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Unity adds free mobile game development for Android and iOS
Unity Technologies has added the ability to develop for Android and iOS games for free using its platform.
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OpenGL developer to create API for controlling smartphone cameras
The Khronos Group has announced plans to create an open and royalty-free application programming interface for controlling mobile and embedded cameras and sensors, giving developers access to features such as burst modes and flash.
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Reveton malware adds keylogging to usual ransom demands
The developers of the Reveton ransom malware could have added a new module that uses keylogging as a backup tactic in case the victim refuses to pay up, Microsoft has found.
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Atlassian gives Jira a makeover
Atlassian has revamped the Jira bug tracking tool with a new user interface, which the company said will offer faster navigation and a simplified workflow.
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Google Checkout to shut down in November
Google will retire its Checkout payment processing tool on Nov. 20, and warned retailers they will need to move to a different payment processing platform.
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Peculiar malware trail raises questions about security firm in India
Security firm Norman, investigating cyber-espionage-related to a Norwegian telecom company, the Pakastani government and others, says a lot of its findings lead to the word "Appin," which happens to be the name of a security outfit in India whose website indicates it does work for the Indian military.
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Telenor cyberattacks the work of mystery Indian hacking group, researchers find
The large-scale cyberattacks that hit Norway?s state telecoms firm Telenor in March didn?t originate from China as many assumed but from a previously unknown Indian cybercrime group, an analysis by Norman Shark has found.
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40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids
Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today.
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Samsung launches $800,000 app contest for Galaxy S4
Samsung will host a US$800,000 contest for developers that build apps for the Galaxy S4 using the company's peer-to-peer software interface.
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Bitcoiners crave coders to cope with demand
Bitcoin is not going away, the digital currency's developers say, and they're craving more technically savvy people to support its use.
