Developers dropping out, it’s reported
Google Glass has lost more than a bit of its momentum since the project was unveiled in 2012 – and a new report on Friday is claiming that even developers building apps for the techno-goggles are giving up.…
Microsoft exams? Tough, you say? Pffft. 5-YEAR-OLD KID passes MCP test
Proud dad: ‘son cached his opportunity’
Wannabe techies take note: A five-year-old kid from Coventry has passed Microsoft’s Certified Professional exam.…
No more tomorrows for TomorrowNow suit as Oracle and SAP settle
Long-running third party support suit is over
Oracle and SAP have settled their long-running dispute over third-party support outfit TomorrowNow.…
Adobe appoints former Reg man as open-source chief mobile lead
Proprietary player prepping for community skoolin’
Adobe, maker of such renowned proprietary products as Flash Player and Creative Suite, has hired a career open-sourcer to lead mobile marketing.…
Walmart’s $99 crap-let will make people hate Windows 8.1 even more
With 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, the E Fun Nextbook will be anything but
Walmart, that well-known purveyor of the finest America has to offer, will flog a $99 Windows 8 tablet for this year’s Black Friday.…
FTC to Apple: Turn your head and cough while we feel for balls-up with HealthKit privacy
Wouldn’t want hackers to know you’re piling on pounds, right?
US watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly scrutinizing Apple’s health-monitoring software and hardware, dubbed HealthKit, for privacy problems.…
Meet Windows 10’s new UI for OneDrive – also known as File Explorer
New preview build continues Redmond’s retreat to the desktop
Some members of Microsoft’s Windows Insider program received yet another build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview this week, one that foreshadows more changes to the OS that should come as welcome news to those who cheered the return of the Start Menu.…
Get your TONGUE around our LOLLIPOP, says Google
Android 5.0 is coming – IF you’re lucky enough to have the right gizmo
Google is gradually rolling out the fifth major iteration of its Android operating system, codenamed Lollipop, to some lucky devices – and has made the firmware available for the tech-savvy to download and install.…
Stop coding and clean up your UI, devs, it’s World Usability Day
Of course we’ve shoved the usability website through the W3C HTML validator
November 13th is World Usability Day, the annual event that urges all and sundry “to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use.”…
Microsoft’s Lync becomes ‘Skype for Business’
Skype on the desktop for all Office users: what could go wrong with that?
Microsoft Lync is dead, replaced by Skype for Business.…