Software
UK mapping agency the Ordnance Survey is heading into gaming territory with £6m tender for developer team
Great, we can't wait for Grand Theft Auto: Brecon Beacons
26 Oct 11:07 |
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Linus Torvalds hails ‘historic’ Linux 5.10 for ditching defunct addressing artefact
Memory-handling oddity from the age of the 286 has been around since ‘pretty much the original release of Linux’
25 Oct 23:54 | 8
Software
RIAA DMCAs GitHub into nuking popular YouTube video download tool, says it can be used to slurp music
Did 2020 just loop round to 1999?
23 Oct 23:23 | 85
Updated
If you suddenly can't print to your HP Printer from your Mac, you're not alone: Code security cert snafu blamed
Driver software snubbed by macOS 10.15, 10.14, Amazon Music, too
23 Oct 20:42 | 51
Software
Ubuntu 20.10 goes full Raspberry Pi, from desktop to micro clouds: Full fat desktop on a Pi is usable
But company also has its eye on Kubernetes at the edge
23 Oct 15:15 | 31
Software
NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app is leaving some unable to access government self-isolation grants
'That button is there on the app' says minister. How many times have you heard a client make wild claims about functionality?
23 Oct 13:25 | 40
Interview
'This was bigger than GNOME and bigger than just this case.' GNOME Foundation exec director talks patent trolls and much, much more
Snaps vs Flatpaks, losing in mobile, Microsoft and Linux, and avoiding another GNOME 2 to 3 disaster
23 Oct 11:23 | 92
Software
Like a good defragging? The latest Dev Channel Windows 10 might be for you
For everyone else there are splash screens, fixes and iffy anti-malware
22 Oct 15:19 | 12
Software
Developer survey: C# losing ground to JavaScript, PHP and Java for cloud apps, still big in gaming
Plus: What puts off developers from adopting cloud? Price
21 Oct 17:24 | 69
Software
Run Windows on a Chromebook: All the details. Not so fast, home user...
Parallels' Windows on Chrome OS solution is Enterprise-only, but why?
21 Oct 13:57 | 28
Software
Another Chromium browser for Linux? Microsoft Edge arrives in preview form, no love for Arm yet
One question: Why Redmond, why? Ah, you need to meet developers wherever they are...
21 Oct 13:00 | 29
Software
Windows 10 October 2020 Update arrives: Nothing that will drop your jaw, but we've had enough of 2020's fun surprises anyway
Steady as she goes for Microsoft as Edge turns up and Start gets a buffing
21 Oct 11:30 | 32
Software
India floats superior ship-management software as a route to regional relevance
If ever there was a job for Docker and containers, this is it
21 Oct 05:02 | 11
Software
Microsoft unleashes production-ready Edge Runtime. WebView2: This time it's Chromium
Distributes it in self-updating Evergreen flavour and Fixed for people who hate surprises
20 Oct 12:33 | 12
Updated
When you tell Chrome to wipe private data about you, it spares two websites from the purge: Google.com, YouTube
Is this another case of one rule for the Chocolate Factory and one for everyone else?
19 Oct 22:25 | 105
In Brief
Here's the new build, Insiders... wait for it... wait for it... Is it Windows 10X's upcoming ... Oh. You can change refresh rate of the display
Also: Teams goes native on Arm and Calculator pops up in Canonical's snap store
19 Oct 16:15 | 14
Software
Gamers are replacing Bing Maps objects in Microsoft Flight Simulator with rips from Google Earth
So much for showcasing Redmond's Chocolate Factory alternative
19 Oct 08:30 | 40
Software
Linux 5.10 to make Year 2038 problem the Year 2486 problem
XFS timestamp tweak extends Unix time for a few centuries
19 Oct 05:01 | 103
Software
Come on, Amazon: If you're going to copy open-source code for a new product, at least credit the creator
Developer wishes cloud giant gave more thought to not stepping on toes
16 Oct 23:32 | 59
Software
Software billionaire accused of hiding $2bn in income from IRS – potentially the largest tax scam in US history
CEO charged with tax evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, etc
16 Oct 20:57 | 47
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When you tell Chrome to wipe private data about you, it spares two websites from the purge: Google.com, YouTube
Is this another case of one rule for the Chocolate Factory and one for everyone else?
