Software

What's all the C Plus Fuss? Bjarne Stroustrup warns of dangerous future plans for his C++

InterviewLanguage creator calls proposals 'insanity'
104 Comments
18 Jun 07:29

Office 365 celebrates National Beer Day by popping out for a pint

UK users waiting for emails to download ponder early start to weekend
51 Comments
15 Jun 12:30

Meet the Frenchman masterminding a Google-free Android

InterviewWhat open-sourcery is this?
191 Comments
15 Jun 08:01

G Suitened with helping of Google's App Maker

Google pours simple coding tools to deepen dev pool
15 Jun 06:30

Microsoft says Windows 10 April update is fit for business rollout

Claims it’s the least complaint-generating Windows ever
100 Comments
15 Jun 01:57

Microsoft loves Linux so much its R Open install script rm'd /bin/sh

Machine-learning suite ends its sloppy packaging ways after Debian dev roasts Redmond
87 Comments
14 Jun 06:03

Microsoft tries cutting the Ribbon in Office UI upgrade

We gotta put this in context, cos that's what Microsoft says matters these days
95 Comments
14 Jun 04:55

Windows Server 2008 SP2 gets new support model

UpdatedWhat? Remember that Redmond’s added support to 2026 and this makes sense
14 Comments
13 Jun 02:02

Google plots death of inline installation for Chrome extensions

All install paths will be rerouted through the Chrome Web Store
12 Jun 17:07

Judge on Microsoft gender discrimination case finds 'flaw' in class grouping argument

Counsel suggests issues with staff evaluation behind women being passed on for promotion
30 Comments
12 Jun 14:01

Which? calls for compensation for users hit by Windows 10 woes

So how did that April 2018 Update go for you then?
124 Comments
12 Jun 08:17

Devuan ships second stable cut of its systemd-free Linux

Open source luminary and former Debian leader Bruce Perens gives it a big thumbs up
91 Comments
12 Jun 02:57
bemused looking tech worker looks at laptop in disbelief

Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 7, 8.1 support forums

Have you tried turning it off and.. err… off again?
63 Comments
12 Jun 00:08
Bitcoin ban

Apple: No currency mining for you in our App Store thank you

If you want to mine, do it in someone else's cloud
14 Comments
11 Jun 23:34
Money and gavel

Open Source Security hit with bill for defamation claim

Judge okays $260K in defense costs to Bruce Perens and lawyers under anti-SLAPP
22 Comments
11 Jun 19:10

Opinion

Man looks into his cellphone/mobile - which looks back at him

Is your smart device a bit thick? It's about to get a lot worse

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Don't trust consumers with their own data
Penguins argue

Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04: Make yourself at GNOME. Cup of data-slurping dispute, anyone?

CommentAnd sprinkle those angry YouTube vids with a pinch of salt, please
109 Comments
24 May 09:34
Red hate key on a keyboard

Your software hates you and your devices think you're stupid

Something for the Weekend, Sir?If you find our user interfaces unintuitive, that's YOUR problem, chum
138 Comments
11 May 09:05
50 of your British pounds. Photo by Shutterstock

Blame everything on 'computer error' – no one will contradict you

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Sorry I slept in but my computer didn't make me go to bed early
123 Comments
04 May 08:32

News

Actual control of Windows 10 updates (with a catch)... and more from Microsoft

The week that was... from Redmond to the world
64 Comments
11 Jun 10:33

Have to use SMB 1.0? Windows 10 April 2018 Update says NO

Microsoft: For goodness' sake, cover yourselves up. Nobody wants to see that
108 Comments
08 Jun 19:24

Microsoft will ‘lose developers for a generation’ if it stuffs up GitHub, says future CEO

Plans integration, not alteration, and promises no ‘swamp’ of ads
110 Comments
08 Jun 07:30

Google freezes Android P: Get your shoes on, tire-kicking devs

Final 'droid P APIs, latest system images
13 Comments
07 Jun 13:59

1,300 customers of Brit bank TSB defrauded due to botched IT migration

'There is no one who feels more for TSB customers than me' – CEO
90 Comments
07 Jun 09:45

GNOMEs beat Microsoft: Git Virtual File System to get a new name

Redmond asks for your help to rename its version of GVFS
91 Comments
07 Jun 07:28

SAP cofounder admits: Biz goofed on branding, confused customers, depressed staff

'All these names were changing faster than I could memorise'
23 Comments
06 Jun 19:04

Word on the street: Rimini takes Oracle copyright battle to US Supremes

Complains costs were 17% higher cos of where case was heard
06 Jun 13:59

SAP hopes to blow the doors off Salesforce with a block of C/4HANA

It's war for biz customers as ERP king eyes up CRM lands
20 Comments
05 Jun 18:56

Yarrrr, the Business Software Alliance reckons piracy be down, me hearties

Report: dodgy software still accounts for beeeellions of lost cash and malware aplenty
22 Comments
05 Jun 13:58

Apple WWDC: There's no way iOS and macOS will fully merge as one

But try running these iThing apps now on your Mac
22 Comments
04 Jun 22:16

Nadella tells worried GitHub devs: Judge us by our actions

Everything will remain open, along with lots of Microsoft 'opportunities'
149 Comments
04 Jun 20:24
CIRCA MAY 2014 -the logo of the brand "GitHub".

Microsoft commits: We're buying GitHub for $7.5 beeeeeeellion

GitHub 365, anyone? Guys?
285 Comments
04 Jun 13:40
Man hiding under laptop

Extract, transform, load? More like extremely tough to load, amirite?

Thankfully, now there are data integration platforms for that
04 Jun 09:02
Cartoon boom gate

Telegram users get their stickers back as Apple passes update

Crypto chat Cooks an update
10 Comments
04 Jun 04:04
penguin with a baby

Linus Torvalds decides world isn’t ready for Linux 5.0

But he’s released a new kernel anyway and called it 4.17
58 Comments
04 Jun 00:08
NHS hosptial photo, by Marbury via Shutterstock

Doctor, doctor! My NHS Patient Access app has gone TITSUP*

Bad luck if you want to book an appointment online
20 Comments
31 May 15:05

Telegram crypto-chat chap says Apple has 'restricted' its app updates worldwide

Noooooo, my stickers!
20 Comments
31 May 13:32

Half of all Windows 10 users thought: BSOD it, let's get the latest build

April is the cruellest month – and the quickest rollout of an update in the OS's history
spectre

Spectre-protectors: If there's something strange in your CPU, who you gonna call?

Ghostbusters in Chrome 67 stop Spectre cross-tab sniffs and more
11 Comments
31 May 01:31

Lessons learned from Microsoft's ghosts of antitrust past: Step up, Facebook

I see the world + its govt are taking an interest in you. Would you like some help with that?
26 Comments
30 May 13:56
Business man gets the fear

A Reg-reading techie, a high street bank, some iffy production code – and a financial crash

Code RedWe're not saying the last one is connected, but....
107 Comments
30 May 09:09
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