The annual editions in Electronic Arts’ FIFA franchise are awaited impatiently by gamers around the globe. Ahead of FIFA 17’s global launch on consoles and PC later this month, the company has listed its mobile game FIFA Mobile Soccer on Google Play, though it is not yet available to download in all regions. With the […]
The ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies is not a public company, but every three months, dozens of shareholders get on a conference call to hear the latest details on its business performance from its head of finance, Gautam Gupta. On Friday, Gupta told investors that Uber’s losses mounted in the second quarter. Even in the U.S., […]
As though paying taxes isn’t annoying enough, prices and plans for tax software keep changing. What was best for you last year isn’t necessarily so now. Software makers will try to hook you in with free options, then get you to upgrade along the way. Here are some tips for navigating tax software: SHOULD YOU […]
Windows 10 is now in use in 270 million devices, the tech giant said Wednesday, hailing a strong debut for the multiplatform operating system launched last year. “Windows 10 is off to an amazing start,” said chief executive Satya Nadella as he opened the Microsoft Build developers conference in San Francisco, saying the figures represent […]
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of automatic test-generation technologies to limit excessive testing work and enhance efficiencies for agile development – an evolutionary approach to developing software which incrementally adds small-scale functions, and then one after another, makes them available. Automatic test-generation technologies analyze source code and generate new test cases to exhaustively test […]
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has developed a self-diagnostic technology to determine when a power supply unit needs to be replaced. This is software that can run on board the microcontroller of a digitally controlled power supply, such as those used in servers and other information and communication technology (ICT) devices. The power supply units used in […]
A new study from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab identifies security and privacy issues in QQ Browser, a mobile browser produced by China-based Internet giant Tencent, which may put many millions of users of the application at risk of serious compromise. Citizen Lab researchers identified problems in both the Android and Windows versions of […]
For people struggling with obesity, logging calorie counts and other nutritional information at every meal is a proven way to lose weight. The technique does require consistency and accuracy, however, and when it fails, it’s usually because people don’t have the time to find and record all the information they need. A few years ago, […]
Data can be daunting. But within those numbers and spreadsheets is a wealth of information. There are also stories that the data can tell, if you’re able to see them. SandDance, a new Microsoft Garage project from Microsoft Research, helps you visually explore data sets to find stories and extract insights. It uses a free […]
Microsoft wants you to talk more with your computer—and have more useful conversations. The giant software company is promoting new uses for Cortana—its voice-activated answer to Apple’s Siri digital assistant—including the ability to interact with software “bots” that can have limited conversations with users and help with tasks like booking a hotel room, ordering a […]
