Welcome to this week’s testing Quotes of the Week and software testing news. Hackers listening in, the story of the Apple A4 microchip, testing trends in 2016 and more.
Hackers can eavesdrops on your calls
If you are using a VoIP or Voice-over-internet-protocol phone at home or work, your calls could be vulnerable to being monitored by hackers. This is due to many installations of the VoIP using default passwords. Read More here
Apple Software is Fine – Don’t Be Worrying
“Anecdotal evidence, such as the bugs that commentators have pointed out in apps like Mail, iTunes, or iCloud, only tell you that a problem might exist – it doesn’t address how widespread it is.”
A response in many ways to the commentary piece we featured last week by Michael Hiltzik on the decline of Apple software. here Kif Lewswing explains the reasons for so many bugs reported in Apple is that simply it has a number of very popular platforms. Read More here
Want to Beta test PS4’s new software?
“We’ll be monitoring the forums throughout the beta. While we can’t always implement changes suggested by the community, it’s really valuable for us to hear your feedback to help guide the direction we take. We’re always listening”
A statement from Sony explains that any user comment in the Sony forums about the latest update that the company has planned for it’s PS4 will be considered when the software is worked on before going live. Read More here
The Story of Apple’s chip
A very interesting story and report on how Steve Jobs wanted Apple to control and create its own microchip hardware and how it was developed by the internal team at Apple. Read More here
Testing Trends in 2016
“What is surprising from this report is the revelation that many teams who believe they are practicing an agile testing process are really performing fast waterfall instead”
One of the more surprising revelations from the annual Testing Trends Survey conducted by Sauce Labs. Charles Ramsey, CEO of Sauce Labs interprets the findings that many test teams have not fully embraced Agile. The company conduct a worldwide survey each year to examine the latest trends in the software testing. Continuous integration seems to be getting more attention in testing which its use increasing year on year. Read More here
Smart Acquires pCloudy
“We see enormous growth potential in the app testing space of the mobile ecosystem that is driven by the spurt of smart phone usage, across the world. pCloudy is an intelligent platform that aims to empower the mobile app dev and test teams with automated testing on cloud, saving time and cost significantly”
Girish Shivani, co-founder, Your Nest Angel Fund explains why Smart Software Testing Solutions Inc, based in the U.S. have acquired pCloudy. pCloudy, based in India offer a plug and play app testing platform catering to mobile businesses, e-commerce companies and large enterprises. Read More here
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