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Google's licensing server hacked

[news] -- A licensing system meant to ensure Android applications were properly downloaded has been hacked, and Google is looking into the issue. Read more »

Tags: android, google, hack, mobile phones, security

Mozilla Firefox 4 beta 4 attacks tab mess

[news] -- Mozilla released its fourth beta of Firefox 4 on Tuesday, bringing a new feature that addresses one of the biggest challenges in the new era of the browser: reclaiming control over the burgeoning number of tasks that now happen on the web. Read more »

Tags: firefox, google, tabs

OpenSolaris board disbands

[news] -- An end has come to a major part of Sun Microsystems' attempt to transform Solaris from a proprietary version of Unix to an open-source operating system built by others. Read more »

Tags: open source, opensolaris, oracle, sun

Apple looks to kill jailbroken devices

Apple looks to kill jailbroken devices[news] -- Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices. Read more »

Tags: apple, brick, jailbreak, kill, patent, unauthorised

Google's Chrome store open for developers

[news] -- Google's Chrome web store is now available for developers to test out, and the company confirmed a few details that leaked out earlier this week. Read more »

Tags: chrome, developers, google, store

Gmail search reaches into Google Docs

Gmail search reaches into Google Docs[news] -- Google is broadening the reach of Gmail Search with the help of a Labs tool that allows users to find emails and documents, the company announced on Wednesday. Read more »

Tags: docs, gmail, google, search

Open-source devs irked by Oracle decision

Open-source devs irked by Oracle decision[news] -- Following Oracle's decision to end open distribution of source codes for its Solaris enterprise operating system, the company now faces backlash from the open-source community which is likely to damage its relationship with developers in the long-run, industry watchers noted. Read more »

Tags: open source, opensolaris, oracle, solaris, sun microsystems

Toshiba Android tablet set for September

Toshiba Android tablet set for September[news] -- Digitimes has reported plans from Toshiba to produce an Android-based touchscreen tablet computer, due out in September or October of 2010. Read more »

Tags: android, chrome, google, tablet, toshiba

Microsoft Internet Explorer 15 years on

[news] -- Thanks to corporate use and ties to Windows, Internet Explorer has remained dominant in the browser space ever since it won the first browser wars with Netscape a decade ago. Read more »

Tags: browser, internet explorer, microsoft

Next Ubuntu to have multi-touch

Next Ubuntu to have multi-touch[news] -- The next version of Ubuntu will get multi-touch interface abilities, catching the Linux operating system up to Windows and Mac OS X in at least one domain. Read more »

Tags: mark shuttleworth, open source, operating system, touch, ubuntu

Oracle puts OpenSolaris to rest

Oracle puts OpenSolaris to rest[news] -- Software giant Oracle has closed the book on developer distributions of the open enterprise operating system, OpenSolaris. Read more »

Tags: business, developer, open source, opensolaris, oracle, solaris, sun microsystems

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