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Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 hits late wall, stalls
With support for Windows 7 ending in January, the push to upgrade to Windows 10 continues. But the pace of Win10 adoptions stalled in November.
Microsoft Patch Alert: November patches behave themselves – with a few exceptions
After all the calisthenics required by the October 2019 patches, November gave us a much-deserved break. Although Win10 1909 has some lingering problems, other versions– Win7, 8.1, Win10 1803, 1809, and 1903 – saw relatively few...
Top web browsers 2019: No end in sight for Firefox's losses
Mozilla's efforts to make Firefox more attractive as a web browser have failed to move the share needle. Meanwhile, Google's Chrome continues its dominance.
Microsoft names its next Windows 10 upgrade: '2004'
Although the name would indicate an April 2020 release, the company's past Windows upgrade tempo has rarely hit the mark.
A blockchain/IoT combo could reduce food fraud by $131B in five years
Blockchain is gaining ground in the supply chain arena, verifying not only the provenance of goods, but enabling suppliers of meats and produce to verify their origins and ensure regulatory rules are met.
Microsoft touts Edge's new tab page connection to Office 365
By using group policy objects, IT admins can turn the browser into a front end for Office 365 with an enterprise-centric new tab page.
Google adds AI smarts to G Suite with Google Assistant and Docs updates
Google’s AI assistant can now be accessed in beta, while Smart Compose has been extended to Google Docs as well as Gmail.
Android 10's unexpected gem
One of Android 10's most useful features is something you might not even think to try.
Running Win10 version 1803 or 1809? You have options. Here’s how to control your upgrade.
With support for the venerable Win10 version 1803 officially at an end, and 1809 not too long for this earth, it’s time to think seriously about upgrading. Fortunately, you have lots of options — and a surprising amount of control...
Why isn't Apple (yet) supporting Tim Berners-Lee to 'save the web'?
The inventor of the web has launched a campaign to make sure the web benefits everyone, but Apple hasn't joined up yet.
Food fight: Slack and Microsoft trade barbs, sling stats in collaboration app battle
Although Slack led the way on chat-based collaboration software, Microsoft pushed back with its own Teams app. Now, the two companies are battling for enterprise hearts and minds (and users).
Microsoft and Apple are better together
A new Office 365 feature shows one way in which the Apple/Microsoft partnership helps you get things done.
Microsoft goes very small for Windows 10 1909's 'On' switch
The latest version of Windows relies on an 'enablement package' to turn on features that transform Windows 10 1903 into 1909. Microsoft now calls that move a pilot program.
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BlackBerry refreshes its UEM suite, focuses on zero-trust access
BlackBerry's latest version of its flagship Enterprise Mobility Suite is aimed at enabling management of all devices and apps across all vendor platforms.
The 5 true takeaways from Android's camera vulnerability circus
Are sophisticated attackers hijacking your phone's camera and stealing your most precious secrets? Um, yeah — about that....
Mysterious app keeps you from shutting down — or does it?
Some people are finding that Windows shutdown is blocked by a running program called G. Except there is no G, no G.exe, nothing even resembling G. In spite of what you’ve read, it isn’t a virus or other malware. It’s a bug — in...
Apple's OS development teams are going to 'Build Different'
The latest war on bugs should be good news for every Apple user, with iOS 14 set to deliver stability for the rest of us in 2020.
Why Windows 10 1909 should not be a one-off
It's never easy figuring out what Microsoft is up to when it comes to its plans for Windows 10. But the way it's handled updates in 2019 could point to what it plans to do in 2020 and beyond.
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