Fire up that Macintosh II: Retro techhead gives the web a Netscape 1.1 makeover
Feature Not the prettiest experience, but an interesting experiment
12 Apr 2021 | 13
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SpaceX's Starlink: Overhyped and underpowered to meet broadband needs of Rural America, say analysts
As the constellation stands anyway
09 Apr 2021 | 105
Apple extends Find My support to third-party vendors including Belkin, Dutch bike maker VanMoof, and Chipolo
Expensive bike, earpods can now be tracked from inside the walled garden
08 Apr 2021 | 6
UK government launches new tech watchdog – because the digital sales tax went so well
Digital Markets Unit takes aim at giants' conduct with users and advertisers
07 Apr 2021 | 1
Google putting its trust in Rust to weed out memory bugs in Android development
Not rewriting the whole OS, of course, but using the language going forward
07 Apr 2021 | 52
Sitting idle while global chips fry: US car industry asks Biden to earmark cash for automotive semiconductors
Forget smartphones – whaddabout motors?
06 Apr 2021 | 14
FCC acting commissioner proposes dedicated spectrum for private space launches
'The regulatory frameworks we rely on to support these efforts are dated'
01 Apr 2021 | 4
Micron chief warns 'severe shortage' of DRAM expected to continue this year
And drought in Taiwan threatens supply. Good news for firm's wallet, not so much for chip buyers
01 Apr 2021 | 9
Openreach out and hike prices on legacy fixed-line products: Broadband plumber pulls trigger after Ofcom gives the nod
BT Group arm says it'll 'encourage' switch to modern kit; ISP says consumers on legacy CAN'T switch
01 Apr 2021 | 68
Huawei's 2020 financials tied to fortunes of Chinese clients as non-domestic biz shrinks
Global pandemic and sanctions? Yes, they played a bit part too
31 Mar 2021 |
Long-running age discrimination case against IBM enters discovery, as judge trims off some claims
No new plaintiffs allowed to join
31 Mar 2021 | 11
Time for an upgrade: Dev of the last modern browser for PowerPC Macs calls it a day
One final update for its 'couple of thousand' users then it's just a hobby
31 Mar 2021 | 22
No JavaScript, no trackers, no SSL security: Retro computing boffin gives Google News a Netscape 1.1 makeover
Why, you ask? Why not?
29 Mar 2021 | 27
Bad news for automakers: That fire at the Renesas chip plant was worse than expected
Estimate of damaged fab equipment revised upwards by 54%
29 Mar 2021 | 18
Semi-autonomous cars sales move up a gear with 3.5 million units leaving forecourts
Will you visit me please, if I open my door... in cars?
26 Mar 2021 | 33
5-year-old Fairphone 2 is about to receive a major update to Android 9
Yes, it's old, but the handset has been supported for much longer than the big dogs usually manage
26 Mar 2021 | 20
Mac OS X at 20: A rocky start, but it got the fundamentals right for a macOS future
For pity's sake, don't thank Jobs
26 Mar 2021 | 69
Bringing gigabit internet to Rural America requires equitable spectrum access, claims industry body
WISPA it softly - seven million people rely on wireless connections
25 Mar 2021 | 13
Samsung aims first 512GB DDR5 DRAM chip built on High-K/Metal Gate tech at HPC, AI markets
Double the bandwidth of DDR4, with 13% less power consumption
25 Mar 2021 | 4
£1,500 bonus to thank BT staff for their work during pandemic branded by union as a 'bribe' to vote against strike
It must be a coincidence
24 Mar 2021 | 6
What lurks within the latest Big Sur beta? References to two unreleased iMac models
Expect a bigger display and slimmer body thanks to Apple's M1 silicon
24 Mar 2021 | 15
Qualcomm heads for rural Dorset to test agri-bots (and maybe a nice jar of Scrumpy)
Cuz I got a 5G combine harvester, an' I'll give you the key
24 Mar 2021 | 12
Whatever 'normal' is, global CEOs don't expect to see it return before 2022 and are ploughing funds into security
It's a grim time to be in the commercial real-estate business
24 Mar 2021 | 14
Outsourced techie gets 2-year sentence after trashing system of former client: 1,200 Office 365 accounts zapped
'In my 30-plus years as an IT pro, I have never been a part of a more difficult work situation,' says victim
23 Mar 2021 | 52
