A recent firmware pushed to QNAP network attached storage (NAS) devices left a number of owners unable to access their storage systems. The company has pulled back the firmware and issued a fixed version, but the company’s response has left some users feeling less confident in the boxes into which they put all their digital… Read More »
Under the strength of Forbes’ long-existing and well-linked site, Forbes Marketplace/Advisor has dominated the search term “best cbd gummies” for “an eternity,” according to SEO analyst Lily Ray. Forbes has similarly dominated “best pet insurance,” and long came up as the second result for “how to get rid of roaches,” as detailed in a blog… Read More »
With Matter 1.4 and improved Thread support, you shouldn’t need to blanket your home in HomePod Minis to have adequate Thread coverage. Then again, they do brighten up the place. Credit: Apple Routers are joining the Thread/Matter melee A whole bunch of networking gear, known as Home Routers and Access Points (HRAP), can now support… Read More »
The European Commission (EC) has opened an antitrust investigation into US-based glass-maker Corning, claiming that its Gorilla Glass has dominated the mobile phone screen market due to restrictive deals and licensing. Corning’s shatter-resistant alkali-aluminosilicate glass keeps its place atop the market, according to the EC’s announcement, because it both demands, and rewards with rebates, device… Read More »
“Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements. They can come back in the future if sufficient documentation is provided.” That two-line comment, submitted by major Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman, accompanied a patch that removed about a dozen names from the kernle’s MAINTAINERS file. “Some entries” notably had either Russian names or .ru email… Read More »
Enlarge / An updated onboarding screen for Recall, with clearly visible buttons for opting in or out; Microsoft says Recall will be opt-in by default and can even be removed from PCs entirely. reader comments 65 Microsoft is having another whack at its controversial Recall feature for Copilot+ Windows PCs, after the original version crashed… Read More »
Enlarge / The Windows App runs on Windows, but also macOS, iOS/iPadOS, web browsers, and Android. reader comments 72 Microsoft announced today that it’s releasing a new app called Windows App as an app for Windows that allows users to run Windows and also Windows apps (it’s also coming to macOS, iOS, web browsers, and… Read More »
Enlarge / Cutting metal with lasers is hard, but even harder when you don’t know the worst-case timings of your code. Getty Images reader comments 45 As is so often the case, a notable change in an upcoming Linux kernel is both historic and no big deal. If you wanted to use “Real-Time Linux” for… Read More »
Enlarge / Hard drives, unfortunately, tend to die not with a spectacular and sparkly bang, but with a head-is-stuck whimper. Getty Images reader comments 83 One of the things enterprise storage and destruction company Iron Mountain does is handle the archiving of the media industry’s vaults. What it has been seeing lately should be a… Read More »
Enlarge / “Hmm, no signal here. I’m trying to figure it out, but nothing comes to mind …” Getty Images reader comments 80 One issue in getting office buildings networked that you don’t typically face at home is concrete—and lots of it. Concrete walls are an average of 8 inches thick inside most commercial real… Read More »