‘A unique opportunity to capitalise on industry changes’ apparently
Volume licensing transaction engine SoftwareOne has sold a minority stake to private equity investor KKR for an undisclosed sum, the companies confirmed today.…
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Microsoft pushes us closer to the Edge: Test new web browser now in free Windows 10 VMs
Everything you say to me takes me one step closer to the Edge
Microsoft is offering free downloads of Windows 10 virtual machines so people can test Edge, the web browser bundled with the new OS.…
Windows 10 keeps Microsoft’s odd desktop-as-a-service rules
Rent a whole server and you’re golden. Rent part of a server and you’re in exile
Microsoft won’t change its licensing options to permit services providers to offer Windows 10 desktops-as-a-service (DaaS) on shared infrastructure.…
Another root hole in OS X. We know it, you know it, the bad people know it – and no patch exists
Be careful what you run
If you’re using OS X Yosemite, watch out for malware exploiting a new way to take complete control of your Mac.…
‘Marshmallow’ picked as moniker for Android 6.0
Is Google telling us Android is soft, insubstantial, very good toasted but easily burned?
Alphabet’s search, ads, cloud and mobile business Google has revealed that the next version of its Android mobile operating system will be called “Marshmallow”.…
Row rumbles on over figures in Oracle CSO’s anti-security rant
Now Redwood City giant’s security researcher bridge building can begin … not!
Security researchers picking through the entrails of a withdrawn blogpost by Oracle CSO Mary Ann Davidson reckon not even her figures add up. Oracle countered that only it had access to the raw figures, so there.…
Windows 10 Mobile Build 10512 rolls out, but progress is sloooow
Plenty still to do before Windows 10 is ready for smartphones
Microsoft has released build 10512 of Windows 10 Mobile as part of its Insider Preview programme. This is the first preview build since 10166 in early July.…
Android apps are flooding on to jailbroken Win10 phones
Uh, SatNad – are you sure this is what you want?
The addition of Android compatibility for Windows phones was called a “suicide note” back in April, and now somebody’s composing the first draft. Intrepid tinkerers have opened up previews of Windows 10 for phones to allow a wide range of Android apps run without modification. Reports suggest that at this stage, far more Android apps crash than run well.…
Raspberry Pi gains new FreeBSD distribution
RaspBSD debuts, promises ports to more ARM devices real soon now
Raspberry Pi owners can dig out their SD-card formatting tools of choice again, because a new version of FreeBSD has emerged for the machines,…
Intel and CoreOS add hardware virty support to rkt containers
Is it containers? Is it virtualization? It’s both
LinuxCon 2015 Intel and CoreOS have teamed up to produce an application container runtime that supports hardware enhanced virtualization.…