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Apple's Mac Catalyst is becoming very, very serious
Apple appears to be setting the table for something interesting with the introduction of Swift Playgrounds for Mac and universal app purchases for Mac and iOS.
Thought you already paid for Win7 Extended Security Updates? Think again.
Even if you bought and paid for Win7 extended security patches, and even if you’ve followed all of the instructions to install the ESU key, and even if Microsoft’s test program said your installation was complete — it wasn’t. And...
Microsoft syncs Edge's release to Chrome's cadence
It looks like Microsoft plans to update its Chromium-based Edge browser at about the same pace Google updates its Chrome browser.
Microsoft retreats from scheme to change Chrome's search engine
The browser search change was unveiled in January to howls of outrage from users.
Beware of the coming Android 'innovations'
Android owners, take note: This year's hardware advancements aren't actually about you.
Reports say the manual-install-only 'Stretch' bug fix for Win7 and 2008R2 deletes boot file
If you’re trying to install last week’s free fix for Win7 and 2008 R2, KB 4539602 — surprise! Microsoft changed the files yesterday. No indication of what happened or why, but plenty of admins are reporting widespread damage.
Why the Fed is considering a cash-backed cryptocurrency
A real-time payments infrastructure enabled by a blockchain-based stablecoin could offer many advantages, a Federal Reserve governor said during a recent speech.
Fast forward: What's coming in future versions of Chrome?
Every time Google updates its browser, it publishes release notes aimed at enterprises to highlight upcoming additions, substitutions, enhancements and modifications. Here's some of what's coming.
For Patch Tuesday, verify you have 'Pause Updates' enabled
If you like to install Microsoft’s patches as soon as they roll out the chute, hey, have at it. But if you’re even a little bit skeptical, here’s how to make sure your machine isn’t in the first cohort of cannon fodder.
CERN bails on Facebook’s Workplace, cites cost
The research organization, which operates the large hadron collider, will instead opt for open-source messaging app Mattermost to replace its trial test of Workplace.
Smart lighting security flaw illuminates risk of IoT
The latest smart home security nightmare sheds light on the risk you take each time you add another connected system to your network.
What's in the latest Chrome update? First step in cookies lockdown
Chrome 80, which arrived this week, begins the process of locking down cookies and includes patches for 56 vulnerabilities.
U.S. Air Force to pilot blockchain-based database for data sharing
The blockchain ledger will enable data ingest from legacy data systems and wikis as well as a native web application build platform
Could Google carry the BlackBerry torch?
As the last remnants of a smartphone icon melt away, an opening for a de facto business-friendly brand beckons.
Win10 Search blackout due to 'fiber provider' glitch? Pull the other one, Microsoft.
Microsoft blamed the widespread Win10 Search blackout we experienced yesterday on a 'third-party networking fiber provider that experienced a network interruption.' Hogwash. Somebody at Microsoft is beta-testing buggy software on our...
Google opens up Glass Enterprise Edition 2 for direct purchases
Developers will be allowed to buy the smartglasses individually as Google looks to build business demand.
Microsoft advisory shows whether Edge keeps up with Chrome's patching
The advisory will be updated when Microsoft releases a new version of Edge that includes publicly disclosed security updates from the Chromium project.
Swift is again replacing Objective-C, report claims
Swift has climbed 10 places to become the 10th most popular programming language.
Has your Win10 Search box gone black? Does Search even work?
The Windows 10 Search debacle continues, with many people reporting this morning that their Search box has turned black and that Search itself doesn’t work. The cause seems to be related to Microsoft moving Search from old-fashioned...
It’s not too late to get an Extended Security Update license for Windows 7
Every business — even a business of one — qualifies to put Extended Security Update patches on a “genuine” Win7 Pro or Ultimate machine. It costs less than $70 and, thanks to a benevolent official Microsoft CSP, it’s not incredibly...
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