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Chrome 50 Released for Windows, OS X, Linux; Retires Legacy Platform Support

April 16, 2016 Srijita50, Chrome, for, Legacy, Linux, OS, Platform, Released, Retires, Support, Windows, X

Google has released Chrome 50 for Windows, OS X, and Linux. The update brings several improvements, as well as bug and security fixes, apart from new features. An update for Android and Chrome OS is also expected to roll out soon. As announced back in November, Google has retired support for older operating systems, namely – Windows XP, Windows Vista, OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7, and OS X 10.8. Chrome 50 for Windows, OS X, and Linux updates the Push API to add push notifications payloads, which is meant…

Chrome 50 Released for Windows, OS X, Linux; Retires Legacy Platform Support

April 14, 2016 Srijita50, Chrome, for, Legacy, Linux, OS, Platform, Released, Retires, Support, Windows, X

Microsoft Takes on Oracle, Opening Up Database Software to Linux

March 10, 2016 SrijitaDatabase, Linux, Microsoft, On, Opening, Oracle, Software, Takes, to, Up

Microsoft Corp planned on Monday to announce its move into a new business, unveiling a database software that works with a rival to its Windows operating system, a move that takes aim at a market long dominated by Oracle Corp. Microsoft’s new database product will work with the Linux operating system. The move is the latest to show Microsoft’s increasing willingness to work with competing products, a radical change for the once fiercely protective company. Microsoft’s more open strategy has become a hallmark of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella since…