Security
Cisco, Snort scramble to plug malware hole
Firepower devices might let attackers through
31 Mar 00:59 | 1
31st > March > 2016 Archive
Networks
New submarine cable to connect Australia to Singapore
APX-West finally green-lit as Telstra, Singtel sign on for consortium build by 2018
31 Mar 01:04 | 6
On-Prem
Big Blue bloodbath: More IBM staff slashed in Europe, US
Tech giant to lose 900 staff in Germany
31 Mar 01:33 | 29
Personal Tech
Hi! Up here! I'm your Amazon drone. Do you mind if I land now?
Patent application calls for USVs to simulate speech with propellor noise
31 Mar 02:02 | 28
Updated
Legion of demons found in ancient auto medical supply dispensing cabinets
The Register's free consulting desk says: if it runs on Windows XP, fire it into the sun
31 Mar 03:00 | 47
Software
Free x86 mainframes for all! Virtual x86 mainframes, that is
Unisys' ClearPath and OS2200 are yours for the downloading and running under Windows
31 Mar 04:02 | 12
Software
Microsoft GitHubs BotBuilder framework behind Tay chatbot
Hey kids! Now you can write your own bodgy bot!
31 Mar 04:33 | 16
Security
US Marine Corps launches hacker support unit
Team will conduct OCO, CNE and ISR to stop SNAFUs on MCEN and ODIN
31 Mar 05:03 | 12
Virtualization
VMware flushes Adobe Flash in new HTML 5 web client for vSphere
Decent vSphere clients are like buses: none for ages, then two at once!
31 Mar 05:31 | 5
On-Prem
When should you bin that old mainframe? Infrastructure 101
Your data centre shouldn't need a 24/7/365 emergency support contract
31 Mar 06:03 | 26
Science
'Planet nine' theory boosted by Kuiper Belt Object with odd orbit
Something tugged un-named rock out of line. Maybe something way beyond Pluto
31 Mar 06:30 | 71
Black Hat Asia
Android's unpatched dead device jungle is good for security
'Attackers can't just use one exploit to pwn a billion devices' says Square's security lead
31 Mar 07:01 | 29
Personal Tech
Facebook throws BlackBerry an HTML bone
Native apps are soooooo 2015, says BlackBerry, and web apps are the new black
31 Mar 07:29 | 28
Edge + IoT
Ofcom puts aside a little bit of spectrum for Internet of Things things
You never know, dear...
31 Mar 08:02 | 4
Bootnotes
Furious English villagers force council climbdown over Satan's stone booty
Beelzebub's boot firmly planted in middle of hamlet's High Street
31 Mar 08:27 | 135
Networks
Ofcom is keeping schtum over BT Openreach plans until end of year
Regulator will then beg for EU permission to act
31 Mar 09:02 | 13
BUILD2016
Microsoft cracks open Visual Studio to Linux C++ coders
Plug in. Go, go, go
31 Mar 09:32 | 67
Software
Military intelligence, AI style: MoD cosies up to Massive Analytic
Who needs humans to task drone strikes, anyway?
31 Mar 10:04 | 16
Legal
Blighty's nuclear deterrent will get a software upgrade amid cyber-war fears
MoD doubles infosec spending as digital threats grow
31 Mar 10:49 | 63
Channel
Gartner: RIP double-digit smartphone growth. 2016 has killed you
Microsoft can stop worrying about smartphone non-strategy
31 Mar 11:24 | 27
Security
Patch out for 'ridiculous' Trend Micro command execution vuln
Password Manager, Maximum Security and Premium Security are all at risk
31 Mar 11:48 | 12
On-Prem
IT freely, a true tale: One night a project saved my life
Staying human in an automated lifecycle
31 Mar 12:03 | 55
Channel
Cloudera's valuation slashed by Fidelity amid IPO fail fears
Gobble down your bubble and peak, unicorns
31 Mar 12:23 | 2
Channel
HPE adds power-fail-protected NVDIMM tech to servers
Gen9 ProLiants get battery-backed memory/flash DIMMs
31 Mar 12:45 | 6
Channel
EE most 'reliable' mobile provider for cities – Ofcom
Also releases postcode-checker for folk to confirm coverage crapness
31 Mar 13:19 | 15
Bootnotes
Woman scales Ben Nevis wielding selfie stick instead of ice axe
Made it to peak, then found frozen, drenched and disoriented
31 Mar 13:36 | 155
Analysis
Brexit: Time to make your plans, UK IT biz
Legal Armageddon? Maybe, maybe not – but we'd better get moving
31 Mar 14:02 | 106
Storage
Seagate intros Innov8: A USB-powered 8TB external hard drive
Lots of hype boils down to a remarkably mundane thing
31 Mar 14:35 | 23
Channel
Michael Dell takes $11m pay hit
Just need to find some more cash to make up that $67bn EMC acquisition
31 Mar 14:58 | 7
Servers
Intel's Broadwell Xeon E5-2600 v4 chips: So what's in it for you, smartie-pants coders
New instructions, transactions, virtualization features and more
31 Mar 16:30 | 28
Storage
Intel flops out 3D flash SSDs – and says they're the densest ever
SSD chip fashionistas adopt the layering system
31 Mar 16:46 | 4
BUILD2016
Microsoft to make Xamarin tools and code free and open source
Xamarin casts off commercial roots
31 Mar 18:55 | 40
Black Hat Asia
Unpatched stealthy iOS MDM hack spells ruin for Apple tech enterprises
Clicking 'OK' to ordinary and expected phishing prompt enough for complete iPhone compromise
31 Mar 19:37 | 17
On-Prem
California gets $5m pound of flesh from Samsung, LG, others in price-fix scandal
CRT payout world tour is here, line up for your $25
31 Mar 19:39 | 2
Science
China wants a 'Go' at Google's DeepMind
Challenger emerges for AI's board-game crown
31 Mar 21:05 | 12
On-Prem
Intel invokes the ghost of Andy Grove to standardize cloud market
OpenStack and Kubernetes all the way, says Chipzilla
31 Mar 22:07 | 2
Personal Tech
Redflow's home batteries to start shipping in June
El Reg talks to Simon Hackett about the 'not a PowerWall-killer' home battery
31 Mar 22:29 | 6
Legal
Reddit's warrant canary shuffles off this mortal coil
US law enforcement must be after more cat videos
31 Mar 23:06 | 42
Networks
Critics hit out at 'black box' UN internet body
Who exactly decides who sits on the Internet Governance Forum's main body?
31 Mar 23:08 | 9
OSes
Save it, devs. Red Hat doesn't want your $99 for RHEL
Free pilot's license for immutable infrastructure nuts
31 Mar 23:30 | 6
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