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Weak AF array sales at NetApp leave analysts feeling cold

DataStax has starts in its eyes over Constellation, it's latest tweak on Apache Cassandra

No Huawei out: Prez Trump's game of chicken with China has serious consequences

EE's 5G rollout: Oi, where are your Mates? Yes, we mean the Huawei phones

GitLab looks for users to CI to eye: Come join us on the happy path

Programmers' Question Time: Tiptoe through the tuples

Apple arms web browser privacy torpedo, points it directly at Google's advertising model

Microsoft gently leads workhorse Windows Server 1903 for a pad around the paddock

We'll hack back at Russians, declare UK ministers in cyber-Blitz blitz

Phisher folk reel in Computacenter security vetting mailbox packed with sensitive staff data

US Air Force probes targeted malware attack, blames... er, the US Navy? What?

Bug-hunter reveals another 'make me admin' Windows 10 zero-day – and vows: 'There's more where that came from'

GitHub slurps open-source bug zapping automator Dependabot, chucks cash at devs

Serverless Computing London: Agenda on its way, blind birds heading off

All aboard the Windows Server container train as Google punts out Rapid Release GKE channel

Come join the Mirantis Kubernetes party, just be sure to BYOD – the D being distro, not drinks

While big orange spectre haunts certain Chinese firms, fiscal '19 treated Lenovo rather well

Kelway founder slurps Brit public sector supplier SBL, financials undisclosed

Irish data cops are shoving a probe right into Google's ads

Revealed: Facebook, Google's soft-money 'blackmail' to stall Euro fake news crackdown

Minecraft's my Nirvana. I found it hard, it's hard to find. Oh well, whatever... Never Mined

Koh-MG: Qualcomm guilty of abusing chip patent monopoly, biz promises to appeal

Apple reckons mystery new material will debug butterfly keyboard woes in latest MacBook Pros

Twist my Arm why don't you: Brit CPU behemoth latest biz to cease work with Huawei – report

Geek's Guide

NASA boffins may just carve your name on a chip and send it to Mars if you ask nicely

Tim Peake's Soyuz lands in London after jaunt around the UK

UK Space Agency cracks open its wallet, fishes out a paltry £2m for Brit plans to return to orbit

50 years ago: Apollo 10 takes an unplanned spin above the lunar surface – and sh!t gets sweary

We listened to more than 3 hours of US Congress testimony on facial recognition so you didn't have to go through it

Comcast – the cable giant America loves and trusts – confirms in-home health device to keep tabs on subscribers

Uncle Sam to blow millions on mind-control weapon tech that can be fitted without surgery

Now Chinese-made drones rubbing US govt up the Huawei: 'Strong concerns' DJI kit threat to national security

Verity Stob

This is a sett-up! Mum catches badger feasting on contents of freezer

Honey, hive had it with this drone: Couple lived for years with thousands of bees in bedroom wall

Long-distance dildo devotee deploys ding-dong over data deceit

Russian bots are just for rigging US elections? They hit home, too: Kid stripped of crown in TV contest vote-fix scandal

Personal Tech

baby from nirvana album cover - playmobil/lego minifig

Minecraft's my Nirvana. I found it hard, it's hard to find. Oh well, whatever... Never Mined

ColumnWhat on Earth are you playing at, Microsoft?

23 May 08:06 | 20

justice

Koh-MG: Qualcomm guilty of abusing chip patent monopoly, biz promises to appeal

Snapdragon giant 'strangled competition' and forced others to pay unfair fees

22 May 19:26 | 5

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Apple reckons mystery new material will debug butterfly keyboard woes in latest MacBook Pros

It's so confident, 2019 models are on the free repair scheme

22 May 17:45 | 33

Twist my Arm why don't you: Brit CPU behemoth latest biz to cease work with Huawei – report

UpdatedLeaked staff memo reveals immediate halt to co-operation

22 May 12:41 | 105

Lyft, Uber drivers boost app surge prices by turning off, tuning out – and cashing in

AnalysisCyber-cabbies bag more dosh from fares by gaming demand versus supply

20 May 23:48 | 56

Do Not Track is back in the US Senate. And this time it means business. As in, fining businesses that stalk you online

AnalysisRepublican Senator preps proposed legislation ahead of hearing

20 May 21:16 | 44

FCC boss blesses T-Mobile US-Sprint merger amid sketchy promises, lashings of incoherency

AnalysisAmerican tech regulation reduced to: If the telcos want it, it must be a good thing

20 May 20:27 | 14

Polygraph knows all: You've been using our user feedback form

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies...

17 May 09:01 | 84

Want a good Android smartphone without the $1,000+ price tag? Then buy Google's Pixel 3a

Hands onAd goliath's latest has struck all the right compromises

16 May 10:09 | 252

Children playing outside, lie barefoot on grass. Photo by Shutterstock

Another TITSUP* on this lovely Tuesday: Virgin Mobile takes time out to enjoy the sunshine

UpdatedBritish provider's calls, text and data all grind to a halt

14 May 13:07 | 30

waiting

FCC promises, yet again, to tackle robocalls. Translation: Expect six more months of waiting

I'm going to hold a summit, says Pai. Just get on with it, demands fellow commissioner

13 May 21:40 | 21

Periodic table highlighting lead, mercury and cadmium

Amazon agrees to stop selling toxic jewelry, school supplies to kids, coughs up some couch change ($700,000)

Probe found dangerous levels of lead, cadmium in stuff sold via web souk

10 May 22:57 | 55

nebra

In the claws of a vulture: Nebra AnyBeam Laser Projector

Is that a laser projector in your pocket or are you, er, just going camping?

