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Virgin America mid-flight panic after moron sets phone Wi-Fi hotspot to 'Samsung Galaxy Note 7'
What you really don't want to see at 20,000 feet
23 Dec 00:13 | 156
23rd > December > 2016 Archive
Security
Sneaky chat app Signal deploys decoy domains to deny despots
Reasonably secure messenger has, for now, outwitted those who would block it
23 Dec 00:52 | 36
Applications
Apple drops requirement for apps to use HTTPS by 2017
Deadline for App Transport Security adoption delayed until time of Cupertino's choosing
23 Dec 02:00 | 15
HPC
Huawei very happy to be on Map Of Tasmania
Wins 7,000-core supercomputer build deal way down under
23 Dec 04:02 | 11
SaaS
This 'cloud storage' thing is going to get seriously big in 2017
Microsoft embiggens cloudy BLOBs from 195GB to 4.77 TB, blocks from 4MB to 100MB
23 Dec 05:58 | 20
OSes
Peace comes to troubled embedded-Linux-for-routers community
In the shadow of Christmas, LEDE and OpenWrt look like un-forking
23 Dec 07:02 | 17
On-call
Christmas Eve ERP migration derailed by silly spreadsheet sort
Plus: How DOOM II and Nokia's N-GAGE each derailed Christmas
23 Dec 07:52 | 68
Edge + IoT
Meet the Internet of big, lethal Things
Should you be free to tinker with a combine harvester?
23 Dec 09:06 | 157
Security
US healthcare under siege: Got good insurance?
Great. Keep an eye out for medical device hackers, though
23 Dec 11:24 | 30
Software
MicroServices-friendly Java lands on Eclipse
One licence or two, sir?
23 Dec 12:01 | 2
Personal Tech
Tesla set to up prices by 5% in new year because of 'currency fluctuations'
Meanwhile Musk advances Autopilot advances
23 Dec 13:11 | 38
Special Report
How Google.org stole the Christmas Spirit
Festive giving has become a ‘Googlicious’ sales push
23 Dec 14:22 | 76
OSes
2016 just got a tiny bit longer. Gee, thanks, time lords
Five, four, three, two, one... one
23 Dec 15:18 | 53
Case study
Splunk slam dunk as FC SAN sunk by NVMe hulk
ESG says Apeiron NVMe array delivers real time Splunk goods
23 Dec 16:15 | 7
Security
Netgear: Nothing to see here, please disperse. Just another really bad router security hole
Firmware updates on the way
23 Dec 17:01 | 31
Software
Twas the week before Xmas ... not a creature was stirring – except Microsoft admitting its Windows 10 upgrade pop-up went 'too far'
Great timing, Chris
23 Dec 19:12 | 194
Databases
ClusterHQ? More like Clusterfscked: Cluster bombs, says it came to market too early
Container data layer biz signs off with unavoidable expletive
23 Dec 19:28 | 7
Updated
Spotty battery life costs Apple's MacBook Pro its gold-star rating
Consumer Reports nerd baffled by bizarre results
23 Dec 20:54 | 53
Biting the hand that feeds IT
