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Cloud computing trends, where developers want to live, AI skills, and 5G: Research round-up

All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.

March 11, 2019 by Mark Samuels

The rise of Julia, Brexit woes, tech investment, and digital transformation: Research round-up

All the charts that matter from the last month in technology news.

February 8, 2019 by Mark Samuels

WordPress 5.0 is out. Here's a tour of the new features!

WordPress' first major upgrade in years is here, and it was worth the wait. New WordPress 5.0 comes with a revamped and totally gorgeous WYSIWYG editor.

December 6, 2018 by Catalin Cimpanu

Photos: Retro computer games that Eastern Europe played as Iron Curtain fell

Video games gave Eastern Europeans an escape from the harsh realities of everyday life, yet few had the opportunity to play them.

August 23, 2018 by Andrada Fiscutean

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Siloed IT teams hinder AI and automation deployment

Survey finds things slow-going for AI and robotic process automation.

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France wants to create 'Le Silicon Valley' of Paris with a new tech visa program

France says while the UK is making tech talent feel less welcome, it is opening its doors. Read more: https://zd.net/2CjAYpA

March 18, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Microsoft: This is how we assure the quality of Windows 10 updates

Microsoft offers Windows 10 users a look at how they use data to improve the quality of Windows 10 updates.

March 12, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Linux 5.0: What's new (not much)

It's not like Linus Torvalds didn't warn us. Linux 5.0 is out, but there's no big updates to be found here. Read more: https://zd.net/2u07cSb

March 11, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Microsoft's open-source move puts Powershell on favorite programming languages list

Microsoft's PowerShell open-sourced scripting language is striking a chord with more developers.

March 7, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

New microSD Express format can be a game changer for Android phones

The new microSD Express format will deliver up to 985MB/s data transfer rates.

March 6, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Microsoft announces 'Inner Source' strategic move

Microsoft is staffing up an internal Inner Source initiative to bring open-source principles, methodologies and tools for use by development teams inside the company. Read more: https://zd.net/2NAvYS2

February 28, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Microsoft HoloLens 2: It's all about the software and cloud services

While the hardware improvements with Microsoft's HoloLens are interesting, the real win for business is the subscription model and hook into Dynamics 365 and Azure. Larry Dignan handicaps the Microsoft HoloLens strategy with Mary Jo Foley.

February 24, 2019 by Larry Dignan

Finland testing AI assistant to help citizens navigate the public administration

People in Finland are being shown the public and private services that could benefit them most in an ambitious AI trial.

February 15, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Apple cracks down on apps that record iPhone users' every tap and swipe

iOS app developers have been capturing how users interact with screens without gaining user consent.

February 13, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Facebook Messenger gets unsend option (you have 10 minutes)

Facebook rolls out the unsend feature it promised last April.

February 12, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Digital disruption in the smart kitchen

Tonya Hall talks with Michael Wolf, founder and CEO of The Spoon, about developers and manufacturers working together at the Smart Kitchen Summit.

February 11, 2019 by Tonya Hall

Snail's pace no more: Chrome working on faster browsing feature

Google is trying out a 'Never-Slow Mode' for speedier browsing.

February 8, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Software developers still love London, but European rivals are catching up

London still has the most software developers, but for how long?

February 8, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Safari: Tackling intrusive ads by limiting JavaScript resources

Safari engineers want to limit the amount of JavaScript that a website can load.

February 7, 2019 by ZDNet Editors

Apple Mac mini (2018) review: The little Mac that could

November 7, 2018 by Jason Cipriani

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

December 29, 2017 by Simon Bisson

FileMaker 16, First Take: Powerful but still usable

June 16, 2017 by Mary Branscombe

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

April 11, 2016 by Charlie Osborne

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

June 19, 2015 by Simon Bisson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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