[German]IBM has just announced to consolidate its Power Systems offering and will soon switch off 'Virtual Servers for VPC on POWER'. I don't know if anyone is using this.
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IBM shuts down ‘Virtual Servers for VPC on POWER’
Thunderbird 68.9.0 released with security fixes
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 68.9.0 on June 3, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 68 main version of the e-mail client, which corrects some bugs and fixes other vulnerabilities classified as high. So if you use this mail client, you should update it as soon as possible.
Chrome 83.0.4103.97 with security fixes
[German]Google's developers have updated the Chrome Browser to version 83.0.4103.97 as of 3 June 2020. This version closes security holes in the desktop version of Google Browser. In addition, two vulnerabilities have also been fixed in Chrome for iOS (83.0.4103.88).
Update for VMware OS Optimization Tool (VMware Horizon)
[German]Already on June 2, 2020 there has been an update of the VMware OS Optimization Tool for VMware Horizon 7 and VMware Horizon Cloud. There is a new option called Update to enable Windows Update on an image again.
Windows 10: Chromium Edge are rolled out to user
[German]Microsoft has begun rolling out the Chromium Edge via Windows Update to additional users who are not participating in the Windows Insider Preview program.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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WinBtrfs v1.7.3 released
[German]Information for people who want to access Linux Btrfs disks under Windows. German blog reader Georg S. has pointed out to me (thanks for that) that on May 24, 2020 version v1.7.3 was released.
Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 19635
[German]On June 3, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19640 (20H2 development branch) for insiders in the Fast Ring. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where references to this build can be found. Microsoft has fixed a number of bugs, but lists other known issues.
Microsoft Office Patchday (June 2, 2020)
[German]On June 2, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. The updates are also intended to fix an Outlook 2016 crash. They also address a VBA issue that prevents certain macros from loading in Office 2010/2013.
Windows 10 Version 2004: Forced upgrade without user consent
[German]The new Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) has been generally available since May 27, 2020 and is being rolled out only slowly. But I have already seen reports that systems are automatically updated to Windows 10 Version 2004 without any user interaction.
Android 11 beta accidentally released on pixel devices
Actually, Google had postponed the release of the first betas of Android 11 to 'later'. Then Google probably made a mistake and unintentionally released a beta of Android 11 for pixel devices.