Software

Chap tames Slack by piping it into Emacs

And then filtering out all the stuff he doesn't need to read
27 Comments
20 Sep 05:44

macOS High Sierra more like 'Cry Sierra' for Mac-wielding beta testers

Early issues arise with new version of OS X 10.13
34 Comments
20 Sep 00:03

Black screen of death after Win10 update? Microsoft blames HP

OEM factory images create 'incorrect registry keys'
65 Comments
19 Sep 10:14

Microsoft Office 365 Exchange issues for users across Europe

UpdatedExpect problems and delays
41 Comments
18 Sep 10:04

Linux 4.14 'getting very core new functionality' says Linus Torvalds

Memory management wonks, this release is for you. And also you Hyper-V admins
88 Comments
18 Sep 00:25

Google to kill Chrome autoplay madness

Sorta, kinda, well not really
65 Comments
15 Sep 20:17

HP users moaning over 10-minute login lag during 'Win 10 update'

Like watching a black screen dry (literally)
39 Comments
15 Sep 18:21

Python explosion blamed on pandas

Data science fad just won't die
31 Comments
14 Sep 20:02

Unloved Microsoft Edge is much improved – but will anyone use it?

We saw what you did there, Windows 10 web browser bods
152 Comments
14 Sep 14:26

Windows 10 Creators Update will add app-level privacy controls

Enterprises can lock down Telemetry a little more
61 Comments
14 Sep 01:16

Get out your specs: Java EE's headed to the Eclipse Foundation

Yes, we meant specifications... and think up a name, would you?
10 Comments
13 Sep 15:01

Slack re-invents the extranet and shared Notes databases with cross-company teams

Everything hip is new again
12 Comments
13 Sep 01:55
Cows walk on green field in front of silos

Government lab that gives a crap pushes open source

Boffins reveal code for turning cow pies into cash
10 Comments
13 Sep 00:26
Nerd in shower photo via Shutterstock

Linus Torvalds' lifestyle tips for hackers: Be like me, work in a bathrobe, no showers before noon

Also be curious and constructive by working on Linux instead of breaking it
71 Comments
12 Sep 07:28
F1 2017 game

Microsoft fixing Windows 10 'stuttering' bugs in Creators Update

Insider build aims to address glitch spotted by gamers
57 Comments
11 Sep 23:53

Opinion

Confessions of an ebook eater

StobIn which Chronicles of Delphi scribe Verity gives praise to post-book world

Ten new tech terms I learnt this summer: Do you know them all?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Let's assume you've already heard of 'clickbait headline'
145 Comments
21 Jul 09:11

You can't DevOps everything, kids. Off the shelf kit especially

CommentWaterfalling for the, er, 'boring' stuff
17 Comments
21 Jul 08:34

'OK, everyone. Stop typing, this software is DONE,' said no one ever

Open Source InsiderSome times it really is, though
144 Comments
20 Jun 09:00

News

BlackBerry admits: We could do better at patching

Still the most secure Android? It won't get last year's update
16 Comments
11 Sep 14:12

Everyone loves programming in Python! You disagree? But it's the fastest growing, says Stack Overflow

It's a grower not a, er, yeah...
106 Comments
09 Sep 01:03

F-35 firmware patches to be rolled out 'like iPhone updates'

'I see you're trying to land. Please reboot the flight control system to continue'
113 Comments
08 Sep 15:32

Atlassian releases 'Stride', because HipChat isn't hip enough to whack Slack

New collaboration tool is 'recommended upgrade' to HipChat, beats it on price
19 Comments
08 Sep 02:58

You are the one per cent if you read Firefox's privacy spiels

So Mozilla's going to give them their very own Tab, perhaps ahead of opt-out slurping
21 Comments
07 Sep 04:02

Google puts the last coat of polish on Chrome 61

WebUSB, WebShare, JavaScript Modules and more due any day now
25 Comments
07 Sep 01:57

Must go faster, must go faster! Oracle lobs Java EE into GitHub, vows rapid Java SE releases

Plenty of life left in this dinosaur
13 Comments
06 Sep 19:05

What's your flava? Ooo, tell me what's your flava... of Ubuntu

The options when 17.10 drops
79 Comments
06 Sep 08:03

WhatsApp irons a shirt, dons a suit, prepares business services

Slackers beware, Facebook-owned messaging platform thinks it can charge for chat
17 Comments
06 Sep 01:58

Facebook promised to open up its log storage system

LogDevice: how to make sense of 10 hyperscale data centres
04 Sep 04:17

Linus Torvalds passed a kidney stone and then squeezed out Linux 4.13

SMB 1.0 also deemed better out than in, as TLS makes it into the kernel
38 Comments
04 Sep 02:44

HPE wraps up $8.8bn Micro Focus software dump spin-off

Newly minted software giant formally begins operations
11 Comments
01 Sep 23:28
Microsoft's Terry Myerson, speaking at Build 2015

Microsoft sets the date for Fall Creators Update

After Lenovo leaks the details
91 Comments
01 Sep 19:35
OpenStack

OpenStack Pike release bites hard on microservices and scale

Project tries to move on to lifecycle management rather than initial setup
01 Sep 07:33

Privacy-focused search engine DeepSearch slinks out of hiding

New web crawler from TSignal doesn't care who you are
15 Comments
31 Aug 10:32
Google ARCore

Google ARCore brings augmented reality to relatively small audience

At least it doesn't require a bleeding-edge PC and costly goggles
31 Aug 00:08

Microsoft's fix for web graphics going AWOL? Disable your antivirus

Or stop using Internet Explorer 11, of course
55 Comments
30 Aug 15:14
Sunset

MongoDB quits Solaris, wants to work on an OS people actually use

Says users are migrating away, criticizes Oracle's roadmap and ends builds and support, effective ASAP
36 Comments
29 Aug 16:53

Well, debugger me. Microsoft's BSOD fixer is getting a makeover

Grey screen gets ribbonised
silence

Chrome wants to remember which Websites to silence

Permanently mute those annoying autoplay videos? We're listening
42 Comments
28 Aug 01:58
jail

VW engineer sent to the clink for three years for emissions-busting code

James Liang gets 40 months on the cooler and $200,000 fine
121 Comments
25 Aug 19:44

Node.js forks again – this time it's a war of words over anti-sex-pest codes of conduct

UpdatedAyo emerges from split as board demands action
85 Comments
24 Aug 20:00
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