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Microsoft Widens Office’s Doors for Developers At Build
Microsoft announces new ways developers can integrate their apps with Teams, Word, Excel and more at Build
John McAfee Unveils ‘World’s Most Private And Secure Smartphone’
The $1,100 (£853) device will become available later this year for privacy-conscious enterprises and consumers
GDS Addresses Legacy IT In Revised Tech Code Of Practice
No sweeping changes, but GDS aims to simplify the road to government digital transformation
Microsoft Will Block Non-Office 365 Users From Skype, OneDrive & Outlook
Beginning in 2020 users of current standalone Office products will no longer have access to Office 365 services such as Outlook, Skype and OneDrive
Facebook Upgrades Workplace Among Other Developer Updates
Slew of developer announcements from Facebook includes new deep learning framework for mobile devices
UK SMBs Fined £900,000 For Using Unlicensed Software
Damages and legalisation costs for companies caught with unlicensed software increasing year-on-year
Mark Shuttleworth Returns As Canonical CEO, Slams Some ‘Free Software’ Users
Ubuntu founder has choice words for some free software users - calls them anti-social and haters
Tech Quiz: Technology Easter Eggs
What do you know about the secrets hidden in software, hardware and the web?
Attackers Target Unpatched Microsoft Word Flaw
The attacks make use of a previously undisclosed bug in Windows' Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) feature to take over users' systems
Box Joins BT’s Cloud Of Clouds
BT and Box will work together in a number of areas as cloud of clouds expands
Box: We Want To Be The Glue For ‘Unavoidable’ Digital Transformation
Box CEO Aaron Levie discusses its role in digital transformation and how AI can help businesses manage content and become GDPR compliant
BlackBerry’s Finances Benefit From Smartphone Exit
BlackBerry's losses narrow as company's optimism rises in post-smartphone era
Microsoft Lawsuit Claims Windows 10 Upgrade Wiped Data & Damaged PCs
The Redmond company is under fire for the way it drove Windows 10 upgrades
Opera 44 Adds Browser Support For Apple Mac Touch Bar
Opera adds Touch Bar support along with multiple new features in browser update
Ubuntu Linux Falls On Day 1 Of Pwn2Own Hacking Competition
First day of Trend Micro-sponsored Pwn2Own competition awards $233,000 to security researchers for exploiting software
Microsoft Teams Launches Around The World In Office 365
Watch out Slack? Workplace chat app Microsoft Teams launches globally to Office 365 customers
Firefox 52 Marks The End Of Support For Windows XP & Vista
Firefox 52 will be the last mainstream release for Windows XP and Vista, adds WebAssembly support
WordPress 4.7.3 Updates For Six Security Issues
The open-source WordPress blogging and content management system fixes six vulnerabilities, including three Cross Site Scripting flaws
1.4bn Emails Exposed As Huge Spam Operation Fails To Password Protect Documents
Spammergate: Researchers discover vast database of email addresses and suggestions of cybercrime against spam kings sending 1bn messages a day
FSFE: City Of Munich Might Not Ditch Linux After All
FSFE campaigning forces a delay in Munich Mayor's mandate to return to Microsoft software
To Infinity And Beyond: NASA Gives Away Its Software For Free In Latest Release
NASA's free software catalogue includes applications related to operations, propulsion and aeronautics
Netflix’s Open Source Cybersecurity Tool Hopes To Empower Employees
Netflix says it wants to treat workers like people and educate them rather than restrict them on cybersecurity issues
HPE: We Lost Our Way Before Meg Whitman HP Inc Split
HPE’s EMEA MD credits CEO Meg Whitman with turning company around and giving it a clarity of vision
BlackBerry Enters Cloud Communications Market With Secure Messaging SDK
BlackBerry's BBM Enterprise SDK introduces secure file sharing and communication capabilities
WordPress Quietly Fixes Zero-Day Flaw
Shhh. Serious zero-day vulnerability quietly patched, after WordPress intentionally delayed disclosure of the flaw
LibreOffice 5.3 Online Takes Aim At Office 365 With Cloud Document Collaboration
New release of open source Office suite includes cloud version, plus collaborative editing and other improvements
Cisco, Bosch Back IoT Blockchain Consortium
The group aims to develop blockchain-based systems for areas from logistics to regulated industries
Box Notes Web And Desktop Apps Get Visual Overhaul, Offline Support Incoming
Box Notes gets a new look as company promises offline collaboration will be added at some point in 2017
Oracle’s Growing Cloud Focus Leads To Another Mass Jobs Cull
Hardware and software developers face the axe as growing cloud focus results in casualties