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Photos: Cold War ZX Spectrum clones spawned behind the Iron Curtain

Fitted inside telephone cases, or even toy organs, these Speccy replicas were less expensive but arguably more creative than the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum.

April 20, 2018 by Andrada Fiscutean in Innovation

10 reasons why Romania's capital Bucharest is a great place to work in tech

With high salaries, low living costs, and warp-speed internet, Bucharest is an appealing destination for techies.

September 21, 2017 by Andrada Fiscutean in Developer

19 caffeine-laced foods to replace coffee

Because sometimes you're in your fifth dev meeting, the beta still isn't done, and you're both tired AND hungry.

September 22, 2016 by ZDNet Staff in Developer

The most epically bad tech product launches of all time

In "go big or go home" world of tech, these products went home.

September 21, 2016 by Lisa Bernier in Developer

17 fascinating tech pioneers who are not Steve Jobs

Contrary to what Mac lovers may think, Steve Jobs wasn't the most important person the tech world has ever seen

September 21, 2016 by Lisa Bernier in Developer

The 25 biggest events in Linux's 25-year history

A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.

August 25, 2016 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software

10 alternatives to the Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi might be the name that springs to mind when people think of single board computers for homebrew projects, but there are other boards out there worth considering.

June 16, 2016 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Developer

Google I/O 2015: Inside the developer show turned theme park

Jungle gyms, unlimited candy and free toys. Those might sound like the things that make up the stuff of childhood dreams, but really, they're just par for the course at this annual technology summit for grown adults.

May 29, 2015 by Rachel King in Innovation

Six Clicks: How to make learning to program a breeze

Whether you wish to retrain or learn the lingo of tech staff, you don't need to spend a fortune on programming education.

May 28, 2015 by Charlie Osborne in Developer

14 Apple Watch apps to keep you productive

Some lucky folks are about to get their Apple Watch, and will need apps to put it to good use. These apps will make you more productive with a glance at the wrist.

April 24, 2015 by James Kendrick in Apple

Six Clicks: Top iOS, Android apps for frequent fliers

Which apps can help you organize and snap up better deals on your next trip?

April 20, 2015 by Charlie Osborne in Mobility

Six Clicks: iOS, Android apps to lift your startup off the ground

Which apps can help you launch your new business successfully?

April 14, 2015 by Charlie Osborne in Mobility

Six Clicks: Top Apple CarPlay infotainment apps

Apple CarPlay may be relatively new, but more and more compatible apps are being released.

April 13, 2015 by Charlie Osborne in Mobility

Mobile World Congress in pictures

The stands, the smartphones, the smartwatches, and the smartcars.

March 10, 2015 by Josh Taylor in Mobility

10 productivity-boosting Android apps

Take your Android tablet to work with these apps. Track your time, stay on top of what you need to do, and collaborate with colleagues.

February 23, 2015 by James Kendrick in Mobility

Custom Alexa skills: How the average person can make one in minutes

Amazon opened up its Alexa platform so that anyone can create a custom Alexa skill. Skills are little Alexa apps that provide Amazon's assistant with additional features. Now, you can make your own skill, and you don't need to be an app developer to do so.

April 20, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Innovation

Smart cars loving Linux, competitors left in rear view

BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, Mercedes, and Tesla all have one thing in common besides making cars: Their cars all run Linux.

April 13, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Hardware

Microsoft offers private audience capability for developers working on Windows 10 apps

New option allows Microsoft Store apps and games to be tested with private groups before general release.

April 2, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Enterprise Software

Microsoft plans to lure Linux distribution maintainers with new open-source tool

Microsoft's open-source tool should make it easier to run distros on Windows 10's Windows Subsystem for Linux.

March 29, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Enterprise Software

Could the Raspberry Shake and the Raspberry Boom save your city from an earthquake?

A Raspberry Pi-powered quake detector and infrasonic movement sensor can help you detect inaudible sounds from your surrounding area.

March 26, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Internet of Things

Top tips to find and keep the best employees

If you're finding it hard to hang onto great staff, check out our tips from CXOs.

March 21, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in CXO

GitHub: EU copyright crackdown could hurt open source development

New regulations could force platforms hosting code repositories to scan uploaded code.

March 19, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Enterprise Software

What programming languages do you need to know to earn more?

Research has revealed where developers need to focus their efforts in order to up their wages.

March 13, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Developer

Firm finds kill switch after massive memcached DDoS attacks

Researchers find a technique to contain the memcached amplification attacks seen over the past week.

