Software News

Mozilla sends cease-and-desist to Gamma for Firefox surveillance

Firefox, one of the most popular Web browsers, was recently found to serve as a medium for Gamma Group, a surveillance company of FinFisher, to spy on users using Firefox's brand and trademark to avoid detection.

In the Media by Milton Este - 2 comments

Financial service allows investors to be their own money managers

San Francisco - Investing your money can be rather intimidating, costly and time-consuming. Since the financial collapse of 2007/2008, millions of Americans' investments were wiped out, which has led to caution. Is there a simpler way to invest?

In the Media by Andrew Moran

How can software developers distribute, monetize their product?

Palo Alto - How can software and mobile application developers successfully distribute and monetize their products? As the industry closes in on half a trillion dollars annually, entering the market can certainly be a difficult step.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 1 comment

Terabyte hard drives becoming the norm for data storage

Foster City - The terabyte is one of the world’s largest value, for now. One terabyte is equivalent to one trillion bytes or 1,000 gigabytes. The very first terabyte hard drive was released in 2007 by Hitachi GST and now it comes in a small USB flash drive.

In the Media by Andrew Moran

HiringThing aids businesses in evolving human resources field

Portland - With a finite number of job vacancies, potential employees must find ways to get his or her foot in the door for that lucrative position. Indeed, the human resources landscape has become more competitive, but new software makes it easier for employers.

In the Media by Andrew Moran

ABCpdf leads among competitors and offers free software

One of the most difficult things for an average computer user to do is to manage and format PDF’s properly. There are many products on the market to help the common consumer do just that, however ABCpdf makes itself stand out among the others.

In the Media by Emma Burge

Cisco buys network software company for approximately $141M

On Thursday Morning, Cisco announced their plans to acquire Cariden Technologies for approximately $141 million in cash.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 1 comment

Op-Ed: The Biggest Mistake Computer Users Make

Everyday more and more hackers, virus, and worms threaten to steal or destroy valuable information sitting on users computers. Take steps to close obvious vulnerabilities left open on your computer.

In the Media by Christopher Wager - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Is a comeback possible for Microsoft?

Microsoft's purchase of Yammer and the announcement of a Surface Tablet device shows that the company is far from dead when it comes to innovation.

In the Media by David Amerland - 1 comment

Oracle loses copyright dispute with Google

The computer company Oracle has failed in an attempt to sue the Internet giant Google for copyright infringement after Google used some Java software components without purchasing a license.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 2 comments