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German-speaking user group takes dismal view of scheme's value
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Open-source dev and critic of Beijing claims Audacity owner Muse threatened him with deportation to China in row over copyright
'Who knows how he may be received...'
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Open-source RAW image editor Darktable releases major update to version 3.6 – and it's very accessible
RTFM: Read the [fine] manual
19 Jul 09:15 | 15
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Refreshing: An Office update that won't frighten the horses
Microsoft reins in some of its excesses with a visual tidy-up
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Ah, I see you found my PowerShell script called 'SiteReview' – that does not mean what you think it means
It's certainly not for that
12 Jul 07:47 | 103
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Google herds FLoC back to the lab for undisclosed post-third-party-cookie ad tech modifications
Privacy advocates say surgery on bird-themed system must happen in public
08 Jul 23:11 | 13
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Three-dozen US states plus DC sue Google over Play Store's revenue cut, payment system, and more
Chocolate Factory rolls its eyes at 'meritless' antitrust lawsuit
08 Jul 01:49 | 12
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Sing a song of Office, a pocketful of why: ARM64 version running in a Pi
When the Pi was loaded/ with native Windows 11 bling... wasn’t it quite Armful, a somewhat speedy thing
05 Jul 21:08 | 20
Applications
Oh dear, Universal Windows Platform: Microsoft says 'no plans to release WinUI 3 for UWP in a stable way'
Focus is on persuading desktop developers to refresh applications for Windows 11
02 Jul 05:37 | 21
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Android devs prepare to hand over app-signing keys to Google from August
Android App Bundle required, APK submission no longer allowed
01 Jul 13:00 | 48
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Revealed: Why Windows Task Manager took a cuddlier approach to (process) death and destruction
Won't someone think of the children
30 Jun 11:44 | 61
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Five words everyone wants to hear: Microsoft has 'visually refreshed' Office
Plus great news for all seven of you: An ARM64 build of its software suite
29 Jun 17:36 | 85
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Mysterious ‘security update’ to Google Drive cloud storage locker will break links to some files
Admins given a whole month to sort it out. Choose wisely — after July 23rd, users won't be told what's happening
24 Jun 05:06 | 14
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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 | 60
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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
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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
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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
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SAP's RISE 'yet to prove its worth in practice...' Key German user group offers giant a progress 'reality check'
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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
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Firefox 89: Can this redesign stem browser's decline?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Facebook Giphy merger stays on ice after failed challenge to UK competition regulator
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