Software Features

Occupy the URL lets you protest from the comfort of home

Posted October 26, 2011 - 07:30 by Emma Woollacott

If you can't make it to Wall Street - or can't be bothered - it's now possible to have all the fun of a protest demo without getting arrested or rained on.

Father of AI passes away at 84

Posted October 25, 2011 - 11:20 by TG Daily Staff

Artificial intelligence (AI) researcher John McCarthy has passed away at the age of 84.

News popular on tablets - paying for it, not so much

Posted October 25, 2011 - 05:58 by Emma Woollacott

Tablet owners spend more time reading the news than they do on Facebook - but they're not prepared to pay for that news, a survey shows.

AMD wants Android on x86 APUs

Posted October 21, 2011 - 12:13 by TG Daily Staff

Google's popular Android operating system is typically associated with RISC-powered ARM devices such as smartphones and tablets.

MC Hammer to launch search engine

Posted October 21, 2011 - 06:07 by Kate Taylor

Yes, you read that right. Rapper MC Hammer has announced plans to launch a search engine called WireDoo.

Google kills off Buzz

Posted October 17, 2011 - 04:49 by Emma Woollacott

Google's announced that it's to shut down its Buzz social network to focus on Google+.

Father of UNIX and C passes away at 70

Posted October 13, 2011 - 11:41 by TG Daily Staff

 Dennis Ritchie - the co-inventor of UNIX and C - has passed away at the age of 70.

Google engineer apologizes for 'rant'

Posted October 13, 2011 - 06:13 by Kate Taylor

The Google engineer who yesterday made the mistake of posting criticism of Google+ publicly has withdrawn what he calls a 'long opinionated rant'.

Google+ slammed by...Google engineer?

Posted October 12, 2011 - 16:11 by Trent Nouveau

A Google engineer has publicly criticized the recently launched social networking platform on... Google+.  

Apple rolls out iOS 5

Posted October 12, 2011 - 14:03 by Trent Nouveau

iOS 5 - the latest iteration of Apple’s popular mobile operating system - is now available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Software identifies dodgy crime scene gawpers

Posted October 12, 2011 - 05:18 by Emma Woollacott

It's true, apparently, that criminals - especially arsonists - often return to the scene of their crime, as do IED bomb makers in the Middle East.

How to run Android apps on Windows with BlueStacks

Posted October 11, 2011 - 12:32 by Aharon Etengoff

BlueStacks has rolled out the alpha version of its App Player for Windows. The software allows users to run their favorite Android apps on Windows-based PCs or tablets.

Google+ hemorrhages users as novelty wears off

Posted October 11, 2011 - 06:08 by Emma Woollacott

Well, if you haven't got round to joining Google+, you now have a good excuse not to bother: many of those who did have abandoned it.

Facebook launches iPad app, at last

Posted October 11, 2011 - 05:11 by Emma Woollacott

Facebook's finally launched its long-awaited iPad app, filling a gpaing hole in its lineup, and has also improved its mobile apps.

Google intros versatile Dart for web devs

Posted October 10, 2011 - 15:41 by Trent Nouveau

Google wants you to know there is a new language on the block dubbed "Dart" - which Mountain View describes as a class-based, optionally typed platform for building web apps.

Whee! Google adds helicopter view for route planning

Posted October 3, 2011 - 08:24 by Kate Taylor

Planning a trip can be fun - but getting directions usually isn't. While it's one of the most-used features on Google Maps, it's all generally a bit of a chore.

Tizen is the new MeeGo

Posted September 28, 2011 - 12:04 by Aharon Etengoff

The Linux Foundation and Intel have finally ditched MeeGo - the hapless operating system which was unceremoniously dropped by Nokia earlier this year.   

Mozilla optimizes memory management in Firefox 7

Posted September 27, 2011 - 16:27 by TG Daily Staff

Mozilla has released a new version of its popular Firefox browser for Windows, Mac and Linux that optimizes memory management to accelerate web surfing.

Google filters news with "stand-out" content tag  

Posted September 26, 2011 - 16:09 by Sylvie Barak

In yet another attempt to filter the news, Google has announced a new HTML tagging system which it hopes will prioritize original features and cut out copy-cat churn from search results. 

Dead Sea Scrolls are resurrected online

Posted September 26, 2011 - 11:28 by TG Daily Staff

Google and the Israel Museum have teamed up to place five digitized Dead Sea Scrolls online, allowing readers to view the ancient Hebrew texts in exquisite detail.