Meta faces lawsuit to stop 'surveillance advertising'
Case claims collecting personal data breaches UK GDPR, but implications could be wider
Applications23 Nov 2022 | 22
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Mozilla will begin signing Mv3 extensions for Firefox next week
Nightly and Developer Edition users will be able to test the new cruelty
Applications17 Nov 2022 | 11
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Evernote's fall from grace is complete, with sale to Italian app maker
Frustrate enough users and your product will stumble. Hint, hint, Elon
Applications17 Nov 2022 | 74
Keeping on top of modern apps
Securing their deployment in multiple environments doesn’t have to be a fairy tale
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Microsoft feels the need, the need for speed in Teams
Desktop app buckles up for faster switching between chats or channels or join a meeting
Applications04 Nov 2022 | 52
Apple finds way to squeeze social network apps until pips squeak
And get over here, NFT slingers, Cupertino wants a word, too
Applications25 Oct 2022 | 8
Rent-calculating software biz accused of colluding with 'cartel' of landlords
RealPage's algorithm screwed tenants by inflating costs, it is claimed
Applications25 Oct 2022 | 50
How I made a Chrome extension for converting Reg articles to UK spelling
Hands On Long live the King's English or something like that
Applications22 Oct 2022 | 339
UK govt launches multibillion procurement for tax agency application services
First chunk of mega-frameworks go to market
Applications11 Oct 2022 | 5
IceWM reaches version 3 after a mere 25 years
And it's not the only venerable window manager still in development
Applications05 Oct 2022 | 28
Google Translate dropped in mainland China
Search engine was banned so no surprise no one was using it
Applications03 Oct 2022 | 3
Google delays execution of doomed Chrome extensions
Busineses get a little longer with Manifest v2, everyone else... it depends
Applications30 Sep 2022 | 20
Upcoming Outlook for Windows app opens to more testers
Office Insider? You might want to check refreshed email client
Applications29 Sep 2022 | 6
Russia's Facebook-like VK removed from Apple App Store
Apps still available on Google Play, digital ministry says it's investigating
Applications28 Sep 2022 | 1
Grab – Asia's Uber – knows customers and drivers so well it can vet them for loans
Understands income streams, seasonality of sales, how hard drivers work, and safety records
Applications27 Sep 2022 | 4
Is it a bird? Is it Microsoft Office? No, it's Onlyoffice: Version 7.2 released
The other open-source productivity suite gets a version bump
Applications27 Sep 2022 | 69
Mozilla drags Microsoft, Google, Apple for obliterating any form of browser choice
If you've got no OS of your own, you've got little chance to compete, Firefox maker sighs
Applications23 Sep 2022 | 134
Bank of England seeks partner to support Oracle Cloud implementation
After venturing into HCM, UK's central bank embarks on finance and procurement journey with Big Red
Applications22 Sep 2022 | 6
Apple to raise App Store prices in 28 countries
No reason given, but inflation and app tracking changes may both factor
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 8
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Yandex plans to break up with its Russian motherland
'Geopolitical environment' leads to spin-out of cloud, self-driving and other tech
US bans Chinese telecoms imports – won't even consider authorizing them
Part bureaucratic box ticking, part crackdown that makes even Wi-Fi routers and smartphones off limits
Linus Torvalds to be 'more hard-nosed' as Linux 6.2 merge window meets Christmas
Predicts version 6.1 will need an eighth release candidate
How not to test a new system: push a button and wait to see what happens
Who, me? How to make an IBM engineer hyperventilate, or get a promotion: see above.
Epson zaps lasers into oblivion, in the name of the environment
Inkjet is the future, claims Japanese printer maker
Japan successfully propels steam-powered spacecraft
Asia In brief PLUS: Criminal probe of Singapore crypto exchange; Bosch invests in China R&D; $2B APAC datacenter fund formed; and more
Spooky entanglement revealed between quantum AI and the BBC
Opinion QC: Still not actually useful, but it's increasingly intriguing
Singapore branches out onto internet of trees
LiDAR, AI and sensors manage millions of plants, and have greatly reduced accidents
Man wins court case against employer that fired him for not liking boozy, forced 'fun' culture
You gotta fight... for your right... to not be an idiot
Telecoms networks could provide next-gen GPS services without the need for satellites
Decimeter-level uncertainty, sub-nanosecond time synchronization – but what happens when there's no signal?
