Day: September 15, 2021

Catch of the day… for Google, anyway: Transatlantic Cornwall cable hauled ashore

Grace Hopper landed Google’s newest transatlantic subsea cable has finally been hauled ashore in Cornwall, more than a year after the megacorp revealed plans to connect the UK and US.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Lucky 13? Apple sticks to iPhone 13 name for new smartphone series – CNET

For months, the name of Apple’s latest iPhone lineup was the subject of intense speculation. …read more Source:: CNet


What the Kaseya attack can teach local governments about preventing third-party data breaches

Tony Bryson, Chief Information Security Officer for the Town of Gilbert, Ariz., scaled the town’s cybersecurity defenses by adopting a preventative solution through a third-party security company to help to mitigate the risks associated with supply chain attacks. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Apple Watch Series 7’s upgrades don’t seem that dramatic: Everything Apple’s changing – CNET

The newest watch starts at $399 and isn’t coming until later in the fall. If you were considering a Series 6, you may want to wait a bit. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon Gives Kindle E-Readers a Rare User Interface Overhaul

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Amazon’s Kindle e-readers get new software updates regularly, and they’re mostly of the nondescript, invisible “performance improvements and bug fixes” variety. But the most recent operating system update (version 5.13.7) is rolling out now, and it refreshes the device’s user interface for the first time since…


Linux kernel minimum compiler raised to GCC 5.1, allowing potential C11 use

Change also has handy side effect of fixing warnings as errors Linux creator and maintainer Linus Torvalds has merged a late change to the forthcoming 5.15 kernel code that raises the minimum compiler from GCC 4.9 to 5.1 – which may in future enable use of an updated version of the C programming language, C11.……


Marvel’s Shang-Chi still isn’t streaming on Disney Plus – CNET

Shang-Chi is getting a theatrical exclusive for at least 45 days. After that, it’ll end up on Disney Plus eventually, but its streaming release still isn’t exactly clear. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone 13 Pro line finally gets 1TB of storage, creating the most expensive iPhone ever – CNET

The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max double the top storage of the previous generation’s iPhones, but the 1-terabyte Pro Max’s price bloats to nearly $1,600. …read more Source:: CNet


With two new models, which iPad should you buy now? – CNET

New iPads mean a lot of choices, from the phone-like 5G iPad Mini to a revamped classic iPad. …read more Source:: CNet


HPE finds second new CTO in 16 months with Fidelma Russo

In-demand exec poached from VMware after Virtzilla poached her from Iron Mountain HPE has confirmed an executive remix, putting Fidelma Russo – formerly of VMware – into the role of chief technology officer, just 16 months after previous incumbent Kumar Sreekanti was appointed.… …read more Source:: TheRegister