Software
Mozilla warns more Firefox website breakage to come because devs just aren't checking for SameSite snafus
UK govt portal among those borked
06 Aug 07:03 | 2
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Software
Google creates secure file locker for countries where people often share smartphones
Handy service for India and Nigeria, or feature creep that constricts competition?
06 Aug 05:09 | 1
Software
Google reports 80% spike of Flutter-built apps in Play Store as 1.20 is released
Autofill arrives for mobile forms, plus new viewer widget, performance and tooling updates
05 Aug 17:12 | 1
Software
Wrap it before you tap it? No, say Linux developers: 'GPL condom' for Nvidia driver is laughed out of the kernel
Facebook's man told: 'OK, now you are just trolling us'
04 Aug 15:45 | 75
Software
Maker of SonarQube defends DevOps product's security after source code leaks blamed on bad configurations
'Most companies' want to make code 'completely transparent' SonarSource claims – but not outside the firewall
04 Aug 09:26 | 1
Software
China requires gamers to reveal real names and map them to frag-tastic IDs
Gotta catch 'em all
04 Aug 07:32 | 35
Software
Apple's big trouble in not-so-little China – culls 30,000 apps from its Middle Kingdom App Store in legal crackdown
Game developers face local license law that could 'devastate' iOS revenues
03 Aug 19:39 | 8
Software
Brit local authority appoints a systems integrator in leap to Oracle cloud, but support time-bomb is already ticking
This should have been started a year ago, Solihull council docs say
03 Aug 08:30 | 5
Software
Linus Torvalds pines for header file fix but releases Linux 5.8 anyway
Lots of love for AMD and POWER 10 and a hint of some Google's operational code making it into future releases
03 Aug 01:24 | 36
Software
Microsoft confirms pursuit of TikTok after Satya Nadella chats to Donald Trump
‘Appreciates President Trump’s personal involvement’ and promises so much security, you’ll be tired of securing
03 Aug 00:38 | 90
Software
IT giant CSC coughs up $2m after helping New York City bill Medicaid for child therapy rather than insurance cos
Biz and city officials 'frequently ignored' invoice rules, prosecutors said
01 Aug 00:13 | 14
Updated
We give up, Progressive Web Apps can track you, says W3C: After 5 years, it decides privacy is too much bother
You lot sort it out
31 Jul 20:02 | 32
Software
Venerable text editor GNU Nano reaches version 5.0 and adds the modern frippery that is scrollbars
Three big upgrades since 2018 suggests it's far from terminal
31 Jul 07:28 | 54
Software
Intel, boffins invent an AI Clippy for code: Hi, I see you're writing another lock-free bloom filter. Can I help?
Proof-of-concept algorithm-matching system paves way for more complex recommendation engine
31 Jul 00:07 | 9
Software
Firefox 79: A thin release for regular users, but plenty for developers to devour
Reverse tabnapping is no more
30 Jul 16:53 | 20
Software
Microsoft finally spills the beans on everything you need to know about its low-code platform, Dataflex for Teams
Or maybe you want a List. Or a Task. Or a Planner. Just bung it into Teams
30 Jul 15:26 | 11
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What developers really, really want: Document databases
Why MongoDB tops DB devs' wish-lists
30 Jul 10:00 |
Software
From a trickle to an Application Stream: Red Hat opens barriers for RHEL 8.3 beta
System Roles another key ingredient in six-monthly update
29 Jul 16:08 | 5
Software
Oh, you shouldn't have: Microsoft whips up website for devs that makes it easier to moan about Windows issues
Just be careful it's not 'out of scope'
29 Jul 13:33 | 3
Software
It's been five years since Windows 10 hit: So... how's that working out for you all?
