The Khronos group announced that it would not be making its end-of-year target to have Vulkan wrapped up. Originally, the Khronos group aimed to have its new Vulkan API wrapped up and released by the end of the year. Alas, that target will not be met. The group informed us that the Vulkan API’s specification […]
Crytek has today that it has released the last version of the Cryengine for the year. The company has added some new features, fixed a host of bugs and extended further support for VR developers working with Oculus’s platform. Cryengine 3.8.6 will be the final public release of the engine for the year, and Crytek […]
Firefox now comes built-in with tracking protection currently offered by no other browser, including Chrome, Edge or Safari. The tracking protection is available for all platforms on which Firefox exists, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Android. Firefox is usually considered the most privacy-sensitive browser out there because of its open source roots and […]
Google released Chrome 47 for the beta channel with support for cooperative multitasking, splash screens for sites that are added to the home screen, and more flexible desktop notification management, as well as some security patches. Cooperative Multitasking Android had a problem with lag and stuttering for many years, which was mostly fixed in Android […]
Twitter said it is bridging the gap between its iPhone and iPad applications so users have the same experience no matter which device they pick up. The iPhone and iPad apps were originally developed separately, according to Twitter. This meant the iPad app often lagged behind the iPhone app in terms of features and capabilities. […]
Google has ported its Spotlight Stories app to the iPhone and iPad. Google Spotlight Stories began life on the Motorola Moto X as a 360-degree animated story. The app includes 2D/3D animations that take advantage of the iPhone’s sensors to allow users to interact with them. At the moment, the stories are view-only; people can’t […]
Mozilla is blocking Adobe Flash from being run in the Firefox browser following a series of serious security flaws in the software. As of the most recent update all versions of Flash identified with a vulnerability have been blocked by default in order to keep the browser secure, Firefox support head Mark Schmidt advised on […]
The huge cache of files recently leaked from Italian surveillance software maker Hacking Team is the gift that keeps on giving for attackers. Researchers sifting through the data found a new exploit for a previously unknown vulnerability in Adobe’s Flash Player. This is the second Flash Player zero-day exploit discovered among the files and the […]
Google has added support for 360-degree videos to YouTube, allowing users of the video-streaming service to select their point of view. The new addition will give video producers and viewers a new way to watch videos, as well as giving content creators and developers more content which could be used by virtual reality headsets in […]
Researchers have discovered a critical flaw in the backbone of HTTPS-protected traffic, and it is an exploit that has potentially existed for decades. The flaw exists in approximately 36 percent of websites that use HTTPS, and miscreants are able to intercept and modify data passing between a vulnerable browser and a susceptible site. At the […]
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