CoreOS is sticking to its commitment to bring OpenStack to Kubernetes with a new initiative: Stackanetes. The company announced Stackanetes at the OpenStack Summit taking place in Austin this week. The announcement comes just one month after CoreOS announced a collaboration with Intel to bring OpenStack, Kubernetes and Tectonic together. Stackanetes aims to deploy and … continue reading
Today Dropbox showcased a new technology preview called Project Infinite. The goal of this project is to reimagine how people find, access and collaborate with large amounts of data, according to a Dropbox blog post. Most users work on devices with limited storage capacity, said the company, and when people work in teams, getting secure … continue reading
Google is continuing its commitment to modern open standards. The company announced it will be shutting down support for OAuth 1.0 2-legged (2LO) by Oct. 20. “With this step, we continue to move away from legacy authentication/authorization protocols, focusing our support on modern open standards that enhance the security of Google accounts and that are … continue reading
A select number of Sony Xperia Z3 devices will be getting access to the Android N Developer Preview in order for developers to try out and give feedback on the upcoming software. Xperia Z3 versions D6603 and D6653 will be able to flash the preview. “Google is eager to integrate developer feedback as early as … continue reading
The Justice Department is seeing another lawsuit, this filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). It filed a Freedom of Information lawsuit to determine whether the government has used secret court orders to force technology companies to decrypt their customers’ private communications, according to an EFF announcement. The lawsuit against the DOJ states that it … continue reading
This year’s Android Security Annual report was released today, taking a look at Google services, security protections in 2015, and the work between Android partners and security research as a whole. Last year was the first time this report was released, and it analyzed billions of data points gathered in 2014 to provide insight into … continue reading
GoPro has unveiled the GoPro Developer Program as a way to support companies that want to develop a better user experience. The GoPro Developer program was debuted at a private event in San Francisco. The program has been working with developers in a variety of companies, as well as a bunch of startups. “Over the … continue reading
For most business websites and applications, reliability is something that’s handled a bit by the developers, a bit by Q/A, and a bit by operations. At Google, however, reliability is a way of life—at least, it is for the company’s site reliability engineers (SREs). SREs are a unique bunch, and Google released a good deal … continue reading
The last time Google released features for Android Studio 2.0 in beta, the goal was to improve the overall app development experience. With the stable version of Android Studio 2.0, Google hopes these new features will help developers create better apps, leading to a faster workflow for them. Some major features that were announced yesterday … continue reading
RethinkDB has announced version 2.3 of its open-source database for the real-time Web. The latest release comes with new security features, performance enhancements, new ReQL features, and a beta release of its recently introduced Windows port. Highlights of RethinkDB 2.3 include built-in TLS support; the ability to create user accounts and assign permissions; a new … continue reading
Red Hat has announced the availability of a no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux developer subscription yesterday, which is part of the Red Hat Developer Program. It is offered as a self-supported, development-only subscription. It provides developers with a stable development platform for building enterprise applications across cloud, physical, virtual and container infrastructures. With this subscription, … continue reading
Google wants to help developers bring virtual reality to their Web and mobile apps. The company has announced VR View, a solution designed to turn images or videos into interactive experiences users can view on their phone, Cardboard viewer or desktop computer. “For developers, having immersive elements in their apps and websites can be the … continue reading