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Microsoft low code branches into lightweight GUI widgets
Building features into Teams, Outlook without JSON coding possible with new Cards play
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 8
Excel's comedy of errors needs a new script, not new scripting
Opinion Microsoft reanimates the wrong corpse
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 110
Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' LibreOffice
Only in the Mac App Store, as part of FOSS-for-biz strategy software org admits may not quickly deliver results
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 96
Microsoft rolls out stealthy updates for 365 Apps
Good thing Redmond has a brilliant track record with patches
Applications15 Sep 2022 | 49
SAP user group questions value for money amid plans to increase support fees
Unbundling of products, cloud shift, support for older ERP products make customers query inflation-based rise
Applications15 Sep 2022 | 3
Automating Excel tasks to come to Windows and Mac
Not just for the web anymore: Microsoft Office Scripts coming for the macro-managers among us
Applications13 Sep 2022 | 42
SAP to increase support fees in January to offset inflation costs
Maintenance and software installation prices heading north for range of agreements
Applications12 Sep 2022 | 3
Open source biz sick of FOSS community exploitation overhauls software rights
Lightbend's Akka shifts from Apache 2.0 license to BSL 1.1 – but critics not pleased about pricing
Applications08 Sep 2022 | 41
IBM wins contract to support NHS App
Smartphone software set to link more services to patients despite privacy fears
Applications06 Sep 2022 | 24
Snap to lay off one in five employees as losses mount
Original shows, games, the company's other apps, and more also being axed
Applications31 Aug 2022 | 9
Micro Focus bought by Canada's OpenText for $6b
Resting place of Novell – and one-time home to SUSE – finds new life in the Great White North
Applications26 Aug 2022 | 15
PanWriter: Cross-platform writing tool runs on anything and outputs to anything
FOSS Fest Sometimes you just want something dead simple that can maybe handle bold, italics, and a hyperlink or two
Applications24 Aug 2022 | 126
Universal Unix tool AWK gets Unicode support
From original author Brian Kernighan, one of the original Unix team
Applications23 Aug 2022 | 47
Weighing the less mainstream Ubuntu remixes: Including China's Kylin
We look at the official flavors, but there are more out there
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 9
Google shuts off IoT Core services shortly after announcing API stability commitments
Customers could be better off with specialist providers and service partners, Chocolate Factory decides
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 40
LibreOffice improves Microsoft compatibility with version 7.4
If you absolutely must keep using those proprietary formats, walk this way
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 84
MariaDB buys geospatial specialist CubeWerx
Long list of open standards contributions part of journey to REST-based GIS stack, companies say
Applications19 Aug 2022 |
Tech analyst Forrester finds enterprise software is recession-proof
As mission-critical nature of software supports prices, users also find reason to invest
Applications18 Aug 2022 | 2
Excel @ mentions approach general availability on the desktop
@CEO, that macro looks sus, amirite?
Applications17 Aug 2022 | 41
There's no place like GNOME: Project hits 25, going on 43
Desktop environment celebrates milestone birthday with a beta
Applications17 Aug 2022 | 37
Microsoft unveils native Arm64 support in the .NET Framework
Older operating systems excluded from the 4.8.1 release party
Applications10 Aug 2022 |
Moving to SAP in the cloud is a good thing. But is it a good thing for you, right now?
Are you ready? Here's how to find out
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One to watch: Open-source code that measures your exposure to CCTV
Like a Geiger counter but for surveillance cameras
Applications04 Aug 2022 | 30
Microsoft's Teams goes native on Apple, retains a human touch
There'll be a welcome in valleys of Wales for language translation
Applications04 Aug 2022 | 18
Education officials urged to curb student snoopware
Or just see it as preparing them for the future
Applications04 Aug 2022 | 7
Equifax software bug messed up credit score calculations for weeks
About one in ten computations for loans, credit cards, etc said to be wrong
Applications03 Aug 2022 | 14
Microsoft thinks there are people on 2G networks who want to use Outlook
Offers 5MB Outlook Lite App that works on phones with only 1GB RAM
Applications03 Aug 2022 | 44
Apple sued by French media over App Store power
Gros fromages take on big Pomme
Applications02 Aug 2022 | 19
Oracle to hike support fees in line with inflation
US looks forward to 8% increase while consumer prices spike around the globe
Applications25 Jul 2022 | 15
SAP lowers profit outlook due to cost of Russian withdrawal
Sticker shock: Russia, Belarus withdraw to cost it more than initially thought.
