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UK regulators launch Apple App Store probe
Apple faces yet more scrutiny over its App Store business model as UK regulators launch an investigation.
Love Chrome shortcuts? Wait 'til you see this
Google's got a powerful new time-saver in the works for its Chrome browser — and you can check it out this minute, if you know where to look.
When Windows bug fixes go bad, IT can now roll back individual changes
Microsoft this week unveiled 'Known Issue Rollback,' which allows IT admins roll back individual non-security elements of an update if the change breaks something.
Apple-friendly debugger helps make apps and websites accessible
At a time when accessibility in apps and websites matters more than ever, Evinced is a new debugging tool that helps developers achieve just that.
Microsoft’s Mesh aims for mixed-reality meetings of the future
At this week’s Ignite conference, the company unveiled the Azure-based developer SDK and offered a futuristic vision of remote collaboration.
Of February’s patches, Ignite, and the fate of Windows 10 feature releases
February's over, so it's time to focus on this week's Microsoft Ignite event — and what the company has in mind for future features updates for Windows 10.
Enterprise collaboration enters the innovation fast lane
The collaboration tools we use are iterating rapidly, driven by the huge surge in remote working as evidenced by the massive success of Zoom.
3 Android 12 features you can bring to any phone today
Jonesing for a taste of Android 12? Here's how to recreate a few of the more interesting features seen in Google's still-under-development software.
Google Workspace targets front-line workers with new tier
The company’s core Workspace software suite, once known as G Suite, will also get new time management and productivity tracking features for remote workers.
What's in the latest Firefox upgrade? Proliferating picture-in-picture, even more anti-tracking
Firefox 86 adds multiple picture-in-picture video viewing and boosts the browser's anti-tracking defenses by isolating all cookies in the sites that create them.
Apple on track for 3nm silicon iPhones and more in 2022
Expect even steeper performance and power management gains next year, as Apple's plans to switch to 3-nanometer chips fall into place.
Apple's indoor maps format is now a standard; here's why that matters
Adoption of the standard is a foundational step for new business opportunity and voice-first interface design.
Android 12 and the big deal with little touches
The bigger picture of Android 12 won't come into focus for a while, but the software's smaller details present plenty of promise.
Driven by pandemic, the US enters the world of Apple Pay
Use of mobile wallets is rapidly catching up with cash payments in the US; cash transactions worldwide have declined 42% since 2019.
Microsoft to cut perpetual Office support by 50%, raise price by 10%
The move is more evidence, as if it's needed, that Microsoft remains eager to push, pull, and prod commercial customers into service-like subscriptions.
Amazon switches on macOS Big Sur for AWS
Amazon’s decision to introduce Mac support via AWS illustrates Apple’s growing importance in enterprise IT,
Two big buts about Samsung's Android security update announcement
Samsung's plan to provide security patches to its Android phones for a full four years is fantastic news, but there's more to the story than meets the eye.
Microsoft slashes Windows 10 long-term support by half
Windows 10 LTSC, the version once pitched to enterprises as the OS that didn't need constant updating, will only get five years of support now.
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