Software

Just one Corretto, give it to me... AWS brews its own blend of Java with free long-term support

Post boasts cloud host's utmost roast
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15 Nov 07:56

Microsoft lobs Windows 10, Server Oct 2018 update at world (minus file-nuking 'feature') after actually doing some testing

Autumnwatchers, what a novel concept: 'Extensive internal validation'
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13 Nov 20:11

SAP can claim to change its culture, but can it convince customers?

Brit user group presses for info and tools amid licensing fudge
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13 Nov 17:29

Michael Howard: Embrace of open source is destroying 'artificial definitions' of legacy vendors

InterviewMariaDB boss says IPO is part of his 3-year plan
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13 Nov 09:04

Just a little heads up: Google is still trying to convince everyone that web apps don't suck

Chrome Dev Summit finds web apps still struggling next to shiny native counterparts
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13 Nov 02:56

Sudden Windows 10 licence downgrades to forced Xcode upgrades: The week at Microsoft

RoundupPlus: Warehouse security, Alexa for all, and more
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12 Nov 17:04

Stay classy: Amazon's Jassy gets sassy with Larry

AWS boss claims consumer division has switched off Oracle data warehouse
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12 Nov 15:49

Palliative care for Windows 10 Mobile like a Crimean field hospital, but with even less effort

CommentDying OS abandoned by carers
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12 Nov 13:28

SAP slurps up Qualtrics for a cool $8bn, persuades firm not to IPO

As UK and Ireland user survey suggests awareness of 4-year-old S/4HANA finally on the up
12 Nov 12:30

Junior dev decides to clear space for brewing boss, doesn't know what 'LDF' is, sooo...

Who, Me?Probably the best database recovery in the world
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12 Nov 09:06

An Oracle botherer always pays its debts: Rimini Street reports $48.4m net losses

Big Red sends its regards
09 Nov 21:48

That amazing Microsoft software quality, part 97: Windows Phone update kills Outlook, Calendar

Tens of users inconvenienced
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09 Nov 20:28
Huawei Mate 20 Pro sample image

Arm kit vendors snuggle up around the Windows 10 Autumnwatch bonfire awaiting supported OS

Plus: Burned by licence issues? ReactOS promises a retro world with no activation servers
09 Nov 18:00
Windows XP running aboard HMS Enterprise

Windows XP? Pfff! Parts of the Royal Navy are running Win ME

BoatnotesFear not, Apple fanbois, they're also running Macintosh
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09 Nov 12:19
A wine glass and some money on a silver platter

Can your rival fix it as fast? turns out to be ten-million-dollar question for plucky support guy

On CallWins biz the contract, and earns bottle of wine to boot
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09 Nov 09:05

Opinion

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), English Nurse and pioneer of modern medicine in the hospital at Uskudar (Scutare) during the Crimean War, 1854-1856

Palliative care for Windows 10 Mobile like a Crimean field hospital, but with even less effort

CommentDying OS abandoned by carers
A man shrugs at a laptop with a background of question marks

Junior dev decides to clear space for brewing boss, doesn't know what 'LDF' is, sooo...

Who, Me?Probably the best database recovery in the world
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12 Nov 09:06
A wine glass and some money on a silver platter

Can your rival fix it as fast? turns out to be ten-million-dollar question for plucky support guy

On CallWins biz the contract, and earns bottle of wine to boot
107 Comments
09 Nov 09:05
Escape from crisis

Memo to Microsoft: Windows 10 is broken, and the fixes can't wait

CommentThree urgent changes Redmond must make to stop the QA crisis
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23 Oct 19:00

News

Docker invites elderly Windows Server apps to spend remaining days in supervised care

Version 2.1 of Docker Enterprise brings Windows App Migration Program
08 Nov 15:41

Windows 10 Pro goes Home as Microsoft fires up downgrade server

Final updateIt's all so unProfessional
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08 Nov 11:50

