UK will (at last) use Apple/Google contact tracing tech
In a sudden moment of clarity, the UK government has decided to abandon its own attempt to create a contact tracing app in favor of using...
Author : ComputerWorld
VC money flows to collaboration start-ups as remote work booms
Investment in collaboration and productivity software start-ups, which was already on the upswing before this year’s pandemic, is set to grow as businesses seek new...
Microsoft makes ‘major-minor’ Windows 10 release cadence the new normal
Microsoft will repeat last year’s major-minor cadence for Windows 10’s upgrades, the company said Tuesday. “We will again deliver Windows 10, version 20H2 using servicing...
WWDC: Developers (again) rebel at App Store costs
Apple has 23 million developers, but faces rebellion from some as it prepares to invite everyone to see the future of its platforms at WWDC....
Microsoft revamps Windows Insider release vernacular
A month after announcing sweeping name and default-settings changes to Office 365’s distribution framework, Microsoft this week followed up with a reworking of its Windows 10...
Wayback Wednesday: Just leave it to the numbers guys, OK?
This pilot fish at a catalog retailer doubles as Mac technical support guy and advertising project manager. “The company had been bought out several years...
9 hidden gems worth digging up in Android 11
Android 11’s most important additions may be more about privacy than any front-facing flashiness, but the software sure does have its share of significant surface-level...
BlueJeans touts new security, collaboration features
Video-conferencing platform BlueJeans Network is bolstering its software with in-meeting features to help improve the work-from-home experience of its users and better position itself against...
WWDC: Apple ships a new Catalyst app for developers
Apple has introduced its Catalyst port of its Developers App for Mac users for the first time as it prepares for its online WWDC event....
Odds are we’ll all soon move to Desktop-as-a-Service
I know how to secure my PCs. I’ve never fallen victim to a phishing attack; gotten infected by a worm; been maligned by malware. But...