Take the challenge, win prizes
Promo Microsoft UK are offering you the chance to bank some ‘Cloud Hero’ kudos along with a raft of prizes in exchange for completing some tasks in Azure.…
Windows Server 2003 custom support could cost MILLIONS
Got a few million tucked under the mattress for Microsoft?
Business leaders who dismissed calls from the IT department to migrate off Windows Server 2003 as nothing more than a maintenance exercise could be left rueing a potentially costly seven-figure financial howler.…
Untangling .NET Core: Open source for Windows, Mac, Linux
More changes, but it’ll be different this time, honest
Exclusive Interview It is all change in the Microsoft .NET World, as the company takes the technology open source and cross-platform. But how will old and new fit together? El Reg speaks to Director of Program Management Jay Schmelzer.…
Rivals feel power of EMC’s storage software bite
Market bounces in Q3, but somebody forgot to tell Symantec and IBM
IDC’s latest storage software (SW) tracker numbers show top dog EMC is continuing to rule the kennels, with a chunkier market share than both its nearest rivals combined.…
Microsoft kills its Euro pane in the a**: The ‘would you prefer Chrome?’ window
Time runs out on mandatory non-IE installation tool
Fresh Windows PCs in Europe will no longer offer to install Google Chrome and other web browsers rivaling Internet Explorer.…
Android gives Google a search monopoly? Not so fast, says judge
More facts needed before class-action suit can proceed
A US District Court judge has cast doubt on an antitrust lawsuit filed against Google, describing the damages sought as “speculative.”…
Banish the fear of Big Brother when you bring in BYOD
The magic of MDM
As I have said before, bring your own device (BYOD) can be a difficult concept to sell. After all, you are basically saying to users: “We want you to supply your own IT equipment but we want to be able to control the corporate data and applications that go on it.”…
Microsoft drops early Chrissie pressie on Mac Office fanbois
Stocking-fillers land for Mac Outlook
Microsoft’s not been kind to Office for Mac over the years: since the last major update in 2010 fanbois haven’t had much to get excited about.…
Forget Google’s robot cars, now it’s on to ANDROID cars
Next OS to come built into auto dashboards, sources claim
Google is planning a big push into in-car infotainment systems with an upcoming version of Android, sources claim.…
Git thee behind me, Git client bug!
Update anything on the desktop that touches GitHub if you want to live
GitHub has acknowledged there’s a flaw in its client software and recommended that users upgrade as soon as possible.…