March 12, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Security

Microsoft fends off mining malware attack

Microsoft has blocked a malware outbreak that could have earned big bucks for one criminal group.

March 9, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Security

Google to build web standards based on AMP framework

Google is looking to build web standards that will allow instant loading for non-AMP web content.

March 8, 2018 in Tech Industry

United Technologies CIO Vince Campisi on digital transformation, developers and IoT

United Technologies just launched a digital unit that aims to leverage the resources and data across its various units such as Pratt & Whitney, Carrier and Otis Elevator.

March 8, 2018 by Dan Patterson in Digital Transformation

Chromebook users to get easy access to Linux apps

Chrome developers are working on project Crostini to bring containers for running Linux VMs on Chrome OS.

February 27, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Mobility

New Google Chrome filter will only eliminate the most annoying ads

Google kicks off Chrome ad filtering on sites that persistently display annoying ads.

February 15, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Innovation

A family of malicious extensions takes over Chrome Web Store

Developers of malicious extensions are testing new session-replay technique to record and replay victims' online sessions.

February 6, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Security

Atlassian Stride, First Take: A relaxed approach to collaborative chat

Stride's real promise is in its prospective integration with the rest of Atlassian's portfolio.

December 29, 2017 by Simon Bisson in Collaboration

FileMaker 16, First Take: Powerful but still usable

Apple's venerable database adds new layout and programming tools to make building desktop and mobile apps more powerful, but still approachable.

June 16, 2017 by Mary Branscombe in Enterprise Software

Sphero SPRK: The robot ball which teaches you how to code

April 11, 2016 by Charlie Osborne in Developer

Visual Studio 2015 RC, First Take: A one-stop shop, from phone to cloud

This is a Visual Studio for the world of distributed teams and continuous delivery, for cross-platform apps and for shared development environments.

June 19, 2015 by Simon Bisson in Developer

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Premium review

There are features in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 that many people will never use, but its core dictation capability is excellent, while the context-sensitive sidebar help is a big improvement.

September 14, 2012 by Sandra Vogel in Enterprise Software

Office 2013: a pleasant surprise

After a week of using Office 2013 we're pleasantly surprised. The changes Microsoft has made to support Windows 8 — and specifically Windows 8 tablets — are logical, and they work well with more traditional ways of using Office.

July 16, 2012 by Simon Bisson in Reviews

Windows Intune 3.0: Preview

Version 3.0 of Microsoft's cloud-hosted management platform is now available, adding support for mobile devices — including iPhones, iPads and Android.

July 12, 2012 by Simon Bisson in Cloud

SQL Server 2012

SQL Server 2012 supports everything from departmental servers to large-scale enterprise clouds. With Hadoop integration imminent there's much to be said for upgrading — if only to prepare your datacentre for big-data private clouds. Just keep an eye out for the effect of per-core licensing on your costs.

April 16, 2012 by Simon Bisson in Developer

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6

The latest update to Corel's venerable vector drawing package brings several overdue features, does some catching up with Adobe and adds useful new tools for working with vectors. It all adds up to a powerful but still-challenging graphics suite.

April 2, 2012 by Mary Branscombe in Developer

LibreOffice 3.5

LibreOffice continues to improve, but it's still playing catch-up to Microsoft Office, and there's no sign of a vision that would make it a significant competitor on anything but price.

February 21, 2012 by Mary Branscombe in Developer

Nitro PDF Reader 2.0

For a free product, Nitro PDF Reader 2.0 delivers a lot of functionality, and for the most part delivers it very well. Apart from the odd interface niggle and its restriction to the Windows platform, we have no hesitation in recommending it.

July 13, 2011 by Charles McLellan in Developer

Internet Explorer 9

IE9 is Microsoft's best version of its browser to date, although its lack of Windows XP support is unfortunate. Otherwise, it's fast, usable and standards-compliant.

March 15, 2011 by Simon Bisson in Developer

OpenOffice.org 3.3

This is a welcome update, but it's definitely a point release: unless you're looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office on financial or philosophical grounds, 3.3 may not be the version to make you switch.

January 27, 2011 by Mary Branscombe in Developer

Actinic Business 10

Real-time stock control, a revamped checkout and Feefo customer feedback head the enhancements in Actinic 10. These add functionality without compromising either the performance or the usability of this popular e-commerce solution.

October 5, 2010 by Alan Stevens in Developer

MindManager 9

MindManager 9 is a sophisticated mind-mapping application that could revolutionise your methodology for organising and accessing information. It works well for individuals, but delivers most value if adopted by the entire organisation.

September 21, 2010 by Sandra Vogel in Developer