We give up, Progressive Web Apps can track you, says W3C: After 5 years, it decides privacy is too much bother
(2020/07/31)
You lot sort it out
The Last of Us Part II: Never mind the Metacritic nonsense, Naughty Dog's ultra-violent odyssey is a must-play*
(2020/07/31)
*If you have a PlayStation 4
How to democratise IT: Tech big four hoover 63% of global cloudy infrastructure spending
(2020/07/31)
No, we have not used the term 'digital transformation'... oh bugger
All the way to Reno: Oppo's latest mid-ranger going global but lacks 5G compared to similarly specced models
(2020/07/31)
It'll be a tough sell against the OnePluses and Motorolas around
An irritating itch down the back of your neck? Searing midsummer heat? Of course, it can only be SysAdmin Day
(2020/07/31)
Don't worry if one's loitering in your garden, it'll buzz off in a while
For Apple's latest trick, the iCockroach – allowing it to survive while the smartphone sector faces a nuclear winter
(2020/07/31)
Total vendor shipments down 88.5 million year-on-year in first half of 2020
First rule of Ransomware Club is do not pay the ransom, but it looks like Carlson Wagonlit Travel didn't get the memo
(2020/07/31)
$4.5m may have gone into crims' pockets after bookings biz hit by Ragnar Locker nasty
Seeking that perfect role? Come inside and peruse vacancies for developers, testers and DataOps Leaders
(2020/07/31)
Get 'em while they're hot
Elite name on Brit scene sponsors retro video games preservation project at the Centre for Computing History
(2020/07/31)
Couldn't come at a better time as Cambridge museum remains closed
13 – lucky for some, but not BT because that's how hard pre-tax profits crashed in Q1
(2020/07/31)
COVID-19 ravages former state monopoly as nearly all divisions shrink
Burn baby burn, plastic inferno! Infosec researchers turn 3D printers into self-immolating suicide machines
(2020/07/31)
Inflammatory findings from deadly serious investigation
The future of work is digital-first – but how do you make the very best of that?
(2020/07/31)
Join us and find out more with Box in this German-language online broadcast
Dutch Gateway store was kept udder wraps for centuries until refit dug up computing history
(2020/07/31)
Cow about that?
In the market for a second-hand phone? Check it's still supported by the vendor – almost a third sold are not
(2020/07/31)
That means no security updates, which puts users at risk of compromise
EU tries to get serious on cybercrime with first sanctions against Wannacry, NotPetya, CloudHopper crews
(2020/07/31)
Russian, Chinese, Nork groups named in bank asset freeze
Venerable text editor GNU Nano reaches version 5.0 and adds the modern frippery that is scrollbars
(2020/07/31)
Three big upgrades since 2018 suggests it's far from terminal
'I'm telling you, I haven't got an iPad!' – Sent from my iPad
(2020/07/31)
Careless autoreplies cripple email at the heart of local government
Voyager 1 cracks yet another barrier: Now 150 Astronomical Units from Sol
(2020/07/31)
20 light hours from Earth and still sending home data
Fun fact: If you noticed a while ago Zoom's web client going AWOL for a week, it's because someone found a passcode-cracking hole
(2020/07/31)
Story behind a hasty teardown, fixing of a brute-force vulnerability
Twitter says spear-phishing attack hooked its staff and led to celebrity account hijack
(2020/07/31)
Attack came in waves that probed for staff with access to the creds crims craved
Pedaeration, n.:
The perfect body heat achieved by having one leg under the
sheet and one hanging off the edge of the bed.
-- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"