May 2015

PostgreSQL 9.4, 9.3, 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 series updates have been released. This popular 'open source relational database management system' runs on a large number of operating systems and is therefore very suitable for use in various…

Version 5.3.5 of Ultimate Boot CD has been released. Ultimate Boot CD is a collection of open source and freeware programs intended for finding and solving mainly hardware problems. The complete list of tools is up this page to find.…

FileZilla has released a new version of its eponymous open source FTP client, this time in beta. FileZilla is small, simple and yet complete. The program is popular due to its low system resource load. However, a common complaint is…

A new beta release of Rainmeter version 3.3 has been released. This program can display all kinds of useful, but also less meaningful information on the desktop in real time, such as free hard drive space, network activity and whether…

Android M, the next Android version, will receive more attention for memory and battery use if it is up to Google. That reports an Android fan site. Among other things, the number of location check-ins should be reduced.Google is said to…

Google will this year with a LG-made successor to the Nexus 5 with a 5.2 "screen. The Nexus 6 would also receive a successor this year that would come from the Huawei factories. However, Google would not have its own tablet this year. want…

Unless users properly inspect the notification, User Access Control in Windows does not guarantee that malware will not run with administrator privileges. Researchers have created malware that can deceive users.On Windows systems, UAC is…

The NSA is preparing for the Patriot Act to expire next Monday. Unless that law is extended at the last minute, the Secret Service must stop collecting American phone records.The Patriot Act must be renewed every year by the US…

NASA has discovered a galaxy that gives off light with an intensity of 300 trillion suns. Never before has a galaxy been discovered that emits such intense light. The observations were made with light that took 12.5 billion years to…

Google would like to give a hard update guarantee for smartphones and tablets from the Nexus series: devices receive system updates for up to two years after release, while security updates are guaranteed for up to three years after…