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The creators of the South Park cartoon sitcom known for crude language and lampooning hot-button social issues are about to whack the videogame world with "Stick of Truth." http://phys.org/news258050207.html Technology - Software 2012-06-04T17:37:09-07:00 Sequels to blockbuster console titles and play on smartphones or tablets will be showcased with Times Square-like glitz starting Tuesday at the E3 videogame extravaganza in Los Angeles. http://phys.org/news257921943.html Technology - Software 2012-06-03T06:10:01-07:00 Microsoft's much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system is set to take pride of place as tens of thousands of people head to Asia's leading IT fair opening in Taiwan on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news257921823.html Technology - Software 2012-06-03T05:57:18-07:00 (AP) — Is the Wii U right for you? http://phys.org/news257779916.html Technology - Software 2012-06-01T14:50:03-07:00 Microsoft on Thursday released the final test version of its next-generation Windows software crafted to power devices ranging from tablets to desktop computers. http://phys.org/news257698073.html Technology - Software 2012-05-31T15:48:07-07:00 (AP) — The summer travel season has arrived in the U.S., and with gas prices going down, it's time to plan a road trip. http://phys.org/news257619284.html Technology - Software 2012-05-30T18:10:01-07:00 A sold-out Apple gathering devoted to tailoring programs for the company's coveted gadgets will kick off in San Francisco on June 11 with a keynote presentation by top executives. http://phys.org/news257526010.html Technology - Software 2012-05-29T16:00:15-07:00 The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet. http://phys.org/news257315398.html Technology - Software 2012-05-27T05:30:14-07:00 Facebook released a "camera" application Thursday that lets people take Instagram-style pictures that can be shared with iPhones. http://phys.org/news257091899.html Technology - Software 2012-05-24T15:25:07-07:00 Zombies stalked San Francisco streets on Thursday as social game maker Zynga ghoulishly introduced a game that lets iPhone or iPod Touch users slash and hack the undead. http://phys.org/news257075171.html Technology - Software 2012-05-24T10:46:25-07:00 Smart phones and tablet computers - once the latest must-have devices for technology geeks - are becoming increasingly more popular with the mainstream. The Android platform is now one of the most popular platforms with over 300 million Android devices in use since February and 700 000 devices being activated with each passing day. One of its main attractions is the open source software that allows a huge community of program developers to write applications. But with so many people contributing to this innovation, the operating system is open to bugs and security holes. In a new study, however, researchers in Italy may have neutralised any potential problems. http://phys.org/news257069249.html Technology - Software 2012-05-24T09:07:40-07:00 (Phys.org) -- When Daniel Hooper became frustrated with editing text on his iPad, he wrote an application that could revolutionize the way users select and arrange their words on tablets.  http://phys.org/news257066839.html Technology - Software 2012-05-24T08:27:44-07:00 So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Desktop is one way you can. http://phys.org/news257003408.html Technology - Software 2012-05-23T14:50:52-07:00 A biomedical informatics researcher who tracks dangerous viruses as they spread around the globe has restructured his innovative tracking software to promote even wider use of the program around the world. http://phys.org/news256910673.html Technology - Software 2012-05-22T13:05:15-07:00 Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 series -- featuring an upgraded cloud computing service -- marks a "rebirth" of its operating systems, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news256879718.html Technology - Software 2012-05-22T04:50:01-07:00 Popular firewall technology designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, a new study from the University of Michigan shows. http://phys.org/news256820491.html Technology - Software 2012-05-21T12:01:49-07:00 (AP) -- A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. http://phys.org/news256667155.html Technology - Software 2012-05-19T17:40:01-07:00 (Phys.org) -- Rattling phone security news surfaced this week for those owning ZTE Score M phones after an anonymous post to Pastebin.com reported a backdoor hole where others can gain control over a user’s device. The hole allows anyone with hardwired password to access the affected phone. ZTE has reacted in the affirmative, acknowledging the vulnerability in the Score phone and saying they’re working on a security patch, which it will issue soon. “We strongly urge affected users to download and install the patch as soon as it is rolled out to their devices." http://phys.org/news256561458.html Technology - Software 2012-05-18T12:04:35-07:00 The WhatsApp messenging system, which allows users to send messages for free, has topped Apple's App Store Official UK charts. http://phys.org/news256551785.html Technology - Software 2012-05-18T09:23:15-07:00 We envy photographers who are experts at composing beautiful pictures and would like to achieve the same result. Croppola is a user-friendly online tool that helps photo-lovers to make the most of their pictures. http://phys.org/news256549099.html Technology - Software 2012-05-18T08:38:26-07:00 Three Russian computer whizzes were crowned the world's top collegiate programmers Thursday, when they clobbered 111 other teams from across the globe to win the 36th annual "Battle of Brains" in Warsaw. http://phys.org/news256478711.html Technology - Software 2012-05-17T13:05:54-07:00 Google Chrome is coming to the iPhone, or at least that's what one group of analysts say. http://phys.org/news256465009.html Technology - Software 2012-05-17T09:16:59-07:00 Last week, Autodesk updated its suite of 3-D printing and modeling applications, releasing an iPad version of 123D Catch, a program that creates a virtual object by stitching together two-dimensional photographs taken of a real-world one. http://phys.org/news256464685.html Technology - Software 2012-05-17T09:12:05-07:00 Emergency responses to natural disasters could be coordinated more quickly and save lives thanks to new software developed at the University of Abertay Dundee. http://phys.org/news256462744.html Technology - Software 2012-05-17T09:00:01-07:00 An upgrade appears to be on the horizon for Apple's iCloud, potentially shifting the service from just syncing your shots to sharing them as well. http://phys.org/news256408506.html Technology - Software 2012-05-16T17:44:19-07:00 Modern technology has allowed us to communicate in ways that would have been unfathomable to Victorian-age English poets. Yet Alfred Tennyson, Lewis Carroll and Edgar Allan Poe — among others — would likely cringe if they heard most of us recite their work. http://phys.org/news256308281.html Technology - Software 2012-05-15T13:44:50-07:00  Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed technology for high-speed thin clients that will respond as much as ten times faster to user operations, even in low-quality network environments. http://phys.org/news256289125.html Technology - Software 2012-05-15T08:26:03-07:00 Finnish entertainment media company Rovio, creator of the global hit game "Angry Birds", said Friday it will launch successor "Amazing Alex", a remake of an existing idea, this year. http://phys.org/news255973044.html Technology - Software 2012-05-11T16:37:30-07:00 Bethesda Softworks on Thursday announced that its "Dishonored" videogame featuring a betrayed bodyguard turned supernatural assassin will hit in October. http://phys.org/news255892325.html Technology - Software 2012-05-10T18:12:11-07:00 (AP) -- Now that they've saved the world on film, "The Avengers" are teaming up for a motion-control video game. http://phys.org/news255863486.html Technology - Software 2012-05-10T10:11:31-07:00