Software Industry

Amid criticism, Apple website showing off alternate iOS 7 icons

2013-06-14 11:15:00

Apple Inc., which has taken flak from some users for the design of its new iOS 7 mobile platform, may have already begun making changes to the system's look. The company on Monday unveiled the new operating system with the biggest redesign to the...

Britain denies using PRISM to get around domestic spying laws

2013-06-10 15:36:00

LONDON -- British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday sought to reassure Parliament that the government is not using U.S. surveillance programs to get around British law and spy on its citizens. Hague’s comments followed reports in the...

Apple aims to show critics it hasn't lost its innovative edge

2013-06-11 05:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. unveiled a daring overhaul of its mobile operating system to kick off its annual developers conference, where it hopes to show critics that it has lost none of its innovative swagger. In addition to unveiling iOS 7,...

WWDC 2013: What to expect at Apple developer's conference

2013-06-10 06:05:00

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off Monday morning with a keynote event that's expected to feature a slew of new products and services by the Cupertino tech giant. WWDC 2013: Follow our live coverage of Apple's keynote Of course,...

WWDC 2013: Apple drops 'cats' theme, calls new Mac OS 'Mavericks'

2013-06-10 11:17:00

Apple got its annual Worldwide Developers Conference underway Monday in San Francisco with the announcement of a new version of its desktop operating system called Mac OS X Mavericks. Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi...

Intelligence chief acknowledges surveillance program

2013-06-08 21:48:00

WASHINGTON — The nation's top intelligence official formally acknowledged the Internet surveillance program code-named PRISM on Saturday, saying it had obtained foreign intelligence information from U.S. Internet companies under laws passed by...

Apple has something to prove at developers conference

2013-06-07 19:21:00

Chief Executive Tim Cook likes to say Apple Inc. has an advantage over competitors because it does three things well: hardware, software and services. For much of the year, speculation about new hardware gets the lion's share of attention from obsessive...

Brain fitness games: A look at Lumosity, Posit Science, CogniFit

2013-06-01 00:00:00

As the brain fitness craze grows, so do the number of software programs that promise to boost mental skills. Here, we take a look at three of the largest companies in the digital brain health industry. Each offers trial games that users can play free:...

Stars align for a Microsoft 'Star Trek' marketing deal

2013-05-15 04:00:00

Microsoft Corp. is partnering with Paramount Pictures on a promotional effort for the studio's "Star Trek Into Darkness." It represents the biggest such undertaking ever for the software giant. The Redmond, Wash., company's campaign isn't short on...

On eve of Google developers conference, company 'hot again'

2013-05-14 00:00:00

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Even though its ubiquitous Internet search engine practically mints money, Google Inc. was widely seen as a company whose best days were behind it. It was written off as the next Microsoft Corp. — a staid high-tech...

Berkeley accelerating access to course materials for disabled students

2013-05-08 05:00:00

UC Berkeley is making its vast library collections and course textbooks more readily available to students with visual and other impairments under an agreement reached Tuesday that could set a precedent for universities nationwide. The settlement with...

Apple iOS 7 rumor roundup: Flatter design, possible delay

2013-05-01 10:53:00

Now that second-quarter earnings and Apple's massive bond offering are behind us, speculation has shifted back to products. And the big product that has tongues wagging is some reportedly radical changes to the operating system that powers the company's...

Why: Now we know: the Facebook Phone is neither a phone, nor an operating system. Instead, Zuckerberg unveiled a downloadable collection of apps, available April 12, that will be supported on select Android phones to start, including the $99 HTC First, the first device to come pre-loaded with it.

2013-04-05 00:00:00

In 2005, a San Diego company called SeaCode proposed housing foreign software engineers on a cruise ship three miles off the California coast. Roger Green and David Cook have not given up on the idea.

2013-03-19 19:45:56

Lindsley Stys, United Way of Central Maryland director of marketing and communications; Ashley Gorby, UW assistant director of marketing and communications; Jeff Stys, ADNET Systems software engineer; and Beth Donnelly, UW special events coordinator, got to mix business with pleasure at the event

2013-01-22 00:00:00