FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo How to sunset your software offerings without alienating your customer basetechproresearch.com - By Mary Shacklett for TechRepublic Premium Commercial software vendors choose to sunset software when it becomes more technologically advantageous and profitable to replace it with a new …
Raspberry Pi-alike NanoPi K1 Plus: For $35 you get 2xRAM, 4K video, Gigabit EthernetZDNet - Liam Tung FriendlyElec's $35 NanoPi K1 Plus takes aim at the Raspberry Pi Model 3 B+. Video: How to set up your Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. FriendlyElec has …
Microsoft Build 2018: What to expect and how to watchZDNet - Mary Jo Foley Microsoft's early-May Build developer conference is coming into further focus, as the company reveals more (but still not all) of the sessions it's …
Play button Microsoft's new open-source tech turns iPads, Surface Pros into big touchscreenZDNet - Liam Tung Microsoft reveals modular mobile system for multi-player games, analytics, air-traffic control, and trading-desks. Microsoft has released open-source …
Enterprise developers keep reaching for the cloudZDNet - Joe McKendrick Latest survey of Java EE developers finds cloud, microservices and containers dominate future plans. "Cloud native" isn't just an analyst buzzword, …
Facebook updates developer platform, shuts down some APIsZDNet - Stephanie Condon The new limitations, part of an ongoing effort to improve user security and privacy, come a week before Facebook's developer conference. Facebook on …
Ubuntu Touch lives on in Purism's Librem 5 smartphoneZDNet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Purism and UBports have joined forces to offer Ubuntu Touch on the Librem 5 smartphone. Not quite five years ago, Canonical tried to challenge Apple …
Google reveals Chrome's new look: Here's what you'll see in Material Design refreshZDNet - Liam Tung Google is overhauling the look and feel of Chrome on Windows. Video: New Google Chrome filter will only eliminate the most annoying ads. Google has …
Windows 10 Lean: Latest build offers first glimpse of Microsoft's new cut-down OSZDNet - Liam Tung Microsoft has built a lightweight version of Windows 10 called Windows 10 Lean. Video: Microsoft plans to lure Linux distribution maintainers with new …
Gmail spam mystery: Why have secure accounts started spamming themselves?ZDNet - Liam Tung Spam appears in users' sent folders even from accounts that haven't been compromised. Some Gmail users have been surprised to find spam inexplicably …
Windows 10: Microsoft to boost Linux app security with Windows Defender firewallZDNet - Liam Tung Microsoft preps new Windows 10 security features to ensure system integrity during start-up and after it's running. Video: When it comes to malware, …
Google's Project Zero exposes unpatched Windows 10 lockdown bypassZDNet - Liam Tung Google denies multiple requests by Microsoft for an extension to Project Zero's 90-day disclose-or-fix deadline. Video: When it comes to malware, …
Photos: Cold War ZX Spectrum clones spawned behind the Iron Curtain | ZDNetZDNet The iconic ZX Spectrum's launch on April 23, 1982, was a landmark in the home computer era in the UK, but its influence extended far beyond those …
Learn to use GitHub with GitHub Learning LabZDNet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Want to join the 27 million open-source programmers who develop on GitHub? Here's how to get your start. Software development can be carried out by …
Play button Why Amazon's Alexa Skill Blueprints are a master strokeZDNet - Larry Dignan Amazon has opened up Alexa to the masses with Alexa Skill Blueprints and integrated the digital assistant even more with families. Here's why these …
Play button Amazon intros Blueprints, code free templates to create Alexa skillsZDNet - Natalie Gagliordi Amazon is giving the average layperson the option to program basic Alexa skills. Video: Custom Alexa skills: How the average person can make one in …
Microsoft Translator: Now AI works offline for Android, iOS, with Windows due soonZDNet - Liam Tung New AI-powered offline translation packs are available for end-users and developers. Fans of Microsoft's Translator app no longer need an internet …
Yahoo Mail boasts performance gains using Redux architectureZDNet - Natalie Gagliordi Yahoo said the new architecture has led to reduced latencies in various operations, reduced JavaScript exceptions, and better synchronized …
Open source's big German win: 300,000 users shift to Nextcloud for file sharingZDNet - Liam Tung Germany's federal government settles on an open-source collaboration system for employees. Video: Microsoft plans to lure Linux distribution …
Software developers are changing: They want to learn in different waysZDNet - Simon Bisson Software is changing, and with it how we look at developer relations. So how is that change affecting the developer conference? As the year moves into …
Play button Google AI can pick out a single speaker in a crowd: Expect to see it in tons of productsZDNet - Liam Tung Google reveals its speech-separating tech, which could, for example, transform hearing aids. Video: Google and MIT's AI can fix your phone snaps in …
Windows 10 later this year: Microsoft's new test build shows more of what's comingZDNet - Liam Tung New Windows 10 preview brings Sets tabbing to Office 365, revealing more of what's due after Spring update. Video: When it comes to malware, Windows …
Google Fuchsia is not Linux: So, what is it and who will use it?ZDNet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols We look at Google's new, open-source operating system and discuss what it is, what it runs on, and more. And, no, it isn't going to replace Android …
Apple's macOS warning: New alerts tell you you're running incompatible 32-bit appsZDNet - Liam Tung New 32-bit warnings increase pressure on developers to update their macOS apps to 64-bit technology. Apple today will start displaying a 32-bit app …
Linux is under your hoodZDNet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, Mercedes, and Tesla all have one thing in common besides making cars: Their cars all run Linux. Elon Musk's new tractor trailer …
Open Container Initiative nails down container image distribution standardZDNet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols The OCI is building on the Docker Registry distribution specification to standardize container image distribution. Docker is hotter than hot because …
Facebook launches bounty program to spot misuses of data by app developersZDNet - Natalie Gagliordi The data abuse bounty program offers financial payouts to anyone who reports valid instances of data collection that go against Facebook's revamped …
Chrome, Edge, Firefox user? Coming your way: New spec that cuts out passwordsZDNet - Liam Tung Browser makers take an important step in reducing the need for passwords and all the security threats they bring. Video: New Google Chrome filter will …
Windows 10 revisits 1990: Now you can run Windows 3.0's open-sourced File ManagerZDNet - Liam Tung Microsoft open-sources its first graphical file management application for Windows. Video: Microsoft plans to lure Linux distribution maintainers with …
