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Edge for Mac leaks; Beta build for Windows 10 quickly follows
Microsoft is in the midst of revamping the browser, which will soon be based on the same open-source Chromium technologies that run Google Chrome.
New Cortana and Google Assistant updates highlight workplace potential
Microsoft and Google this week both showcased changes to their digital voice assistants designed to make them more useful in the office.
3 burning questions about Google's Pixel 3a
As Google's Pixel 3a phone makes its way into the world, it's time to think through the bigger-picture implications of the device's arrival.
The SAP/Apple partnership changes everything
With SAP’s support, Apple’s CoreML and AR unlock enterprise productivity.
Microsoft will demote IE to a 'mode' inside Edge
The move will allow companies who continue to use the legacy browser to run web sites or web apps inside the upcoming Chromium-based Edge.
From coffee bean to cup: Starbucks brews a blockchain-based supply chain with Microsoft
While the coffee chain explores a new tracking system and mobile app, two surveys show that not everyone is fully on board with the much-hyped distributed ledger technology.
Hey, Siri, what’s the future of enterprise voice services?
The future of enterprise voice services involves much more than asking Apple Watch to turn off your lights.
Mozilla issues fix after it lets cert expire and Firefox add-ons go belly-up
A Sunday afternoon browser update fixed the lapsed certificate, which Mozilla had used to digitally sign Firefox extensions. After the certificate expired, the browser add-ons stopped working.
WWDC: iOS 13 brings iPad productivity, Watch independence and more
At the June 3 WWDC, expect Apple to reveal new operating systems and new iPhone-independent apps for Apple Watch, including an iPhone-independent App Store.
New Win10 1903 'Download and install now' — for cumulative updates, too?
Win10 version 1903, due any day now, will include an update-delaying mechanism called “Download and install now.” We’ve only seen it in action once — and in a confusing way. Will it only delay version changes, as promised, or will it...
FCC eyes blockchain to track, monitor growing wireless spectrums
The FCC and other government agencies need a more dynamic, real-time method of tracking Wi-Fi spectrums as IoT devices proliferate around the world.
Microsoft touts its first managed blockchain service: JPMorgan’s Quorum
Microsoft's first fully managed blockchain suite based on JPMorgan's Quorum enterprise ledger will offer automatic software updates and key governance tools, along with the ability to build smart contracts.
Now’s the time to install the April Windows and Office patches
With one final April patch delivered in May, the time looks ripe to install last month’s patches. One antivirus manufacturer has a significant disagreement with Microsoft about the April patches, but you can easily bypass the problem...
Facebook’s Workplace gets updated UI, more emphasis on chat and groups
The revamped look unveiled this week is designed to be quicker and easier to use for both employees and Workplace admins.
Windows by the numbers: Maybe Windows 7 doesn't want to retire
With the countdown on to the January end-of-support date for Windows 7, the aging operating system doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast.
The 3 big asterisks everyone's missing about Pixel sales
The internet's a-buzzin' with doom and gloom over Google's Pixel program — but all the catastrophic predictions fail to consider three critical points.
Win10 version 1809 gets its laggard second 'April' cumulative update, KB 4501835
But with a release on the first Wednesday in May, is the long-anticipated 'optional non-security' cumulative update an 'E Week' patch, an early 'A Week' or something else altogether? Inquiring minds, etc., etc.
Top web browsers 2019: Chrome dumps user share
It was a good month for Mozilla's Firefox browser, which is at its highlest level of use in a year, and for the Microsoft IE/Edge combo. The user share for the two browsers jumped 1.4 points.
About that Windows 7 End-of-Life nag screen: It ain’t working
Microsoft's end-of-life screen telling Windows 7 users to back up their files and prepare for what's next has had zero effect on Windows 7 usage statistics.
Apple results: The numbers that matter
These are the big takeaways from Apple’s latest fiscal earnings report.
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