Month: February 2022

Russian Government Sites Facing ‘Unprecedented’ Cyberattacks from Thousands in Pro-Ukranian ‘IT Army’

Though the Russian government has tried geofencing access to crucial web sites, the Jerusalem Post reports that two Russian government web site still went offline Saturday — the Kremlin and the Ministry of Defense. “Gosuslugi, Russia’s web portal of state services, went offline on Saturday night as well, with the Russian Ministry of Digital Development,…


One decade, 46 million units: Happy birthday, Raspberry Pi

Eben Upton on RISC-V, supply chains, and what’s next for the dinky computers Interview  Today marks 10 years since the Raspberry Pi was made available to purchase. We spoke to Pi supremo Eben Upton about the last decade and what the future might hold.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Report: Ransomware attacks fall but new threats appear

Ransomware attacks have fallen, but more potent threats are waiting in the wings, says NCC Group. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Xbox Series S Deal Drops the Console Down to Just $250 for the First Time Ever – CNET

This limited-time offer gets you one of Microsoft’s new consoles for its lowest price yet. This price likely won’t last long. …read more Source:: CNet


Autonomous Mower Hits Snag

Interfacing technology and electronics with the real world is often fairly tricky. Complexity and edge cases work their way in to every corner of a project like this; just ask anyone who has ever tried to operate a rover on Mars, make a hydroponics garden, or build almost any robotics project. Even those of us…


Govt suggests Brits should hand passports to social media companies

Block buttons would become mandatory under forthcoming Online Safety Bill, says DCMS The British government has suggested its citizens should hand their passports over to Facebook as a condition for using the service.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Microsoft Teams: Here’s how to have a great meeting, according to Microsoft

Teams has loads of features for large meetings. Here’s how to use them to make meetings productive and engaging. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Major telcos including o2, Orange, Vodafone waive charges for Ukraine calls, data

Prepaid SIMs are also being distributed to refugees. …read more Source:: ZDNet


UK internet pioneer Cliff Stanford has died

The entrepreneur that sold dial-up modems when no one else thought consumers would care Obituary  British internet pioneer Cliff Stanford, founder of Demon Internet, died last week.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


MWC 2022: Lenovo announces ThinkPads, IdeaPads, Chromebooks, ThinkBooks and more

Lenovo’s MWC line-up includes the ThinkPad X13s, the first laptop powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset. …read more Source:: ZDNet