Day: February 6, 2020

Oi! You got a loicence for that Java, mate? More devs turn to OpenJDK to swerve Oracle fee

Trademark Big Red annoyances revealed by JVM software writers Just 9 per cent of Java devs pay for a supported version of the Java Development Kit (JDK), according to a new survey – despite Oracle introducing a licence fee for the official Oracle JDK from April 2019.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Apple Watch Outsold the Entire Swiss Watch Industry in 2019

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Apple Watch outsold the entire Swiss watch industry by a huge margin in 2019. From a report: Apple Watch shipped 31 million units worldwide in 2019, compared with 21 million for all Swiss watch brands combined. Swiss companies, like Swatch, are losing the smartwatch wars. Steven Waltzer,…


Learn the fast route to transforming your digital services with OutSystems

City of Oakland, Forrester, Humana, thinkmoney and Deloitte trace their transformative low-code journey Promo If you feel it’s time to simplify your digital operations and streamline the services you offer to your customers, tune in to a three-day online summit to hear from companies in various industry sectors who have done just that.… …read more…


U.S. Finance Sector Hit with Targeted Backdoor Campaign

The powerful Minebridge backdoor gives cyberattackers full run of a victim’s machine. …read more Source:: Threatpost


If VW does make a pickup, it could be electric – Roadshow

Volkswagen of America COO Johan de Nysschen believes electrification “could represent an opportunity” for the brand to finally offer a truck in the US. …read more Source:: CNet


Invisible Pixel Patterns Can Communicate Data Covertly

University researchers show that changing the brightness of monitor pixels can communicates data from air-gapped systems in a way not visible to human eyes. …read more Source:: DarkReading


5 hidden connected devices that don’t scream ‘smart home’ – CNET

Not every connected product in your home needs to be flashy. These smart outlets prove it. …read more Source:: CNet


A Months-Long Investigation Reveals Pornhub’s Terrible Moderation Practices

samleecole shares a report: On May 1, 2016, in the middle of final exams, a young woman got a text message that would change her life forever. It included a screenshot of a pornographic video posted online, featuring her. Panicking, she quickly tried to justify what she had done. “They said it would only be…


The app that broke the Iowa caucus, an inside look – CNET

Exclusive: A cybersecurity company got hold of the code for Shadow, the app used in the Iowa caucus, and spoke to CNET about what it found. …read more Source:: CNet


How the Iowa caucus app went wrong and how open source could have helped

Opinion: It was incompetence, not politics, that led to the Iowa caucus app misfiring. Above all, it was poor programming. Open-source software techniques could have prevented this blunder. …read more Source:: ZDNet