From PC World: Microsoft’s open source programming language push reached a new milestone Monday, with the company announcing the general availability of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core 1.0.
Those two projects are an attempt by Microsoft to make the core elements of its programming language available...
From CNET: If you've just turned on satellite imagery for your Google Maps or Earth apps and are wondering if your eyesight has gotten better, the answer is sadly no. Google has rolled out an update that upgrades the satellite imagery on both apps with more detail and better colours.
Using the...
From InfoWorld: In conjunction with two other critical open source releases, Microsoft this week made its Entity Framework Core 1.0.0 available, providing a cross-platform version of the company's flagship data access technology.
The open source framework was introduced Monday along with .Net Core...
From CMET: Uber added Pandora to its driver app Monday, so that chauffeurs can stream its digital radio and toggle between stations while better keeping their eyes on the road.
It's the ride-hailing company's second music partnership, after 2014's launch of in-car Spotify listening for riders. That...
From CNET: Google is reportedly planning to go head to head with Apple and the iPhone by releasing its own phone in 2016.
The tech titan is currently in negotiations with mobile operators about releasing the device later this year, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing "sources familiar with the...
From InfoWorld: Apple has begun testing Safari 10 with developers running the 2014 and 2015 editions of macOS, preparing for a fall release of the updated browser to users of Yosemite and El Capitan.
Safari 10 was introduced earlier this month as part of macOS Sierra, this year's operating system...
From PC World: The war is over. The last bombs have all fallen. The soldiers have come back home, and we can all join hands in the street and sing Kumbaya until our voices give out. Oculus has officially removed its ill-considered DRM check from the Rift and preemptively brought this conflict to a...
Have you ever preferred the original thing, no matter how hard people tried to push something else, or how many claimed improvements a newer model has? I am not a big consumer of soft drinks, but if you ask me, my favorite will have to be Coca-Cola. As for anything from Pepsi, even if it could win all the so-called taste tests, who cares? It is just not Coca-Cola. Thankfully, I am not the only one who thinks this way, as Coca-Cola is still the...
From PC World: Apple is discontinuing its Thunderbolt Display, the high-resolution external display that users of the MacBook and other Macs could use to get a better picture and work with more apps.
The company said Thursday that the 27-inch widescreen display with LED backlight technology will be...
From InfoWorld: Oracle's namesake database may have been born on-premises, but the next big update to the software will make its debut in the cloud.
Oracle Database 12c Release 2, also known as Oracle Database 12.2, is slated for release in the second half of this year. It will first be made...
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