Ignite
One does not simply walk into supply chain software – but Microsoft is giving it a shot
New features announced for Dynamics 365, but is it enough in 'notoriously tricky' market?
23 Sep 20:21 |
Software
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Microsoft's OS joins macOS and Linux at the Flutter party, but guess which one performs best? Hint: It's not Windows
Google's cross-platform development tool targets the Windows desktop with support now in alpha
23 Sep 18:09 | 3
Software
Swift tailored for Windows no longer folklore: Apple's programming language available for Microsoft OS
The Redmond-aligned can try the Cupertino-spawned lingo thanks to a Googler's intervention
23 Sep 12:07 | 18
Software
Another body for the Google graveyard: Chrome Web Store payments. Bad news if you wanted to bank some income from these apps
Extension developers told to look elsewhere for a sales provider
23 Sep 11:05 | 9
Ignite
With the robotic process automation market taking off, it wouldn't be like Microsoft to not grab a slice of the action
Redmond to take baby steps on desktop while established vendors turn gaze to enterprise deployments
23 Sep 09:04 |
Ignite
Microsoft muscles in on the comms API space to compete with Twilio and AWS Chime
Azure Communication Services embeds real-time comms into any app, but sharing tech with Teams not a selling point for everyone
22 Sep 20:02 | 1
Ignite
Microsoft will release a web browser for Linux next month. Repeat, Microsoft will release a browser for Linux – and it uses Google's technology
This means Linus Torvalds has definitely won, doesn't it?
22 Sep 18:42 | 110
Software
Adidas now stands for All Day I'm Disconnecting All Servers as owners of 'smart' Libra scales furious over bricked kit
You can only use it to weigh yourself now... how disgustingly low-tech
22 Sep 12:35 | 49
Software
GNOME alone: FOSS desktop folk to start counting in whole numbers again
What strange magic is this? 41st release and sequel to version 3.38 will be called version 40
22 Sep 07:03 | 43
Software
Won't somebody think of the Oracle execs? No pay rises, bonuses, equity awards for top brass until 2022 at earliest
How will CEO Safra Catz manage on her $950k salary in this environment?
21 Sep 17:13 | 5
In Brief
Halloween approaches and the veil between worlds wears thin – the Windows 10 October 2020 Release walks among us
Also: Darkness beckons for Dev Channel Insiders, TypeScript 4.1 beta arrives, Xbox swallows Bethesda
21 Sep 15:40 | 17
Who, Me?
We don't need maintenance this often, surely? Pull it. Oh dear, the system's down
You've been visited by the Don Corleone of code
21 Sep 07:15 | 95
Software
Tencent in talks for 'longterm solution' to WeChat mess as injunction keeps the app alive
Ban on app ruled a restriction on free speech
20 Sep 23:30 | 11
Software
Your anti-phishing test emails may be too easy to spot. NIST has a training tool for that
Phish Scale hopes to make life easier for blue teams gazing at click rates
18 Sep 18:05 | 21
Software
Thunderbird implements PGP crypto feature requested 21 years ago
As Mozilla kills off secure file transfer tool because – shock! – it was being abused
18 Sep 05:03 | 58
Software
Flashy tabs and no Flash: Apple rolls out Safari 14 to macOS Catalina, Mojave users
End of the line for Adobe's multimedia nightmare on iGiant's browser
17 Sep 16:02 | 2
Software
Need to track IT kit? Business continuity? Legal? ServiceNow has a package of satellite apps for you... now
Biz is not going to make any impact in core areas – but there's much more to life than HR, supply chains, accounting, analyst tells us
17 Sep 06:58 | 7
Software
Apple takes another swing at Epic, says Unreal Engine could be a 'trojan horse' threatening security
Taking away the ability to impose rules on developers 'hugely damaging to the public.' claims iThing slinger
16 Sep 20:50 | 116
Software
Surprise! Apple launches iOS 14 today, and developers were given just 24 hours' notice
Plenty of time to get your apps through Cupertino's rigorous testing
16 Sep 15:15 | 45
Software
You won't need .NET Standard... except when you do need it: Microsoft sets out latest in ever-changing story
The arrival of .NET 5.0 brings yet another twist
16 Sep 12:05 | 28
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She was praised by the CEO and promoted. After her brother and mom died, she returned from compassionate leave. IBM laid her off
Nancy is among 15 former Big Blue workers now suing the mega-corp for age discrimination
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Microsoft will release a web browser for Linux next month. Repeat, Microsoft will release a browser for Linux – and it uses Google's technology
This means Linus Torvalds has definitely won, doesn't it?
