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Personal Tech
Samsung adds non fungible token trading app to its tellies
Not as bonkers as it sounds seeing as Sammy suggests they’re already works of art
04 Jan 2022 03:01 | 30
Software
Microsoft patches Y2K-like bug that borked on-prem Exchange Server
Happy New Year. Welcome back! Now apply this patch – which Microsoft warns isn't easy – if you want email to work
03 Jan 2022 23:59 | 33
Review
Can you get excited about the iPhone 13? We've tried
It’s brilliant and lovely. But it doesn't quite meet the moment with a new experience that satisfies
26 Dec 2021 14:01 | 94
Security
Four years: That's how long Azure's App Service had a source code leak bug
Firm that found the flaw also spotted ChaosDB and OMIGOD, confident this one’s been exploited
24 Dec 2021 06:01 | 7
Legal
Intel ‘regrets’ offending China with letter telling suppliers to avoid Xinjiang
Don’t mention the human rights abuses, focus on the need for compliance
23 Dec 2021 23:29 | 80
Off-Prem
Tencent unexpectedly offloads stake in fellow Chinese giant JD.com
Surprise dividend for shareholders may also yield approval from monopoly-wary Beijing
23 Dec 2021 15:55 | 3
Security
Fisher Price's Bluetooth reboot of pre-school play phone has adult privacy flaw
‘Chatter’ can be bugged thanks to kindergarten-grade security
23 Dec 2021 08:02 | 94
Science
James Webb Telescope launch delayed again, this time by weather
New launch date could be a marvelous Christmas gift to humanity
23 Dec 2021 03:58 | 43
PaaS + IaaS
AWS power failure in US-EAST-1 region killed some hardware and instances
Some servers and EBS volumes won’t make it back
22 Dec 2021 23:58 | 67
Networks
Nvidia says its SmartNICs sizzled to world record storage schlepping status
But did so operating as NICs – the real fun starts in mid-2022 when VMware’s hypervisor for SmartNICs should land
22 Dec 2021 06:02 | 9
Security
Of course a Bluetooth-using home COVID test was cracked to fake results
The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test was connected to the internet of woefully insecure things for a while
22 Dec 2021 03:58 | 25
Off-Prem
New submarine cable to link Japan, Europe, through famed Northwest Passage
Alternative route will skip the Suez Canal and other tricky spots
21 Dec 2021 23:30 | 58
Security
UK National Crime Agency finds 225 million previously unexposed passwords
Shares them with Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned after sweeping them up from ‘compromised cloud storage’
21 Dec 2021 07:10 | 54
Software
Developer creates ‘Quite OK Image Format’ – but it performs better than just OK
Open source, offers fast, lossless compression, and has a very charming name
21 Dec 2021 06:15 | 232
Off-Prem
TikTok tops Google to win Cloudflare’s 2021 traffic ratings
Other Chinese properties also doing very well
21 Dec 2021 02:31 | 8
Off-Prem
Veeam to productise in-house Salesforce backup tools - private beta already under way
Major update has passed quality control and will catch up to platform and app updates
20 Dec 2021 08:00 |
Legal
India takes Amazon’s biggest local e-tail alliance out of its shopping cart
Regulator says US giant lied about deal with Future Coupons, which responded by stabbing Amazon in the front
20 Dec 2021 04:02 | 15
OSes
Test this new Linux kernel – but don’t forget Christmas or that you have a family, says Linus Torvalds
Confirms version 5.16 will receive an eighth release candidate
20 Dec 2021 00:29 | 22
Security
Bad things come in threes: Apache reveals another Log4J bug
Third major fix in ten days is an infinite recursion flaw rated 7.5/10
19 Dec 2021 22:57 | 36
Offbeat
Sun sets on superjumbo: Last Airbus A380 rolls off the production line
It’s massive and fun to fly in, but expensive to run and not as nimble as rivals
17 Dec 2021 08:16 | 83
Legal
China lists 100 topics citizens can't include in online vids
No crypto, no sex, no clips from the telly. Enthusiastic and historically accurate socialism welcome
17 Dec 2021 05:01 | 29
Security
Over Log4j? VMware has another critical flaw for you to patch
Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management can leak info via server-side request forgery
17 Dec 2021 02:28 | 6
Personal Tech
US grounds investors in Chinese drone maker DJI over 'Xinjiang human rights abuses'
Alleges it and seven other Middle Kingdom tech outfits aid systematic oppression of Uyghur minority
17 Dec 2021 00:48 | 82
Software
Gnu Nano releases version 6.0 of text editor, can now hide UI frippery
First five full releases took 20 years, this one arrived in 18 months
16 Dec 2021 07:59 | 53
Science
Mars helicopter mission (which Apache says is powered byLog4j) overcomes separate network glitch to confirm new flight record
Ingenuity clocks up 30 minutes flying in the Martian skies
16 Dec 2021 05:57 | 40
On-Prem
India makes $10B bid to grow local semiconductor industry to serve – and challenge – the world
Which isn't a lot – a single fab can cost more than the entire subsidy pool. India wants four built soon
16 Dec 2021 03:29 | 8
Security
Facebook expands bug bounty program to include scraping attacks, two years after it was scraped – hard
But still allows limited harvesting
16 Dec 2021 01:33 | 6
Applications
CompSci boffins claim they can recreate missing lines in log files
'Event imputation' draws on lots of other sources to fill in gaps
15 Dec 2021 11:28 | 58
Personal Tech
Oppo joins the 'we designed our own chips' club, announces MariSilicon X
Chinese handset maker doesn't go too hardcore, focuses on making snaps sparkle
15 Dec 2021 05:32 | 1
Update
Will I inhale coronavirus at this restaurant? There’s an app for that
Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward measures ventilation quality so diners can breathe easy
15 Dec 2021 04:25 | 20
OSes
Don't make an iOS of yourself – Apple's patched its OSes, you know the drill
Cupertino also added a Digital Legacy – special IDs so your loved ones can get your data once you're dead
14 Dec 2021 08:00 | 26
Off-Prem
AWS flicks the switch on an Indonesian region
Does the cloud belong in a city that's literally sinking? Rent some servers and find out
14 Dec 2021 06:32 | 1
OSes
Don't expect a new cut of Linux to ease your NYE hangovers
Penguinistas will get all the holiday fun of an extra release candidate instead
14 Dec 2021 05:54 | 1
Software
President Biden orders transformation of 'Federal Customer Experience'
Washington discovers UX psychology, A/B tests, and single sign-on
14 Dec 2021 03:58 | 16
Off-Prem
HCL accused of wage theft, underpaying H-1B workers by at least $95m a year
US think tank reckons services giant abuses spirit of skilled migrant system
14 Dec 2021 00:59 | 13
Review
Is it decadent that I use four different computers each day, at different times?
