The Martian author Andy Weir’s next book will be a crime thriller set on the Moon

WhatsApp quietly added encryption to iCloud backups

 WhatsApp has quietly beefed up the security of an iCloud backup feature for users of its messaging service — potentially closing a loophole that could enable otherwise end-to-end encrypted messages to become accessible in a readable form. Read More

KPN geeft klanten met iPhones mogelijkheid bellen via 4g in te schakelen

KPN heeft een update uitgebracht waarmee vanaf iPhones bellen via 4g mogelijk wordt. Daartoe moeten klanten van KPN in de instellingen van hun iPhones 4g kiezen voor het voeren van gesprekken. In de praktijk lijkt VoLTE echter nog niet mogelijk.

Realistic Brits want at least 3 security steps on bank accounts

Which breach were your details revealed in, then? Three in five Brits reckon that fewer than three security steps – including passwords, card readers or letters from a memorable word – are insufficient to assure their bank account is secure and not …

Why student cluster compos? A supercomputer kids' taskmaster explains

ASC17 coach on which tests and why HPC Blog  As some of the blogs on the fifth annual ASC17 Asia Student Supercomputer challenge started to hit El Reg, we noticed a couple of comments that made me think that some of you out there are missing the poi…

Always late to the party, IBM reveals itself to be NVMe fanboy

Big Blue wants to lead NVMe transition in the industry. Really? +Comment  IBM says it's developing systems with NVMe across its storage portfolio, and wants to ignite an industry-wide leap in system performance.…

Why student cluster compos? A supercomputer kids' taskmaster explains

ASC17 coach on which tests and why HPC Blog  As some of the blogs on the fifth annual ASC17 Asia Student Supercomputer challenge started to hit El Reg, we noticed a couple of comments that made me think that some of you out there are missing the poi…

HBO’s Silicon Valley takes a direct shot at the tech industry’s obsession with AI

Here’s why your cable company wants to be your wireless carrier

Moodica’s relaxation videos are the next level of slow TV

Nederlands hackercamp SHA2017 gaat wifi-badges met E-Ink gebruiken

Het hackersevenement SHA2017, dat in augustus in Zeewolde plaatsvindt, verstrekt aan een deel van zijn bezoekers badges die over een internetverbinding beschikken en van een scherm van elektronische inkt voorzien zijn.

ITC upholds finding that Arista infringed on two Cisco patents

Cisco 'preserving market position at expense of competition,' says Arista The US International Trade Commission has upheld a judgement that Arista Networks infringed two Cisco Systems patents on networking equipment - the latest round in a long-runn…

ITC upholds finding that Arista infringed on two Cisco patents

Cisco 'preserving market position at expense of competition,' says Arista The US International Trade Commission has upheld a judgement that Arista Networks infringed two Cisco Systems patents on networking equipment - the latest round in a long-runn…

Cyberduck 6 adds support for secure Cryptomator vaults

Cyberduck (https://cryptomator.org/coop/cyberduck_en.html) — a FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive and OpenStack Swift, donation-ware browser for macOS and …

Ockham for macOS revved to version 2.0

KnowledgeMiner Software has announced Ockham 2.0 for macOS. It’s an upgrade of the app for performing sensitivity analyses for a high number of model parameters. It’s designed to be a valuab…

The original Huawei Watch is getting Android Wear 2.0

Intels AMT-kwetsbaarheid in processors blijkt relatief eenvoudig te misbruiken

De kwetsbaarheid in Intels Active Management Technology van zakelijke processors blijkt relatief eenvoudig te misbruiken. Een authenticatiescherm voor beheer op afstand is te omzeilen door via een proxy een lege string in te voeren.

There be dragons? Why net neutrality groups won't go to Congress

Campaign risks total annihilation for its fear of politics Special Report  When Obama pushed the FCC into extending Title II rules over US internet services in 2014, I described the President as "writing out a cheque he knew he couldn't cash". To no…

Facebook fake news: Sort it out yourself, readers

Is the story a joke? Well, is it? Comment  Talk about chutzpah. Facebook has launched its PR campaign to combat "fake news" with the slogan "Together we can limit the spread of false news".…

Italian F-35 facility rolls out its first STOVL stealth fighter

Same place that Blighty's dented jets will get their T-Cut Italy has assembled the first F-35B outside the US, at the same factory where British jets will eventually be overhauled.…

There be dragons? Why net neutrality groups won't go to Congress

Campaign risks total annihilation for its fear of politics Special Report  When Obama pushed the FCC into extending Title II rules over US internet services in 2014, I described the President as "writing out a cheque he knew he couldn't cash". To no…