http://www.apsense.com/feed/news.xml APSense industry news comes from top blog sites. Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:31 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 01:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12579140.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12579140.html Why Google is freaking out Amazon
As announced at Google I/O last week in San Francisco, Google Compute Engine is now available to everyone. This means you, not just the customers who pay $400 per month for Google Gold support. This is Google's answer to IaaS compute services -- Amaz... ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12579141.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12579141.html The new Wi-Fi: What you need to know about 802.11ac
Credit: iStockphoto... ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 23:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12578576.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12578576.html Now that Yahoo owns Tumblr, where will all the cool kids hang out?
It's official: Yahoo is acquiring the Tumblr blogging platform for a scosh more than $1 billion. Tumblr, meet Stumblr.... ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 21:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12578577.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12578577.html Thousands of Tumblr users migrate to WordPress in wake of Yahoo acquisition
As investors and observers debate the merits of Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr,... ]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:14 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12578098.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12578098.html Unlocker 1.9.2
If you've ever been unable to delete a file in Windows, and can't figure out what program's using it, Unlocker is the solution. Have you ever seen these Windows error messages? ... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 09:02:16 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577330.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577330.html 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.... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 07:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577678.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577678.html 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.... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 03:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577331.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577331.html Assimilated and illogical, or how we really feel about LinkedIn and Windows 8
Credit: Jonathan Lim Yong Hian... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 01:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577332.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12577332.html The meter's on all the time: Tech's 'greed is good' era arrives
Adobe Systems is forcing its Creative Suite users to pay a monthly subscription of $50 to $70 f... ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 01:02:15 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576784.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576784.html 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.... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 23:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576785.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576785.html Microsoft: Invulnerable software is not possible
While Microsoft has instituted processes intended to make its software secure and even opened up those processes for others to use, there is no such thing as completely risk-free software, a Microsoft official says.... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 15:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576609.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576609.html ObjectDock 2.1
ObjectDock is a program that adds a skinnable dock to your Windows desktop. It is one of the most popular desktop enhancement programs available. ... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 03:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576198.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576198.html From Maps to Search to Google+, Google unloads improvements across the board
In an extensive keynote this morning at Google I/O, company big-wigs unveiled a dizzying array of new products and features spanning the company's technology portfolio, including ... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576199.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12576199.html Now hiring hackers; leave your lulz and your ethics at the door
Wanted: Cyber spy for hire. Must be willing to crack existing products to allow repressive governments to snoop on their citizens and/or prevent them from communicating with each other.... ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 17:02:16 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12575971.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12575971.html NetDrive 1.3.4
With the help of NetDrive accessing multiple cloud storage accounts like Dropbox, SkyDrive, CloudMe and Box becomes as easy as accessing your local file system. WebDAV and FTP servers are registered through the NetDrive Site Manager. Secure HTTPS con... ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 03:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12575553.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12575553.html Looks like Windows 8 will finally be ready for prime time this holiday
Microsoft launched Windows 8 in time for the holidays last year, but you'll have to wait until the 2013 holiday shopping season to get a good selection of machines and fixes that address complaints about the so... ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 01:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12575554.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12575554.html It's official: 'Blue' will be called Windows 8.1
Microsoft spokesperson Brandon LeBlanc made it official.... ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12574939.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12574939.html Bluelock provides VMware users with cloud-based disaster recovery
Lately there seems to be more and more applications and internal IT services being migrated to the cloud. One of those cloud services that businesses are investigating is disaster recovery. It seems like a natural fit for an organization to back up i... ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12574940.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12574940.html Windows developer says kernel dev being mismanaged
In a litany almost as old as software development itself, a Windows kernel developer posted a scathing rebuke of the way kernel development is being managed.... ]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 17:02:14 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12574679.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12574679.html FileZilla 3.7.0
FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface. ... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 09:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573512.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573512.html Don't believe the myths about Windows 8.1 'Blue'
In the past two days, three friends of mine -- who live on three different continents -- have breathlessly broken the news to me that "Microsoft is recalling Windows 8." The first time I heard this piece of "news," I simply laughed and exp... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 07:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573513.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573513.html Here's to 20 years of the Web -- may it stay open and free
Today's business models typically focus on gaining leverage with a large group of people, from software developers to end-users.... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 03:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573874.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573874.html DRM sinks its fangs into HTML5, with help from Netflix, Google, and Microsoft
Remember the battle over DRM? It's back with a vengeance. And this time the battleground isn't Napster or iTunes or the courts -- it's the emerging HTML5 standard.... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573514.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573514.html The unintended consequences of forced BYOD
If Gartner's projections are to be believed, by 2017, half of all companies will force employees to use their personal smartphones for work... ]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 19:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573624.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12573624.html Google Chrome 27.0.1453.81 Beta
