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Opera Software announces iPhone browser

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1hour ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Opera Software ASA announced Wednesday that it will unveil an iPhone version of its Opera Mini mobile phone browser at an international tech conference next week despite not having approached iPhone ...

Breakthrough for mobile television

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20 hours ago | 3.4 / 5 (5) | 0

Long Term Evolution, the new mobile telecommunications standard, will revolutionize mobile Internet. High transmission rates will soon be possible on mobile devices. For this purpose Fraunhofer researchers at HHI Berlin, ...

Google developing a translator for smartphones

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Feb 09, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (9) | 3 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is developing a translator for its Android smartphones that aims to almost instantly translate from one spoken language to another during phone calls.

IBM taking US Air Force into software cloud

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Feb 04, 2010 | not rated yet | 1

IBM said Thursday it has been enlisted by the US Air Force to show how defense and intelligence networks can safely soar into the online software "cloud."

Symbian phone software now available for free

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Feb 04, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The Symbian Foundation says the software that powers the most smart phones in the world is being made largely available for free for anyone to use.

Microsoft probing new hole in IE security

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Feb 03, 2010 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Fresh from patching an Internet Explorer (IE) flaw exploited in cyberattacks on Google and other firms, Microsoft is looking into a newly exposed vulnerability in the browser software.

Microsoft investigates laptop battery drain with Windows 7

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Feb 02, 2010 | 4.6 / 5 (13) | 4 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the Windows Vista problems that Windows 7 was supposed to solve was the drain on laptop battery life, but while Windows 7 has made a number of significant improvements, Microsoft is ...

Google tailoring tablet computer software

Technology / Software

Feb 02, 2010 | 3 / 5 (2) | 1

As iPad commanded the technology world's attention, Google continued working quietly on tablet computer software that could run rivals to Apple's latest creation.

Internet Explorer a champ but Chrome a contender

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Feb 02, 2010 | 3.3 / 5 (4) | 1

Microsoft's latest version of Internet Explorer (IE) is a hit but Google's Chrome has been steadily gaining ground on the Web browsing software, according to industry figures released Tuesday.

Virtual museum guide

Technology / Software

Feb 02, 2010 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeological treasures are brought to life by Fraunhofer software. Real images are enriched with digital information on a virtual tour through ancient buildings, creating a more vivid experience ...

Code defends against 'stealthy' computer worms

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Feb 01, 2010 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 0 |

Self-propagating worms are malicious computer programs, which, after being released, can spread throughout networks without human control, stealing or erasing hard drive data, interfering with pre-installed programs and slowing, ...

No catastrophes please, it's software modelling

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Jan 29, 2010 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created a development platform that will enable applications to tackle the enormous and increasing complexity of modern computer science. It promises better quality at a lower price.

Dreams? There's apps for them, too

Technology / Software

Jan 29, 2010 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

The handiwork of a cast of code monkeys could soon have your new phone doing tricks your old cell would never have imagined.

Google Chrome 4.0 stable version released for Windows

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Jan 27, 2010 | 3 / 5 (3) | 4 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- All PC users running Windows can now have access to Google Chrome's new extension gallery, with the release earlier this week of a stable version of the Chrome 4.0 browser for Windows.

Signing contracts on the telephone

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Jan 27, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Internet telephony has developed from a niche product into standard technology in recent years. Most telephone providers switched their background technology to Voice over IP, or VoIP for short, long ago. BITKOM, the German ...

Apple tablet could stir up video game business

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Jan 27, 2010 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- When Apple introduced the iPhone, it shook up the cell phone business but it also changed the way people play video games. About a quarter of the 100,000 applications that you can download to the ...

Google uses mobile Web to bypass Apple's app block

Technology / Software

Jan 26, 2010 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 4

(AP) -- Google Inc. is trying to make its Voice application easier to use on the iPhone, whether Apple Inc. likes it or not.

Pioneers of MP3 unveil new chapter in digital music

Technology / Software

Jan 26, 2010 | 2.6 / 5 (8) | 4

Pioneers in the development of the first MP3 players this week unveiled ground-breaking technology aimed at offering new content to music lovers during the MIDEM music industry trade fair.