Old school editor Vim hits version 9 with faster scripting language
All of the famed user-friendliness and ease of use, but 'drastically' better performance
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 33
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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 | 30
Thunderbird 102 gets a major facelift, Matrix chat support
Mozilla's messaging client appears to have benefited from sponsor shakeup
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 19
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
Back to the Future of Collaboration Applications
Can a Domino change its spots?
Sponsored Feature
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 | 63
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 | 167
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 | 171
Salesforce shrugs off economic uncertainty with upbeat Q1 results
CEO admits integration of mega-mergers remains an ongoing project
Applications01 Jun 2022 |
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NanoAvionics satellite pulls out GoPro to take stunning selfie over Earth
Consumer-grade camera was refitted with custom housing and software to survive in the vacuum
City-killing asteroid won't hit Earth in 2052 after all
ESA ruins our day with some bad news
China says it has photographed all of Mars from orbit
Enjoy the slideshow from Tianwen's orbital adventures
FBI warning: Crooks are using deepfake videos in interviews for remote gigs
Yes. Of course I human. Why asking? Also, when you give passwords to database?
PowerShell pusher to log off from Microsoft: Write-Host "Bye bye, Jeffrey Snover"
'If you ever were rooting for somebody, please do him a favor and go tell him'
Intel to sell Massachusetts R&D site, once home to its only New England fab
End of another era as former DEC facility faces demolition
Microsoft postpones shift to New Commerce Experience subscriptions
The whiff of rebellion among Cloud Solution Providers is getting stronger
Trio accused of selling $88m of pirated Avaya licenses
Rogue insider generated keys, resold them to blow the cash on gold, crypto, and more, prosecutors say
Arrogant, subtle, entitled: 'Toxic' open source GitHub discussions examined
Analysis Developer interactions sometimes contain their own kind of poison
IBM’s first cloudy mainframes scheduled to launch this week
It’s not IaaS, it's reserved for test and dev – and will feed the golden goose that is the z/OS ecosystem
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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 | 101
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
Google bans third-party call-recording apps from Play Store
Apps pre-installed in the device will still be able to have call recording functionality
Applications22 Apr 2022 | 38
Ex IT chief at Homeland Security watchdog stole US govt software to pirate
Murali Venkata found guilty of conspiracy to resell case management app
Applications12 Apr 2022 | 11
Google makes outdated apps less accessible on Play Store
Company cites data security and privacy as reasons for cleaning house
Applications07 Apr 2022 | 21
Google snubs South Korea's app store payments law
US giant's ban on in-app links to non-Play-Store payment options not in the spirit of SK law
Applications06 Apr 2022 | 16
Amazon internal chat app that censored talk of unions and ethics may 'never launch at all'
Filter list reportedly would block 'living wage,' 'pay rises,' 'restroom,' etc
Applications05 Apr 2022 | 41
Web3 'contains the seeds of a dystopian nightmare' says analyst firm
Forrester Research is DeFi-ing current hype
Applications01 Apr 2022 | 58
Russia bans foreign software purchases for critical infrastructure
Public agencies told to stop using overseas apps from 2025 as parallel imports approved, too
Applications01 Apr 2022 | 64
IFS bags Japanese airline and printermaker software deals
Konica Minolta maintenance system to be installed across 10 national support companies
Applications30 Mar 2022 | 2
Celonis buys German process miner with Power BI links in $100m deal
Move follows Microsoft's own tools to find out how things are really done
Applications29 Mar 2022 | 2
Google resumes shoveling stuff into its 'Privacy Sandbox'
Chrome trials scheduled for FLEDGE and Topics APIs
Applications29 Mar 2022 | 18
Capgemini wins contract to look after legacy HMRC Aspire tech
