Catalin CimpanuSoftpedia editor profile and review archive

I've been working for Softpedia since 2009 and spent the first years testing and reviewing scripts and CMSs for our Webscripts section. While previously I wrote news stories once in a blue moon, in 2015 I started working as a full-time news editor, addressing Web, Internet, and security topics.

My stories cover data breaches, software vulnerabilities, exploits, user privacy, hacking, the Dark Web, programming news, social media, Web technology, product launches, and a few more.

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Copywriting, Useful Tips and Resources

Some useful online resources for any aspiring copywriter
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 4th, 2009
 

Joomla Shuts Down 1.0.X Support

All development, security support and upgrades have stopped for the Joomla 1.0.X series
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 4th, 2009
 

WordPress Declares 2.0.X Editions as Deprecated

WordPress announces stoppage in 2.0.X support
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 1st, 2009
Sun Microsystems Loses JRuby Development Team

Sun Microsystems Loses JRuby Development Team

by Catalin Cimpanu, August 1st, 2009
JRuby Development Team leaves Sun's uncertainty to go to work with EngineYard
 

NewsGator Discontinues Online Service, Google Reader Welcomes Its Users

NewsGator recommends that users migrate to Google Reader by August 31st, 2009
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 31st, 2009
 

India to Become the Largest PHP Development Source on the Internet

PHPClasses expects India to become the number-one PHP development source in the immediate future
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 30th, 2009
 

Stock.XCHNG Reaches 400,000 Uploaded Images

SXC actively enters the Getty Images family
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 29th, 2009
 

DeviantArt Launches DaPortfolio Service

DeviantArt rolls out an online portfolio-building service
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 29th, 2009
Opera Mini Scores 10 Billion Pages in June

Opera Mini Scores 10 Billion Pages in June

by Catalin Cimpanu, July 28th, 2009
Mobile users have visited 10 billion web pages using Opera Mini in June
 

2009 Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award Winners

The 2009 winners of the awards have been announced
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 28th, 2009
 

Skype and ICQ Could Be Banned in Russia

Russian mobile operators are lobbying for state law amendments to limit VoIP services
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 27th, 2009
 

Template Monster Reaches the 25,000 Mark

The developers at Template Monster have launched their 25,000th website template
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 25th, 2009
 

Google Releases New Comic-Book Themes for iGoogle

The Mountain View giant celebrates comic-book heritage and releases 50 new iGoogle themes
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 24th, 2009
 

MySpace to Launch New E-Mail Service Today

Some MySpace users will have access to their own e-mail address starting today
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 23rd, 2009
 

W3C Discontinues XHTML 2 Development

All W3C available resources have been reassigned for HTML 5 developing tasks
by Catalin Cimpanu, July 13th, 2009
 
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