10 years later, Chrome OS starts to look like a proper OS with hardware diagnostics and the ability to scan documents
Are you really going to replace that battery, though, kids?
Science
Sucks to be you, any aliens living anywhere near Proxima Centauri's record-smashing solar flare
Our stellar neighbor's biggest-ever belch would frazzle us Earthlings
Security
Apple, you've AirDrop'd the ball: Academics detail ways to leak contact info of nearby iThings for spear-phishing
Too bad there's no suggested solution... oh, wait
Security
MI5 wants to shed its cocktail-guzzling posho image – so it's opened an Instagram account
Lockdown's getting to everyone – even the social media monkeys
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Security
If you have a QNAP NAS, stop what you're doing right now and install latest updates. Do it before Qlocker gets you
Storage box maker puts customers on red alert after outbreak in ransomware infections
22 Apr 21:57 | 3
Applications
Exam-monitoring biz Proctorio tried to silence a critic using copyright law. Now EFF sues to put an end to this tactic
Tweets linking to source code were fair use, say digital-rights warriors
22 Apr 20:31 | 2
Security
US aviation regulator warns of mid-air collision risk if Garmin TCAS boxes are not updated
Software fixes available, says FAA
22 Apr 19:30 | 6
OSes
Canonical and Microsoft get cosier with Active Directory integration in Ubuntu 21.04
SQL Server optimisations on way too, but 'Hirsute Hippo' not an LTS release so take-up may be tepid
22 Apr 18:45 | 1
Promo
Yes, you can bring your legacy apps to the cloud, but don’t bring their technical debt, too
Find out how OutSystems and AWS can help you clean up your legacy
22 Apr 18:00 |
SaaS
Adobe shareholders sign-off on exec raises, with CEO Shantanu Narayen winning a plush $7m pay rise
Once again, the cloud makes it rain
22 Apr 17:00 | 1
Software
Greener Windows? Microsoft previews EcoQoS and Task Manager Eco Mode for would-be power-sipping devs
Noble aim to curb energy-hungry apps, but needs willing souls to trade performance for efficiency
22 Apr 16:01 | 7
On-Prem
Qualtrics posts revenue, subscription rise after leaving SAP's bosom
Plus: UiPath and Teradata give investors reason for cheer. Yes, plenty of the wrong people happy on a Thursday in lockdown
22 Apr 15:15 | 1
Science
Origami... in spaaaaace: Inflatable folded objects discovery brings new meaning to blowing up buildings
Space-saving structures could work well in 'space missions'
22 Apr 14:30 | 15
Security
MI5 wants to shed its cocktail-guzzling posho image – so it's opened an Instagram account
Lockdown's getting to everyone – even the social media monkeys
22 Apr 13:45 | 15
AI + ML
What links AMD CPU guru Jim Keller, an AI chip upstart, and SiFive? This vector-crunching 64-bit RISC-V processor
Stressing the ex in x86
22 Apr 13:00 |
Software
10 years later, Chrome OS starts to look like a proper OS with hardware diagnostics and the ability to scan documents
Are you really going to replace that battery, though, kids?
22 Apr 12:52 | 13
Science
Sucks to be you, any aliens living anywhere near Proxima Centauri's record-smashing solar flare
Our stellar neighbor's biggest-ever belch would frazzle us Earthlings
22 Apr 10:32 | 49
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Sure, your app is crap, but Windows won't tell. Promise
One billboard outside Blairsville, Georgia
22 Apr 09:15 | 8
Review
But can it run Avid? The Reg hands shiny new M1 MacBook to video production pro, who beats it with Bender, Handbrake, and ... Hypercard?
