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November Security News Roundup In the following roundup of the latest security news, read how a team of researchers from North Carolina State University discovered security flaws in Google's Android OS and how seven popular open source applications and products contain vulnerabilities that hackers could potentially exploit. |
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Are Toddlers a New User Base for Software Products? The use of digital information and devices among toddlers has been steadily increasing each year. Recent studies from the non-profit firm Common Sense Media show that 38 percent of two-year-olds are using mobile devices. Rajini Padmanaban looks at toddlers as a software user base. |
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Will Google’s Flu Trends Be Better This Year? Unfortunately, it’s that time of year when you may feel like you’re coming down with the flu. If so, what do you do first? Call the doctor? There’s a good chance you—and millions of others—plugs “flu symptoms” into their web browser. Pamela Rentz looks at Google Flu Trends and its accuracy. |
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Is There a Recommended Duration of Time for a User-Facing Test? When end-user-involved test programs are done before release to production, the duration of tests is a very critical factor in determining the product's success or failure in meeting its goal. How long should you run the program in order to be sure you have enough data points to make a decision? |
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New Software Will Save UPS Millions and Deliver Your Packages Quicker UPS has invested heavily in a new software project called ORION—On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation—that helps determine the best course from point A to point B, saving time, money, and fuel. It's already a success, and because it depends on heuristics, suggestions should only get better. |
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Can Failed Software Projects Be Black Swans? The black swan theory is used to describe an event that comes as a surprise and has major disruptive consequences. Given the long history of flawed and failed projects and plenty written on lessons learned, can any software disaster come as such a surprise that it’s called a black swan event? |
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What's New in Software News In this roundup of what’s new in interesting software news, read about how a group of developers at San Francisco-based Vicarious created vision-recognition software that can solve CAPTCHAs. Also, news emerged that the recent hacking of Adobe Systems was worse than originally reported. |
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Marblar Matches Ivory Tower Research and Entrepreneurs Do you have the big idea for the next big thing? What’s holding you back? If it’s the research and development, there’s now a chance your idea might make it to market—and potentially earn royalties—by using previously patented technology. |