Applications21 Jul 2022 |
Microsoft tweaks Store policy for open source once again
Paid-for open source is OK. But here's a form to report the scammers
Applications19 Jul 2022 | 17
Dev's code manages to topple Microsoft's mighty SharePoint
On Call And the app still runs... to this day
Applications15 Jul 2022 | 190
South Korea's Kakao removes external payment method amid Google Play standoff
Google gets its way after meeting with internet company and Korea Communications Commission
Applications11 Jul 2022 | 3
Microsoft delays controversial ban on paid-for open source, WebKit in app store
Embrace, extend, excuses
Applications08 Jul 2022 | 34
Judge rejects another Microsoft appeal against surplus license reseller suit
Windows giant's UK tentacle still on the hook over pre-owned on-prem software market dominance
Applications08 Jul 2022 | 19
If you can find and fix this subtle Chromium bug that breaks some extensions, there's $8k waiting for you
Unlucky few percent of netizens affected by weird timing issue
Applications05 Jul 2022 | 9
Rufus and ExplorerPatcher: Tools to remove Windows 11 TPM pain and more
Turn off chip detection, bypass need for a Microsoft account, change how Explorer works
Applications04 Jul 2022 | 104
Microsoft teases Outlook Lite for Android
What are the 'main benefits' of Outlook? Whatever they are, that's all you'll get
Applications04 Jul 2022 | 33
W3C overrules objections by Google, Mozilla to decentralized identifier spec
Oh no, he DIDn't
Applications01 Jul 2022 | 69
Open source Office rival Collabora releases web-based CODE 22.05
Already host your own file-sharing tool? Now you can add a web-based office suite on top
Applications01 Jul 2022 | 2
Intuit pulls QuickBooks from India, uncomfortably quickly
Walks away from enormous but parochial market, while leaving global development teams in place
Applications01 Jul 2022 | 4
Old-school editor Vim hits version 9 with faster scripting language
All of the famed user-friendliness and ease of use – and 'drastically' better performance
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 48
Microsoft plans to dig through your Edge Collections to make suggestions
Updates inbound to that browser you use to download a different browser
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 46
Thunderbird 102 gets a major facelift, Matrix chat support
Mozilla's messaging client appears to have benefited from sponsor shakeup
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 43
NASA's Psyche mission: 2022 launch is off after software arrives late
Launch window slides into 2023 or 2024 for asteroid-probing project
Applications27 Jun 2022 | 4
UK's Post Office shells out for SAP software it thought it had
'Significantly under-licenced' but didn't factor in Customer Success Manager when dealing with reseller
Applications21 Jun 2022 | 15
Unbelievably clever: Redbean 2 – a single-file web server that runs on six OSes
'Write once, run anywhere' finally came true, thanks to APE and the Cosmopolitan libc
Applications20 Jun 2022 | 42
Telegram adds paid tier as it cracks 700 million users
Without so much as a mention of encryption, but with a pastel-hued emoji-heavy nod to ‘sustainable monetization’
Applications20 Jun 2022 | 7
Microsoft CRM tool to pull sales data from email, Teams calls, Office 365
Out-of-the-box integration with Salesforce and Dynamics: SAP, Oracle CRM customers must wait
Applications16 Jun 2022 | 5
Thunderbird is coming to Android – in K-9 Mail form
Rumble heard as two faithful friends merge into lycanthropic chimæra
Applications15 Jun 2022 | 64
How one techie ended up paying the tab on an Apple Macintosh Plus
On Call Oh my word, do you remember MacWrite? It just works, right?
Applications10 Jun 2022 | 170
NHTSA upgrades Tesla Autopilot probe, could lead to recall
Up for debate is whether Autopilot, or humans behaving badly, is the reason for Tesla's iffy safety record
Applications09 Jun 2022 | 20
Linux Mint adopts Timeshift from overworked original developer
Team lead Clement Lefebvre takes over maintaining backup tool from UMix creator
Applications09 Jun 2022 | 22
Apple dev roundup: Weather data meets privacy, and other good stuff
WWDC No AR/VR glasses but at least RoomPlan will let you make rapid 3D room maps
Applications08 Jun 2022 | 5
Windows on Arm users finally receive Native PowerToys
A full two years after the release of Surface Pro X, but they're ready for action
Applications08 Jun 2022 | 4
Microsoft updates Azure Form Recognizer: Invoices go multi-language
Power Apps Express Design doesn't get to have all the AI fun
Applications07 Jun 2022 | 1
Microsoft delays next Exchange Server release to 2025
Four years later than planned – maybe that's how long it will take to make it secure?
