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 Apple on Thursday announced that the number of mini-programs downloaded from its App Store has blasted past the 50 billion milestone, and celebrated the moment with a $10,000 prize. http://phys.org/news287932085.html Technology - Software Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:01 EST news287932085 It may be too soon to call Facebook Home a flop. But it's clearly not the breakout hit that some expected. One month after its splashy debut, fewer and fewer people are downloading Facebook's new mobile software. It took weeks for Facebook Home to hit 1 million downloads - less than 0.1 percent of its 1.1 billion monthly active user base. http://phys.org/news287897370.html Technology - Software Thu, 16 May 2013 06:50:01 EST news287897370 Google is adding leaderboards and the ability to match players in online games to its Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers. http://phys.org/news287851836.html Technology - Software Wed, 15 May 2013 15:50:42 EST news287851836 Most people feel safe from fraudsters if their credit card is safely tucked away in their wallet. But they shouldn't: in most cases, thieves only need card numbers and information. A new software can provide more effective protection against credit card theft. http://phys.org/news287826871.html Technology - Software Wed, 15 May 2013 09:20:01 EST news287826871 The tweaked version of Microsoft's operating system nicknamed Windows Blue will be previewed on June 26 and will be a free update for users as Windows 8.1, the company said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news287770907.html Technology - Software Tue, 14 May 2013 17:40:01 EST news287770907 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 Today most public services involve electronic communication, which requires that people are able to read relatively well. However, a significant number of adults cannot fully understand the texts they read for example on the Internet. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that a new model called SVIT can be used as a tool to measure the readability of texts and therefore how appropriate they are for different target groups. http://phys.org/news287740193.html Technology - Software Tue, 14 May 2013 08:50:01 EST news287740193 A team of translation scholars from the Department for Translation Studies at the University of Vienna, in collaboration with terminologists from the Austrian Parliamentary Administration, the European Academy of Bolzano (EURAC, Italy), the language technology enterprise ESTeam (Sweden) and translation experts from CrossLang (Belgium), contributes to improving the management, quality and interoperability of large terminological databases by providing the necessary tools and best practices to terminologists. http://phys.org/news287650946.html Technology - Software Mon, 13 May 2013 08:50:03 EST news287650946 (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 Fed up with Twitter friends ruining the plots of her favorite TV shows, high school senior and budding software engineer Jennie Lamere took matters into her own hands. http://phys.org/news287336588.html Technology - Software Thu, 09 May 2013 17:00:02 EST news287336588 (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 Software, in its various manifestations, is now essential to the functioning of cities. A new EU-funded project is preparing to undertake a sustained programme of research on how software makes a difference in the urban world. http://phys.org/news287308221.html Technology - Software Thu, 09 May 2013 08:50:28 EST news287308221 Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies. Thirty years later, you don't have to look hard to see the influence of one medium on the other. The ultraviolent power fantasies that seem so corny today—movies like "Rambo," ''Commando" and "The Delta Force"—pretty much provided the template for popular games like "Call of Duty" and "Gears of War." http://phys.org/news287308012.html Technology - Software Thu, 09 May 2013 08:47:00 EST news287308012 A digital jukebox which uses social networking to select music has been developed by researchers at Lancaster University. http://phys.org/news287301334.html Technology - Software Thu, 09 May 2013 07:10:01 EST news287301334 Its chief executive claims it has more users than Twitter. It's rumored to have just rebuffed a $1 billion buyout offer from Google. So what's up with WhatsApp? And how has a San Francisco startup that many Americans still have never heard of come to lead a fast-growing field of mobile messaging services that are shaking up the phone and Internet industries? http://phys.org/news287259010.html Technology - Software Wed, 08 May 2013 19:30:05 EST news287259010 (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 preparing an update to Windows 8 for release later this year. It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating system. http://phys.org/news287172501.html Technology - Software Tue, 07 May 2013 19:08:32 EST news287172501 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 Need some instant musical notation to remember that little tune you just came up with? A new mobile app created by a researcher from KTH Royal Institute of Technology makes it possible to score any melody instantly and share it. http://phys.org/news287049919.html Technology - Software Mon, 06 May 2013 09:05:30 EST news287049919 Jilion is developing a web technology that makes it possible to generate video players that run on any support and for which the appearance feature is completely modular. The following is an interview with the co-founder of the start-up, Zeno Crivelli. http://phys.org/news287048779.html Technology - Software Mon, 06 May 2013 08:46:26 EST news287048779 (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 Activision is trading "Modern Warfare" for "Ghosts." http://phys.org/news286647388.html Technology - Software Wed, 01 May 2013 17:16:35 EST news286647388 (Phys.org) —Because of its vastness, complexity, and indispensability, the American power grid presents a number of different challenges to state utility commissions, legislators, energy utilities and researchers who wish to study and improve it. As part of this effort, states and the electric utility industry are working to incorporate a greater percentage of clean energy resources that power the grid – ranging from cleaner coal technologies, nuclear and natural gas to energy resources like solar, wind, waterpower, geothermal and biomass. http://phys.org/news286617472.html Technology - Software Wed, 01 May 2013 08:57:58 EST news286617472 The maker of one of the Internet's most popular browsers is taking on one of the world's best-known purveyors of surveillance software, accusing a British company of hijacking the Mozilla brand to camouflage its espionage products. http://phys.org/news286614353.html Technology - Software Wed, 01 May 2013 08:06:10 EST news286614353 Ubisoft on Tuesday unleashed a wacky take on action title "Far Cry," illustrating how the low production costs of mobile-ready spin-offs allow videogame giants to show off their playful side. http://phys.org/news286562493.html Technology - Software Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:42:22 EST news286562493