Updated ...8 years after role in controversial £10bn IT deal with UK tax authority was set to end
Applications28 Mar 2022 | 10
Mozilla creates paid-for subscriptions for web doc library
For all those worried about the Firefox maker, now you can chip in five or ten bucks a month
Applications24 Mar 2022 | 22
It takes big business to make Nvidia's Omniverse tangible
GTC Amazon, Pepsi, Siemens and more go for digitally twinned ops
Applications23 Mar 2022 | 3
Nvidia: Better parallelism coming to standard C++ lib
GTC Which could be useful for people writing code to run across CPUs, GPUs, etc
Applications23 Mar 2022 | 2
MATLAB expands to reach self-driving, wireless biz
Features aimed at industrial, IoT, autonomous needs
Applications16 Mar 2022 |
Apple, Google urge monopoly watchdog to leave them alone
Competitors and web developers would prefer to see mobile market rules rewritten
Applications15 Mar 2022 | 15
Prototype app outperforms and outlasts outsourced production version
Who, Me? Behind every successful company there is that one weird Visual Basic 3 app still running the show
Applications14 Mar 2022 | 103
Brave takes the spring out of creepy bounce tracking
Just say no to websites bypassing privacy protections with sneaky redirects
Applications09 Mar 2022 | 32
Russia mulls making software piracy legal and patent licensing compulsory
Rule rethink would apply only to those in countries that support sanctions
Applications08 Mar 2022 | 124
GNOME, Mono, Xamarin founder Miguel de Icaza leaves Microsoft
Departure follows GitHub CEO exit
Applications04 Mar 2022 | 13
Saving a loved one from a document disaster
On Call The Words are Perfect, the keyboard action less so
Applications04 Mar 2022 | 178
Concern over growing reach of proprietary firmware BLOBs
Just because it's on Github doesn't mean you can read it.
Applications01 Mar 2022 | 14
Web devs rally to challenge Apple App Store browser rules
Open Web Advocacy takes aim at Apple's walled garden
Applications28 Feb 2022 | 27
Your app deleted all my files. And my wallpaper too!
On Call The program is Fast, the sales team is Furious, and their data is definitely not Expendable
Applications25 Feb 2022 | 167
Mobile-based ID wallets for government are coming
Among top 10 government tech trends, claims Gartner
Applications24 Feb 2022 | 23
Google offers privacy audit tool to app developers
Checks checks your privilege privileges
Applications22 Feb 2022 | 11
Users complain of missing data in UK wills search service
Back online after a week, but users not impressed with tech refresh
Applications21 Feb 2022 | 66
Experimental WebAssembly port of LibreOffice released
Try it in your browser
Applications19 Feb 2022 | 87
Three major browsers are about to hit version 100. Will websites cope?
Build numbers causing problems: Truly, what is new is old again
Applications17 Feb 2022 | 59
Microsoft Teams unable to send and receive calls for some after update
Updated If you need to skip meetings, here's an excuse: You installed version 1.5.00.2164
Applications15 Feb 2022 | 51
RIP Ninjacat: No longer fits in Windows 11 world
Thoughts and purrs for our furry-faced friend
Applications14 Feb 2022 | 13
UK regulators accept Google's Privacy Sandbox promises
ICO and CMA say they will oversee cookie-free adtech product
Applications11 Feb 2022 | 8
Car radios crashed by station broadcasting images with no file extension
Video killed the radio star, pictures came and broke your car
Applications10 Feb 2022 | 144
Get off my LAN: Fertile ground for application support vendors in £750m Defra tender
UK government farming department interested in the technology supply market's view of its strategy
Applications08 Feb 2022 | 2
To our total surprise, Apple makes adding alternative payment systems to apps 'painful, expensive, clunky'
Developers fume while competition watchdog issues a third puny €5m fine
Applications08 Feb 2022 | 48
Experiments and hidden features: Microsoft plans Windows Insiders shakeup
Beta gang might get new toys before Dev Channel and look – a new logo
Applications04 Feb 2022 | 13
Have you tried restarting? Reinstalling? Upgrading? Moving house and changing your identity?
Something for the Weekend? Or maybe we could take a quick look at our servers
Applications04 Feb 2022 | 125
No, I've not read the screen. Your software must be rubbish
On Call Dialog? What dialog?
