http://www.physorg.com/technology-news/software/ en-us Psyorg.com provides the latest news on the software, software development, software sciences and computer science. (PhysOrg.com) -- A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan. http://www.physorg.com/news177953946.html Technology - Software Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:06 EST news177953946 Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news177945860.html Technology - Software Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:03 EST news177945860 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers has implemented support for 'trusted computing' in a commercially available version of the open source operating system Linux, breaking new ground in the global drive toward more secure computing environments. http://www.physorg.com/news177931452.html Technology - Software Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:40:02 EST news177931452 (AP) -- Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster. http://www.physorg.com/news177868136.html Technology - Software Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:39 EST news177868136 All this week at the Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft has talked about cloud computing, what many consider the next frontier. Bob Muglia, president of the company's Server and Tools business, sat down to talk more about the cloud and the opportunity ahead for Microsoft. http://www.physorg.com/news177859788.html Technology - Software Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:20:04 EST news177859788 If you want to try out Microsoft Office 2010, the beta is available for anyone to download, the company announced at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. http://www.physorg.com/news177861512.html Technology - Software Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:13 EST news177861512 (AP) -- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him. http://www.physorg.com/news177783602.html Technology - Software Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:01 EST news177783602 (AP) -- "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" has seized a leading eight nominations for this year's Video Game Awards, Spike TV announced Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news177773221.html Technology - Software Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:27:49 EST news177773221 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system. Now, the company is fighting to keep those programmers working with its tools as technology undergoes a massive shift. http://www.physorg.com/news177694718.html Technology - Software Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:11 EST news177694718 IBM on Monday announced it has created the world's largest business computing "cloud" capable of holding an amount of digital data on a par with 250 billion iTunes songs. http://www.physorg.com/news177592959.html Technology - Software Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:23:31 EST news177592959 Security cameras in hallways, double locked doors and strict confidentiality clauses, Ubisoft employees are working in a veritable bunker in downtown Montreal to create their latest 3D video game. http://www.physorg.com/news177359310.html Technology - Software Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:50:01 EST news177359310 (AP) -- The most iconic setting in "Star Trek" almost didn't make it into the series' online video game. http://www.physorg.com/news177330437.html Technology - Software Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:40:02 EST news177330437 Samsung Electronics today announced it will launch its own open mobile platform, Samsung Bada [bada] in December. This new addition to Samsung`s mobile ecosystem enables developers to create applications for thousands of new Samsung mobile phones, and consumers to enjoy a fun and diverse mobile experience. http://www.physorg.com/news177275020.html Technology - Software Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:10:02 EST news177275020 (AP) -- Musical video games are already family-friendly. There's no violence, and their developers have already weeded out most of the sex and drugs in rock 'n roll. And just about anyone can pick up a fake guitar, microphone or a pair or drumsticks and figure out what to do with it. http://www.physorg.com/news177258293.html Technology - Software Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:30:01 EST news177258293 (AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone. http://www.physorg.com/news177247679.html Technology - Software Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:40:02 EST news177247679 James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart. http://www.physorg.com/news177177522.html Technology - Software Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:10:01 EST news177177522 Google Latitude to find your nearby friends, you're in luck: Google updated Latitude with location history and alerts for when your friends are nearby. If you don't love your every step tracked -- well, it's kind of creepy. http://www.physorg.com/news177174927.html Technology - Software Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:50:04 EST news177174927 Lost in the recent deluge of smart-phone news -- Apple's iPhone store hitting 100,000 applications, and the launches of the new Droid phone and the BlackBerry Storm, among other things -- have been the efforts of longtime handheld gadget maker Palm. http://www.physorg.com/news177157441.html Technology - Software Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:01 EST news177157441 (PhysOrg.com) -- New software is under development that doctors hope will help them identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively. http://www.physorg.com/news177151253.html Technology - Software Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:10:07 EST news177151253 (PhysOrg.com) -- Google has introduced its new experimental programming language Go, which aims to combine speedy application development through simplified coding with high-speed program execution. http://www.physorg.com/news177146819.html Technology - Software Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:28:09 EST news177146819 Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers. http://www.physorg.com/news177102297.html Technology - Software Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:01 EST news177102297 (AP) -- Microsoft's newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes. http://www.physorg.com/news177100043.html Technology - Software Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:40:06 EST news177100043 British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself. http://www.physorg.com/news177084355.html Technology - Software Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:10:01 EST news177084355 (AP) -- Ryan Norwalk has cleared his schedule. The 26-year-old California State University student plans to spend Tuesday gunning down foes in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision Blizzard Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news177079559.html Technology - Software Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:46:32 EST news177079559 The intimate and spirited quarters of a stadium offer perhaps the most ideal venues to experience an athletic event. Or do they? http://www.physorg.com/news176749865.html Technology - Software Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:37 EST news176749865 NEC Corp. says it has developed the country's first software that automatically controls power consumption by personal computers in accordance with the patterns of its user's PC activity. http://www.physorg.com/news176731923.html Technology - Software Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:01 EST news176731923 (PhysOrg.com) -- Software packages that interoperate while providing online users with an overview of their colleagues' work may finally threaten the dominance of email as the world's premier collaboration tool. http://www.physorg.com/news176731593.html Technology - Software Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:11 EST news176731593 (AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for "The Dark Knight." http://www.physorg.com/news176729732.html Technology - Software Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:36:24 EST news176729732 Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group. http://www.physorg.com/news176703335.html Technology - Software Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:50:01 EST news176703335 While most people were turning their clocks backward over the weekend, Microsoft research chief Craig Mundie was moving his forward, five to 10 years into the future. http://www.physorg.com/news176660694.html Technology - Software Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:02 EST news176660694