Emergent Tech
Let’s check in with that 30,000-job $10bn Trump-Foxconn Wisconsin plant. Wow, way worse than we'd imagined
Surreal tales from the Midwest
Cloud
State of Iowa told no, you can’t use $21m coronavirus federal aid to help fund your $52m Workday roll-out
...even if your 18-year-old mainframe keeps getting flooded and falling over
Updated
If you suddenly can't print to your HP Printer from your Mac, you're not alone: Code security cert snafu blamed
Driver software snubbed by macOS 10.15, 10.14, Amazon Music, too
Personal Tech
2020 hasn't been all bad – a new Raspberry Pi Compute Module is here
Farewell to the old form factor, hello to extra HDMI and speedier silicon
Software
Ubuntu 20.10 goes full Raspberry Pi, from desktop to micro clouds: Full fat desktop on a Pi is usable
But company also has its eye on Kubernetes at the edge
Servers
Atlassian pulls the plug on server licences, drags customers to the cloud
Pricey Data Center editions remain but customers complain that 'this is insane'
Security
Thought the FBI were the only ones able to unlock encrypted phones? Pretty much every US cop can get the job done
Massive public records request reveals scale of warrantless surveillance
Software
Developer survey: C# losing ground to JavaScript, PHP and Java for cloud apps, still big in gaming
Plus: What puts off developers from adopting cloud? Price
Software
Linus Torvalds hails ‘historic’ Linux 5.10 for ditching defunct addressing artefact
Memory-handling oddity from the age of the 286 has been around since ‘pretty much the original release of Linux’
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Software
RPA firms: We have our own process mining tools. Process miner Celonis: We're all about automation now
German biz: You won't need an RPA tool, or not as often. FIGHT, FIGHT!!!
16 Oct 13:59 | 4
Software
Lift us up where we belong: UK's Network Rail puts elevators online
Where the data flies, and the travellers cry.....
16 Oct 08:30 | 32
On Call
When you're On Call, only you can hear the silence of the clicks
Automated alerting? Escalating robo-calling? All ok, but beware the inebriated meatbag in the system
16 Oct 07:15 | 88
Software
Has Apple abandoned CUPS, the Linux's world's widely used open-source printing system? Seems so
After only one public Git commit this year, penguinstas think: Fork it, we don't need Cupertino
15 Oct 20:30 | 118
Software
Vivaldi heads back to '80s with a pixel-pushing release of its Chromium-based browser
Fiddling with configuration and getting nostalgic in version 3.4
15 Oct 16:45 | 4
Software
Microsoft will adopt Google Chrome's controversial Manifest V3 in Edge
Thought Microsoft would resist Google's ad-friendly tweaks to the browser extension API? Think again
15 Oct 12:36 | 22
Software
Even 2020 cannot bring forth the Year of Linux on the Desktop
Windows Subsystem for Linux or Linux Subsystem for Windows? Who cares, 'open source has won', says Microsoft MVP and Canonical engineer lead
15 Oct 11:34 | 47
Software
LibreOffice rains on OpenOffice's 20th anniversary parade, tells rival project to 'do the right thing' and die
And point everyone at LibreOffice, ta
15 Oct 10:12 | 134
Software
Oracle starts to lose patience with Solaris holdouts
Users who won’t upgrade to 11.4 given three-year warning of unpleasantness to come
15 Oct 06:02 | 76
Updated
UK's Cheshire Police tenders for whole new ERP system after Oracle Fusion went live with 'significant deficiency'
Did we say £11m? Contract value now ranges from £19m to, er, £190m!
14 Oct 08:30 | 44
Software
Shots fired! WordPress's Matt claims Jamstack's marketing is 'not intellectually honest' in debate with Netlify's Matt
End of the WordPress era? No, we're aiming for 50% of web, says founder
13 Oct 16:46 | 14
Software
Open Invention Network adds Microsoft's exFAT to Linux System Definition, Satan spotted throwing snowballs
AOSP 10 also popped into patent non-aggression pact
13 Oct 15:27 | 28
Software
German-speaking SAP user survey sees S4/HANA upgrade projects either sink or swim as coronavirus cuts into revenue
'Train has left the station' for more than half, while 43% delayed indefinitely
13 Oct 11:17 | 1
Software
We won't leave you hanging any longer: Tool strips freeze-inducing bugs from Java bytecode while in production
Nothing like servicing an engine mid-flight, huh?
13 Oct 10:43 | 14
Software
Visual Studio Code 1.50 goes hard on extensions support, but tackling add-on bloat is becoming more onerous
Also new: WebView sidebars, rich JavaScript debugging, accessible settings
13 Oct 09:15 | 26
Software
Eight release candidates later and it's out: New hardware and more AMD in Linux 5.9
Time to get cracking on 5.10
12 Oct 19:20 | 19
In Brief
So, what exactly are you planning to do with this new PC? Windows Insiders face new questions during OOBE
Also: Getting Edgy in the holidays, AtHoc and Teams, and Azure updates
12 Oct 17:10 | 20
Who, Me?
Excel is for amateurs. To properly screw things up, those same amateurs need a copy of Access
Beware the wrong tool in the wrong hands
12 Oct 07:15 | 144
Software
Guess whose app store claims to champion 'choice, fairness and innovation'. It's Microsoft's, funnily enough
Xbox fans, move along. These principles don't apply to console-jockeys
09 Oct 14:51 | 11