Applications06 Jun 2022 | 33
The next time your program is 'not responding,' (do not) try these steps
Something for the Weekend Can't open that tin of beans? Put it back in the cupboard and take it out again!
Applications03 Jun 2022 | 153
That time a techie accidentally improved an airline's productivity
On Call Mainframe muddle means extra crossword time for today's hero
Applications03 Jun 2022 | 176
Salesforce shrugs off economic uncertainty with upbeat Q1 results
CEO admits integration of mega-mergers remains an ongoing project
Applications01 Jun 2022 |
TomTom to chop 10% of workforce, blames automation tech
Improvements in mapmaking platform to cost 500 employees their future at geolocation tech provider
Applications01 Jun 2022 | 40
Scribble to app: Microsoft's Power Apps VP talks us through 'Express design'
Interview Recognizing your doodles and building some software – or that's the idea
Applications01 Jun 2022 | 10
Original killer PC spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 now runs on Linux natively
As Google guru who ported it points out, the operating system did not exist when 1-2-3 came out in 1983
Applications25 May 2022 | 102
How Intel can use its Granulate acquisition to maintain cloud footprint
Analysis Software-tuning suite could be used to show where and how Xeon trumps rivals, if customers can believe it
Applications25 May 2022 | 1
SAP attracts further criticism for Russia presence, despite promise to leave
The software giant's 'orderly exit' appears to be ongoing
Applications24 May 2022 | 11
Safari is crippling the mobile market, and we never even noticed
Opinion With web apps, Apple insists on taking the pith helmet
Applications23 May 2022 | 137
Meta to squeeze money from WhatsApp with Cloud API for businesses
How to make a free messaging platform bought for $22 billion profitable
Applications20 May 2022 | 30
GPL legal battle: Vizio told by judge it will have to answer breach-of-contract claims
Fine-print crucially deemed contractual agreement as well as copyright license in smartTV source-code case
Applications16 May 2022 | 54
Comms giant BT sees $30m+ savings in 5 years with ServiceNow project
IT and network services to replace 56 legacy workflow systems with ServiceNow
Applications11 May 2022 | 7
Google blocks paid apps from Play Store in Russia
Cites 'payment system disruption' as credit card companies pull out of region
Applications10 May 2022 | 4
iOS, Android stores host more than 1.5 million 'abandoned' apps
That's more than the total that are actively maintained, study claims
Applications10 May 2022 | 33
Europe's GDPR coincides with dramatic drop in Android apps
Privacy rules increase cost, reduce choice, slash revenues, study concludes
Applications09 May 2022 | 93
Did you know Twitter has an open-source arm? This is what it's been up to
Bluesky thinking includes blueprints for distributed social network
Applications05 May 2022 | 17
TurboTax to pay $141m to settle claims it scammed millions of people
Might be a $30 check for you if you were screwed over by 'free, free, free' ads
Applications04 May 2022 | 26
Outlook bombards Safari users with endless downloads
Updated Mystery zero-byte file deluge makes site unusable, hundreds of netizens complain
Applications04 May 2022 | 45
SAP to divest CRM education software in bid to streamline
Area no longer a priority as cloud migration takes center stage, deal of around $1b in the offing, reports say
Applications04 May 2022 |
Apple to bin apps that go three years without updates
Developers will be given 90 days to get them up to code, or face banishment
Applications02 May 2022 | 83
Red Hat uncorks Application Foundations for cloud-native development
Ready-to-implement components that make the business easier, firm claims
Applications26 Apr 2022 |
Google Cloud sees storm brewing over API security
Strap in, we're on a tour from zero trust to chatty digital assistants
Applications26 Apr 2022 | 2
SAP to take €130m hit on withdrawing tech support from Russia
Outlook unaffected by decisions which followed pressure from Ukraine's vice prime minister
Applications22 Apr 2022 | 5
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