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Open source sets sights on killing WhatsApp and Slack

ExclusiveSee this IMAP, Zuck? It's pointing right at you
51 Comments
12 Oct 13:30

Fear the SAP-slap? Users can anonymously submit questions about licensing naughtiness

Better than having to stump up £54.5m in back payments
14 Comments
11 Oct 10:01

Outlook, Office 2007 slowly taken behind the shed, shots heard

Farewell, you're out of extended support: No more updates, security fixes from Microsoft
33 Comments
10 Oct 23:51

Visual Studio Team Services having some 'performance issues'

Microsoft suspects 'code change' behind slow calls
27 Comments
10 Oct 14:02

Kotlin's killin' Java among Android devs

By the end of 2018, says Realm, Kotlin will overtake Java for Android apps
28 Comments
10 Oct 13:00

Cortana, please finish my sentences in Skype texts for me

Redmond's AI assistant can now scan your messages and make your more eloquent
44 Comments
10 Oct 06:04

Frustrated Britons struggle to locate their packages: Royal Mail tracker smacked

UpdatedSome might have to wait a bit longer...
34 Comments
09 Oct 12:08

German Firefox users to test recommendation engine 'a bit like thought-reading'

POLLData capture tool that analyses 'surfing activity' will land in ~1% of browsers
80 Comments
09 Oct 07:01

PostgreSQL says SCRAM to MD5 authentication

Version 10 improves replication, simplifies partitioning
09 Oct 05:01

New coding language Fetlang's syntax designed to read like 'poorly written erotica'

If you fancy whipping up a bondage loop under a BSDM licence this is the language you've been gagging for
95 Comments
09 Oct 00:33

Oracle’s automated database is a minimum viable release - analyst

OPENWORLD WRAPLarry's revolution is incremental change that DBAs need not fear
10 Comments
08 Oct 23:19

Onwards to Valhalla: Java ain't dead yet and it's only getting bigger

That is, if the sheer amount biz uses is anything to go by
31 Comments
05 Oct 08:06
Windows XP Professional. Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corporation

Mozilla extends, and ends, Firefox support for Windows XP and Vista

Even Extended Support Releases will be naked and alone as of June 2018
32 Comments
05 Oct 01:58
School Computer Lab from Shutterstock

Web uni says it will get you a tech job or your money back. So our man Kieren signed up...

Special reportParisian e-learning outfit launches in US
44 Comments
04 Oct 20:19

The URL of sandwich: Microsoft Office blogs redirect snafu foils users

A pox on your proxy, seethe Excel-wranglers
12 Comments
04 Oct 11:50

Opinion

A beaver chewing down a tree

I love disruptive computer jargon. It's so very William Burroughs

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Let's all affirmerate our modes of acceptancy
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

The axeman strikes again: Microsoft has real commitment issues

CommentYet another product cull raises questions about Microsoft's commitment to... anything, really
83 Comments
03 Oct 12:05

Confessions of an ebook eater

StobIn which Chronicles of Delphi scribe Verity gives praise to post-book world
76 Comments
26 Jul 12:24

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

News

FreeBSD gains eMMC support so … errr … watch out, Android

Gadgets that need Flash now have another alternative OS
30 Comments
04 Oct 05:02

Ignite: Microsoft drops veil on Honolulu, releases SQL Server on Linux into the wild

What went down last week in Florida?
10 Comments
03 Oct 16:05

The axeman strikes again: Microsoft has real commitment issues

CommentYet another product cull raises questions about Microsoft's commitment to... anything, really
83 Comments
03 Oct 12:05

Introducing EE4J – Java EE's fling with the Eclipse Foundation

Developers hoping move will reinvigorate the community
03 Oct 11:04

Blockchain, AI, chatbots, cloud … Oracle bingo!

OpenWorld 2017Big Red has all this year's big buzzwords covered
03 Oct 06:02

Linux kernel long term support extended from two to six years

Google wants Android devices to survive four OS upgrades, even if LTS releases make Linus a bit grumpy
19 Comments
03 Oct 05:31

Java EE 8 takes final bow under Oracle's wing: Here's what's new

OpenWorldLong-delayed update adds support for modern web tech
14 Comments
02 Oct 19:58

Oracle promises ‘highly automated’ security in self-driving database

OpenWorld 2017Larry Ellison is keen on ‘Anything we can possibly do to reduce human intervention’
16 Comments
02 Oct 03:53

3D selfies? What could possibly go wrong?

AI boffins find box marked 'Pandora', whack it with the AI-hammer
22 Comments
28 Sep 07:22

MapR to do real-time analytics on your operational data

StrataConfIt's as if the data warehouse never happened. Which may not be a bad thing
28 Sep 02:55

SQL Server 2017: What's new, what's missing on Linux, and what's next?

IgniteMicrosoft's general manager talks to Reg about cross-platform SQL Server
44 Comments
27 Sep 10:01

SPARC will fly: Your cheat sheet for cocktail banter at Oracle's upcoming shindig

OpenWorldOr a little historical insight for those not going
29 Comments
27 Sep 08:59
A Firefox Quantum screenshot

Mozilla whips out Rusty new Firefox Quantum (and that's a good thing)

Landmark build promises to be faster, slimmer, better at multi-threading
31 Comments
26 Sep 22:44

Scared of that new-fangled 'cloud'? Office 2019 to the rescue!

Next release promises nice offline features, Matlock before bedtime
53 Comments
26 Sep 18:41
a hiker pauses on top of the sierra nevada mountains

So. Should I upgrade to macOS High Sierra?

AnalysisNot today, and not soon
51 Comments
26 Sep 15:06

DataCore tech cranks wheezing SQL Servers to ridiculous speeds

Parallelising IO is like punching hyperspace button
12 Comments
26 Sep 14:37

SAP flings out one-hub-to-rule-and-crunch all the data. Yes, a hub

No, the data isn't centralised... What do you mean confusing?
26 Sep 09:32
Specs and code photo via Shutterstock

The power JavaScript: 'Gandalf of JS' Wirfs-Brock on ECMAscript 2017

Looking to the AI future
39 Comments
26 Sep 09:12
Apple iPhone X detail

Web devs griping about iPhone X notch: You're rendering it wrong

WebKit project's call for folk to slide into Apple's little slot sparks derision
Foot stuck in chewing gum

Latest Linux kernel release candidate was a sticky mess

4.14 rc2 tarball trapped the unwary with missed patch
11 Comments
26 Sep 01:58
HP Envy x360 15

After Microsoft calls out HP Inc over stalled Windows 10 logins, HP bounces back with a fix

Shove this tool into your PC if it's getting stuck during startup
12 Comments
25 Sep 18:38

Hortonworks aims to entice enterprise with simple data management service

Hadoop-flinger promises one service to manage multiple platforms and use cases
25 Sep 17:09
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