Software

FTC Sues Adobe Over Hidden Fees, Termination ‘Resistance’

US regulator sues Photoshop maker Adobe over large, hidden termination fees, intentionally difficult cancellation process

5 months ago

SAP Mulling Total Russian Withdrawal – Report

Co-founder of German software giant cites actions of not just Vladimir Putin, but also supporters among Russian population, amid withdrawal…

3 years ago

GitLab Files For Initial Public Offering After $6bn Valuation

Software development platform maker GitLab files for public offering on Nasdaq after January secondary share sale that valued it at…

3 years ago

3 Quality Assurance Tools That Will Take Your Business From Good to Great

Quality over quantity is an excellent rule of thumb, especially for business owners who are trying to strengthen their brand…

3 years ago

Software Glitch Led To ‘Serious’ Tui Flight Incident

Investigators find 'simple' software problem due to language difference led to flight being more than one tonne heavier than expected

4 years ago

Tencent’s Timi Studios ‘Made $10bn’ In 2020

Tencent's Timi Studios, developer of Call of Duty Mobile, reportedly brought in $10bn in revenues last year, possibly making it…

4 years ago

Apple Modifies App Store Rules Amidst In-App Payments Row

Apple changes App Store guidelines to respond to criticism over in-app payment restrictions, but Epic Games is still left out…

4 years ago

GitLab Bolsters DevSecOps With Peach Tech, Fuzzit Acquisitions

GitLab to integrate Peach Tech and Fuzzit fuzz-testing into its DevOps lifecycle tool, helping developers to catch security bugs earlier…

4 years ago

Linux Mint Distances Itself From Canonical’s Snap

The popular Linux Mint distribution ends support for Canonical's Snap package manager, saying the system is comparable to proprietary software

4 years ago

Microsoft Belatedly Credits AppGet Developer For WinGet

Microsoft acknowledgs its new WinGet package manager is largely inspired by the open source AppGet tool, after its developer pointed…

4 years ago

Google Postpones Android 11 Launch Event

The virtual launch event for Android's next version, originally set for this week, has been pushed back amidst civil unrest…

4 years ago

Microsoft Confirms 4G Modem Issue With Latest Windows 10 Update

No patch as yet for problem with Windows 10 update that cuts off internet for systems linked to mobile data…

4 years ago

Sonos Scraps Upgrade Scheme ‘Bricking’ Requirement

Sonos will no longer require existing users to permanently disable their speakers to take advantage of a 30 percent discount…

5 years ago

WhatsApp Stops Working On Millions Of Android, iOS Phones

Phones using Android 2.3.7 'Gingerbread' and earlier or iOS 8 and older are no longer able to run WhatsApp as…

5 years ago

Governmenet Invests £40m To Reduce NHS Staff Log-In Times

Investment seeks to introduce single sign-on technologies across the NHS, where staff must currently log into up to 15 separate…

5 years ago

What is low code?

We speak to low code firm Outsystems about the growing sector, which many predict is going to revolutionise how businesses…

5 years ago

Microsoft Teases Launch Of ‘Windows 1.0’

Users taken off-guard as Microsoft rolls out 1980s-era logos and imagery across its Windows social media accounts

5 years ago

Microsoft In The Lead As Cloud Software Market Hits $100bn

Annual sales of cloud software hit £79bn with long-established software vendors dominating the top five, but cloud-native firms showing the…

5 years ago

WWDC 2019: Apple Bids Farewell To iTunes

iTunes is set to be phased out in favour of a more diverse set of desktop apps, while other updates…

5 years ago

Fully Automated Vehicles ‘More Than Ten Years Away’

Developers see major technical challenges in making automated cars road-worthy – and adapting to a regulatory environment that doesn't yet…

6 years ago

GitHub’s Latest Atom Beta Gets In-Editor Review Comments

The popular text editor now allows developers to manage pull request review comments without leaving the program

6 years ago

Study Of Pre-Installed Android Software Finds Privacy ‘Wild West’

Pre-installed apps collect a wide range of information and send it to remote servers with little oversight or control, finds…

6 years ago

Enterprise Cloud Spending Boom Crowds Out Non-Cloud Tech Budgets

Research finds cloud spending surpassed £190bn last year, fuelled by cloud providers' heavy infrastructure investments

6 years ago

GitHub Introduces ‘Revolutionary’ Automation Features

Developers will now be able to automate workflow processes by running actions directly on the site — as well as…

6 years ago

Operating Systems Hit By Major Security Flaw

Windows, macOS, Linux, VMware, Xen, KVM and others are affected by issues caused by their misinterpretation of chip documentation

7 years ago

Windows April 2018 Update Focuses On Time Management

The latest version of Windows 10 adds task management features to help users stay organised

7 years ago

Google ‘Android P’ Preview Screen Suggests Swipe Features

Built-in swipe navigation would be another feature inspired by Apple's iPhone X, along with the famous notch

7 years ago

Global IT Spending To Rise 6.2 Percent, Gartner Predicts

Good news for tech industry with prediction of significant rise in IT spending thanks to weak US dollar

7 years ago

Emergency Network Delayed By Agile Development Methods, MPs Told

Agile delivery techniques take longer but mean 'less risk', permanent secretary Philip Rutnam tells MPs

7 years ago