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Failed defamation claim proves pricey
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20 years later, Microsoft's still hammerin' Xamarin: Bunch of improvements on the way for cross-platform coding toolset
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Microsoft tries getting touchy-feely once again with its Windows Insiders
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Chart-topper Neo4j makes connections in effort to nudge graph DBs into the mainstream
Java Database Connectivity built in to hook up easily with analytics tools
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Apple: Relax, we're not totally screwing web apps. But yes, third-party cookies are toast
Sure, we'll delete local data after seven days but there's a way to avoid that
26 Mar 07:59 | 10
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Singapore to open-source national Coronavirus encounter-tracing app and the Bluetooth research behind it
Team explains privacy preservation plan and how smartphones' wireless prowess is wildly variable
26 Mar 01:58 | 7
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Informatica flings a phone directory of new features at fearless data fettlers
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Collabora working on making any DirectX 12 driver able to support open graphics and parallel programming APIs
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Microsoft goes into Windows lockdown for builds from May, citing 'public health situation' (yes, the coronavirus spread)
Security updates immune to freeze, we note
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Where's our software, Langowski? Windows Insider Program gets new leader
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SAP opens up certain online courses to locked-down tech learners
Free for 90 days as more and more people told to go into lockdown
24 Mar 11:50 | 7
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The shelves may be empty, but the disk is full: Not even Linux can resist the bork at times
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Make haste slowly when deploying tools to cope with global coronavirus pandemic
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Techie collective to whip together official WHO-backed COVID-19 app within a week to meet 'urgent, global need'
But will it be any better than the up-and-running WhatsApp effort?
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Microsoft drops a seemingly innocuous Windows Insider build, teases the future
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Surge in home working highlights Microsoft licensing issue: If you are not on subscription, working remotely is a premium feature
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