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Microservices guru says think serverless, not Kubernetes: You don't want to manage 'a towering edifice of stuff'
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Ancient telly borked broadband for entire Welsh village
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Happy Hacking Professional Hybrid mechanical keyboard: Weird, powerful, comfortable ... and did we mention weird?
Once you're over the learning curve, it's a cross-platform all-rounder
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As you're scrambling to patch the scary ZeroLogon hole in Windows Server, don't forget Samba – it's also affected
Domain controllers at risk of hijacking, depending on version and configuration
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'I don’t want to see another computer for the rest of my life'... Brit Dark Overlord cyber-extortionist thrown in an American clink for five years
Scumbag sobs in court as judge orders him to cough up $1.5m
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Proposed US fix for Boeing 737 Max software woes does not address Ethiopian crash scenario, UK pilot union warns
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Contractor convicted of pinching supercomputer cycles to mine cryptocurrency
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0ops. 1,OOO-plus parking fine refunds ordered after drivers typed 'O' instead of '0'
Inspectors tried to let them off the hook, council managers held firm
16 Sep 09:15 | 190
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'Work is an activity not a place' got tired on LinkedIn about three months ago, but Citrix just based its new logo on the idea
Dot over an X instead of an I ‘illustrates our commitment to empowering every individual’
16 Sep 02:31 | 19
Software
At the very last Moment.js: Time-and-date JavaScript library fetched 12 million times a week ends development
Programmers put decade-old package out to pasture, advise devs to find alternatives
15 Sep 23:10 | 15
Software
Oracle's Java 15 rides into town, waving the 'we're number one' flag, demands 25th birthday party
'51 billion' active JVMs can't be wrong
15 Sep 19:03 | 41
In brief
Peek-a-boo! Windows Insiders play hide and seek with a Friday night update
Also: GitHub and Teams action while Universal Print presses on
15 Sep 18:07 | 6
Software
Feeling saucy? Microsoft would like you to use .NET 5.0 'go live' release in production to track down 'critical bugs'
Plus: Updates rolled to ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, and more
15 Sep 15:44 | 7
Software
As if you needed another reason not to use Visual Studio, C++ extension for Visual Studio Code is live
Optional extra pack a bit like Microsoft Plus! but with CMake instead of Pinball
15 Sep 14:17 | 19
Software
Mark Shuttleworth to revive Ubuntu Community Council after body shrinks to single member – Mark Shuttleworth
Linux distro founder apologises for 'having dropped the ball'
14 Sep 11:45 | 23
Software
Infor pays UK construction retailer Travis Perkins £4.2m settlement following cancelled upgrade of 'Sellotape and elastic bands' ERP system
Great, back to the '80s green-screens
14 Sep 08:30 | 28
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ByteDance rebuffs Microsoft's TikTok purchase proposal
Redmond wishes good luck to whoever gets to fix TikTok's security and fake news problems - which may be Oracle as a host not an operator
14 Sep 00:06 | 33
Software
Microsoft tweaks the editor. Reg news desk is fine – it's just the Visual Studio Code August update
Avoid bloated pulls thanks to more formatting smarts
11 Sep 21:15 |
Software
Climb every mountain, wsl --mount every Linux disk in latest Windows Preview
But beware last week's update: WSL borkage may await ye with sharp, pointy Element Not Found errors
11 Sep 19:40 | 18
Software
QR-code based contact-tracing app brings 'defining moment' for UK’s 'world beating' test and trace system
Remember when The Reg told you in 2012 that they were taking over?
11 Sep 16:30 | 72
Software
IBM repays millions to staff after messing up its own payroll
$9m already coughed up with more to come, plus 'contrition payments’ to Australian government
11 Sep 08:12 | 20
Software
India makes buying a used cow easier than buying a used car
Aadhaar-adjacent app will put beasts' full history in farmers' hands
11 Sep 05:05 | 19
Software
Go Huawei, Android: Chinese telco biz claims it will spread Harmony OS for smartphone to devs come December
Homegrown system – previously a 'lightweight' OS for IoT – punted onto smartphones
10 Sep 14:50 | 51
Software
DPL: Debian project has plenty of money but not enough developers
Project leader Jonathan Carter explains problems facing this key Linux distro
10 Sep 12:00 | 59
Software
Accenture dares to enter site of US Air Force mega ERP-project disaster
The incentive? $89.5m to build a 'cloud-based common infrastructure' for existing ERP systems
09 Sep 21:03 | 9
Software
Microsoft's Fluid Framework is now open source on GitHub
Distributed state in the browser made easy but there are snags for real-world use
09 Sep 20:01 | 2
