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Next-gen networks need tiered, converged rules

News As momentum for next-generation networks picks up, this new ecosystem needs blend of differentiated and converged regulations, says consultant.

Wednesday, June 17 2009 07:18 PM

Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, Regulator, Regulation, consultant, telecommunications, Ernst & Young LLP, network infrastructure, financial crisis

Japanese researchers downplay super CPU effort

News Alliance aims to create software standard for multicore chips in devices, including mobile phones and car navigation systems.

Tuesday, September 29 2009 05:54 PM

Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, NEC Corp., Intel Corp., Embedded System, CPU, Chip Company, API, processor, researcher

Intel's software shift with Wind River

News The US$884 million deal gives Intel a serious software business. But will it light a fire under the Atom chip for embedded computing?

Friday, June 05 2009 09:19 AM

Tags: Business applications, Open source, Components, Consumer Technology, Processors, Intel Corp., Mobile, Atom, Chip, Wind River Systems Inc.

Google offers JavaScript programming tools

News In a new step to make the Web a more powerful foundation for programs, Google is releasing Closure Tools that it says produce faster, better code.

Friday, November 06 2009 01:43 PM

Tags: Open source, Cloud computing, Google Inc., compiler, software, Cloud computing, Web Browser, Internet Search Advertising, Tool, Open source

Google hopes to remake programming with Go

News A Unix co-creator is among those behind a language Google hopes will speed computers and programming. Now, Go becomes open source software.

Wednesday, November 11 2009 09:23 AM

Tags: Open source, Programming languages, Google Inc., Multi-core, compiler, C, Ken Thompson, software, Web Browser, Programmer

New virus infects programs built with Delphi

News Win32.Induc targets systems running Delphi development software and spreads by infecting any program compiled on the machine.

Wednesday, August 19 2009 09:42 AM

Tags: Data security, Business security, Security Management, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Malware, Sophos Plc., Database, SonicWall, antivirus

Code concepts: C#'s var keyword

Techguide Justin James explains in this overview, that var is used in variable declarations instead of a type, and also weighs differing opinions about what makes var useful.

Friday, August 14 2009 10:43 AM

Tags: Programming languages, Software engineering/development, Ruby, C#, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, Programming, blogging, Microsoft Visual Studio, PHP

Code concepts: C#'s extension methods

Techguide A helpful addition to a programmer's toolkit, C#'s extension methods are a way of adding additional functionality to an existing class without subclassing it or having access to the source code.

Friday, August 28 2009 11:00 AM

Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Ruby, Method, regular expression, C#, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, Python, Microsoft Word

Code concepts: .NET's lambdas

Techguide In this instalment of Code concepts, Justin James provides an overview of what lambdas in .NET are and explains how to use them.

Friday, September 25 2009 11:38 AM

Tags: Protocols and platforms, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Variable, C#, Justin James, network management, Microsoft .NET, blogging, TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Visual Basic

Google's 64-bit Chrome starts emerging on Linux

News Some heavy lifting has been done to move Chrome to the 64-bit world. It's Linux-only for now, though, and don't expect doubled performance over 32-bit versions.

Friday, August 21 2009 09:00 AM

Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, V8, 64-bit, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows

IBM offers AI help to mobile developers

News A project funded by the European Union uses brute force and intelligence to auto-optimize mobile software.

Thursday, July 02 2009 08:23 AM

Tags: Open source, IBM Corp., Mobile, Cell Phone, Developer, operating system, consortium, Hardware, Web Site, Open source

Making the case for dynamic languages

Techguide Justin James presents reasons why developers should consider using dynamic languages. He also discusses how these languages trip up some developers.

Friday, September 11 2009 10:24 AM

Tags: Programming languages, Software engineering/development, Ruby, Language, C, Developer, C#, C++, Justin James, API

Linux exploit gets around security barrier

News A security hole in the Linux kernel, which allows security features in the operating system to be bypassed, affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, according to a security researcher.

Tuesday, July 21 2009 10:19 AM

Tags: Linux, Network security, Security Management, Security, Source Code, Exploit, SANS Institute, Training, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Kernel