He was there the day Steve Jobs moved off PowerPC to Intel, and says the Arm transition looks better
22 Apr 08:45 | 46
Security
Apple, you've AirDrop'd the ball: Academics detail ways to leak contact info of nearby iThings for spear-phishing
Too bad there's no suggested solution... oh, wait
22 Apr 08:16 | 17
Virtualization
In 2020, VMware said its remote work kit was brilliant. Now it says you need its new stuff to do it right
Improves integration and maturity, not quite the new-buzzword-worthy step-change Virtzilla wants
22 Apr 06:55 | 2
Video
Microsoft loves Linux – as in, it loves Linux users running Linux desktop apps on Windows PCs
Come inside, penguinistas, install that WSL GUI preview, yes, open source is totally winning here
22 Apr 06:18 | 50
Security
Asian buyers set for security spending spree to catch up on shabby strategies
China already growing even faster than 13% regional acceleration
22 Apr 04:18 | 1
Logowatch
Huawei wins big intellectual property case in Europe – against fashion house Chanel
Court finds linked 'U' used on Smart Home app can't be confused with linked 'C' used on overpriced tat
22 Apr 02:29 | 33
Science
Ah, you know what? Keep your crappy space station, we're gonna try to make our own, Russia tells world
Come 2025, we're Putin this collaboration to bed
22 Apr 01:01 | 60
Sponsored
Away with legacy networks as healthcare providers power modern medical apps
Converged, future-ready networks unlock operational efficiencies, improve patient experience, says CommScope
21 Apr 23:30 |
Updated
Signal app's Moxie says it's possible to sabotage Cellebrite's phone-probing tools with booby-trapped file
More a declaration of war than turning the tables
21 Apr 22:04 | 27
Updated
University duo thought it would be cool to sneak bad code into Linux as an experiment. Of course, it absolutely backfired
'Our community does not appreciate being experimented on' says Kroah-Hartman
21 Apr 19:47 | 155
Security
Apple supplier Quanta Computer confirms it's fallen victim to ransomware attack
REvil gang starts publishing designs of what appear to be unreleased products
21 Apr 17:58 | 10
Databases
You only love me for my cache: New modules try to make NoSQL Redis more of a general-purpose database
7.0 out second half of the year
21 Apr 17:09 |
Off-Prem
Google is updating Meet so at least you won't have to look at your hollow, careworn face
AI exposure fiddling and a party video background to remind you of the fun you aren't having
21 Apr 16:00 | 9
Security
UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch
IoT security plan suddenly thrusts into the mainstream
21 Apr 15:05 | 89
Personal Tech
Foxconn's showcase Wisconsin LCD factory becomes aspirational 'manufacturing ecosystem'
$10bn investment now $672m, jobs promised now 1,454 instead of 13,000
21 Apr 14:19 | 35
Security
Half of Q1's malware traffic observed by Sophos was TLS encrypted, hiding inside legit requests to legit services
Brit infosec outfit points to nefarious deeds within Discord, Google systems
21 Apr 13:32 | 15
Software
Someone has to pay to keep the lights so data-viz outfit Grafana switches licence regime to AGPLv3
AWS dodges the finger of blame as another open-sourcer tightens things up
21 Apr 12:45 | 11
Bootnotes
From book shop to tat bazaar to cloud behemoth to grocer, what's Amazon up to now? Augmented-reality hairstyles
Curl up and dye, anyone?
21 Apr 12:01 | 9
SaaS
Microsoft renews cloud contracts with UK.gov amid ongoing legal spat with on-prem licence reseller
Lawyers, say hello to the Digital Transformation Agreement 2021
21 Apr 10:30 | 5
Applications
Anyone for Palantir? UK.gov names gaggle of vendors to fight for contracts in £1.2bn back office application framework
It's time to crack open the public sector pork barrel.... like it was ever closed
21 Apr 09:30 | 7
Offbeat
Lego's Space Shuttle Discovery: No trouble with Hubble, but the stickers will drive a grown man to insanity
The Reg once again shoves its talons into bags of spiky bricks for latest website-breaking set
21 Apr 08:31 | 37
Security
REvil ransomware gang claims it stole top-secret tech designs – including Apple lappies – from Quanta Computer
Threatens to release designs and data if not paid. But dangles 2005-vintage ThinkPad as proof it's serious
21 Apr 07:57 | 7
Promo
Your cloud security is static – and you’re open to more risk than you realize
Make your move before the cyber-crims make theirs, says Sysdig
21 Apr 07:30 |
On-Prem
Toshiba rejects private equity buyout offer on grounds it was scarcely credible
Tells CVC and other would-be buyers to get serious and read Japanese regulations, or go home
21 Apr 06:58 | 1
Devops
Not saying you should but we're told it's possible to land serverless app a '$40k/month bill using a 1,000-node botnet'
CompSci trio describe theoretical Denial-of-Wallet attack
21 Apr 06:23 | 21
Science
China has a satellite with an arm – and America worries it could be used to snatch other spacecraft
Send more money to help us protect our space toys, military tells Congress
21 Apr 05:58 | 92
PaaS + IaaS
Microsoft revokes MVP status of developer who tweeted complaint about request to promote SQL-on-Azure
Programme members were asked to make noise ahead of Amazon Web Services conference
21 Apr 04:46 | 61
Security
Japan accuses Chinese military of cyber-attacks on its space agency
200 other companies also targeted, but no data lost
21 Apr 03:30 | 4
