Day: November 8, 2018

UK Renewable Energy Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels For First Time

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The capacity of renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, in a milestone that experts said would have been unthinkable a few years ago. In the past five years, the amount of renewable capacity has tripled while fossil…


Data flows post-Brexit: ‘Leave it to government to make sure you’ve got a smooth run in.’ Er, OK

Brexitary Dominic Raab bullish about adequacy – because everything’s going sooo well Brexit secretary Dominic Raab has claimed businesses need to do “very little” to ensure data flows after March – despite official advice that they should start drafting new contracts in case of no deal Brexit.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Black Friday 2018: The best deals so far – CNET

Can’t wait for Nov. 23? Here’s a look at what you can get right now. …read more Source:: CNet


Lenovo Q2 2018: Revenues surge, Motorola breaks even

Lenovo’s results are strong, buoyed by the break-even of Motorola worldwide. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Samsung ‘reveals’ what looks like a tablet that folds into a phone, but otherwise we’re quite literally left in the dark

*squints* Well, it’s flexible. It’s a, er, thing. It’s… New products are traditionally developed in darkness – but rarely launched in darkness too. Samsung yesterday turned the auditorium lights way down before “revealing” its first Foldable Thing. This Foldable Thing was brandished in a Samsung executive’s hand – some distance from spectators. And you couldn’t…


IBM partners with Seagate to put hard drives on the blockchain

The companies are aiming to build a system that addresses counterfeit hard drives and helps ensure hard drive compliance and security. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Steady Hand Repurposes Cheap SSD Modules

For hackers, cheap (and arguably disposable) consumer hardware makes for a ready supply of free or low-cost components. When you can walk into a big box store and pick up a new low-end laptop for $150, how many are going to spend the money to repair or upgrade the one they have now? So the…


Get a Microsoft Surface Book 2 for $1375 – CNET

That’s $125 off the regular price for this rarely discounted three-in-one powerhouse. …read more Source:: CNet


Windows 10 Pro goes Home as Microsoft fires up downgrade server

It’s all so unProfessional Microsoft’s activation servers appear to be on the blink this morning – some Windows 10 users woke up to find their Pro systems have, er, gone Home.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Black Friday 2018 deals: Laptops, PCs, Chromebooks, tablets, monitors and more – CNET

Heads up: Sam’s Club announces killer one-day deal on HP Pavilion X360, Nov. 10 only. …read more Source:: CNet