New language in W3C standard twisted its arm
Microsoft has reversed its position on the contentious Do Not Track (DNT) browser feature, saying Internet Explorer will no longer send DNT signals to websites by default.…
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Mid-life crisis? Pffft. Microsoft turns 40; does the dad dance
Bill Gates: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords
It is 40 years to the day since computer software company Microsoft started life under Bill Gates and Paul Allen.…
Mozilla piles on China’s SSL cert overlord: We don’t trust you either
Joins Google in shunning CNNIC – the Middle Kingdom’s root certificate authority
Firefox-maker Mozilla has joined Google in refusing to recognize SSL certificates issued by the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC).…
Got an Android mobe with a virus? Congrats, you’re The One Per Cent
Google claims its security is on the up (the only way it could go)
Android has been known to be the mobile malware industry’s operating system of choice. Now Google has published a report claiming infection rates on Android devices are much lower than you might expect.…
Torvalds’ temptress comes of age: Xfce 4.2 hits the streets
Is it enough to turn into a fully-fledged lover?
Review April brings not just showers but traditionally a new release of Ubuntu, this time 15.04. With Ubuntu 15.04 will come Xubuntu and with that an update to Linus Torvalds’ briefly favoured Linux desktop (Xfce), version 4.12.…
Project Spartan: We get our claws on Microsoft’s browser for Windows 10
Cortana integration looks good but it’s still rough and ready
First look Microsoft has released the first public preview build of Windows 10 to include Project Spartan, its new web browser.…
Google cracks down on browser ad injectors after shocking study
Nearly 200 browser extensions blocked in Chrome clean-up
More than 100,000 Chrome users have complained to Google about extensions injecting ads into their browser windows since January 1, 2015 alone, and now The Chocolate Factory is moving to block the worst offenders.…
South Korea to NUKE Microsoft ActiveX
Gov throws cash at devs to rid nation of ancient Microsoft tech
South Korea may have the world’s best broadband, a vivid gaming culture and, in Samsung and LG, two very influential technology giants. But it also has one the world’s weirdest online payment regimes because of its decision to mandate the obscure SEED cipher to secure online transactions.…
Is this what Windows XP’s death throes look like?
Abandoned OS takes deepest market share dip for ages
It’s the first of the month (US time), so off we go to Netmarketshare and Statcounter to see what operating systems are getting a run on the world’s desktop computers.…
Google takes Arc Welder to Android, grafts on Windows, OSX support
Apps will also run on Linux. They’re not ignoring you
Google has released a tool to allow Android apps to run across Windows, OSX, and Linux systems via its Chrome browser.…