09 May 10:00 | 41

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Mods I have known, Mods I have loved, Mods I have hated: Motorola's failed experiment is now a savvy techie's dream

Get your modular bargains

09 May 08:06 | 34

Uber, Lyft rides among the biggest reasons why you're probably sitting in traffic right now – study

Maybe Wednesday's strike helped a bit

09 May 01:58 | 43

Blame Canada! Zuckerberg subpoenaed to face Cambridge Anal. probe from Canucks

Parliament also wants a word with Sheryl Sandberg

08 May 21:14 | 31

Put a stop to these damn robocalls! Dozens of US state attorneys general fire rocket up FCC's ass

Foot dragging causing real harm to Americans caught up in scams

07 May 22:51 | 137

Hate e-scooters? Join the club of the pals of 190 riders in Austin TX who ended up in hospital

Wear a helmet, hipsters

07 May 10:03 | 87

Tractors, not phones, will (maybe) get America a right-to-repair law at this rate: Bernie slams 'truly insane' situation

Sanders blasts John Deere in John Deere-buying country

06 May 21:46 | 143

Cali Right-to-Repair law dropped, cracks screen, has to be taken to authorized repair shop

AnalysisMore consumer-friendly legislation killed by Golden State's politics

02 May 21:59 | 81

Apple, Samsung feel the pain as smartphone market slumps to lowest shipments in 5 YEARS

Premium mobe makers suffer as sales shrivel

01 May 13:32 | 91

MOST READ

Smashing windows

Bug-hunter reveals another 'make me admin' Windows 10 zero-day – and vows: 'There's more where that came from'

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos finally gets .Amazon after DNS overlord ICANN runs out of excuses to delay decision any further

Multi-level burger too big to eat. Photo by Shutterstock

Microsoft Windows 10 'Burger King' build 1903: Have it your way... and it may still leave a nasty taste in your mouth

China selfie revolution

No Huawei out: Prez Trump's game of chicken with China has serious consequences

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Microsoft promises to boil down its lengthy and confusing privacy controls… in 1,500-word announcement

Same day Zuckerberg declares with a straight face at F8 event: 'The future is private'

30 Apr 20:55 | 56

Sky customers moan: Our broadband hubs are bricking it

UpdatedDon’t be touching the DNS

29 Apr 14:10 | 124

And in current affairs... Apple recalls three-prong AC adapters after some shocking behavior

Six incident reports prompt wall wart withdrawal

26 Apr 21:14 | 76

Huawei P30 Series

Huawei P30: New No-Pro's cameras are flash ... but there are some curious bits

ReviewAs solid as ever, but not such a bargain any more

26 Apr 08:15 | 20

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ood new, fanbys. Apple spds up n-str McBook latop kyboad rpairs, ccrding t hs leakd mmo

Time for those geniuses to earn that job title

25 Apr 00:45 | 59

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook: Not saying we've done anything wrong but... we're just putting $3bn profit aside for an FTC privacy fine

Net income halved as antisocial network preps for big slap

24 Apr 23:18 | 22

Oppo Reno

5G is Chinese firms' foot in the door to Europe as Oppo launches flagship Reno mobe in Zurich

Huawei was just the beginning

24 Apr 18:00 | 7

Behold, the insides of Samsung's Galaxy Fold: The phone that tears down all on its own

UpdatedMind the gap

24 Apr 16:30 | 41

The peelable, foldable phone has become the great white whale of tech

AnalysisNow Samsung wants its samples back

24 Apr 10:30 | 118

Cache in those chips: Intel emits more ninth-gen Core processors, Nvidia touts GPUs and swipes back at Tesla

RoundupQuick summary as your morning coffee brews

24 Apr 05:27 | 4

California's politicians rush to gut internet privacy law with pro-tech giant amendments

AnalysisMeanwhile, the only pro-privacy proposal gets quietly pulled

23 Apr 19:38 | 43

Now here's a Galaxy far, far away: Samsung stalls Fold rollout after fold-able screens break in hands of reviewers

You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run

22 Apr 18:59 | 137

Google rolls out Android Easter Egg for Europe – a Microsoft antitrust-style browser, search engine choice box

Now how about we forget these fines, eh, mes amies? Meine Freunde? Mis amigos?

18 Apr 20:56 | 50

Samsung Galaxy Fold launch PR handout

Surprising absolutely no one at all, Samsung's folding-screen phones knackered within days

UpdatedBreaking news: Hacks hacked off by Galaxy Fold fail (at least the mobes haven't caught fire)

18 Apr 06:04 | 188

smut identity poster

Let 15 July forever be known as P-Day: When UK's smut fans started being asked for their age

You have three months left of unfettered self-love to enjoy

17 Apr 13:55 | 150

Why Qualcomm won – and why Tim Cook had to eat humble Apple pie

CommentDeadline for 5G kit was perilously close

17 Apr 13:02 | 53

Google readies Pixel for the masses, but are the masses ready for Pixel?

CommentScaling buggy hardware is easier than scaling software

17 Apr 08:03 | 49

That's the way the Cook, he crumbles: Apple, Qualcomm settle patent nuclear war – as Intel quits 5G phone race

UpdatediThings flogger, chip-licensing biz put differences aside, agree multi-year modem supply deal

16 Apr 21:01 | 26

Hey, remember that California privacy law? Big Tech is trying to ram a massive hole in it

AnalysisAmendment would exempt, um, Google and Facebook

16 Apr 20:30 | 38

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