Security
United Airlines bug bounty shells out 1.8M miles for three flaws
14 flaws nixed by crowdsourced code-hunters
16 Jul 00:37 | 11
16th > July > 2015 Archive
OSes
Microsoft to offer (very) limited support for Linux on Azure
Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again? Microsoft won't do much more
16 Jul 01:07 | 22
Security
Cisco Videoscape bug could bring endless repeats to your tellie
Cloudy PVR has denial of service problem, but the fix is in
16 Jul 01:57 |
On-Prem
Intel TOCK BLOCK: 10nm Cannonlake delayed to 2017, bonus 14nm Kaby Lake to '16
Chipzilla chiefzilla admits tiny gates are really hard
16 Jul 02:27 | 30
Legal
India reveals plan to fix poverty by doing ANYTHING-as-a-service
New Skills India plan calls for nation to export its brains in every field
16 Jul 03:02 | 9
On-Prem
CloudRouter inches closer to G/A with second beta
El Reg talks to IIX's Jay Turner
16 Jul 03:56 |
Security
RC4 crypto: Get RID of it already, say boffins
This one simple attack busts WPA-TKIP in less than an hour
16 Jul 04:58 | 14
Security
Oracle slings 193 patches, nixes exploited Java zero day
Unauthenticated remote code execution among grizzly vulns.
16 Jul 05:28 | 1
Bootnotes
Lawyer brands client 'small penis asshole' before challenging him to a DUEL
'You pick the time, place and manner'
16 Jul 06:01 | 36
SaaS
ARM servers look to have legs as OVH boots up Cavium cloud
Here's your chance to test servers-on-chips at ARM's length
16 Jul 06:27 | 10
On-Prem
eBay about to put part of self on eBay
Enterprise services unit on the chopping block
16 Jul 07:07 | 4
Science
Did speeding American manhole cover beat Sputnik into space? Top boffin speaks to El Reg
How a nuke blast lid may have beaten Soviets by months
16 Jul 07:35 | 68
On-Prem
You care about TIN? Why the Open Compute Project is irrelevant
Just say 'no' to rolling your own
16 Jul 07:57 | 21
Legal
Four Brits cuffed as global cyber-crime forum Darkode busted
62 warrants served worldwide as feds spring their trap
16 Jul 08:26 | 9
Science
Ideal solar system for SECOND EARTH found – and it's just 186 light-years away
It's got a Sun and a Jupiter. What's not to like?
16 Jul 09:00 | 46
Software
Microsoft to Windows 10 consumers: You'll get updates LIKE IT or NOT
Licensing agreement says 'receive automatic downloads without additional notice'
16 Jul 09:33 | 248
Channel
EU probes Qualcomm over possible antitrust issues
Dominance and predatory pricing to be looked at
16 Jul 10:03 | 6
Storage
Make sure your storage can grow with your business
Tips for the canny SME
16 Jul 10:33 | 7
Channel
Good for some: Greek meltdown swells Dixons Carphone's coffers
Don't stick your cash in the bank or a mattress. Buy a giant telly instead
16 Jul 10:50 | 7
Analysis
Your security is just dandy, Apple Pay, but here comes Android
Sometimes a token gesture is a good thing
16 Jul 11:04 | 85
Channel
HP tops HPC charts, former Big Blue biz not so super
China still a top trend says IDC
16 Jul 11:08 | 1
Legal
Uber slapped with $7.3m fine for keeping quiet about driver accidents
Pseudo taxi service sanctioned for its business practice secrecy
16 Jul 11:17 | 10
Legal
Hands off, Apple! Irish dev studio sues over alleged iWatch infringement
Two companies, both alike in dignity, in fair Milan
16 Jul 11:39 | 23
Security
FireEye intern nailed in Darkode downfall was VXer, say the Feds
'Helped improve detection capabilities' while allegedly selling badass trojan toolkit
16 Jul 11:52 | 16
Game Theory
Game of Thrones: Where to now for headless Nintendo?
Finding direction and picking an heir to the late Satoru Iwata
16 Jul 12:09 | 17
Channel
Wick Hill decides the, er, Price is right
Channel veteran, a man called Tony, grabs UK sales director role
16 Jul 12:18 |
Channel
BT circles wagons round Openreach as Ofcom mulls forced split-up
Bloodthirsty rivals cheer at thought of bloody amputation
16 Jul 12:23 | 26
Security
Thunder-faced Mozilla lifts Flash Firefox block after 0-days plugged
Browser maker backs search for 'safer and more stable' alternative – like its own
16 Jul 12:43 | 27
Security
Yep, world+dog's spies are in our network, says Vodafone as it bares all
Care about your privacy? Best move to Kenya, matey
16 Jul 13:03 | 3
Legal
Minister for Fun opens consultation on future of the BBC
Should Auntie be forced to identify what on Earth she is for, and do that?
16 Jul 13:26 | 54
Legal
Sod the law! We'll crack on with our metadata witchhunts, growl cops
Snooping commish finds cops ignored law ordering them to get a warrant
16 Jul 13:45 | 17
Channel
It's ALIVE! Network Services contract finally staggers upright
No thanks to Clown Commercial Services, though
16 Jul 14:18 | 2
On-Prem
Netflix profits plunge, but streamer still plans global domination
Results follow increasingly gobby policy demands
16 Jul 14:44 | 16
Worstall on Thursday
Bitcoin fixes a Greek problem – but not the Greek debt problem
Wanna GTFO? Yay, blockchain
16 Jul 15:17 | 66
Channel
Daisy Group seals Phoenix IT Group buy, exec set for exit
'When the curtain falls, the actors should leave the stage' ... or somfink
16 Jul 15:45 | 3
Legal
German spooks target officials who leaked govt docs to bloggers
We'll keep on publishing, say web folk
16 Jul 16:19 | 12
Personal Tech
Jolla announces home-grown Indian mobe-maker as first Sailfish licensee
So who's going to sell – and buy – these things?
16 Jul 18:01 | 2
Software
Windows RT on life support: Microsoft vows it won't pull the plug
New not-Windows-10 update to arrive in September
16 Jul 18:29 | 17
Security
Bloke thrown in the clink for hacking SIXTY PER CENT of Americans
Selling pilfered personal info to criminal rackets? That's a no-no, Ngo
16 Jul 18:34 | 12
Comment
Feel like you're being herded onto Windows 10? Well, you should
Microsoft's IE11 browser push to flip business
16 Jul 18:56 | 88
Security
Brit school software biz unchains lawyers after crappy security exposed
Bug hunter went full-disclosure with baked-in encryption key
16 Jul 20:19 | 70
Science
Space Station 'nauts dive for cover from flying Soviet junk
All clear after close encounter of the Soviet kind
16 Jul 21:21 | 29
Networks
AARNet warns of 'draconian overreach' in telco regulation
Security concerns shouldn't stifle innovation says research network
16 Jul 21:45 | 2
Storage
Firmware fixes and hybrid bundles make mutant MSAs meatier
HP boosts entry-level MSA arrays with flash
16 Jul 21:47 | 2
Personal Tech
Apple and Samsung are plotting to KILL OFF the SIM CARD - report
First they took away our batteries, now this
16 Jul 22:37 | 99
Channel
Pray for AMD
It's always darkest before it goes pitch black
16 Jul 22:56 | 81
Networks
Having been slammed and embarrassed, ICANN tells the world: We've done nowt wrong
Global DNS overlord takes pathos to new levels
16 Jul 23:36 | 12
Biting the hand that feeds IT
