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Microsoft backs Java for cross-platform mobile apps

Developers can write in their favorite Java IDE, and JUniversal will translate it to the appropriate language for the platform

Feb 5, 2015 3 mins

Java

First look: Office for Windows 10 is as good as the iPad version

Touch PC users will get a version of Office that works as well as what iOS and Android users now enjoy

Feb 5, 2015 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Is Evolve OS the most user friendly Linux distribution?

In today's open source roundup: Evolve OS could be a contender for the most user-friendly distro. Plus: GDC and the next version of OpenGL, and episode 2 of the Game of Thrones adventure released for Android

Feb 5, 2015 5 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Free cloud service evaluates JavaScript code quality

Free for open source projects, BitHound analyzes JavaScript code to ferret out subpar Node packages

Feb 5, 2015 3 mins

Development Tools JavaScript

Dell, EMC, VMware, and others get giddy over converged infrastructure

What started as a niche market has blossomed into a multi-billion-dollar industry led by IT heavyweights

Feb 5, 2015 5 mins

Dell Software Development Technology Industry

Microsoft said to acquire calendar app Sunrise for north of $100 million

Sunrise's software pulls data from third party services like Microsoft Exchange

Feb 5, 2015 2 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Microsoft backs Java for cross-platform mobile apps

Developers can write in their favorite Java IDE, and JUniversal will translate it to the appropriate language for the platform

Feb 5, 2015 3 mins

Java Software Development Technology Industry

Microsoft rolls out KB 3036140 patch for Windows 10 Tech Preview, teases Office apps

In two separate moves, Microsoft released a bundle of patches for build 9926, and posts then pulls a touch-first 'universal' Office for Windows 10

Feb 4, 2015 3 mins

Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business Software Development

EMC’s all-in-one compute appliance comes with an app store

Users will be able to download third-party tools to the VSPEX Blue converged appliance for midsized enterprises

Feb 4, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing IaaS Software Development

Free Windows, end of XP spree drop Microsoft revenue by $455M

Downturn in revenue shows the impact of Microsoft's shift in monetizing strategy

Feb 4, 2015 6 mins

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