Toshiba sues WDC for a cool billion bucks

You could say the flash JV partners' relationship is at rock bottom Toshiba is suing WDC in a Tokyo court for ¥120bn ($1bn, £830m), alleging unfair competition.…

123-reg resolves secure database access snafu

Catches up with https everywhere memo UK-based hosting and domains provider firm 123-reg has fixed an issue that meant access to some customers' databases ran over an unsecured link, creating a privacy risk in the process.…

Final Fantasy XV’s mobile strategy spinoff launches today

Netflix is bringing Dolby Atmos surround sound to its original content starting with Okja

Oats Studios: all the latest from Neill Blomkamp’s experimental film studio

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 450 chip will power the next wave of budget Android phones

Petya virus is something worse than ransomware, new analysis shows

Aantal .nl-websites met ssl-certificaat stijgt flink

Het aantal .nl-websites dat gebruikmaakt van een ssl-certificaat is sterk gestegen, meldt SIDN. Volgens de stichting die het domein beheert, steeg het aantal in het afgelopen jaar van 82.000 naar 390.000. De helft van de .nl-webshops gebruikt nu ssl.

Toshiba vergroot flash-capaciteit met eerste qlc-nand-chips

Toshiba heeft de capaciteit van zijn flashgeheugen met vijftig procent vergroot door over te stappen of qlc-technologie. Daarmee kan elke geheugencel vier bits bevatten, waar dat bij tlc-nand drie bits betreft.

A minister for GDS? Don't talk digital pony

Junior appointment more telling than non-expert status Comment  The appointment of digital minister Caroline Nokes yesterday was met with some sniggering when it was revealed she was formerly the chief executive of the National Pony Society.…

Intel launches 64-layer 3D flash client SSD

You can buy it at consumer electronics e-shop. We're not joking Intel has hatched a new SSD, a 64-layer one, available in a lovely coincidence at etailer Newegg for $179.99.…

Intel launches 64-layer 3D flash client SSD

You can buy it at consumer electronics e-shop. We're not joking Intel has hatched a new SSD, a 64-layer one, available in a lovely coincidence at etailer Newegg for $179.99.…

Tales from the very first iPhone line

Wherein I discover new things about smartphones, life, and The Goonies.

LG’s new 77-inch OLED wallpaper TV is now available for the price of a new car

Google Photos’ new sharing features are starting to roll out

You can now design custom Snapchat geofilters from your phone

Halt and Catch Fire's fourth season will premiere on August 19th

Cooler Master maakt mechanisch toetsenbord met pbt-keycaps beschikbaar

Cooler Master heeft de MasterKeys S PBT en MasterKeys L PBT beschikbaar gemaakt. Het gaat om mechanische toetsenborden met Cherry MX-switches die de fabrikant van keycaps van polybutyleentereftalaat met een dikte van 1,5mm heeft voorzien.

'Meer smartphones met verlengd scherm op komst in tweede helft dit jaar'

Fabrikanten van lcd's schroeven de productie van 18:9-panelen op, om aan de toenemende vraag te kunnen voldoen. Dat meldt DigiTimes aan de hand van bronnen bij de producenten. In de tweede helft van dit jaar zouden er meer smartphones met zo'n lange…

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AWS Summit London queues caused by security, not snafu

Ultimate Britishness experience – wet, grey skies and a huge wait just to be disappointed The AWS Summit in London has opened – and queues of several hundred people are already building around the venue as rumours of an IT failure on the ticket desk…