Analysis
Google's FLoC flies into headwinds as internet ad industry braces for instability
Reinventing web advertising tech at a time of heightened privacy concern proves difficult
17 Apr 08:07 | 6
On-Prem
Personal Tech
Will tech show IFA really return this year as a 'full-scale' shindig? Place your bets now
Announcement light on safety details and the world still doesn't look ready
16 Apr 13:47 | 2
On Call
To have one floppy failure is unlucky. To have 20 implies evil magic or a very silly user
Not quite what we meant by 'disk capacity'
16 Apr 07:15 | 148
On-Prem
Global chip shortage probably won't let up until 2023, warns TSMC: CEO 'still expects capacity to tighten more'
Automotive supply is a 'top priority', analysts told
16 Apr 01:29 | 3
On-Prem
Walmart’s Indian outpost FlipKart picks industrial giant’s India-US joint venture for Chennai data center
E-commerce wing to also get a huge fulfillment center for Q3 2022
16 Apr 00:21 |
Personal Tech
Last chance to grab an iPhone Mini as savvy analyst reckons Apple will scrap it next year
Incoming iPhone 13 could be final slimline version
15 Apr 13:33 | 26
Storage
Microsoft OneDrive for Windows 7 drives off a cliff for business users
Accidental borkage ... or a not-so-subtle hint that it really is time to move on?
15 Apr 12:47 | 40
On-Prem
Infosys says staff are leaving it again – a sign COVID crunch is receding
Full year impact of the compensation hike of Q4 will be felt into FY 22, says Infosys
15 Apr 08:31 | 6
Personal Tech
Irish privacy watchdog sticks GDPR probe into Facebook after that online giveaway of 533 million profiles
Oh, you mean the 'features that make it easier for people to find and connect with friends on our services'?
15 Apr 07:26 | 34
Networks
Vote to turf out remainder of Nominet board looks inevitable after .uk registry ignores reform demands
PublicBenefit.uk campaign reports 97 per cent of its supporters behind effort
15 Apr 06:32 | 70
Personal Tech
OMG! New free speech social network won’t allow members to take the Lord’s name in vain
‘Frank’ reckons it won’t follow Parler’s path to plug-pulling because it has its own servers and ‘the best security’ . But it also uses Cloudflare …
15 Apr 06:17 | 79
Networks
Huawei tells the FCC it can't force US carriers to scrap its gear – that's Congress's job
We're sure the comms watchdog will take that on board
14 Apr 18:45 | 6
Sponsored
Wish HCI could do more? Maybe it’s time for some disaggregation, says HPE
If you don't know what you'll need three to six months from now, 'disaggregated dHCI can be a better play'
14 Apr 18:00 |
Networks
UK watchdog blesses Virgin Media and O2's union, says there's no risk of market distortion or competition loss
Hard luck, BT
14 Apr 13:55 | 23
Personal Tech
Got $10k to burn? Ultra-rare Piet Mondrian-esque Apple laptop is up for grabs on eBay
Colourful PowerBook 170 was a one-off for Japanese women's golf tournament
14 Apr 10:02 | 24
Networks
Telecoms Diversification Task Force urges UK government to give smaller hardware vendors a bigger slice of the 5G pie
Filling the void left by Huawei
14 Apr 08:30 | 5
Networks
COVID-19 kicks mobile giant CK Hutchison's '3' twice: Robs operator of roaming revenue, sends data use soaring
Many European customers flee, Asia signs up in big numbers
14 Apr 03:58 |
Personal Tech
After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
New law implementation, cease-and-desist letters, and mobile companies asked to detail free blocking tools
13 Apr 22:34 | 46
Networks
What's Red and scale-y and shacked up with NEC? A new Red Hat network function virtualization solution, apparently
Living on the Edge as SA networks roll out
13 Apr 19:01 |
Personal Tech
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 now includes AMD options for biz customers, boasts up to 19 hours of battery life
Surface Headphones 2+ also available and a range of 'Modern' kit coming in the next few months
13 Apr 16:15 | 25
Networks
Northrop Grumman's MEV-2 gives Intelsat satellite a new lease on life until the next rescue in another five years
After 17 years into a 13-year mission, that's not bad
13 Apr 14:12 | 23
Networks
Nominet chooses civil war over compromise by rejecting ex-BBC Trust chairman
Remaining .uk registry board members ignore demands of campaign that has already removed CEO
13 Apr 07:32 | 62
On-Prem
Intel offers to produce car chips for automakers stalled by ongoing semiconductor supply drought
