Archive for the 'Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk' Category
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Python 3.0 is a major change from the Python 2 series, and the first release that is intentionally backwards-incompatible. Python developers on Wednesday released the final version of Python 3.0, a major reworking of the programming language that is incompatible with the Python 2 series. Python…
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Python, YouTube, Python 3.0, develpers, Guido van Rossum, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Scripting Languages, Development Tools |
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple’s Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an…
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Intego, Hacker Tool, Trojan Horse, Trojan, OSX.Lamzev.A, Lamzev, backdoor, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Hacker, Security, Operating Systems, Tool, Viruses And Worms, malware, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Software |
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Version 6.5 of the open-source NetBeans IDE has support for the PHP scripting language and a preview of Python support. Sun Microsystems on Wednesday introduced a version of the open-source NetBeans integrated development environment IDE, with expanded support for web and Java software development. The…
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Development Environment, Sun NetBeans, PHP, Java Development Tools, Sun, scripting, Ruby on Rails, NetBeans, Python, IDE, Software/Web Development, Software Development, Development Tools, Web Development, Scripting Languages, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Environment, Sun Microsystems Inc. |
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Stability and security releases for the browser will end next month, despite ongoing problems with Firefox 3 The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. …
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Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Firefox 2, Firefox 3, Firefox, browser, Web Browsers, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Internet |
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Two systems, including one based on x86 chips, have become the first ever to break the petaflop/s barrier in the latest Top500 supercomputer list. Cray’s XT5 Jaguar supercomputer has narrowly missed displacing IBM’s Roadrunner system as the world’s fastest supercomputer, according to the results of the bi-annual ‘Top500′ supercomputing…
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AMD, IBM, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Top500, Jaguar, Roadrunner, Intel, Supercomputer, Hardware, Networking, Semiconductors, Chip, Processors, Components, Network Technology |
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don’t necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. …
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netbook, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee, Ubuntu, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Open source, Linux, Software |
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Intel-backed ZPower’s silver-zinc battery is set to make its debut with a large laptop manufacturer next year, promising batteries that are 95 percent recyclable and 40 percent longer life. Intel-backed start-up ZPower may be the first to introduce an alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion laptop…
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Mercury, Battery Life, ZPower, silver-zinc battery, Intel-backed ZPower, laptops, battery, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, batteries, Engineering |
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Junk emailers are using Google Sites to create web pages that can help spam get around corporate filters, according to MessageLabs Spammers have added Google Sites to the arsenal of online tools used to get around junk-email filters, according to a study published on Tuesday by messaging…
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MessageLabs Ltd., Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, worms, securuty, Google Sites, Google, malware, Spammer, Security, Cyberthreats, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Google Inc. |
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The latest version is intended to answer some of the most serious criticisms of the KDE 4.0 graphical user environment. The community behind KDE, the widely used Linux and Unix desktop environment, this week released the final version of KDE 4.1, a significant upgrade and the second edition of…
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Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, GNome, KDE, Developer, Linux, Desktop, Open source |
