Avast blocks the entire internet – again

Now that's cast-iron antivirus An Avast software update pushed out on Wednesday is preventing web access for at least some devices running the firm's freebie anti-malware software.…

Microsoft backtracks: 'We are going to support .NET Framework with ASP.NET Core 2.0'

'You do not abandon your users' .NET Foundation chief tells El Reg BUILD  Microsoft will not, after all, restrict its open source, cross-platform web framework ASP.NET Core 2.0 from running on the Windows-only .NET Framework.…

Genius launches a clothing line inspired by pop culture from 1997

Cirque du Soleil will use HoloLens to design sets and plan shows

Microsoft's next mobile strategy is to make iOS and Android better

Ursula K. Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness is being developed as a limited series

History of the Entire World, I Guess could have been the best online video of 2005

Samsung krijgt Amerikaans patent op ontwerp 'audio device'

Samsung heeft in de Verenigde Staten een patent op een ontwerp voor een 'audio device' toegewezen gekregen. Het ontwerp, dat op de afbeeldingen doet denken aan een monitor, laat wellicht een slimme speaker zien.

Moederbedrijf Snapchat verkocht maximaal 65.000 zonnebrillen met camera

Snap, het bedrijf achter Snapchat, heeft afgelopen maanden maximaal 65.000 Spectacles-zonnebrillen verkocht. Dat blijkt uit de kwartaalcijfers van het bedrijf. Snap geeft alleen de omzet uit 'overige', waar Spectacles onder vallen.

Openreach hints at fibre network strategy rethink

Chief exec says 'significant chunk' of job cuts to come from Global Services Analysis  "Collaboration" was the watchword from Openreach chief exec Clive Selley during BT's results this morning. An interesting expression given accusations it previous…

iMobie rolls out PhoneRescue 3.2

iMobie has announced PhoneRescue 3.2 (https://www.imobie.com/phonerescue/), a feature update to their iOS data recovery software for Mac and Windows. The upgrade offers optimizations to help …

Default Folder X 5.1.5 adds stability & supports minimized Save dialogs

St. Clair Software has released Default Folder X 5.1.5 (http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html), an update to their utility for the Mac. It enhances the file dialogs in all macO…

Can you guess which TV show lit 20 people on fire in one day?

Twitter signed a new live video deal with the NFL that doesn’t include games

The Syfy channel is rebooting with a new focus on science fiction fandom

Microsoft’s first VR development kits are available for preorder, will ship this summer

Microsoft’s HoloLens headset is coming to China by the end of this month

Microsoft's Project Emma is a wearable that helps with Parkinson's tremors

Google drops the shopping bag from the Play Store icon

Acer will ship a $399 VR headset with full motion trackers this holiday season

Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora are all coming to the Windows Store