Google cozies up to developers with Google+ Sign-In
Google is making it easier for app developers to connect with users on its social network through Google+ Sign-In, a new feature that allows people to sign into third-party apps using their Google+ credentials. The authentication system lets Google+ users sign into outside apps with their existing user name and password, and includes Google's two-step security verification when logging in from a mobile phone. The user's Google+ info is automatically pulled into the app with the tool, which is available to Android, iOS and Web application developers.
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Developers complain that IE10 for Windows 7 was long overdue
After teasing users since April 2011 with
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5 things IT pros need to know about SaaS governance
Software as a service (SaaS) is a reality for IT shops of all shapes and sizes. CIOs and other IT leaders need the tools to manage their sprawling portfolios of SaaS applications with the same rigor they use for on-premise software. Here are five SaaS facts of life every tech pro should know.
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EMC Greenplum tackles big data with Hadoop distribution
In a further sign that big data is beginning to hit its stride, EMC Greenplum on Monday debuted a new Apache Hadoop distribution that it hopes will soon become the de facto standard, pushing aside current leaders like Cloudera and Hortonworks. "The bet that we're making at Greenplum is that the future of our big data business is Hadoop, so it's important that we have our own distribution,"
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Smartphone makers and developers line up for Mozilla's Firefox OS phone
Sony has joined the growing list of hardware vendors at least considering cranking out a smartphone running Firefox OS, while
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Forrester: 70 percent of 'private clouds' aren't clouds at all
If an enterprise data center has a highly virtualized environment, a Web portal for business users to request and access virtual machines, and a method for tracking how many of those resources are being used... that's not quite a private cloud.
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MicroStrategy sells off contact center software division
BI (business intelligence) vendor MicroStrategy is getting out of the contact center software business, having sold off its Angel subsidiary to Genesys for roughly $110 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in March. Angel offers an array of cloud-based, self-service contact center products, with interactive voice response, chat and other capabilities. Angel has developed a series of customer service applications specialized for various industries, such as banking and health care, according to a statement released Tuesday.
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Windows 'Blue' rumors fly fast and furious
Based on a provocative post on a Chinese-language website, the tech blogosphere has erupted, raining down details about Microsoft's next move in the Windows game.
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Researchers find loophole in Google's two-factor authentication
Researchers from two-factor authentication provider Duo Security found a loophole in Google's authentication system that allowed them to bypass the company's two-step login verification by abusing the unique passwords used to connect individual applications to Google accounts. According to the Duo Security researchers, Google fixed the flaw on Feb. 21, but the incident highlights the fact that Google's application-specific passwords don't provide granular control over account data.
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Microsoft ships IE10 for Windows 7
Microsoft today released a final version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, nearly two years after it introduced the browser at a company conference.
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Android outselling Apple iOS in America, new report says
A new report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech says that Android devices as a group outsold the iPhone in the United States during the three months ending January 2013, with their share of total sales rising to nearly 50 percent.
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Twitter to offer app for Firefox OS
Twitter plans to offer an official app to run on the new Firefox OS, in a significant endorsement of the operating system. Mozilla said Sunday that 18 operators were supporting the new operating system. Alcatel One Touch, LG Electronics, and ZTE are planning to roll out phones built around Firefox OS starting this summer, with devices from Huawei Technologies expected later in the year.
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What's wrong with agile development: Culture, people top the list
When agile software development initiatives fail, it's usually because of shortcomings in staffing and culture, a re
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