Personal Tech
Now that China has all but banned cryptocurrencies, GPU prices are falling like Bitcoin
Let's just check BTC-USD, oh yeah, waaay down
22 Jun 02:07 |
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Networks
What's that hurtling down the Bifröst? Node-based network fun with Yggdrasil 0.4
Ragnarök and roll: Release Candidate boasts significant improvements on 0.3
21 Jun 16:05 | 5
Personal Tech
Germany's competition watchdog to investigate whether Apple's ecosystem damages other businesses
Joins queue of regulators peeking into iOS walled garden model
21 Jun 15:13 | 8
Networks
'Lots of failed startups came out of Campus': Google axes London hub because startup scene 'doesn't need' another 7 floors of workspace
It needs 'resources, mentors, and programs ... at scale, anywhere'
21 Jun 14:32 | 19
Feature
Tolerating failure: From happy accidents to serious screwups … Time to look at getting it wrong, er, correctly
Let’s talk procedures. Plus: Are you dealing with errors in a way that leaves room for people to own up to them?
21 Jun 09:15 | 9
Networks
FCC pushes forward on rules to block the certification of new telecoms gear from ZTE and Huawei
Crackdown on loopholes that allow 'high-risk' vendors to have equipment approved for use in the US
18 Jun 19:28 | 9
Personal Tech
New York congressman puts forward federal right-to-repair bill
Fair Repair Act targets all varieties of electronic devices
18 Jun 18:18 | 33
Review
Vissles V84: Mechanical keyboard hits all the right buttons for Mac power users
Ideal for Apple fans who appreciate little boxes made of clicky-clacky
18 Jun 12:01 | 40
Networks
What a time to be alive: Cisco now offering 5G routers to ride along in cars
Switchzilla adds 5G options to edge routers and gateways, bets you'd rather buy its kit than run multiple networks
18 Jun 07:58 | 1
Personal Tech
India’s ban on Chinese apps eases just a little as PUBG blasts back onto Google Play, maybe Korean Stock market too
Fragfest adds green blood, Azure cloud, shirts, and detailed rules about how to kill people politely to satisfy regulators
18 Jun 04:58 | 1
On-Prem
Dem, Repub senators propose tax credits for factories that churn out chips on US soil
It'll be absolutely FABS-ulous, Wyden and Crapo promise
18 Jun 01:34 | 6
Servers
Google cosies up to AMD for high-performance scale-out Tau VMs – but makes eyes at Intel and Arm, too
New 60 vCPU VMs come with some bold price-performance claims, but AMD needs to stay on its toes
17 Jun 13:24 | 2
Sponsored
Blurred vision after 18 months of constant change? You’re not alone
Here’s how to build a strategy to adapt and thrive in turbulent times
17 Jun 07:30 |
On-Prem
Dell hires its ‘top advisor’ Chuck Whitten from Bain & Co as third member of leadership cabal
Seeks extra decision-making bandwidth “to lead next phase of growth” by appointing two co-chief operating officers
17 Jun 05:02 |
Personal Tech
Amazon says it's all social media's fault for letting fake review schemes thrive
Won't someone else save us from our policies and our decision to forego editorial control?
17 Jun 00:04 | 35
Promo
Don’t let your legacy database hold up your move to hybrid cloud
Fast forward your transition with this highly concentrated Nutanix Database Summit
16 Jun 23:00 |
Personal Tech
Lenovo refreshes workstation ThinkPads with 11th-gen Intel CPUs, RTX graphics, 5G
For those who like a bit of oomph under the bonnet
16 Jun 19:14 | 13
On-Prem
Up to £80m on the table in University of Nottingham's search for service provider to lace together IT support
Institution continues its digital makeover
16 Jun 10:45 | 11
Sponsored
Private 5G networks – flexible, adaptable paths for operators, enterprises
ZTE envisions new 5G-enabled operator business models, revenue streams from vertical industries
15 Jun 22:00 |
Personal Tech
Linux gods at last turn their gaze to Pi 400: Computer-in-a-keyboard receives mainline kernel support with v5.14
Also: Overclocked Pi 4s in the cloud, anyone?
15 Jun 17:33 | 12
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Hubble Space Telescope sails serenely on in safe mode after efforts to switch to backup memory modules fail
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Column
Windows 11: Meet the new OS, same as the old OS (or close enough)
From point release to pointless release
Bootnotes
How hot is it right now? 'Water park catching fire and burning down' hot
It's a Jersey thing, you wouldn't understand
Who, Me?
