Save the Web from software patents
PersonalWeb’s software patent suit against Github and others threatens the freedom of the Web. In order to make sure that the Web can remain a free and accessible space for…
Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft news
Microsoft Sued Over Rights to Kinect Technology
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – Kinect, a facial-recognition component for Microsoft’s Xbox video game system, infringes on patented technology, Intelligent Verification Systems claims in federal court.
Microsoft avoided billions in taxes, Senate memo says
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee memo says Microsoft used aggressive international tax maneuvers to avoid billions of dollars in taxes over the past three years. Sen. Carl Levin, a Michigan…
Microsoft to release IE update for critical vulnerabilities on Friday
Microsoft released a quick fix on Wednesday for a critical problem in its Internet Explorer browser and said a more permanent fix would be released on Friday.
‘Programming on Windows 8 just like playing bingo’ – Microsoft VP
Windows developers have suffered multiple changes of direction in recent years. There is Win32, WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), Silverlight, and now WinRT (Windows Runtime), the platform formerly known as Metro.
Motorola asks ITC to ban every Mac, iPad, and most iPhones
The International Trade Commission voted yesterday to investigate Apple for patent infringement allegations launched by the Google-owned Motorola Mobility. As expected, Motorola is asking for import bans on just about…
Microsoft admits bug that leaves ‘hundreds of millions’ of Internet Explorer browser users vulnerable to hackers
Microsoft has admitted a bug in its Internet Explorer web browser could leave millions of users vulnerable to hackers. The firm today issued a fix and urged customers to upgrade…
Microsoft pushes home users toward Office subscriptions—whether they like it or not
Office 2013 is going to be, for most users, a fairly minor evolution of Microsoft’s flagship productivity suite, except for one little thing: with Office 2013, Microsoft is pitching Office…
No-Name Company Sues Internet, Misunderstands GitHub
A virtually unknown company called PersonalWeb Technologies has launched a series of patent infringement suits against some of the internet’s most important companies, including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, Microsoft, and IBM.
Users told: get rid of Internet Explorer (again)
Internet Explorer users have been told to ditch the application and switch to another browser, pronto. The warning comes from Rapid7, which describes a hole that’s exploitable by visiting a…
Torque 3D engine going open-source and free
Long before Unity or the Unreal Development Kit, Torque was the engine of choice for indie developers with big dreams of making their own shiny 3D games, costing only $100…
NHS eye hospital embiggens in-house open source system
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has said that it has added three new modules for prescribing, operations notes and correspondence to OpenEyes, its open source e-patient record system.
Tweet this: Twitter joins Linux Foundation
Social network Twitter has signed up as a member of the Linux Foundation. The non-profit Linux consortium welcomes the social network on the back of its extensive use of Linux…
Microsoft pushes two patches and new cert requirement
Microsoft on Tuesday released a security update for two vulnerabilities, both categorized as “important.” The update will address a Visual Studio Team Foundation Server flaw, which permit privilege escalation for…
It’s Opus, it rocks and now it’s an audio codec standard!
In a great victory for open standards, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has just standardized Opus as RFC 6716. Opus is the first state of the art, free audio…