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  • USB 3.0 Adapters Available Now on Nov 25, 2009 in USB 3.0

    We may not have readily available computer systems with USB 3.0 yet, but there are USB 3.0 host cards and cables available now for compatibility testing of USB 3.0 supported devices. Several motherboard manufacturers have announced offerings with USB...

  • Testing Android Apps - The Compatibility Testing Matrix Continues To Grow on Nov 24, 2009 in mobile

    Android, an open source operating system, must avoid the fate of J2ME, an open source mobile applications platform. Open source is great, until everyone splinters off into their own world. That’s what happened to J2ME, and a number of frustrated An...

  • Intelligent Automated Testing - A Look At FitNesse on Nov 23, 2009 in automated testing

    For those of you that read our interview with Matt Krapivner, you probably gained additional insight on the FitNesse automated testing framework. Having met with Matt recently, I've seen just how useful FitNesse can be, and so I wanted to share some...

  • Model-Based Testing For Web Applications With TestOptimal - (Part 4) Reports on Nov 20, 2009 in MBT

    Previous articles on Model-Based Testing For Web Applications With TestOptimal: Part 1 - Preparing The Model Part 2 - mScript Part 3 - Generating Sequences Today we conclude this series of articles on using TestOptimal for web applications testing by...

  • Windows 7 In The News - A Month After Launch on Nov 19, 2009 in OS

    Windows 7 has been out for a month now and most everyone agrees that it's an improvement over Vista.  As for testing with Windows 7, it looks like there's more to this new version of Windows than simply a better implementation of Vista.  As...

  • Why Would Anyone Want To Implement Automated Testing? on Nov 18, 2009 in automated testing

    Moreover, why does anyone even want to test their software at all? They just want it to work. But most know better, and so they test. But does management care if testing is manual or automated? Should testers care if their testing is manual or autom...

  • USB Interoperability And Compatibility Testing Must Have - P55 on Nov 17, 2009 in compatibility

    If you conduct USB interoperability testing, you'll want to add systems that use the Intel P55 Express chipset.  We're finding out that the P55's USB controller can be problematic with certain devices.  Here are a number of reports worth lo...