Microsoft will have to treat its new purchase very carefully STEVE BALLMER, Microsoft’s former chief executive, became an internet meme when he gave a speech to employees in which he bounced across the stage shouting “developers” over a dozen times. While much has changed since Mr Ballmer’s chant, developers remain …
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adobe Systems Inc’s Flash, a once-ubiquitous technology used to power most of the media content found online, will be retired at the end of 2020, the software company announced Tuesday. Adobe, along with partners Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook Inc and Mozilla Corp, …
In this May 12, 2017 photo, a display panel with an error can be seen at the main railway station in Chemnitz, Germany. Germany’s national railway says that it was among the organizations affected by the global cyberattack but there was no impact on train services. Deutsche Bahn said early …
Is Apple losing its crown as the champion of simplicity? Maybe. But for a very good reason. Right now, millions of consumers are facing a simple problem. Or rather, they’re facing a problem with simplicity, as both the number of smart products and the functions of those products multiply. I was …
Deaths are rarely to be celebrated, but this is one passing that certainly won’t be widely mourned. Deaths are rarely to be celebrated, but there is one passing that certainly won’t be widely mourned: that of Adobe’s Flash. 2015 was the year the bug ridden security flaw finally went into …
The newest version of Windows is nearly perfect. It’s been a rough three years for Windows. Windows 8, which launched in 2012 with the promise to revolutionize the way we use computers, didn’t even come close to that ideal. It was designed to run on devices that are primarily controlled …
Google has released a tool that lets Android apps run on any machine that can run its Chrome browser. Called Arc Welder, the tool acts as a wrapper around Android apps so they can run on Windows, OSX and Linux machines. The software expands the places that Android apps can …
This week, the photo editing software Adobe Photoshop turned 25 years old. The program is an industry juggernaut — so famous that the word “Photoshop” has come to be synonymous with image manipulation. But when the software started, says co-creator Thomas Knoll, it was a personal project. He and his …
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft has taken the wraps off Windows 10, the next big version of its iconic operating system. Consumers and businesses won’t get it until 2015. After unveiling a sneak peek to the press on Tuesday, Microsoft today is making available a technical preview for IT professionals and other very experienced computer users who apply for …
SAN FRANCISCO — The Heartbleed bug that made news last week drew attention to one of the least understood elements of the Internet: Much of the invisible backbone of websites from Google to Amazon to the Federal Bureau of Investigation was built by volunteer programmers in what is known as …
The Windows 8.1 Update (Read our First Take) is almost here. If you’re thinking of installing Microsoft’s latest OS update, I’ve gathered together a quick list information and major changes so you know what you’ll be getting and where to get it. 1. The Windows 8.1 Update should go live sometime Tuesday morning, …
Tired of printing confirmation emails for every flight, hotel, car and restaurant table you reserve? Or typing the contents of all those emails into your calendar? Time for a travel organization app. There are several, and they can swiftly transform your emails into a single, easily shareable itinerary with confirmation …