Applications04 Feb 2022 | 212
US Senate to vote on stopping Big Tech extracting 'monopolist rent' from app developers
Billions in profits at stake for Apple and Google's money-making machines
Applications03 Feb 2022 | 16
Breath of fresh air: v7.3 of LibreOffice boasts improved file importing and rendering
And better compatibility with some more proprietary word processors
Applications02 Feb 2022 | 43
Citrix acquired by private equity, will be paired with Tibco in $16.5bn deal
Go-private deal with gang it previously bought Wrike from
Applications31 Jan 2022 | 16
Hands up who ISN'T piling in to help Epic Games appeal Apple App Store ruling
Analysis 35 US States, more than 50 academics, Microsoft, others take aim at iGiant and its grip on the iOS ecosystem
Applications29 Jan 2022 | 62
Three US states plus Washington DC sue Google for using UI design 'dark patterns' to harvest your location
Position of data permission controls designed to deceive, trio of lawsuits claim
Applications24 Jan 2022 | 28
They see us Cinnamon Rolling, they're rating: GeckoLinux incorporates kernel 5.16 with familiar installation experience
A nice, clean community distro that works well
Applications24 Jan 2022 | 8
Lots of new toys, caps lock still stuck on: ONLYOFFICE hits version 7
LibreOffice alternative unfurls latest productivity software update
Applications20 Jan 2022 | 14
'IwlIj jachjaj! Incoming LibreOffice 7.3 to support Klingon and Interslavic
Don't worry, there is a point to this
Applications12 Jan 2022 | 157
UK government stacks up to £1.8bn in vertical application framework
Specialist software providers in education, health, and policing can look forward to fireside chat
Applications06 Jan 2022 | 4
Google Chrome 97 relaxes privacy protection just a little to help out Microsoft
New keyboard API will let online Office apps handle shortcut keys better
Applications06 Jan 2022 | 18
Mozilla founder blasts browser maker for accepting 'planet incinerating' cryptocurrency donations
Updated You're spitting fire, fox
Applications05 Jan 2022 | 76
Hauliers report problems with post-Brexit customs system but HMRC insists it is 'online and working as planned'
Originally launched as 'minimum viable product', GVMS has the necessary upgrades, UK taxman says
Applications05 Jan 2022 | 276
Microsoft rang in the new year with a cutesy tweet in C#. Just one problem: The code sucked
When marketing meets coding
Applications04 Jan 2022 | 86
Diagnosis confirmed: Oracle has a case of healthcare cravings, bought Cerner for $28.3bn as the cure
Deal will see Cerner's systems shifted to the Big Red Cloud and medicos given hands-free voice interface
Applications21 Dec 2021 | 11
CompSci boffins claim they can recreate missing lines in log files
'Event imputation' draws on lots of other sources to fill in gaps
Applications15 Dec 2021 | 58
Google Chrome's upcoming crackdown on ad-blockers and other extensions still really sucks, EFF laments
Analysis Three years of pushback have produced few changes while search giant insists it's listening to netizens
Applications14 Dec 2021 | 97
Quill users advised to export chat history before servers turned off for Twitter buyout
Yet another Slack rival goes offline, but text-adventure fans need not panic
Applications08 Dec 2021 | 8
Microsoft gives Notepad a minimalist makeover to match Windows 11 style
Adds fun for CTRL-Z freaks, Dark Mode, improved Find and Replace
Applications08 Dec 2021 | 129
AWS previews SDKs for Rust, Kotlin, Swift, and Amplify Studio for rapid web apps
Re:invent Plus: Why company foresees growth of Rust, already widely used internally
Applications03 Dec 2021 |
Santa's sack is bulging with browsers: Vivaldi 5.0 arrives full of festive cheer
Keeping one's privates private
Applications02 Dec 2021 | 10
AsmREPL: Wing your way through x86-64 assembly language
Assemblers unite
Applications30 Nov 2021 | 15
Microsoft adds Buy Now, Pay Later financing option to Edge – and everyone hates it
There's always Use Another Browser
Applications30 Nov 2021 | 70
