New malware scanner finds 5% of Windows PCs infected
One in every 20 Windows PCs whose users turned to Microsoft for cleanup help were infected with malware, Microsoft said this week. Microsoft cited that statistic and others from data generated by its new Safety Scanner, a free malware scanning and scrubbing tool that re-launched May 12.
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Google shuts off Chrome access to offline Gmail
Google this week told Chrome users to switch to outdated versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Mozilla's Firefox if they want to access Gmail when they're not connected to the Web. On Tuesday, Gmail dropped offline support for Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), Firefox 4, Safari and Opera.
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Microsoft to show off Windows for tablets next week
Microsoft may essentially have been first to the market with the modern tablet computer, but Redmond has seen any advantage there erased by a failure on the software side. Windows just isn't meant for the touchscreen world. No doubt the company is eager to change that, and is said to be set to debut its tablet operating system shortly, sources say.
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Security researchers claim memory encryption breakthrough
Researchers at North Carolina State University claim they've achieved a breakthrough in how encryption can be used in technology called non-volatile main memory, which is seen as an eventual replacement for conventional dynamic random-access memory.
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Update: PayPal, eBay sue Google over mobile payments secrets
PayPal and parent eBay have filed a suit against Google and two former executives alleging that they have misappropriated their trade secrets in the area of mobile payments and point-of-sale strategies. The suit filed Thursday before the Superior Court of the State of California in the County of Santa Clara also charges two former employees, Osama Bedier and Stephanie Tilenius, who now work with Google, of breaching their obligations to PayPal and eBay.
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JetBrains upgrades continuous integration server
JetBrains is shipping on Thursday an update to its TeamCity continuous integration server for developers and build engineers, offering a restyled UI and removing previous usage limitations. Version 6.5 of TeamCity also supports advanced distributed version control system usage scenarios and personal builds on branches for the Git and Mercurial version control systems. With continuous integration, software can be developed quicker, according to JetBrains.
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W3C seeks feedback on HTML5
Making a plea for feedback, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is calling for a broad review of HTML5 and five related specifications that constitute the W3C Open Web Platform.
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SAP's Ramp-Up program fingered in ERP lawsuit
Officials in Marin County, California, are claiming SAP enticed them into joining a Ramp-Up early adopter program for a new ERP (enterprise resource planning) software suite, a move that helped send the project on a road to ruin.
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