Software

Windows 10 Linux Distribution Overload? We have just the thing

Processes, Services, Installations: One UI to rule them all. Almost.
49 Comments
17 Aug 08:53

I wish I could quit you, but cookies find a way: How to sidestep browser tracking protections

Chrome, Safari, Opera, Tor Browser at risk to various levels
38 Comments
17 Aug 06:30

GitHub goes off the Rails as Microsoft closes in

AnalysisRuby shop turns to Go, Java, and Kubernetes for platform makeover
17 Comments
16 Aug 22:59

Distro inferno: Debian's still rocking at 25

Sleeker, slimmer and now a bit greyer
42 Comments
16 Aug 14:30

Rimini Street slapped with ban in Oracle copyright dispute

Big Red awarded $30m legal fees as judge slams support biz's 'significant litigation misconduct'
10 Comments
16 Aug 13:49

Using Microsoft's Hybrid MDM? Er, not for much longer

You will move to Intune on Azure. You have one year to comply
16 Aug 11:04

Google shaves half a gig off Android Poundland Edition

Always believe in Go ...
72 Comments
16 Aug 09:57

Google bod wants cookies to crumble and be remade into something more secure

Shifting session identifiers into HTTP works, but Facebook and others won't be happy
47 Comments
15 Aug 20:53

Visual Studio gains some go-faster stripes for Android emulation

F#, TypeScript 3.0 and more go from preview to release with 15.8
29 Comments
15 Aug 15:06

Linux 4.18 arrives fashionably late while Zorin OS shines up its Windows

Wanting some Linux love, but just can't let that Windows 10 desktop go? Come this way...
36 Comments
14 Aug 16:02

Apple pulls iOS 12 beta 7 after less than 24 hrs

Devs reported performance issues then...
15 Comments
14 Aug 13:40

Hello darkness my old friend, what happened last week in Redmond?

For Skype Classic, not the sound of silence
45 Comments
14 Aug 11:33
Penguins line up to dive into the icy water from the ice floe.

Dropbox plans to drop encrypted Linux filesystems in November

UpdatedPenguinistas mobilise against decision to support only EXT4
66 Comments
14 Aug 07:30
alice wonderland

Google keeps tracking you even when you specifically tell it not to: Maps, Search won't take no for an answer

Location, location, location!
172 Comments
13 Aug 19:35
pixelbook

Windows is coming to Chromebooks… with Google’s blessing

The host with the most
73 Comments
13 Aug 15:48

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
100 Comments
20 Jul 10:53

Farewell then, Slack: The grown-ups have arrived

CommentRumours of email's death have been greatly exaggerated
71 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

Database ballsup: NHS under pressure over fresh patient record error

Thousands of discrepancies reported between two databases
19 Comments
13 Aug 13:28

Oracle-botherer Rimini Street throws off credit shackles, plans 'aggressive' sales drive

Revenues, clients up in Q2 2018
10 Aug 18:09

Julia 0.7 arrives but let's call it 1.0: Data science code language hits milestone on birthday

You-hoo, Pythonistas and Rsters
26 Comments
10 Aug 08:04

For all the excitement, Pie may be Android's most minimal makeover yet – thankfully

AnalysisLess disruptive and accessible, with added Clippy
51 Comments
08 Aug 10:46

Researcher found Homebrew GitHub token hidden in plain sight

'Kid, take a nap, I have a project to save'
11 Comments
08 Aug 09:38

Pleasant programming playground paves popular Python path

Shrew'd thinking: Code Shrew helps peeps who want to, or need to, gobble a slice of Py
14 Comments
07 Aug 05:08

Edge, Azure and Windows Phone receives a Telegram. Yup, it's the week at Microsoft

Managed Disks? Pick a size, any size...
16 Comments
06 Aug 09:42

Well, this makes scents: Kotlin code quality smells better than Java

Google-backed language seeps into Android apps, improves programming craftmanship
30 Comments
02 Aug 20:56

Amazon, ditch us? But they can't do without us – Oracle

Battle of database rivals fuelled by reports marketplace monster is flying off Big Red
80 Comments
02 Aug 11:05

Apple takes an axe to its App Affiliate Program

Review sites? Who needs 'em! Fanbois need never leave the App Store again
22 Comments
02 Aug 10:27

Peace pays dividend for OpenWRT as 'baseline' release lands on servers

Libre Linux for wireless, embedded kit unforks OpenWRT and LEDE
02 Aug 00:08

2TB or not 2TB: Microsoft fiddles with OneDrive as competition offers twice the storage

But they'll throw in copy of Excel to work out when space'll run out
43 Comments
01 Aug 16:41
Finger touches email icons floating away into space

Microsoft: We've almost dug Your Phone out behind sofa. But will it make Insiders app-y?

More a 'Droid photo-copier than an iMessage slayer... for now
23 Comments
01 Aug 11:01
linus torvalds

Linux kernel 4.18 delayed: Bug ate my rc7, says Linus Torvalds

Kernel broken, so Penguinista-in-Chief reverted 4.18-rc7
26 Comments
01 Aug 07:04
programmer

Riddle me this: TypeScript's latest data type is literally unknown

Version 3.0 improvements in Microsoft's lang also include pumped up tuples
35 Comments
31 Jul 20:06
credit card

Brit competition bods to probe Experian and ClearScore merger

£275m credit-check borg must wait for watchdog approval
31 Jul 11:28
Microsoft's Fluent Design System, announced at Build

Span hits F#, LinkedIn gets mumbly, and UWP (yes, it's still clinging on) furnished with new toys

Microsoft wants everyone to be Fluent in this week's round-up
27 Comments
31 Jul 09:15
Vintage PC with floppy drive, dot matrix printer and old school desk phone, steaming coffee: a still life. photo by Shutterstock

Microsoft devises new way of making you feel old: Windows NT is 25

Absurd hardware requirements and compatibility problems aplenty. Sound familiar?
169 Comments
30 Jul 11:58
Business man with suitcase jumping over urban obstacles

Early experiment in mass email ends with mad dash across office to unplug mail gateway

Who, me?'So if I pressed Send now, it would go to all of them?' asks trigger-happy tech
Man surprised by calculator

Microsoft celebrates a bumper financial year ... by making stuff pricier

On-premises and cloud users, prepare to be adjusted
20 Comments
27 Jul 15:03

This is the contract you've been looking for: Pentagon releases JEDI bids

Single-award contract could run for up to a decade, worth a possible $10bn
18 Comments
27 Jul 12:53
Baby crying over feeding time

Some of you really don't want Windows 10's April 2018 update on your rigs

It's been three months and 16% have their heels firmly planted
135 Comments
27 Jul 11:27
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