Tag: software

March 14, 2019

It was all the way back in 2008 when the first Android smartphone, the T-Mobile G1 (also known as the HTC Dream), hit the shelves. At that time, Google’s software still lacked essentials we take for granted nowadays – including […]

March 5, 2019

After fixes were introduced for several variants of the Spectre speculative execution exploit, performance took a nose dive. Microsoft and many other industry giants have been working to patch security flaws for over a year now, but most fixes have […]

March 1, 2019

When Samsung finally announced a Bixby Key Customization feature was coming for both the Galaxy S10 family and older flagships running Android Pie, the company vaguely mentioned users would be able to program either a single or double press to […]

February 26, 2019

Apple is currently testing a sleep-tracking feature for a future Apple Watch release, according to a new report by Bloomberg. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech company has released a new Apple Watch model every fall since the second generation of Apple […]

February 12, 2019

One of the big issues facing anyone building a data-driven devops practice is, quite simply, the scale of the data you’re collecting. Logs from millions of users quickly add up, and the same is true of the internet of things […]

February 12, 2019

Adobe has announced an update to its Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw applications, the highlight being a new feature, powered by its Sensei AI, called Enhance Details. Adobe claims the new feature harnesses the power of machine learning […]

February 6, 2019

At the Free and Open Source Developers European Meeting, VLC has shared a look into what its next major revision will look like. Beginning with a new user interface, VLC is working towards adding a media library browser, VR support, […]

February 1, 2019

The saga began earlier this week when Facebook was discovered to be paying people as young as thirteen $20 for total access to their phones. The market research app was distributed outside of the App Store using Apple’s Enterprise Certificate […]

January 30, 2019

Most large companies recognize the value these hackers offer to the tech industry, and have set up lucrative “bug bounty” programs to reward them for their efforts depending on the severity of any disclosed bugs. Traditionally, the process of bug-hunting […]

January 23, 2019

Google has released the latest usage statistics for its education services ahead of the annual BETT education conference in London revealing that Chromebooks are used by 30m students and educators worldwide while Google Classroom now has 40m users. The company’s […]