Google positions Gradle as the build system of choice for Android
Google is moving forward with efforts to make Gradle the build system of choice for Android applications.
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Mozilla postpones by-default cookie blocking in Firefox
Mozilla is postponing its controversial plan for Firefox to block certain third-party cookies by default -- but the company's CTO Brandon Eich urged users not to interpret the delay as a sign that Mozilla is going soft on protecting user
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Researchers uncover new global cyberespionage operation dubbed SafeNet
Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and nongovernmental organizations from over 100 countries.
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Software developer wages fall 2 percent as workforce expands
The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers' pay checks declined by nearly 2 percent. There are multiple theories for the decline in pay, but a common one cited by analysts is simply that the new people being hired are paid less than those already on the job.
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Want to work on Bing? Have I got an Easter egg for you!
Even if you don't want to work for Microsoft and couldn't care less about Bing, this novel help-wanted Easter egg should bring a chuckle -- particularly when you learn the secret to displaying the egg with Firefox or Chrome.
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In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback
The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback. The term virus is frequently used as a catch-all for malicious software, but actually describes a very specific type of program that infects files and replicates, noticeable impairing a computer. Most malware these days tries to not be so obvious.
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Progress at Foxconn factories, but working hours still exceed Chinese laws
Employees at the Chinese factories of Apple supplier Foxconn continue to work beyond the country's legal limit of 49 hours a month, according to a report from the Fair Labor Association (FLA). But the Taiwanese manufacturer is making overall steady progress in improving the working conditions at a select group of factories in China, it said.
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Google I/O inundates and overwhelms
It was shock and awe all over again. Or perhaps when describing Google I/O, "inundate and overwhelm" would be the more apt description. In the nearly four-hour keynote for this week's developers conference in San Francisco, Google execs swaggered through a laundry list of announcements and put Apple on notice that Google is here to dominate.
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Dell profit dives 79 percent on falling PC sales
Dell reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue Thursday as CEO Michael Dell continues his fight to take the company private. Dell's profit for the quarter, ended May 3, was $130 million, down 79 percent from $635 million a year earlier. Revenue declined 2 percent to $14.07 billion.
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Microsoft responds to Larry Page remarks, but Oracle is quiet
Microsoft has responded to a high-profile put-down by Google CEO Larry Page, but Oracle, at least for now, won't be drawn into a public fight with the executive. Page criticized Microsoft and Oracle in response to questions after his keynote speech at Google's I/O developer conference in San Francisco Wednesday. Microsoft came under fire about instant messaging interoperability, while Oracle was singled out over Java.
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Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts
Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more resilient to coordinated takedown efforts. The Pushdo Trojan program dates back to early 2007 and is used to distribute other malware threats, like Zeus and SpyEye. It also comes with its own spam engine module, known as Cutwail, which is directly responsible for a large portion of the world's daily spam traffic.
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Jive Software adds integration tool for its enterprise social platform
Jive Software has released an add-on to its ESN (enterprise social networking) software that automates and simplifies the process of integrating Jive's suite with third-party systems. The add-on is based on technology Jive acquired when it bought a company called StreamOnce. At launch, the StreamOnce add-on links Jive's ESN suite with the Gmail and Microsoft Exchange email servers and with the DropBox cloud storage app.
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Google entices Chrome OS developers with prospect of native-like apps
Google handed out Chromebook Pixels to the hundreds of attendees here at Google I/O in San Francisco, a clear indication of the company's high hopes for the lightweight platform.
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