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App Store ratings mess: What do we like? Sigh, we dunno – fanbois

How do I know what to download if I don't know what everyone else is doing?
Jasper Hamill, 24 Sep 12:19

No luck at all for BlackBerry as Messenger apps launch stalls

Leaked Android build 'causes issues,' is withdrawn
Neil McAllister, 22 Sep 18:26

PEAK APP: After 2013, you'll NEVER again install as many – Gartner

Everyone's downloaded all that ever needs to be downloaded
Bill Ray, 20 Sep 11:59

Google smacks Surface with free Quickoffice for Android, iOS

Chocolate Factory retaliates before MS Office lands on mobile platforms
Simon Sharwood, 20 Sep 06:30

Brits are world's most wired drivers, says fleet tracker CEO

Now the for the bad news: the roads are so bad you can't do logistics without fleet trackers
Simon Sharwood, 20 Sep 03:59

Final preview of IE11 for Windows 7 uncanned

Microsoft has a browser for ye scurvy consumerrrrs
Gavin Clarke, 19 Sep 09:47

BlackBerry Messenger to launch on Android, iOS this weekend

Free downloads to open BBM to rival smartphone platforms
Neil McAllister, 18 Sep 22:04

Australia ponders 160,000-seat ERP possibilities

'Transformational, progressive approach to government business architecture' sought
Simon Sharwood, 17 Sep 06:42

Twitter just got sh**tier: Natter emitter hit by code critter, fritters web glitter

Party like it's 2006 - because the site's gone back in time
Kelly Fiveash, 04 Sep 10:37

Doctors face tribunal over claims of plagiarism in iPhone app

Could lose their licences to practise if they control-V'ed from textbook
Jasper Hamill, 04 Sep 08:29

Foursquare gets pushy with fandroids, touchy Windows 8 bods

Hey investors, we're serious about this business thing – bung us a few mil?
Bill Ray, 02 Sep 08:38
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Facebook strips away a bit more of your privacy – but won't say why

You also agree to have your FACE displayed in ads ... bitch
Kelly Fiveash, 30 Aug 11:33
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US mobile app dominance threatened by ANGRY BIRDS revolution

Non-US firms playing larger role in app market, study finds
Neil McAllister, 29 Aug 21:02
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Skype: 3D video calling is the FUTURE

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope of using up all this bandwidth

Opinion

Not cool, Adobe: Give the Ninite guys a job, not the middle finger

Sysadmin blog Top toolmaker told to stop installing crapware-free Flash
Trevor Pott, 01 May 06:37
Windows XP Start Screen

Got a Windows XP end-of-life plan? Neither does anyone else

Opinion How to negotiate migratory blind spots
Nic Merriman, 25 Apr 04:07
word_2_doc

Oi, Microsoft, where's my effin' toolbar gone?

Something for the Weekend, Sir? How the browser buggered up application UIs
Alistair Dabbs, 22 Mar 12:00

News

Come and get it: Feedly Pro hits general availability

Your huddled masses yearning to read feeds
Richard Chirgwin, 27 Aug 03:32

Need the loo AND need to build a website? There's an app for that

Dammit, Roger, I can't wait for Windows 98 to boot
Bill Ray, 22 Aug 15:07

iCloud outage outrage: Look, iPhoto friends, kitty just learned to... NOOO

Millions affected by outage in Apple's online services
Jasper Hamill, 22 Aug 14:09

Chocolate Factory hits the Translate button on Google+

Not your mother tongue? We'll turn it into a mangled approximation. PLEASE use us
Phil Muncaster, 22 Aug 09:32

A single company is responsible for 1 out of 4 BlackBerry apps

Hong Kong imports line virtual shelves at BlackBerry World
Neil McAllister, 21 Aug 20:54

Firefox takes top marks in browser stability tests

Who's on bottom? Surprisingly, it's not Internet Explorer
Neil McAllister, 20 Aug 20:46

Microsoft shoehorns Skype into Outlook.com - we quickly kick the tyres

Vid Phonecalls-in-webmail plugin unleashed on the web, what could possibly go wrong?
Bill Ray, 20 Aug 12:26

Fanbois taught to use Apple's new killer app: Microsoft Windows

Shop staff to spend their days sleeping with the enemy
Jasper Hamill, 19 Aug 13:27

12 simple rules: How Ted Codd transformed the humble database

Anniversary Near misses and lucky escapes for a multi-billion-dollar baby
Gavin Clarke, 19 Aug 08:32

Apple erects measures to stop app-happy kids splurging parents' dosh

New App Store rules to protect against über-expensive in-game tat
Jasper Hamill, 16 Aug 15:03
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Just add creepiness: Google Search gets even more personal

Thinking about that pic of the dog you took a week ago? Here it is!
Bill Ray, 15 Aug 16:04
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Auntie touts e-babysitting ... and no £15,000 in-app purchase shocks

Turn on, tune in, drop off as the kids entertain themselves on a slab
Bill Ray, 15 Aug 11:19

Superstar cluster-Zuck as Facebook tries out celeb-only edition

Online velvet rope to be erected between shlebs and us* plebs – report
Jasper Hamill, 15 Aug 08:03
Evernote iPad app

Evernote hobbles third-party apps... but is it pulling a Twitter?

Call me maybe: Mobile trunk sets rate limit on API requests
Andrew Orlowski, 14 Aug 10:23

Salesforce asks devs to cough 800% more for security review

AppExchange is popular, so we wanted to stop that
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PayPal's fizzog-based payments app rubbished over reliability worries

'What if the shop assistant's an idiot?' asks security bod
Jasper Hamill, 13 Aug 08:04

Apple trademark filing may provide peek into iTunes Radio capability

Does 'Live Listen' herald concert streaming?
Rik Myslewski, 12 Aug 19:36

Think your smutty Snapchats can't be saved by dorks? THINK AGAIN

Snapchat Save app promises hassle-free image and video capture
Jasper Hamill, 12 Aug 07:02