Asana's new feature lets users 'track anything'
Asana is making it easier for users to adapt its work tracking software to way more purposes than just task tracking, with a new custom fields feature that it launched on Thursday.
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GitHub launches built-in project management boards for its code repos
GitHub, the popular site for managing software development projects, is now competing with project management software like Trello and Visual Studio Team Services with a new update announced Wednesday.
Windows Desktop apps are now in the Windows Store
Developers can now distribute their Windows desktop apps to people shopping through Windows 10's app store, with an update from Microsoft on Wednesday morning.
For new characters, it's Pokémon Wait
People who are hoping to get their hands on some new Pokémon should be prepared to wait a while longer. Niantic Labs CEO says players will find new creatures at events that bring players together, but only after the company has finished its long global rollout.
Could machine learning help Google's cloud catch up to AWS and Azure?
Google is lagging behind in the public cloud market. Could leadership in machine learning tools help it catch up to Amazon and Microsoft?
Azure Service Fabric enters public beta for Linux workloads
Developers who want help running Linux- and Java-based microservice applications will have a new Microsoft service to take for a spin, starting later this month.
You can now buy things from Facebook bots
Facebook bots will now be able to conduct business and display their own custom user interfaces, after an update the company announced Monday morning aimed at enhancing its platform capabilities.
Here's why Microsoft and Google have the same competitor as a partner
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: executives from Microsoft, Google, Amazon and IBM walk into a conference with one thing in common. But all of those companies are appearing on stage at BoxWorks in San Francisco, in part because they all work with the cloud storage and content services company in one capacity or another.
Box's developer platform revamped with new content types, UI tools
While Box is probably best known for its user-facing storage and content services, the company is also operating a separate platform for developers, and it received a handful of updates Thursday.
Here's how Box has redesigned its entire offering
Box's web interface is getting a complete redesign, with new organization, search and preview capabilities. The company is launching a new desktop app to help Windows and Mac users access their files, and a desktop app for users of its Box Notes collaborative document editing service.
Google just blew up its all-in strategy for productivity software
For a very long time, Google has focused on building its own productivity software to serve everyone from consumers to massive enterprises, and then locking people into its core experience. That all changed on Wednesday.
Microsoft may finally have its Slack killer
Despite a varied portfolio of collaboration services, Microsoft is still struggling to field a strong competitor to enterprise group messaging apps like Slack and HipChat. That may be about to change, according to a report from MSPoweruser on Tuesday.
Azure August Roundup: New high-performance compute instances and more
August was a slow month for tech news, but Microsoft continued to update its Azure cloud platform with a variety of new features, including a new type of instance for high-performance computing. Here's the breakdown of all the features you need to know about.
AWS August Roundup: Now you can query streaming data with SQL
The dog days of summer are over, and it's time to get back to work. While you were out enjoying the sunshine and sipping margaritas, Amazon continued to update its cloud platform with new services. Here's what you need to know about.
Box unveils new Relay workflow tool in partnership with IBM
Companies that want to try simplifying a tangled mess of their internal workflows will be able to use a new tool from Box to help with that called Box Relay.