Updating in production, like a boss
The pain in Spain comes mainly from a lack of training
Legal
Toshiba engulfed by scandal again — and the prime minister is implicated
Company conspired with government to make life hard for activist foreign investors
Register Debate
VMs were a fad fit for the Great Recession. Containers’ time has finally come
No more managing operating systems and monolithic apps? Where do I sign!
Security
South Korea’s nuclear research agency breached by North Korea-affiliated cyberattackers, says malware analyst group
Think tank says inconsistencies in story were not a cover-up — just a mistake from “working-level staff”
Feature
Tolerating failure: From happy accidents to serious screwups … Time to look at getting it wrong, er, correctly
Let’s talk procedures. Plus: Are you dealing with errors in a way that leaves room for people to own up to them?
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Emergency mode? Bah! It takes a Microsoft product to really break a digital sign
Memory is not the only thing leaking from Windows
Networks
'Lots of failed startups came out of Campus': Google axes London hub because startup scene 'doesn't need' another 7 floors of workspace
It needs 'resources, mentors, and programs ... at scale, anywhere'
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Personal Tech
There was a crooked man who bought a crooked M1 iMac, and we presume they lived together in a little crooked house
It's Crookedgate! Folks report receiving whizzy Apple gear with slightly wonky displays
15 Jun 16:02 | 59
Networks
Capita scores half a billion pound outsourcing contract, but refuses to name (or shame?) lucky 'European telco' customer
Now why on Earth would you be shy about your £528m relationship?
15 Jun 15:30 | 9
Personal Tech
UK competition watchdog begins probe into Apple and Google's total domination of the mobile landscape
Authority investigating whether duopoly is harming consumers
15 Jun 14:15 | 18
Networks
Intel adds a new device – the ‘IPU’ – to its must-have modern data centre stack
You may know them as ‘SmartNICs’ or ‘DPUs’. Intel plans to make ‘em and software that lets 'em drive virtual networks and storage at scale
15 Jun 08:30 | 6
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Looking for more efficiency from the same IT budget? Let me guess, you’re in healthcare or local government…
Here’s how HCI and the public cloud can help
15 Jun 08:00 |
Personal Tech
Thailand bans joke cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens
Much bubble, none value, regulator excite
15 Jun 04:16 | 26
Personal Tech
US Supreme Court gives LinkedIn another shot at stymieing web scraping
LinkedIn back in play / Supremes kick case back downstairs / hiQ still at risk
15 Jun 00:08 | 7
Personal Tech
Samsung mulls delaying next 'fan edition' phone in light of semiconductor shortage
'Nothing had been determined', says phone giant
14 Jun 22:16 | 2
Networks
Price-capped broadband on hold for New York State after judge rules telcos would 'suffer unrecoverable losses'
Injunction halts introduction of $15-a-month fee for low-income households
14 Jun 19:11 | 14
Personal Tech
Mobile market to recover 12% this year. No, not you, small smartphone outfits
Analyst: Big 5 manufacturers should be able to shoulder ongoing semiconductor shortage
14 Jun 16:17 |
Networks
Vodafone names vendors tapped for Britain's first wide-scale OpenRAN build: NEC, Dell, and Samsung
The big get Huawei: telco starts to rip and replace Chinese network maker's kit
14 Jun 14:10 | 4
Who, Me?
Do you come from a land Down Under? Where diesel's low and techies blunder
UPS = Uninterruptable Pager Spying
14 Jun 07:49 | 102
Feature
Inventor of the graphite anode – key Li-ion battery tech – says he can now charge an electric car in 10 minutes
Dr Rachid Yazami shares his predictions for EV batteries with The Register
14 Jun 02:25 | 141
On-Prem
IBM pulls up the ladder behind some supercomputer customers
As in it's stopped selling the ladders needed to clamber up and do maintenance. Thankfully the internet can help
14 Jun 00:15 | 19
Sponsored
As so many people work away from the office, Wi-Fi 6E is perfectly timed for connected homes, other wireless apps
Wi-Fi 6/6E use-cases drive adoption as network refresh gains distinct advantages
13 Jun 22:00 | 3
Personal Tech
FTC approves $61.7m settlement with Amazon for pocketing driver tips
Delivery drives to get refund
11 Jun 23:08 | 44
