Software

Oldest swinger in town, Slackware, notches up a quarter of a century

Venerable Linux distro still keeping it clean, after all these years
55 Comments
19 Jul 08:18

Windows Server 2019 tweaked to stop it getting clock-blocked

Leap seconds issue solved, but without segmented smearing
26 Comments
19 Jul 07:01

ME! ME! ME! – Intel's management tech gets a quartet of security fixes

Check your computer makers for patches
15 Comments
19 Jul 00:53

IBM attempts to graft virtual machine security onto container flexibility

Nabla Containers promises reduced attack surface through fewer system calls
17 Jul 23:16

Webinar: Get a good look at Microsoft’s Windows Analytics suite

PromoHealth regime for your Windows 10 devices
17 Jul 23:04

Capita strikes again: Bug in UK-wide school info management system risks huge data breach

UpdatedTechies told to patch: ICO probes error that let pupils link to the wrong parents
81 Comments
17 Jul 12:36

Skype Classic headed for the chopping block on September 1

You will learn to love version 8, whether you like it or not
64 Comments
17 Jul 10:17

Exec-transcribing AI so you can click Like on their brainfarts. Oh Microsoft, you spoil us

Cloud strategy pays off for investors. Hardware fanboys, not so much
16 Jul 14:47

Microsoft's TextWorld gives AI a Zork-like challenge

Dungeon generator also excellent at training agents in procrastination
24 Comments
16 Jul 11:29

It walks, it talks, it falls over a bit. Windows 10 is three years old

Microsoft's apology for Windows 8 is maturing nicely
164 Comments
16 Jul 09:10

Apache Cassandra at 10: Making a community believe in NoSQL

A decade of technical promise and open-source fall-outs
11 Comments
16 Jul 08:03

Notes/Domino is alive! Second beta of version 10 is imminent

Analytical email, modern web dev tools and more, for both of you who still care
45 Comments
16 Jul 05:02

Farewell then, Slack: The grown-ups have arrived

CommentRumours of email's death have been greatly exaggerated
68 Comments
13 Jul 14:44
Business meeting argument

Microsoft: For God's sake, people, cut down on the meetings!

With a nudge and a wink, a spy in the mailbox will tell you stuff you probably already know
44 Comments
13 Jul 10:48
User interface whiteboarding

Microsoft bids adieu to inky fingers with whiteboard app

Didn't we have one of those already? Yes, but this empowers ideation!
24 Comments
12 Jul 18:03

Opinion

Microsoft Bob

Microsoft still longs to be a 'lifestyle' brand, but the cupboard looks bare

CommentIt's make-your-mind-up time
Asleep hammock, photo via Shutterstock

Why Google won't break a sweat about EU ruling

CommentIf you're expecting Tizens, Fires or alt-droids to flower, don't hold your breath
63 Comments
20 Jul 10:53

Farewell then, Slack: The grown-ups have arrived

CommentRumours of email's death have been greatly exaggerated
68 Comments
13 Jul 14:44
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
102 Comments
25 May 10:01

News

Microsoft Teams goes free, as free as the wind blows... up to a point

Redmond broadsides Slack with unlimited message history and more storage
18 Comments
12 Jul 18:01

Softcat scores big in Scotland: Many a mickle makes a muckle

A cool £160m on the table for software and services
12 Jul 12:40

Forking hell. It's summer, and Windows 10 is already thinking about autumn

But Insiders will skip no more. Not for a while at least
44 Comments
12 Jul 09:52

Happy 10th birthday, Evernote: You have survived Google and Microsoft. For your next challenge...

225 million jotters can't be wrong
45 Comments
12 Jul 08:57

Salesforce ‘Einstein’ now smart enough for customer service

Your software pal who makes call centres less stabby
19 Comments
12 Jul 05:58

Put WhatsApp, Slack, admin privileges in a blender and what do you get? Wickr

But are enterprises willing to pay for this suite smoothie?
15 Comments
11 Jul 22:47

Micro Focus belches as it struggles to digest HPE Software

Integration a year behind schedule – IT system switch and culture clash blamed
11 Jul 18:10

Azure Dev Spaces has hit public preview, so El Reg took it for a spin

Or, if you will, an arthritic stagger around the park
24 Comments
11 Jul 12:06

Apple emits iPhone cop-block update – plus iOS, macOS, Safari patches

Grab those updates, including iOS 11.4.1 which may close off USB to prying Feds
18 Comments
09 Jul 22:14

Hardware rumours, goat-spanking search engines and plenty of Azure. It's last week in Redmond

Bing curries favour with England. Not so much Croatia
09 Jul 09:19

GitHub given Windows 9x's awesome and so very modern look

'GitHub Windows Edition' is not a Microsoft atrocity, just wicked fun with skins
96 Comments
09 Jul 06:02

Microsoft slows Dynamics 365 update cadence

Twice-annual tweaks is slower than Salesforce and Oracle, faster than other SaaS rivals
09 Jul 01:18
A finger pressing a delete key

Oracle tells court: Boss man Mark Hurd didn't have docs relevant to HPE spat over Solaris

If he did, HPE has to prove he deliberately deleted them
06 Jul 15:03
Repairman in orange overalls threateningly wields tape measure

GIMP masks font downloads, adds horizon fix in new build

A summer of straightened smug holiday snaps beckons
23 Comments
05 Jul 18:13
An upset woman with an empty wallet

Have I been paid, Sage? Cloudy wage service locks out users

Folk confronted by 'Invalid Properties' error on login
20 Comments
05 Jul 09:48

They grow up so fast: Spam magnet Hotmail turned 22 today

Go on. Log in one more time. Just for posterity
77 Comments
04 Jul 19:16
Penguin drinks a bottle of wine

A fine vintage: Wine has run Microsoft Solitaire on Linux for 25 years

Year of the Linux Desktop imminent for a quarter century
105 Comments
04 Jul 09:40
Woman looks irritated by background workers while on laptops

Not API: Third parties scrape your Gmail for marketing insights

Wait... you didn't read the user agreement?
46 Comments
03 Jul 13:12
Android logo

New Android P beta is 'very close', 'near-final' but also just 'early'

How excited to be? Cautiously, unless you need to get cracking with testing for P's big changes
A penguin running on the beach

Micro Focus offloads Linux-wrangler SUSE for a cool $2.5bn

Hopes to slow plummet by flinging off, er, profitable bits
61 Comments
02 Jul 11:29
swiss mountainside

While you were basking in the sun, the relentless march of the Windows-maker continued

Lakes of data, buckets of quantum. IntelliMouse?! It's 7 days in Seattle
16 Comments
02 Jul 10:20
Cat in a small box photo via Shutterstock

Pi-lovers? There are two fresh OSes for your tiny computers to gobble

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ support arrives in Alpine 3.8.0 and Raspbian gets an update for newbies
26 Comments
02 Jul 08:06
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