Edge + IoT
Dangerous flying car drone zoomed into UK's Gatwick Airport airspace after killswitch failed
Goodwood Festival of Speed took a nasty turn in 2019, finds AAIB
19 Feb 23:28 | 107
Edge + IoT
Updated
Ring, Ring, why don't you give me a call? Amazon-owned doorbells aren’t answering after large-scale outage
Turning smart homes into dumb ones
03 Feb 19:04 | 79
Edge + IoT
Drone smashes through helicopter's windscreen and injures passenger
Two feet sideways and it could have been the pilot: report
26 Jan 16:22 | 56
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Nothing new since the microwave: Let's get those home tech inventors cooking
You might want to wash the rolling pin first
22 Jan 10:32 | 164
Edge + IoT
Android 10 ported to homegrown multi-core RISC-V system-on-chip by Alibaba biz, source code released
AOSP effort could help bring GUIs to industrial, IoT, embedded gear
21 Jan 18:58 | 22
Updated
Police drone plunged 70ft into pond after operator mashed pop-up that was actually the emergency cut-out button
Another unfortunate UAV episode for Sussex cops
19 Jan 10:20 | 122
Edge + IoT
Under that pile of spare keys and obsolete cables is an IoT device: Samsung pushes useful retirement project for older phones
Er, we mean 'distinguished', 'seasoned', 'battle-tested'
12 Jan 16:03 | 44
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Stony-faced Google drags Android Things behind the cowshed. Two shots ring out
No new hobbyist projects from January, everything deleted the following year
17 Dec 14:35 | 48
Edge + IoT
Amazon's ad-hoc Ring, Echo mesh network can mooch off your neighbors' Wi-Fi if needed – and it's opt-out
Ring, Echo owners get emails explaining how to switch off incoming functionality
24 Nov 20:46 | 115
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Vodafone launches platform that promises to play nicely with dusty legacy IoT kit
What untold treasures could these primitive technologies hold?
24 Nov 15:43 | 4
Edge + IoT
Hard to believe but Congress just approved an IoT security law and it doesn't totally suck
Secure coding, identity management, patching, configuration controls, what madness is this?
18 Nov 20:51 | 20
Updated
Halt don't catch fire: Amazon recalls hundreds of thousands of Ring doorbells over exploding battery fears
What happens when you mix up the wood and metal screws provided for installation? Heeeeat
11 Nov 13:00 | 74
Rise of the Machines
Are you seeing this, Amazon? British military steps up robot tech tests with drone capable of carrying 60kg payloads
Aerial ammo deliveries – always handy when you're storming a beach
05 Nov 17:01 | 28
Edge + IoT
Backdoorer the Xplora: Kids' smartwatches can secretly take pics, record audio on command by encrypted texts
It was just code left over from a prototype, says hardware maker
12 Oct 21:21 | 9
Canalys Forum 2020
Why is IoT locked in 'proof-of-concept hell'? Stakeholders don't talk to each other, and return on investment is hazy
Private equity funding stalls amid COVID-19
09 Oct 16:30 | 16
Edge + IoT
Ring glitch results in global ding dong ditch: Doorbell bling flings out random pings but they're not the real thing
Users fear hack – really the 'processing infrastructure was running behind'
01 Oct 18:33 | 86
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Burning down the house! Consumer champ Which? probes smart plugs to find a bunch of insecure fire-risk tat
Yep, plugs. The things that pick up electrickery from the wall
01 Oct 07:57 | 70
Analysis
Flying camera drones, cuddly Echo gadgets... it's all a smoke screen for Amazon to lead you gently down the Sidewalk – and you'll probably like it
Right, we own cloud, shipping, what's next? The home
28 Sep 22:35 | 59
Edge + IoT
We want weaponised urban drones flying through your house, says UK defence ministry as it waves a fistful of banknotes
£150k up for grabs if you can help create the dystopian future of warfare
16 Sep 13:02 | 61
Edge + IoT
Drone firm DJI promises 'local data mode' to fend off US government's mooted ban
Protectionist public policy prompts fresh focus on infosec fears
10 Sep 17:47 | 20
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Security
1Password has none, KeePass has none... So why are there seven embedded trackers in the LastPass Android app?
Third-party code in security-critical apps is obviously suboptimal, but company says you can opt out
SaaS
Google admits Kubernetes container tech is so complex, it's had to roll out an Autopilot feature to do it all for you
More expensive, less flexible, but easier and safer to use
Storage
Seagate UK customer stung by VAT on replacement drive shipped via the Netherlands
Well, Brexit meant Brexit
Networks
Copper broadband phaseout will leave UK customers with higher bills and less choice, says comparison site
It seems people are OK with paying more for faster internet, though
On Call
A word to the Wyse: Smoking cigars in the office is very bad for you... and your monitor
A matte-black terminal? Neat! Where can I get one?
