http://phys.org/technology-news/software/ en-us Psyorg.com provides the latest news on the software, software development, software sciences and computer science. (Phys.org) —A team of scientists, led by ecologist Lucas Joppa of Microsoft Research, has published a commentary piece in the journal Science, highlighting what they say is a growing problem in research efforts. They suggest that an overreliance on source code that has not been properly vetted is increasingly leading to incorrect research effort results. http://phys.org/news287999252.html Technology - Software Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:02 EST news287999252 Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market. http://phys.org/news287943519.html Technology - Software Thu, 16 May 2013 17:18:48 EST news287943519 (Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods that criminals may use to trigger mobile device malware that could eventually lead to targeted attacks launched by a large number of infected mobile devices in the same geographical area. Such attacks could be triggered by music, lighting or vibration. http://phys.org/news287936269.html Technology - Software Thu, 16 May 2013 15:18:01 EST news287936269 A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news287754976.html Technology - Software Tue, 14 May 2013 12:56:29 EST news287754976 (Phys.org) —The International Space Station has decided to switch dozens of laptops running Windows XP over to Debian. What Linux fans have been saying for years—that Linux delivers greater stability and reliability for public and private computing environments—resonated with Keith Chuvala, the United Space Alliance contractor manager involved in the switch. The change at the International Space Station is all about the replacement of dozens of laptops with XP being switched over to Debian 6. Chuvala said, "We needed an operating system that was stable and reliable – one that would give us in-house control. So if we needed to patch, adjust or adapt, we could." http://phys.org/news287556091.html Technology - Software Sun, 12 May 2013 06:20:01 EST news287556091 (Phys.org) —Xerox, the copy-machine giant, has announced that it will be selling a software upgrade for its copiers that will turn many of them into test grading machines. Called Ignite, the software not only grades papers, it analyses the results and produces reports for the teacher. http://phys.org/news287309007.html Technology - Software Thu, 09 May 2013 09:03:42 EST news287309007 (Phys.org) —An Android app which keeps tabs on users' mood swings and works out what might be causing them has been developed by researchers, with implications for psychological therapy and improving well-being. http://phys.org/news287217096.html Technology - Software Wed, 08 May 2013 07:31:45 EST news287217096 Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. http://phys.org/news287121004.html Technology - Software Tue, 07 May 2013 04:50:17 EST news287121004 (Phys.org) —Mozilla and Los Angeles-based graphics software company OTOY have announced ORBX.js, a downloadable HD codec written in JavaScript and WebGL, that will let major browsers such as Firefox, IE10, Chrome, Safari, and Opera run video and rendering apps like Autodesk without the need for plug-ins. Is there a day to come when end users can access high definition content that is format-agnostic? In tech jargon, it is tempting for company promoters to exaggerate an announcement as "game-changing," but the May 3 news on the codec could be a game changer in a number of ways. PRBX.js will deliver movies and "cloud" gaming in a browser window using web standard-based technologies. It lets developers stream desktop apps for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X on to any browser including mobile browsers. As important, there will be no need for plug-ins such as Flash, Silverlight, or QuickTime for running videos in the browser. http://phys.org/news287062684.html Technology - Software Mon, 06 May 2013 13:20:01 EST news287062684 (Phys.org) —As smartphones, tablets and mobile applications (apps) continue to become more widespread, there is a rising concern among parents who have experienced unreliable content maturity ratings for mobile apps that result in their children's exposure to inappropriate content. http://phys.org/news287047134.html Technology - Software Mon, 06 May 2013 08:19:10 EST news287047134 Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. http://phys.org/news286774881.html Technology - Software Fri, 03 May 2013 05:10:01 EST news286774881 Google Now is often compared with the Siri voice assistant on Apple's mobile devices, but its power lies in giving you information you need to know before you have to ask. It works best as a supplement to Siri, rather than a replacement, now that it has expanded from Android devices to iPhones and iPads. http://phys.org/news286543610.html Technology - Software Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:40:01 EST news286543610 Google is trying to upstage Siri, the sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad. The duel began Monday with the release of a free iPhone and iPad app that features Google Now, a technology that performs many of the same functions as Siri. http://phys.org/news286450690.html Technology - Software Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:38:18 EST news286450690 A unique app which allows you to peel back the layers of a masterpiece and uncover a previously hidden world has been developed by experts from Newcastle and Northumbria universities. The 'Repentir' smart phone and iPad app has been designed to enhance the gallery experience, allowing visitors the opportunity to not just view the painting but also interact with it and explore the artist's creative process. http://phys.org/news286223193.html Technology - Software Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:26:40 EST news286223193 Yahoo! on Monday released an iPhone app that weaves in story summarizing software bought from a London schoolboy last month for a sum reported to be around $30 million (£20 million). http://phys.org/news285870052.html Technology - Software Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:20:57 EST news285870052 (Phys.org) —Popular texting, messaging and microblog apps developed for the Android smartphone have