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Today is Apple's WWDC 2020 keynote
The Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020 opens today, June 22, 2020. The event will take place virtually – the opening speech will be broadcast live.
eBay scans your client’s ports during visit of their site
[German]It seems that eBay performs a port scan on the clients of its visitors as soon as they access the website ebay.com in their browser. Here are a few information I collected so far.
Microsoft releases GW-Basic as Open Source
[German]A brief info: Microsoft has released the source code of the GW-Basic interpreter, which was delivered in the early days on IBM PCs, as open source in the environment of the BUILD 2020 developer conference.
Microsoft sends a cease and desist to Berlin’s data protection commissioner
[German]Microsoft Germany has send a cease and desist to Berlin's Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. An action that leaves many observers somewhat speechless. The warning concerns guidelines for video conferencing, which provide information on test criteria for … Continue reading
Investcorp from Bahrein acquires German AV vendor Avira
[German]The German Avira GmbH & Co. KG from Tettnang, which sells anti-virus solutions under the name Avira, is being acquired by the investor group Investcorp from the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Microsoft extends certifications (MCSA, MCSD, MCSE)
[German]Change in training and Microsoft certifications for MCSA, MCSD, MCSE. Redmond has just announced a 7-month extension of the certification to January 31, 2021 due to the Corona crisis.
Technet Gallery will be retired in June 2020
[German]Short information: Microsoft plans to retire it's Technet (Code) Gallery in June 2020. That means the Technet Gallery with instructions, scripts and all kinds of useful information disappears.
Google search and the curse of algorithms: The logo of the 'Democratic Party' is shown as a rat
[German]The Google search suddenly returned the symbol of a rat (instead of a donkey or a mule) when searching for the Democratic Party (USA). Here is a brief look at the facts. Take it with humour in times of the … Continue reading
Apple gets 1.1 billion euros fine in France
[English]The French government's competition watchdog has fined Apple a record 1.1 billion euros for anti-competitive behaviour. Here are a few information about that case.
Microsoft BUILD 2020 will be held as a virtual Conference
Microsoft's developer conference BUILD 2020 was actually planned for May 19-21, 2020 in Seattle (USA) – see Microsoft Build Conference: Registration possible. Due to the Covid 19 crisis, this conference will be a 'virtual event'.