Day: December 4, 2018

Sing it loud and sing it proud: It’s all about the cloud for Microsoft

And AI, DevOps and, of course, the edge Connect(); Because it wouldn’t be a Microsoft event without the Azure drum being banged loudly and often, there were a slew of reveals related to Redmond’s cloudy product line at today’s Connect();.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Adorable Desktop Disc Sander Warms Our Hearts and Our Parts

Casually browsing YouTube for “shop improvements” yields a veritable river of project ideas, objects for cat amusement, and 12 INCREDIBLE SHOP HACKS YOU WON’T BELIEVE, though some of these are of predictably dubious value. So you might imagine that when we found [Henrique]’s adorable disc sander we dismissed it out of hand, how useful could…


4 Lessons Die Hard Teaches About Combating Cyber Villains

With proper planning, modern approaches, and tools, we can all be heroes in the epic battle against the cyber threat. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Microsoft is Working On a New Iteration of Windows To Take On ChromeOS, Report Says

Petri’s Brad Sams writes: For more than a year, we have been hearing about Windows Core OS and how it is a modern version of Windows. As Microsoft continues to build out the platform, it’s time to take a look at what the secret project actually includes and how the company is positioning the platform….


Microsoft’s .NET Core 3 is almost here, which means time to move on from .NET Framework

Plus: Visual Studio 2019 gets collaborative and IntelliCode gets smarter Connect(); With weeks to spare, Microsoft has emitted preview versions of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac and PC as well as its open-sourced .NET Core 3.0.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


2019 Kia Niro EV first drive review: Battery-operated Bolt battler – Roadshow

We get to know Kia’s first long-range EV on its home turf by driving the electric crossover from Namyang to Seosan, Korea. …read more Source:: CNet


Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit: Watch 5G keynote live, 2 p.m. ET – CNET

Expect big news about 5G. …read more Source:: CNet


Daphne Oram and the Birth of Electronic Music

For most of human history, musical instruments were strictly mechanical devices. The musician either plucked something, blew into or across something, or banged on something to produce the sounds the occasion called for. All musical instruments, the human voice included, worked by vibrating air more or less directly as a result of these mechanical manipulations….


Want a 5G-powered iPhone? Get ready to wait (The 3:59, Ep. 498) – CNET

Plus, a look at Ring’s Neighbors app. …read more Source:: CNet


Early to embed and early to rise? Western Digital drops veil on SweRVy RISC-V based designs

First look at drive controller core after firm moves to open chip spec Western Digital today finally flashed the results of its vow to move a billion controller cores to RISC-V designs.… …read more Source:: TheRegister