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Apple scrambles to quash iOS app sideloading demands with 'think of the children' defense
And if that doesn't work, terrorism or satanic panic next?
23 Jun 21:15 | 4
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The urgent shift to modern apps: A matter of boom or bust
Speed to market must not come at expense of security, visibility and control
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Spyware, trade-secret theft, and $30m in damages: How two online support partners spectacularly fell out
Chat-bot maker LivePerson wins lawsuit against call-center outfit [24]7.ai
18 Jun 22:54 | 16
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Amazon notices Apple, Google cutting app store commission rates, follows suit
Keeps small-time devs on the reservation with AWS credits, too
18 Jun 20:37 | 12
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Bad Apple Safari update breaks IndexedDB JavaScript API, upsets web apps
Developers fed up with iGiant neglecting non-native software
16 Jun 07:29 | 8
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Women techs fume, offer crowdsourced fixes as Michelle Obama's online keynote crashes
'Unforeseen server conditions' blamed
11 Jun 20:08 | 17
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Oracle and partners sued over claims they over-elevated NetSuite's capabilities
Maker of industrial lift gear claims fraud as software project sinks
10 Jun 21:55 | 9
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Wine 6.0.1: For that one weird app on that one weird Mac
Wine64 support arrives for the Apple M1
10 Jun 10:01 | 28
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Biden cancels Trump's bans on TikTok, WeChat, other Chinese apps
But executive order expands on supply chain security initiative with call for evidence-based vetting of technology
10 Jun 01:07 | 10
Who, Me?
That thing you were utterly sure would never happen? Yeah, well, guess what …
Never. Test. In. Production.
09 Jun 08:30 | 41
Sapphire Now
SAP's RISE 'yet to prove its worth in practice...' Key German user group offers giant a progress 'reality check'
Analysts say S/4HANA upgrades remain sluggish, and users want to see things RISE shine before committing
04 Jun 11:53 | 7
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Oracle accused of eating software maker's lunch with hostile hiring, trade secret theft
CentralSquare says Big Red raided it for key staff
03 Jun 00:28 | 7
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Firefox 89: Can this redesign stem browser's decline?
New visuals, simplified menus, though Mozilla has yet to fully state its position on 'privacy preserving ads'
01 Jun 22:51 | 190
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Firefox to adopt Chrome's new approach to extensions – sans the part that threatens ad blockers
Mozilla says Google's content-filter API doesn't meet developer needs, others agree
28 May 00:47 | 28
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What happens when a security hole is fixed in WebKit's source but not released as a patch by Apple? Let's find out
Three weeks and counting for Cupertino to update Safari's engine
27 May 21:42 | 11
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US Patent Office to take only DOCX in future – or PDFs if you pay extra
Wow, we finally found a fan of XML
27 May 00:33 | 34
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Let us Play: Smartphone brand Honor lets slip it has gained access to Google Mobile Services licences
Suggests sales of former Huawei sub might resurface
24 May 16:17 | 4
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This week, Apple CEO Tim Cook faced surprisingly tough questioning from judge
iLeader defends iGiant's app oversight to keep people safe from 'toxic mess'
22 May 19:44 | 77
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Google to revive RSS support in Chrome for Android
Who's Reader? I don't know any Reader. Do you know any Reader?
20 May 22:06 | 19
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UK data watchdog fines 'pandemic partner' biz £8k: It sent 84,000 marketing emails to people who'd given info for track and trace
Tested.me Ltd broke the PECR, says Information Commissioner's Office
19 May 08:28 | 36
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Now that China has all but banned cryptocurrencies, GPU prices are falling like Bitcoin
Let's just check BTC-USD, oh yeah, waaay down
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US Air Force announces plan to assassinate molluscs with hypersonic missile
No word on whether top brass considered just shelling them into submission
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USA's efforts to stop relying on Russian-built rocket engines derailed by issues with Blue Origin's BE-4
Government Accountability Office warns of build-your-own-booster delays
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Containers have security problems and flexibility issues. VMs will make them viable
Never bet against a technology that has matured over decades
HPE Discover
Have you tried turning server cores off and on again? HPE wants to do it for you from GreenLake
For those times when you run software on a box bigger than your license
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Monitoring is simple enough – green means everything's fine. But getting to that point can be a whole other ball game
Don’t take no for an answer, but be prepared to give it.
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There's no 'Skype' in Teams: Microsoft lets signing key for its Debian Skype repository slip gently into the night
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Do you want speed or security as expected? Spectre CPU defenses can cripple performance on Linux in tests
All depends on whether your workload is making a lot of system calls or not
Security
'Set it and forget it' attitude to open-source software has become a major security problem, says Veracode
Study finds a whole sea of outdated third-party libraries
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Intel sponsors report on tech's role in decarbonisation and the irony isn't lost on us
Making computer components is a dirty business
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Google IO
More power to web apps, cries Google, and more privacy, too
Without harming the ad business, natch
19 May 02:40 | 20
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Parler returns to Apple's iOS App Store with Hive mind to moderate hate
All the vitriol still accessible from Android app, website
17 May 22:08 | 20
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Facebook Giphy merger stays on ice after failed challenge to UK competition regulator
Problem was of social network's own making, says unimpressed judge
14 May 16:29 | 15
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Italian monopoly watchdog asks Google to cough up a few euros for illegally blocking an Android Auto app
Web giant tells us it's considering its response to €100m fine demand
13 May 23:07 | 7
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Japan to start stamping out rubber stamps and tearing up faxes as new digital agency given Sept. 1 start date
'My Number' identifier to become central to myriad government services if the plan works
13 May 06:58 | 53
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Water's wet, the Pope's Catholic, and iOS is designed to stop folk switching to Android, Epic trial judge told
Fortnite maker wheels out economist to explain how Apple works
12 May 18:06 | 74
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'Big updates' to Mac design app Sketch add real-time collaboration – but you'll need to fork out for a subscription
Perpetual licence still offered, but with downgraded features
12 May 15:15 | 5
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Microsoft says Outlook hit by 'email visibility issues' – as in, they're blank
Here's an unofficial fix for those who need their messages now
12 May 00:09 | 17
Bug of the week
Nasdaq's 32-bit code can't handle Berkshire Hathaway's monster share price
Now that's what we call a Buffett overflow error
07 May 11:24 | 102
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If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all: El Reg takes Twitter's anti-mean algorithm for a spin
We're nicer in person, we swear
07 May 10:26 | 48
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NHS Digital booking website had unexpected side effect: It leaked people's jab status
Wanna find out if your employee has had a shot? Just lob her postcode and DoB into this website
06 May 18:37 | 41
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Microsoft's Edge browser for Linux hits the Beta Channel ... if you're into that kind of thing
Add yet another Chromium browser to your collection
05 May 15:30 | 37
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American schools' phone apps send children's info to ad networks, analytics firms
Get used to it, kid
04 May 21:09 | 39
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Audacity 'scared and excited' to be bought and brought under Muse Group's roof, promises to stay free and open source
Which is good because that's why the audio editing software is so popular
04 May 11:37 | 37
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Googler demolishes one of Apple's monopoly defenses – that web apps are just as good as native iOS software
Safari savaged for falling behind in web APIs
04 May 00:02 | 59
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Google to ban emoji, deceptive marketing, and ALL CAPS from Play Store metadata later this year
The spotty 13-year old app shack finally growing up? Better late than never
30 Apr 19:43 | 32
