Linux love for Bezos’ goods is not illegal, says UK watchdog
The Amazon “shopping suggestions” feature built into Ubuntu desktops does not violate consumer protections under European and UK privacy law.…
Flying United Airlines? If you could just scan your passport with your phone, that’d be great
New trial launch – but pack your paper for the TSA
United Airlines is testing a passport-scanning feature in its phone app that could speed up the check-in process for international flights.…
Microsoft throws old versions of Internet Explorer under the bus
Come 2016, if you’re not up to date you’re on your own – enjoy your security bugs
Microsoft has confirmed that it’s ending support for old versions of Internet Explorer, and it’s giving you just shy of 18 months to get up to date.…
Awooga: August Patch Tuesday incoming – with two remote-code exec bugs in IE, Windows
Good news for Server admins – no critical fixes planned
Microsoft has published advance notification for what it says will be a total of nine security update bulletins for its products – two of which are rated critical.…
Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’: One rule for celebs, another for plebs
Shady ‘some results’ search disclaimer? Not if you’re a star
Celebrity names won’t trigger a Google right to be forgotten disclaimer notice, but yours will.…
Speaking in Tech: ‘I think Ballmer tried to DERAIL MICROSOFT’, says ex-Redmond man
Did Steve have a Götterdämmerung moment?
OK Google: Gobble chat app Emu. OK Google, now shut down Emu
Let’s say this acquisition moved me … to a BIGGER house
Google has confirmed that it has opened up its wallet to acquire the development team behind the mobile chat app Emu.…
Now even Internet Explorer will throw lousy old Java into the abyss
Out-of-date, unsafe ActiveX controls to be blocked starting next week
Internet Explorer will soon join its rival browsers by automatically blocking old, insecure add-ons – and it’s got its eye set squarely on Java.…
65 patches later and Java STILL breaks stuff
Oracle issues new patch after Java 8u11 found to mess with some dev tools
Software tool vendors are complaining that recent updates to Java are breaking their environments.…
Shuffling Zombie Juror – aka Linux kernel 3.16 – wants to eat … ARMs?
‘Iffy’ release candidates turned out alright says Linus Torvalds
The Linux kernel has been updated, again.…