Software

Welcome to your sci-fi dystopia: Sonic firewalls to crumble inaudible ad-tracking phone cookies

Ultrasonic packets of data to and from your handheld killed
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25 May 06:03

Microsoft patches problematic OS to deal with SSD woes

Finally, some good Windows 10 news
39 Comments
24 May 13:03

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
108 Comments
24 May 09:34

Microsoft gives users options for Office data slurpage – Basic or Full

Would you like to send all or some telemetry back to the Windows goliath?
128 Comments
24 May 08:41

Oracle nemesis MariaDB tries to lure enterprise folk with TX 3.0

Release adds Big Red compatibility, migration service
14 Comments
24 May 08:03

Finally: Historic Eudora email code goes open source

'Member that innocent, pre-Zuckerberg time?
64 Comments
23 May 11:53

About to install the Windows 10 April 2018 Update? You might want to wait a little bit longer

UpdatedApps fingered in vanishing desktop snafu
170 Comments
22 May 15:34

Apple tells app makers to strip VoIP toolkit from iOS software in China

CallKit code no longer welcome in Middle Kingdom
21 May 23:08

Tesla inches toward GPL compliance in low gear: Source code forcibly ejected into public

Some software blueprints doled out after years of complaints
25 Comments
21 May 19:52

I got 257 problems, and they're all open source: Report shines light on Wild West of software

It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under
47 Comments
17 May 11:59

Meet Asteroid, a drop-in Linux upgrade for your unloved smartwatch

Hickory dickory Docker, the containers ran on the clock... er
27 Comments
17 May 08:40

Software development slow because 'Most of our ideas suck'

Continuous delivery, make way for continuous experimentation
50 Comments
16 May 19:04
Illustration of a small person seated by giant feet

Void Linux gave itself to the void, Korora needs a long siesta – life is hard for small distros

If you want your fave to survive, you'll need to dig deep
41 Comments
16 May 09:18
Oblivious

Google shoots Chrome 66's silencer after developer backlash

Games and alerts lost their voice to feature designed to hush auto-play vids
25 Comments
16 May 07:28

Oracle-botherer Rimini Street cuddles up to Salesforce

Just as the $50m returned from Big Red court battles lifts profits
11 May 15:15

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
108 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
137 Comments
11 May 09:05
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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
122 Comments
04 May 08:32

News

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
137 Comments
11 May 09:05

Wanted that Windows 10 update but have an Intel SSD? Computer says no

Updated600p and Pro 6000p devices beset by 'incompatibility issues'
61 Comments
10 May 17:20

App devs bewildered by last-minute Google GDPR klaxon

Don't worry, regulation still, er, WEEKS away
40 Comments
10 May 13:21

Google tweaks Wear OS – yes, it's still around

Battery optimisation and some love for Assistant in dev preview
10 May 11:11

Microsoft programming chief to devs: Tell us where Windows hurt you

Build.NET Core 3.0 will be a soothing balm, claims veep Julia Liuson
107 Comments
10 May 09:58

Citrix joins the ‘reinvent the future of work’ chorus with a workspace app and security stuff

But the XenMobile brand has joined the choir eternal
10 May 06:30

Systemd-free Devuan Linux looses version 2.0 release candidate

More desktops. More boards. More ‘init freedom’ and a long-ish roadmap
31 Comments
10 May 00:33

You have GNU sense of humor! Glibc abortion 'joke' diff tiff leaves Richard Stallman miffed

FSF firebrand rails against purged abort() docs 'satire'
120 Comments
09 May 23:12

Crypto chat app Signal's disappearing messages found hiding on macOS

Mac Notification Center sometimes clones supposedly transient notes
09 May 19:26

Let's kick the tyres on Google's Android P... It's not an overheating wreck, but UX is tappy

Hands OnSwipe right to like then tap, tap, tap away
49 Comments
09 May 14:58

Qualcomm, Microsoft drag apps for Win-10-on-Arm into 64-bit world

Visual Studio previews a world without 32-bit emulation
21 Comments
09 May 07:31

ServiceNow goes for more Now, a bit less Service

LOGOWATCHAnnual gabfest's big news is brand refresh and non-disruptive disruption
17 Comments
09 May 06:18
People celebrating

Windows Notepad fixed after 33 years: Now it finally handles Unix, Mac OS line endings

So happy for you, Microsoft, \r\n
190 Comments
08 May 19:46

Microsoft reckons devs would like an AI Clippy to help them write code

BuildPlus: New tools for programming with your buddies
33 Comments
08 May 16:05
Shutterstock Rope Bridge Mist Man Walking

Microsoft vows to bridge phones to PCs, and this time it means it. Honest.

BuildSideSync? Blend? We’ve heard of it
33 Comments
08 May 14:41
Apple iPhone X detail

Apple to devs: Give us notch support or … you don't wanna know

App updates must use iOS 11 SDK and support iPhone X from July 2018 onwards
17 Comments
08 May 07:57
The forthcoming .NET Core 3 will support desktop applications on Windows

Fork it! Microsoft adds .NET Core 3.0 including Windows Desktop apps

BuildBeginning of the end for Win-only .NET Framework?
44 Comments
07 May 20:10
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
122 Comments
04 May 08:32
Bearded hipster gent wearing straw fedora

If you're a Fedora fanboi, this latest release might break your heart a little

Version 28 of Linux distro embraces non-free third-party repos for some reason
Windows 10 by Anton Watman, image via Shutterstock

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 update downs Chrome, Cortana

Redmond, Google and Intel are desperately hunting for a fix
155 Comments
04 May 00:20
A person rioting in protest

LLVM contributor hits breakpoint, quits citing inclusivity intolerance

Discrimination is unethical, developer declares
160 Comments
03 May 19:41
TSB bank in a UK high street

TSB's middleware nightmare: Execs grilled on Total Sh*tshow at Bank

MPs slam bosses for failure to grasp reputational damage to UK online banking
141 Comments
03 May 09:29
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