Visual Studio database diagramming’s out the window
Microsoft will retire the visual design tool for its Entity Framework (EF) database tool in the upcoming version 7, in favour of a text-based “code first” approach.…
Adobe spies on readers: EVERY page you turn leaked to base over SSL
Spot the difference from last time
Adobe has tweaked its Digital Editions 4 desktop ebook reader to now encrypt the data it secretly sends back to headquarters detailing a user’s reading habits.…
Hey Apple, we’re gonna tailor Swift as open source – indie devs throw down gauntlet
GPL language clone is ‘a friendly nudge’ to Cupertino
A group of independent developers have launched a project to develop a free, open source implementation of Apple’s Swift programming language.…
Preview redux: Microsoft ships new Windows 10 build with 7,000 changes
Latest bleeding-edge bits borrow Action Center from Windows Phone
Less than three weeks after it debuted the Windows 10 Technical Preview, Microsoft has shipped a comprehensive update to the pre-release OS that brings substantial changes, including some new features borrowed from Windows Phone.…
Google+ goes TITSUP. But WHO knew? How long? Anyone … Hello …
Wobbly Gmail, Contacts, Calendar on the other hand …
A number of Google services including Gmail, Contacts, Calendars, Chat, Drive and, er, Google+ suffered a midweek sag this morning just as Brits were downing their first cups of coffee.…
Amazon rolls cloud and on-prem into single sign-on service
ActiveDirectory and Samba AWS bridge
Amazon has revealed plans to tie AWS to customers’ Earth-bound Microsoft IT estates and infrastructure using a directory service.…
Microsoft warns users about 0-day behind PowerPoint attacks
Might put out patch in update, might chuck it out sooner
Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Windows using malicious PowerPoint documents, Microsoft and security firms warn.…
Microsoft promises Windows 10 will mean two-factor auth for all
Sneak peek at security features Redmond’s baking into new OS
Windows doesn’t have the best reputation for security, but Microsoft has been outlining a series of improvements in the new operating system that it believes will stymie hackers and leave corporate data more secure.…
Apple flings iOS 8.1 at world+dog: Our AMAZEBALLS 9-step installation guide
Let’s hope it’s not an 8.brick update
Apple has rolled out iOS 8.1, enabling features on the iPhone 6 and other new Apple devices.…
Redmond top man Satya Nadella: ‘Microsoft LOVES Linux’
Open-source ‘love’ fairly runneth over at cloud event
“Microsoft loves Linux” is generally not something one expects to hear, but that was one of the messages that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivered at a San Francisco media event touting Redmond’s cloud offerings on Monday.…