Amazon's latest Kindle Paperwhite sees Reg hack's fondleslab get a rest
13 Dec 2021 06:01 | 94
Personal Tech
International Monetary Fund warns crypto-related risks could soon become systemic
Wants comprehensive, consistent, and coordinated regulation to avoid instability
10 Dec 2021 06:57 | 40
Security
Ransomwared payroll provider leaks data on 38,000 Australian government workers
Frontier Software admitted attack three weeks ago, said data was safe … now it's on the dark web
10 Dec 2021 05:58 | 9
Off-Prem
WTF is a 'software-defined community cloud'?
Basically a slice of public cloud with better isolation and governance – just like our cloud, says Google
10 Dec 2021 03:16 | 5
Legal
China: Bars app that often hosted dissenting conversations
Also China: This one guy sent feedback to the government online, it was adopted, that shows we’re a democracy
10 Dec 2021 01:20 | 14
Off-Prem
Big Tech's private networks and protocols threaten the 'net, say internet registries
APNIC and LACNIC worry about who will set the rules of future internetworking
09 Dec 2021 07:04 | 5
PaaS + IaaS
Alibaba the biggest, but more clouds on China's horizon
Huawei, Tencent, and Baidu all growing fast, and Americlouds are about to expand
09 Dec 2021 04:54 |
Security
Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims
Resellers were given exclusive territories to target, and offered tech support
09 Dec 2021 03:43 | 7
Off-Prem
Meg Whitman – former HP and eBay CEO – nominated as US ambassador to Kenya
Donated $110K to Democrats in recent years
09 Dec 2021 01:45 | 72
Update
Intel updates mysterious 'software-defined silicon' code in the Linux kernel
Yeah, right, Chipzilla: we totally believe your line this isn't a real plan, even though PCI supports it
08 Dec 2021 06:59 | 51
Security
Microsoft extends Secured-core concept to servers
Certifies hardware with malware-crimping spec, already common in PCs, for Azure Stack and Windows Server
08 Dec 2021 05:15 | 6
Applications
Microsoft gives Notepad a minimalist makeover to match Windows 11 style
Adds fun for CTRL-Z freaks, Dark Mode, improved Find and Replace
08 Dec 2021 03:58 | 128
On-Prem
Alibaba teases a breakthrough chip, merging processor and memory
And open sources Yun on Chip IoT silicon and ecosystem
08 Dec 2021 01:56 | 7
PaaS + IaaS
Blogfight! Blogfight! Blogfight! Fastly flames Cloudflare's serverless stats
We're faster than you. No you're not. Are too. No way! Yes way … can someone take this pair to the principal's office?
07 Dec 2021 08:13 |
Security
Microsoft wins court approval to take over sites run by Chinese crime gang
'Nickel' back in trouble for trying to lift secrets, often by exploiting Microsoft snafus
07 Dec 2021 05:31 | 10
Legal
Indian government committee slams 'gross misuse' of internet shutdowns – even in Kashmir
Officials use them for mundane matters, not big emergencies as laws intend
07 Dec 2021 02:45 | 5
Off-Prem
Alibaba splits itself into Chinese and overseas ops
Seeks world domination through 'diversified business governance'
06 Dec 2021 06:01 | 6
Science
China's Yutu rover spots 'mysterious hut' on far side of the Moon
Cube-shaped object is probably just a rock. Yutu will check it out anyway
06 Dec 2021 05:00 | 120
Personal Tech
Microsoft to 600 million Indians: feel free to hand over some data
LinkedIn adds Hindi service to target the world's third-most-spoken language
06 Dec 2021 03:30 | 4
Servers
India reveals home-grown server that won't worry the leading edge
And a National Blockchain Strategy that calls for gov to host BaaS
06 Dec 2021 00:58 | 6
PaaS + IaaS
AWS adds another Arm CPU to its cloud: Apple's M1
Updates bare metal Macs-a-service and claims up to 60 per cent better price performance vs cloudy x86 Macs
03 Dec 2021 08:01 | 2
Virtualization
Xen and the art of hypervisor upgrades
Version 4.16 adds first look at TPM 2.0 and better big.LITTLE support
03 Dec 2021 06:57 |
Off-Prem
ByteDance launches a raft of public cloud services
Volcano Engine adds plenty of the IaaS and SaaS you'd expect from a hyperscaler
03 Dec 2021 04:16 | 2
Updated
Microsoft 365 admins 'flooded' with bulk and bogus notifications for over an hour
Recent change to cloud services suspected as cause, any real messes will be advised in email only for now
03 Dec 2021 02:20 | 11