Most of the things Microsoft said would be great were not
29 Jul 10:45 | 215
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Wrap it before you tap it? No, say Linux developers: 'GPL condom' for Nvidia driver is laughed out of the kernel
Facebook's man told: 'OK, now you are just trolling us'
Cloud
University of Cambridge to decommission its homegrown email service Hermes in favour of Microsoft Exchange Online
Institute says the knowledge needed to run it is fading, but the move wasn't without opposition
Security
NSA warns that mobile device location services constantly compromise snoops and soldiers
It might be best not to ask how the NSA knows this and why it advises most mitigations don’t help
Science
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe – because we used astrometry: A Saturn-like world hugging its star
Mexico, US boffins used technique 'for the first time' with ground-based radio 'scopes to spot exoplanet
Science
Aviation regulator outlines fixes that will get the 737 MAX flying again
Software upgrade to deliver less lethally-stubborn automation
Policy
You think the UK coronavirus outbreak was bad? Just wait till winter: Study shows test-and-trace system is failing
Modelling suggests massive second wave without major improvements
Software
Maker of SonarQube defends DevOps product's security after source code leaks blamed on bad configurations
'Most companies' want to make code 'completely transparent' SonarSource claims – but not outside the firewall
Software
China requires gamers to reveal real names and map them to frag-tastic IDs
Gotta catch 'em all
Cloud
Google catches up to AWS and steals a march on Azure with introduction of cloudy Certificate Authority Service
Underdog gives Redmond something to think about
Interview
Microsoft introduces Open Service Mesh for Kubernetes, plans quick donation to CNCF
'Customers are trying to use Istio and having a hard time, we see this from the support ticket volume'
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GitHub starts publishing roadmap of future features
Microsoft’s trashing the place, clearly. Or is it?
29 Jul 05:29 | 7
Software
UK housing associations offer framework worth up to £400m to eBay-for-plumbers startup (but it won't get to keep it all)
'Equity-backed' DB-'n'-services biz hooks up tenants with vetted local repair shops
28 Jul 15:38 | 7
Software
IDE like an update, please: JetBrains freshens IntelliJ, adds improved GitHub integration, Java support
Issues? Visit the website or use Visual Studio Code
28 Jul 14:35 | 21
Software
Class move, Java. Coding language slips to third place behind Python in latest popularity contest
Rust enters the top 20, and yes, JavaScript is still number one
28 Jul 07:04 | 38
Software
Tencent set to slurp Sogou, China's second largest search engine, and snaffle its super-popular text editor
Half a billion users for $3.5bn - bargain!
28 Jul 03:54 |
Software
Named arguments squeak into PHP 8.0, 7 years after first RFC
How about inheritance? 'One of the bigger open questions' says author of proposal
27 Jul 17:01 | 14
Software
SAP to list Qualtrics, less than two years after convincing it not to list
Plans to retain sales and dev umbilical cord to CX outfit
27 Jul 00:42 | 4
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Just what you want when stuck working from home: Microsoft domain mixup downs Remote Web Access
'Supported' Windows Server customers cut off from their subdomains
24 Jul 19:47 | 7
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Create an innovative mobile application or game with AppsUp and you could win big
24 Jul 15:00 |
Software
Microsoft wants to show enterprises that Edge means business, rather than the thing you use to download Chrome
Roadmap, release schedule will tease fancy upcoming features in browser
24 Jul 11:37 | 58
Software
We told you remote working is quite good, says Citrix as its numbers head higher
Q2 revenue and subs surge, annual guidance boosted again
24 Jul 05:01 | 1
Software
Wipro buys 4C worth of extra Salesforce expertise
Slurps quote-to-cash specialist to boost Cloud business unit that's already big with SAP and Oracle
24 Jul 04:04 | 2
Software
Microsoft tells AMD-powered Insiders they're unblocked in new Windows 10 Dev Channel build: 'Oh no we're not!'
Panto season starts early in Redmond
23 Jul 11:27 | 13
Interview
From Accompli to Microsoft to Google: G Suite chief Javier Soltero chases the 'complete collaborative experience'
But users are 'always one small event away from frustration' when platforms clash, claims IT support biz
23 Jul 08:04 | 12
Updated
Microsoft pulls dust covers off Dataflex: Low-code data access from Teams
New, or just a rebrand of Common Data Service? A bit of both
22 Jul 18:58 | 17
Updated
Only EU can help us, pleads Slack as it slings competition complaint against Microsoft Teams
Behold the ghost of Browser Wars past
22 Jul 15:20 | 69
Software
The W3C steers the way the World Wide Web works. Yet it is reluctant to record crucial meetings – and its minutes are incomplete
Ability to debate frankly in private versus right of netizens to know what exactly is discussed
22 Jul 06:04 | 15
Software
960 LinkedIn employees will be let go... If only there was some kind of 'social network for suits' to assist job hunts
It looks like your CV needs updating. Would you like help?
21 Jul 12:59 | 23
Code dive
My life as a criminal cookie clearer: Register vulture writes Chrome extension, realizes it probably breaks US law
Could paywall-dodging browser aid fall foul of DMCA rules? We ask the experts
21 Jul 12:15 | 113
