Windows 10 business refresh will revive PC shipments (2022/09/02) Or so says a hopeful IDC after releasing latest forecast of doom
Intel details 12th Gen Core SoCs optimized for edge applications (2022/09/02) OS support includes Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC and Linux options
UK government says contractors should challenge IR35 status via self-assesment (2022/09/02) What could possibly go wrong?
EU proposes regulations for tablet battery life, spare parts (2022/09/02) Rules for devices including phones aimed at reducing environmental impact of scroll addiction
Microsoft, Activision Blizzard have days to show merger won't harm competition (2022/09/02) Brit watchdog says what we're all thinking, motions for deeper investigation
Terminal downgrade saves the day after a client/server heist (2022/09/02) On Call When the PCs were pilfered by ram raiding rotters, green screens proved their worth
VMware’s Amazonian incarnation drops requirement to run on dedicated hosts (2022/09/02) VMware Explore vSphere users can start smaller without paying cluster-bucks
Lenovo launches face-mounted monitor (2022/09/02) Not worthy of the name 'smart glasses' and not sold outside China until 2023
Microsoft changes the way it certifies network cards for Windows Server (2022/09/02) Increased ‘configuration not supported’ heartbreak sparks move
USB-C to hit 80Gbps under updated USB4 v. 2.0 spec (2022/09/02) You’re going to need new cables and learn to recognize revised logos
Ex-NSA trio who spied on Americans for UAE now banned from arms exports (2022/09/02) From hero to zero-day ... to plain zero
How this Mars rover used its MOXIE to convert CO2 into precious oxygen (2022/09/02) Producing vital gas out of Red Planet's hostile atmosphere? Truly a test of Perseverance
Xcel smart thermostat users lose their cool after power company locks them out (2022/09/01) They were asking for it, energy giant says
Why bother with warrants when cops can buy location data for under $10k? (2022/09/01) How Fog Data Science sells records of your whereabouts, according to the EFF
FCC awards $800m for rural broadband development (2022/09/01) Illinois, Arizona and Iowa are the big winners in connection plan
Micron confirms first US memory fab on home soil in 20 years (2022/09/01) $15 billion Idaho facility is the first step as chip biz feeds on CHIPS Act
One man's battle to get patent rights for AI inventors in America may be over (2022/09/01) Analysis Stephen Thaler is fighting the law, and the law is winning
Twitter edit button coming later this month ... for some (2022/09/01) Looks like the bird site didn't need Musk's money to get the feature added, after all
California asks people not to charge EVs during heatwave (2022/09/01) Not a great look for the state that just vowed to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of battery-powered ones
Kubuntu and Lubuntu get desktop upgrades, as optional extras (2022/09/01) Latest versions of the KDE Plasma and LXQt desktops now available