security flaws that could expose private information or allow forged fraudulent messages to be posted, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis. http://phys.org/news285398402.html Technology - Software Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:20:09 EST news285398402 Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. http://phys.org/news284960734.html Technology - Software Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:00:02 EST news284960734 Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an immersive, first-person player video game designed to teach students in elementary to high school how to program in Java, one of the most common programming languages in use today. http://phys.org/news284654834.html Technology - Software Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:47:23 EST news284654834 With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make a smartphone or operating system to define how people interact with mobile technology. The audacious move will provide further insights into how pervasive Facebook has become, testing whether people want to be greeted with content from the social network every time they look at their phones. http://phys.org/news284301313.html Technology - Software Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:35:18 EST news284301313 A handful of new smartphone platforms are expected to become available this year, challenging the stranglehold of the two market leaders, Google's Android and Apple's iOS. http://phys.org/news283316945.html Technology - Software Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:09:17 EST news283316945 (Phys.org) —Dr. Web, the Russian anti-virus firm has issued an announcement regarding malware infecting Mac computers—called Trojan.Yontoo.1, it makes its way to users' computers by tricking them into downloading it. Once installed, it tracks the user's Internet history and injects ads into websites, generating revenue for the people who created and unleashed the malware. http://phys.org/news283157228.html Technology - Software Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:00:01 EST news283157228 (Phys.org) —Monday, March 18, for Microsoft goes down in Kinect for Windows history as the day the new Kinect for Windows SDK 1.7 arrives for developers, which, according to its team, is the most significant update for the SDK since its first version over a year ago. Developers as of March 18 can download the kit and interface guidelines from the website, said Bob Heddle, director, Kinect for Windows. Heddle made use of Engadget's Expand event in San Francisco to make the announcement last week. http://phys.org/news282822108.html Technology - Software Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:50:01 EST news282822108 (Phys.org) —A small company called Umoove, which specializes in eye- and head-tracking technology, will offer software development kits so that developers can grow the Umoove platform for mobile users everywhere. The company this week announced its intentions to release the tool kit soon but has already started signing up people as "closed beta" testers via its web site. Following the gated-access stage, Umoove will open wider to a full public beta launch. Umoove's platform will be open to everyone, the company chief and co-founder, Moti Krispil, said. http://phys.org/news282497584.html Technology - Software Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:33:19 EST news282497584 For many companies, moving their web-application servers to the cloud is an attractive option, since cloud-computing services can offer economies of scale, extensive technical support and easy accommodation of demand fluctuations. http://phys.org/news282298678.html Technology - Software Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:18:14 EST news282298678 (Phys.org) —Hackers at a please-hack-me contest at the CanWest security conference in Vancouver, BC, went home empty-handed. The contest during the Vancouver three-day conference on digital security ended up with enlightened participants capable of attempts nonetheless missing out on a massive pile of cash—the bounty was $3.14159 million—the reward for their efforts if successful. They were unable to break into Google's Chrome OS. This Pwnium 3 contest invited hackers to penetrate any holes they could find in the Chrome operating system. http://phys.org/news282198242.html Technology - Software Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:24:27 EST news282198242 The Android operating system accounted for 79 percent of all malware infections on smartphones, and the threat is multiplying, a security firm said Thursday. http://phys.org/news281896313.html Technology - Software Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:32:05 EST news281896313 (Phys.org)—University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have developed simple but effective techniques to prevent sophisticated malware from secretly attacking smartphones. The Tap-Wave-Rub (TWR) methods – tapping, waving a hand over or rubbing the phone's proximity sensor – are being presented at the 6th Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec'13) April 17-19, 2013, in Hungary, Budapest. http://phys.org/news281295693.html Technology - Software Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:41:57 EST news281295693 Automobile giants at the world's biggest mobile fair are showing off a new technology that turns a car into a smartphone accessory, allowing a driver to use cutting-edge apps without veering off the road. http://phys.org/news281281919.html Technology - Software Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:52:06 EST news281281919 The junior league of smartphone operating systems is getting more competitive. Phones from yet another contender—Tizen—will go on sale this year with a view to eventually competing with the industry leaders, Apple's iOS and Google's Android. http://phys.org/news281123134.html Technology - Software Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:45:47 EST news281123134 (Phys.org)—Scientists from Royal Holloway are launching a new iPad app to help people with macular disease, the most common cause of sight loss in the UK. http://phys.org/news280407647.html Technology - Software Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:00:59 EST news280407647