environment) aimed at easing development of Android apps.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 16 May 13 19:10

  • NetChoice: California privacy bills are bad for Internet

    E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems would be awful for the Internet.

    Written by Grant Gross • 16 May 13 16:55

  • Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM

    Spiceworks has teamed up with Fiberlink to add mobile device management functionality to the next version of its free network and IT management software.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 16 May 13 13:44

  • Cool tool: One click installation of open source apps

    Downloading open source applications can sometimes be a pain in the neck. There can be multiple drivers, a variety of related components and a handful of little status bars that move from left to right at varying rates of speed.

    Written by Brandon Butler • 15 May 13 16:08

  • Mozilla to Firefox: 'Browser, heal thyself'

    Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 21, adding more social media connections, tweaking the Do Not Track privacy setting and rolling out a new tool that long term, aims to create a self-healing browser.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 15 May 13 10:54

  • Google makes Go faster

    Google has updated its Go programming language, making it faster and more suitable for multicore processors.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 14 May 13 20:44

  • Rackspace to help customers debug their programs

    Facing fierce competition in the market for cloud services, hosting provider Rackspace has pledged to help its users debug the programs they'll run on Rackspace's OpenStack platform.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 14 May 13 17:29

  • NetSuite to increase focus on ERP for manufacturers

    Capitalizing on apparent demand from customers, NetSuite is adding new capabilities aimed at manufacturers to its cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) software.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 14 May 13 17:03

  • Microsoft Patch Tuesday targets multitude of Internet Explorer faults

    Microsoft is issuing critical security bulletins this Patch Tuesday that affect all versions of Internet Explorer and deal with an exploit that attackers are actively working.

    Written by Tim Greene • 09 May 13 20:39

  • Best case, Mozilla's Firefox for Windows 8 will ship in October

    Firefox for Windows 8's "Modern" user interface (UI) will likely wrap up development this fall, Mozilla said on its website in a best case-worst case schedule.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 09 May 13 15:11

  • PageUp People app goes up into Azure cloud

    PageUp People said hosting its CareerPath application in the cloud is saving the company $130,000 per annum.

    Written by Adam Bender • 09 May 13 09:34

  • Mozilla's Firefox OS will also appear on high-end phones

    The upcoming Firefox OS will appear on higher-end smartphones, and not just entry-level handsets, with Sony expected to release a premium device running the operating system, a Mozilla executive said.

    Written by Michael Kan • 09 May 13 05:37

  • Lessons learnt: Building scalability and resilience in the cloud

    Freelancer.com is an online outsourcing marketplace. Almost from its founding in 2009, the company has relied on Amazon's public cloud to deliver infrastructure-as-a-service.

    Written by Rohan Pearce • 08 May 13 13:08

  • Adobe-as-a-service: Software vendor bets on cloud

    Adobe has announced a major shift in its software strategy, revealing that Adobe CS 6 will be the final boxed version of its major design, publishing and photography products. Instead, the vendor will focus on delivering regular updates to its subscription-based Creative Cloud versions of popular applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

    Written by Rohan Pearce • 07 May 13 14:04

  • Amazon adds to developer choices with JavaScript SDK for Web Services

    The general release of the AWS (Amazon Web Services) SDK for Node.js is available for download, allowing developers to build server-side applications in JavaScript that then can run on Amazon's cloud.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 07 May 13 13:43

  • Mozilla, Otoy team on JavaScript video codec

    The Mozilla Foundation and graphic rendering technology company Otoy have built a video codec, written with JavaScript and WebGL, that would eliminate the need for using plug-ins to view video in a browser.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 06 May 13 16:15
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