Google is jumping into Microsoft Windows territory -- and threatening to change the way personal computers work -- with its own version of a computer operating system.
The company says the forthcoming Google Chrome OS will revolutionize how computers operate, putting more emphasis on Web functionality, making computers faster and opening them up to helpful tinkering by outside program developers.
It’s happened to the best of us. Whether your digital camera fell into the wrong (toddler’s) hands, or you had a momentary lapse of eye-hand coordination when faced with a “Delete All” message, chances are you or someone you know has accidentally deleted precious photos from a camera’s memory card.
Relax. Chances are good that you can recover those files, as long as you haven’t taken any more photos or written anything else to the card.
Database software juggernaut Oracle has released a new tool to help model and present data.
The new SQL Developer Data Module will allow developers to translate database contents into diagrams, graphics, and other visual interpretations. The new tool is available immediately as part of the SQL Developer package and can be obtained through the company's download site.
Looking at the current array of web browsers, it seems that all the major players have made dramatic improvements when it comes to speed. Even Internet Explorer 8, which lags far behind the rest of the pack, is not only significantly faster than previous incarnations, but it’s also fast enough for speed not to be an issue for most users. With the speed issue solved, what should be next on the browser developer’s agenda?
Opera Software’s CEO was put in a position of defending Opera 10’s new Unite –a feature that enables each person’s PC to become a simple web server just by running the browser.
Much criticism has been given by security experts who state that Unite makes an attractive target for hackers. CEO Jon von Tetzchner said Unite is decentralized, making it much harder for hackers to break into a person’s computer, let alone take down large portions of the web.
The iPhone 3GS jailbreaking app Purplera1n is here, reports CNET. Teenage hacker Geroge Hotz, who was first unlocked the iPhone, released Purplera1n yesterday in a blog post titled "I make it ra1n."
Technicallly, this is bad news for AT&T and Apple -- for AT&T (T), since people can use their jailbroken on any phone service, and for Apple (AAPL) because users won't have to go to the app store to buy add new ones to their jailbroken phones.
But in reality, this news doesn't pose much threat to either company at all. Only a small subset of geeks jailbreak iPhones.
Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 in the next few weeks to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company said Tuesday.
Firefox 3.5.1, which Mozilla intends to deliver in mid-to-late July, will include fixes for at least three bugs and "topcrashes," the term the company uses to describe the frequently-reported crashes. Like many applications, Firefox asks users to report crashes by displaying a prompt after the browser goes down.
The open source PostgreSQL database is out with a new release today that introduces new administration and database features for users. In total, PostgreSQL 8.4 includes 293 enhancements from the previous 8.3 release, an update that was primarily centered around performance.
"There is no performance change [that] affects all users equally across the board," PostgreSQL project core team member Josh Berkus told InternetNews.com. "However, there are several changes with dramatically improve performance for several specific common use cases."
On Monday Neil McAllister posed the question "is the hacker ethic harming American developers?" Slashdot picked it up and Tim forwarded it to the Radar list. As you might expect, it resulted in some spirited discussion.
James Turner kicked things off with this response (it has been slightly edited from its email form). After James lays out his argument I'll reply with my thoughts. Then we hope to hear from you. Let us know what you think.
Canon might want to consider putting a certain Trammell Hudson on the payroll. Hudson has developed an enhancement to the firmware of the Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR camera to make the already impressive camera an even more attractive option for shooting professional video. Dubbed ‘Magic Lantern’, the new firmware includes both audio and video fixes and is a completely open platform, meaning users are free to extend the Magic Lantern firmware themselves.