UK rail lines blocked by unexpected Windows dialog box

It looks like you're trying to run a rail service. Do you want some help with that?
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08 Nov 10:20

Premiere Pro bug ate my videos! Bloke sues Adobe after greedy 'clean cache' wipes files

Videographer stung after app nukes '$250k' of footage
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08 Nov 00:26

Ex-Microsoft manager sues former coworkers and Windows giant over claims of sex assault, gender discrimination

Software goliath says it's all about diversity ... and the bit about retaliation isn't true
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07 Nov 23:33

International politicos line up to get shot down by Facebook

Firm: We know you wanna chat, guys, but Zuck won't Friend you
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07 Nov 14:55

Facebook's open-source license drama-zone GraphQL gets swanky digs in Linux mansion

Modern data-fetching scheme could become industry standard
07 Nov 01:37

Macs to Linux fans: Stop right there, Penguinista scum, that's not macOS. Go on, git outta here

In the market for a MacBook Air, eh Linus?
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06 Nov 20:23

The nights are drawing in. Pour a cup of cocoa and join us for Windows 10 Autumnwatch

Fireworks night has been and gone. Microsoft stayed home
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06 Nov 14:22

Till Microsoft finds it a place on the path unwinding, it's the circle, the circle of Skype

RoundupWhat's that coming over the hill? Is it ProcDump, a Linux ProcDump?
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06 Nov 11:20

Woke Linus Torvalds rolls his first 4.20, mulls Linux 5.0 effort for 2019

Kernel release candidate adds support for two Chinese CPU families... will these be the final new CPU archs?
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06 Nov 06:08

Veracode Software gobbled by private equity house Thoma Bravo for $950m

Home of McAfee and SonicWall slurps app security testing biz from Broadcom
05 Nov 16:49
Microsoft Executive Vice President Jason Zander speaks at Future Decoded in London

We love Kubernetes, but it's playing catch-up with our Service Fabric, says Microsoft Azure exec

InterviewJason Zander on cloud native, Red Hat, and figuring out open source
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05 Nov 09:30
A man placing unwelcome hands on a co-worker's shoulders

'Pure technical contributions aren’t enough'.... Intel commits to code of conduct for open-source projects

Chipzilla joins strangely controversial movement to encourage civility, inclusion
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02 Nov 23:49
Woman with red roses and coffin at funeral in church

In memoriam: See you in Valhalla, Skype Classic. Version 8 can never replace you

Microsoft hammers the final nail into 7's coffin
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02 Nov 18:00
A tortoise catches an orange frisbee. Photo by Shutterstock

Bean-counting outfit Sage appoints bean-counter as new CEO

Will arrival of Hare accelerate tortoise-like performance?
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02 Nov 12:28
Monte Carlo

Carlo has a head for apps and a body (tag) for rendering: Google takes on Electron with JS desktop app toolset

Chrome Labs experiment adds another option for building website-ish applications
02 Nov 07:09
Studio portrait of funny baby girl in red baseball cap over gray wall background

We (may) now know the real reason for that IBM takeover. A distraction for Red Hat to axe KDE

Popular desktop Linux environment due for deprecation in RHEL... by 2024
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02 Nov 05:12
Trying to catch money in a net

Graph database biz Neo4j doubles total funding courtesy of $80m E-series splurge

Firm plans to stuff a sizeable chunk into AI, naturally
Penguin

Facebook sets Linux kernel tools free

Code to help those managing lots of servers unleashed, designated by jumbles of letters
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01 Nov 08:01
Shakespeare portrait

Tiny Twitter thumbnail tweaked to transport different file types

Troll preserve's images can be used to distribute code, PDFs and other stuff
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31 Oct 20:28
Larry Ellison photo by drserg via Shutterstock

Haha, good times: Larry Ellison regales noobs about when Oracle staff almost didn't get paid

CTO reveals all in cosy chat with startup founders
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31 Oct 17:07
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