Software
Red Hat returns with another peace offering in the wake of the CentOS Stream affair: More free stuff
Approved open-source projects to get no-cost subscriptions (if they haven't already got one)
Security
Google looks at bypass in Chromium's ASLR security defense, throws hands up, won't patch garbage issue
Engineers write off GC abuse because Spectre broke everything anyway
The RPG
Valheim: How the heck has more 'indie shovelware with PS2 graphics' sold 4 million copies in a matter of weeks?
Now, this might shock you, but it's something we like to call 'fun' (if you have friends)
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Half a million stolen French medical records, drowned in feeble excuses
A bitter pill best swallowed with eight gallons of swimming pool water
Episode 2
BOFH: 7 jars of Marmite, a laptop and a good time
Or 'How PFY and I do Access Control'
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Edge + IoT
Keeping them for a rainy day? Arm decides against spinning off cloudy IoT businesses to parent Softbank – report
Right as the Japanese mega-corp seeks to flog the Brit CPU design house
26 Aug 07:56 | 1
Edge + IoT
MediaTek pings Italy with '5G' Internet-of-Things data beam from geostationary satellite 35,000 kilometres up
That's a spicy meatball
19 Aug 15:33 | 11
Edge + IoT
SoftBank: Oi, we paid $32bn for you, when are you going to strong-Arm some more money out of your customers?
Failing mega-group discovers again it didn't buy the right biz
16 Jul 06:34 | 72
Edge + IoT
Four years after swallowing Arm Holdings, SoftBank said to be mulling Brit chip biz sale
Insider suggests company doesn't charge enough in royalties to satisfy Japanese giant
14 Jul 13:48 | 48
Edge + IoT
We've paused Sigfox roof aerial payments, says WND-UK, but we'll make you whole after COVID
Nationwide network operator gets into tizzy with chimney owners
10 Jul 08:30 | 58
Edge + IoT
Did you know Arm has an Internet-of-Things cloud? Not anymore. Wants to offload it to Softbank
Microprocessor core designer says it just wants to focus on designing microprocessor cores
07 Jul 21:08 | 1
WWDC
Apple launches incredible features everyone else had more than a year ago – this time for the 'smart home'
HomeKit still playing catch-up though facial rec and better automation still a step in the right direction
24 Jun 05:54 | 27
Edge + IoT
Tens of millions of Internet-of-Things, network-connected gizmos at risk of remote hijacking? Computer, engage shocked mode
Collection of bugs, dubbed Ripple20, sink widely used TCP/IP stack
17 Jun 05:04 | 27
Edge + IoT
Couple wrongly arrested over Gatwick Airport drone debacle score £200k payout from cops
Add that to the £790k wasted on Xmas 2018 shutdown investigation
15 Jun 12:00 | 65
Edge + IoT
Runaway Latvian drone found meditating in tree after shutting down nation's skies
It crashed the same day it went missing despite 3-day closedown and hunt
22 May 11:15 | 37
Edge + IoT
Railway cables overpowered errant drone's compass and flung it back to terra firma
25kV + lots of wiggly amps = big local magnetic field
21 May 09:55 | 68
Build
Internet of Tardiness: Microsoft puts on a brave face as IoT boat prepares to set sail
Lots of previews and coming-soons, but is it too little, too late?
21 May 08:15 | 8
Edge + IoT
Latvian drone wrests control from human overlords and shuts down entire nation's skies
Please phone us if you see our missing 26kg aircraft, say authorities
04 May 13:29 | 48
Edge + IoT
Three things in life are certain: Death, taxes, and cloud-based IoT gear bricked by vendors. Looking at you, Belkin
Ubiquitous consumer kit maker EOLs netcam. Oh, AND the cloud services that make it work
29 Apr 15:58 | 49
Video
Happy birthday, ARM1. It is 35 years since Britain's Acorn RISC Machine chip sipped power for the first time
Somewhere in your phone, something is blowing out candles on a cake
27 Apr 15:50 | 45
Edge + IoT
Chinese carmaker behind Volvo and Lotus ships first two satellites for planned IoT ‘OmniCloud’
Plans to connect and observe all the things as-a-service, from low-Earth orbit, while building 500 sats a year
27 Apr 05:31 | 22
Edge + IoT
Police drone fliers' wings clipped to prevent them bumping into real aircraft
The Civil Aviation Authority giveth the CAA and taketh away
20 Apr 16:30 | 19
Edge + IoT
The 'IoT' in Microsoft IoT Hub means Internet of Trying-to-kill-off-whiffy-crypto-protocol: TLS 1.0/1.1 spared axe again
Stay of execution granted after customer 'feedback'
15 Apr 17:17 | 4
Edge + IoT
Remember Tapplock, the 'unbreakable' smart lock that was allergic to screwdrivers? The FTC just slapped it down for 'deceiving' folks
And you can still open its improved version with a strong magnet
06 Apr 21:39 | 52
