Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days
A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes. [...]

Building Killer Android Tablet Apps: Design and Development Tips
Android tablets are coming. Luckily, many design principles for writing great Android tablet apps really apply to all device targets. [...]

Ask Slashdot: How To Determine If a Video Has Been Faked?
BStorm writes "The Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been making a headlines around the world, for allegedly smoking crack. This story was first broken by gawker.com, which is now crowd-funding $200,000 to buy the video in question. What do you look for to determine if a video has been faked? Of course I am only interested in only the technical details and not the tawdry details related to this case ;) I live in Toronto, so the video still frame posted on Gawker certainly does look like Rob Ford." at Slashdot. [...]

Microsoft and pals: Save the global economy by NOT ripping us off
World to get $73bn if it would only use licensed software - survey Ditching dodgy software can rescue not just the UK from its financial worries, but the entire world, or so says the latest study from the Business Software Alliance.? [...]