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. ... ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 23:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572883.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572883.html Open Compute Project's next target: The network
Credit: Teerawut Punsorn ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 21:02:32 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572884.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572884.html The 14 characters you meet as a coder
Developers often think of themselves as the only sane person in the room. This, as you may know, is also a trait of the clinically insane.... ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 09:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572751.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572751.html Google Chrome 28.0.1500.3 Dev
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. ... ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 01:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572270.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572270.html Windows 7 patch KB 2670838 fries Firefox fonts
I'm seeing more reports of an odd font rendering problem in Firefox: Random lines on a page have fonts with distinct color shifts, pixelating the ch... ]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 23:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572271.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12572271.html Settle in -- the mobile patent wars are here to stay
It seems as if not a month goes by without headlines about Company A suing Company B over a mobile patent or even mobile device design. But plaintiffs in these lawsuits rarely get judgments in their favor, Apple's aforementioned win over Samsung bein... ]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12571698.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12571698.html Red Hat CEO: We don't need Microsoft to succeed
Jim Whitehurst has been president and CEO of prominent Linux distributor Red Hat since December 2007.... ]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 01:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12571699.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12571699.html Don't miss the real point about Google Glass
Credit: Reuters/Stephen Lam... ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 23:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12571149.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12571149.html Happy birthday to LinkedIn, the biggest social network no one uses
Credit: Berit Myrekrok... ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 19:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12570865.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12570865.html Treat a cloud deployment as you would a home remodel
When weighing whether to go to the cloud or which cloud service to use when you do, it's a no-brainer to make sure the service's reliability, cost effectiveness, and security track records match your requirements.... ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 15:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12570940.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12570940.html LibreOffice 4.0.3 RC 2
LibreOffice is the free power-packed Open Source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs. ... ]]> Sat, 04 May 2013 05:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569945.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569945.html Google Glass: Finally, a justifiable reason for a punch in the face
Reuters/Stephen Lam... ]]> Sat, 04 May 2013 03:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569946.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569946.html Pentagon approves Samsung Knox, BlackBerry 10; iOS approval imminent
The U.S. Defense Department has broken its long tradition of allowing only BlackBerry smartphones on its network.... ]]> Sat, 04 May 2013 01:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569947.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569947.html CIOs like big data, just not in the cloud
Amazon.com CTO Werner Vogels recently made the case for big data computing in the cloud. But what else would you expect him to say? ]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 13:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569800.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569800.html Google Chrome 27.0.1453.73 Beta
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. ... ]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569420.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569420.html Wikipedia dumps MySQL, hooks up with MariaDB
MariaDB, the community-developed edition of the open source MySQL database now under Oracle's thumb, will become the database software that drives Wikipedia... ]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 23:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569421.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569421.html Windows XP at risk as antivirus vendors jump ship
If you owned an antivirus company with tight deadlines and limited resources, would you (a) put more effort into a wildly successful old operating system that really needs help, or (b) shift resources to work on an unpopular new operating system th..... ]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 15:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569231.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12569231.html Google Chrome 28.0.1490.2 Dev
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. ... ]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568881.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568881.html Windows RT: Who loves ya, baby?
Microsoft insists that Windows RT has a grand and glorious future. But if the accumulated Web usage statistics from the past six months can be trusted (always a dicey proposition), the operating system doesn't even have a pulse.... ]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 01:02:13 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568882.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568882.html Apple, AT&T, and Verizon fall short in protecting your data
Every year the Electronic Frontier Foundation releases a report that looks at major Internet-related companies -- Internet service providers, companies with services in the cloud, and the like -- and asks a probing question: What does... ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 19:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568637.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568637.html BitTorrent 7.8 Build 29614
BitTorrent is a torrent client for sharing data via the BitTorrent protocol. The software enables users to share, search, download and upload application, music, video, document, picture and other files. BitTorrent supports download of multiple files... ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 17:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568638.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12568638.html uTorrent 3.3 Build 29609
µTorrent is a small and incredibly popular BitTorrent client. ... ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 03:02:14 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567929.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567929.html CBS tunes in to open source, cloud
Ring in open source and cloud apps, ring out old packaged software. That's the message relayed by Peter Yared, CTO for CBS Interactive, at this week's open source-focused Open Business Conference in San Francisco.... ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 01:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567930.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567930.html Survey raises specter of massive enterprise software insecurity
You're studiously virus checking your desktop systems, and all your server applications are running on platforms that are regularly updated. But what about the applications themselves -- are they secure?... ]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567335.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567335.html The great cloud governance grab of 2013
CA is buying Layer 7 for its API management and governance capabilities. And Intel is buying Mashery, another API management provider. Furthermore, Mulesoft just received a fifth round of VC funding, to the tune of $37 million, for its API management... ]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567336.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1081-12567336.html The Pivotal launch and what it means to IT
When I interviewed Paul Maritz near the end of his term as CEO of VMware, he offered this frank assessment of the company: "Unless we think ahead, we will be seen as the closing chapter of the client-server generation instead of the opening chapter o... ]]>