Mitsuha adds a wave animation to the Now Playing screen in the iOS 9 Music app

Did Oracle just sign tape's death warrant? Depends what 'no comment' means

Big Red keeps schtum over the status of StreamLine El Reg was tipped off that Oracle's StorageTek (StreamLine) tape library product range was going to be end-of-lifed.…

Did Oracle just sign tape's death warrant? Depends what 'no comment' means

Big Red keeps schtum over the status of StreamLine El Reg was tipped off that Oracle's StorageTek (StreamLine) tape library product range was going to be end-of-lifed.…

A webcam is not so much a leering eye as the barrel of a gun

It wants to see me stripped Something for the Weekend, Sir?  “Strip it off!” commands a disembodied voice. “We want to see what you’ve got!”…

Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee arrested for part in South Korean corruption scandal

The acting head of the Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was arrested on Friday by police in South Korea, taken into custody hours after a warrant for his arrest was approved by the country's Central District Court.

Fig's new fund helps indie games get to Steam

Crowdfunding and investment site Fig is offering successful indie developers a little extra cash to finish games and get them on Steam. With the $500,000 Fig Finishing Fund, developers that hit their funding goals and attract at least 1,000…

Uber can't even fake concern for drivers in Q&A session

Given how eager Uber seems to replace drivers with autonomous cars, a Q&A session conducted by CEO Jeff Jones on Facebook went about as well as you'd expect. He answered just a dozen or so questions (out of over 500) and cut the session…

Apple Launches New Twitter-Based Ad Series Promoting iPad Pro

Apple today shared four new iPad Pro ads on its YouTube channel, which are focused on highlighting the features of the tablet and pointing out its benefits over a computer. Each of the four ads is 16 seconds in length and starts out with a tweet …

YouTube Will Stop Placing Unskippable 30-Second Ads in Front of Videos in 2018

YouTube will stop supporting unskippable 30-second ads on the popular streaming video platform beginning sometime in 2018, according to an official statement from Google given to Campaign. The move is said to be a way to provide a better experience …

Wi-Fi 802.11ax haalt 4,8 Gb/s door de lucht

In 2013 bracht Apple nieuwe AirPorts met Wi-Fi 802.11ac uit. Deze standaard maakt (theoretisch) snelheden van 1 Gb/s door de lucht mogelijk. Vier jaar later komt een nieuwe, snellere standaard eraan: Wi-Fi 802.11ax met een snelheid van maximaal 4,8 …

Coal Intelligent Technology recruitment firm ceases trading

Contractors and staff may be left out of pocket Contractors and employees at recruitment firm Coal Intelligent Technology may be left out of pocket after the company ceased trading yesterday.…

Windows vuurt bètatest af op zakelijke gebruikers

Ook bedrijven kunnen op de eerste rang met een Insider-programma.

Pokémon GO: 5 tips om de nieuwe Johto-Pokémon te vangen

De grootste Pokémon GO update ooit is hier: de tweede generatie met monsters is toegevoegd en met deze vijf Pokémon GO Johto tips weet je zeker dat jij ze vangt.

Errors in Centrelink’s debt recovery system were inevitable

... as in all complex systems Since it announced a crackdown on outstanding debt in June last year, Centrelink has sent debt recovery letters to thousands of Australian welfare recipients. Early reports indicated that around 20 per cent were issued …

Cities: Skylines komt dit voorjaar naar Xbox One

Paradox Interactive heeft bekendgemaakt dat de Xbox One-versie van Cities: Skylines in het voorjaar uitkomt. Een releasedatum voor de stadssimulatiegame die in 2015 voor de pc verscheen is nog niet bekendgemaakt.

Bomb threat forces evacuation of Apple's flagship Australian store

Apple's flagship Australian store was briefly evacuated mid-day on Friday, in what appears to have been a response to a bomb threat, according to local media reports.

AppleInsider podcast talks about 'iPhone 8' function area, fake news, BeatsX and more

This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Mikey and Victor talk about an 'iPhone 8' with no home button, Malware on the Mac, Apple's effort to fight fake news, and more.

UK hospital uses VR to reassure children before MRI scans

Entering a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine can be a nerve-wracking experience. You're trapped in a tight space and have to lie perfectly still as loud noises -- produced by the current in the scanner coils -- pepper your eardrums. …

Here's the 'Stealth' Case Apple Uses to Conceal iPhone Prototypes During Transport

Long before Apple takes the wraps off a new iPhone, the smartphone goes through months of design work, testing, and production between Apple's headquarters in Cupertino and its manufacturing partners in China. It is during this time that iPhone p…

‘iPhone 8: 3D gezichtsherkenning vervangt Touch ID-vingerafdrukscanner’

Omdat de homeknop van de iPhone 8 verdwijnt, zou Apple Touch ID volledig willen vervangen met 3D gezichtsherkenning. Naast iPhone 8 gezichtsherkenning maakt deze 3D scanner nog veel meer mogelijk.

Installing disks is basically LEGO, right? This admin failed LEGO

This bit goes here, this bit goes there and - huh! - why aren't the lights blinking? ON-CALL  Welcome to another Friday (!) and therefore to another edition of On-Call, The Register's column in which we let readers vent about jobs gone bad.…