Darryl K. Taft

Mozilla has released a preview of its Remote Debugger for Android available in Firefox 15. The Remote Debugger lets developers connect Firefox Desktop to Firefox Android so that they can use a nice, roomy desktop monitor to troubleshoot JavaScript running on a mobile device, according to Kevin Dangoor, product manager for developer tools at Mozilla. […]

BMC Software announced its acquisition of VaraLogix, a maker of software that automates deployment and configuration management for .NET and Java applications. BMC officials said the company expands its DevOps portfolio with the VaraLogix buy and its application release automation software, which makes it easier for IT to more quickly and efficiently deliver applications with […]

Microsoft has successfully rolled out Windows 8 to more than 30,000 internal users€”a prime example of what the company calls eating its own dog food. Microsoft’s experience might be held up as an example to enterprises looking at migrating to Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10, as a key Microsoft official involved in the project […]

August 1 Microsoft releases Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to manufacturers. The company also releases Windows RT (also known as WinRT) to manufacturers, according to reports and sources. However, Microsoft has not officially confirmed if WinRT has shipped. August 1 Microsoft announces the completion of the final builds of Visual Studio 2012 and .NET […]

Dell announced that its systems supported the landing of NASA’s new Mars rover Curiosity. Dell systems played a key role in the most complicated portion of the mission, with data analysis conducted in two NASA high-performance computing (HPC) clusters running Dell PowerEdge servers. Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., the Mars […]

Microsoft has announced its new Windows Phone Dev Center, the new online home for Windows Phone developers. In a blog post, Microsoft group program manager for the Dev Center Ash Wahi said the new developer destination is €œan evolution of our retired App Hub developer portal.€ Wahi said the site is designed to provide everything […]

Curiositys First Color Image of the Martian Landscape This view of the landscape to the north of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity was acquired by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the afternoon of the first day after landing. (The team calls this day Sol 1, which is the first Martian day of operations; Sol […]

Liferay, maker of an enterprise-class, open-source portal, has announced the public launch of Liferay Marketplace, a new marketplace that offers more than 70 enterprise tools and apps developed by Liferay. As part of this launch, Liferay also invites independent software vendors (ISVs) and developers to begin developing apps for Liferay Marketplace. Availability of third-party apps […]

While NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity successfully landed on the Red Planet, NASA€™s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is offering mere mortals a chance at experiencing their own Mars landing with a Java-powered simulator. The JPL€™s Java-based simulator, known as Eyes on the Solar System, takes users through the details of the landing procedure that […]

Microsoft Sculpt Mobile Keyboard The ultrathin Sculpt Mobile Keyboard looks great at home or on the go, and its Comfort Curve design encourages natural wrist posture with a slight, six-degree curve. Windows 8 Hot Keys let you quickly search, share or access your devices, settings and Windows start screen with the tap of a finger. […]