Also, President Biden hosts meeting to mull over silicon shortage
13 Apr 00:48 | 25
Popular
On Call
To have one floppy failure is unlucky. To have 20 implies evil magic or a very silly user
Not quite what we meant by 'disk capacity'
Software
Ever wondered what it's like working for Microsoft? Leaked survey shines a light on how those at the code coalface feel
Lowest scoring sections were 'performance' and 'deal', but it looks like it could be a lot worse
Security
It was Russia wot did it: SolarWinds hack was done by Kremlin's APT29 crew, say UK and US
And Positive Technologies has been slapped with American sanctions
Security
University of Hertfordshire pulls the plug on, well, everything after cyber attack
Another UK institution topples at the hands of miscreants
OSes
Zorin OS 16 beta claims largest built-in app library 'of any open source desktop ever'
Linux for Windows switchers: smooth user experience, if users steer clear of Windows apps on Wine
Bootnotes
Pigeon fanciers in a flap over Brexit quarantine flock-up, seek exemption from EU laws
It won't fly. 'We are collateral damage'
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
How not to apply for a new job: Apply for it on a job site
Watch as I channel my digital Yosser Hughes, violence included
Science
Pentagon confirms footage of three strange craft taken by the Navy are UFOs (no, that doesn't mean they're aliens)
Unless by aliens you mean Russians
Bootnotes
Home office setup with built-in boiling water tap for tea and coffee without getting up is a monument to deskcess
If only it had a built-in loo and pillow, then we could work 24/7
Webcast
Vintage? Good for vinyl records, bad for systems of record
Emulation could make more sense than migration. Here’s why…
STORIES
Personal Tech
FCC urges Americans to run internet speed app to counter Big Cable's broadband data fudging
Effort to get accurate info gets more serious under new chairwoman
12 Apr 22:57 | 31
Personal Tech
The COVID-19 pandemic is still going – and so is the PC buying spree: Shipments up 55% on the Before Times
Highest Q1 figures since 2012
12 Apr 22:34 | 13
GTC
Jensen Huang's kitchen gets another viewing as Nvidia teases Arm-powered supercomputing chip Grace
Also another data processing unit, system-on-a-chip for self-driving cars
12 Apr 21:02 | 8
Networks
New drinking game idea: Down a shot every time Huawei blames US sanctions for the current tech industry woes
Plus: 6G is pointless, and will your next car have 'Huawei Inside'?
12 Apr 15:28 | 4
Logowatch
Bless you: Yep, it's IBM's new name for tech services spinoff and totally not a hayfever medicine
Hello world, meet Kyndryl
12 Apr 14:42 | 60
Feature
Fire up that Macintosh II: Retro techhead gives the web a Netscape 1.1 makeover
Not the prettiest experience, but an interesting experiment
12 Apr 09:33 | 19
Who, Me?
Quality control, Soviet style: Here's another fine message you've gotten me into
Moscow. 1978. It always feels like... somebody's watching me
12 Apr 06:13 | 166
Sponsored
Four key challenges in your move toward an all-flash data center in the Intelligent Age
And how Huawei tackles them all
11 Apr 22:30 |
Personal Tech
Lenovo's latest gaming monster: Eight cores, 3.2GHz, giant heat sink, two fans. Oh, and it has a phone bolted on
Mammoth as a mobe, but serious as a game device
09 Apr 21:00 | 28
Storage
Microsoft drops 64-bit OneDrive into the pool: Windows on ARM fans need not apply. As usual
Up to 18.4 million petabytes... which should be useful to someone
09 Apr 14:10 | 32
Obit
Prince Philip, inadvertent father of the Computer Misuse Act, dies aged 99
Queen's hubby left more than a passing impression on the UK tech world
09 Apr 13:18 | 222
On Call
For blinkenlights sake.... RTFM! Yes. Read The Front of the Machine
Before smartphones and LCD displays there were... green lights and red lights
09 Apr 07:05 | 160
On-Prem
Cisco takes small steps towards IT-as-a-service, more software-defined networking
For compute and SD-WAN only, with plenty of details not yet in place
09 Apr 06:03 | 1
HPC
Biden administration effectively slaps bans on seven Chinese supercomputer companies for military links
Organizations added to Entity list
09 Apr 00:54 | 9
Networks
W3C Technical Architecture Group slaps down Google's proposal to treat multiple domains as same origin
First Party Sets 'harmful to the web in its current form'
08 Apr 18:15 | 24
Personal Tech
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 12:31 | 6
