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Weekly poll results: the Huawei Mate 40 Pro can do well, but it might take a sweet pre-order bundle
November 1, 2020
Weekly poll results: the Huawei Mate 40 Pro can do well, but it might take a sweet pre-order bundle
Last week’s poll shows that Huawei’s new phones can stand on their own feet, even without the Google software ecosystem.…
Apple iPhone 12 Pro in for review
October 31, 2020
Apple iPhone 12 Pro in for review
Our review of the iPhone 12 is already up, but we’ve also been spending some quality time with the more…
How Apple tech is used in the renewable energy industry
October 30, 2020
How Apple tech is used in the renewable energy industry
Apple management took a few moments during the company’s record-setting Q4 earnings call to mention iOS device deployment at Vestas.…
CVE-2020-15180 – Affects Percona XtraDB Cluster
October 30, 2020
CVE-2020-15180 – Affects Percona XtraDB Cluster
Galera replication technology, a key component of Percona XtraDB Cluster, suffered from a remote code execution vulnerability. Percona has been…
AMD grabs Xilinx for $35 billion in expansion play
October 30, 2020
AMD grabs Xilinx for $35 billion in expansion play
The rumors were true, only the price was off. AMD formally announced this week it intends to acquire FPGA maker…
Forrester: Get ready for IoT networking chaos
October 30, 2020
Forrester: Get ready for IoT networking chaos
The sheer number of connectivity options available for IoT networks will create chaos in the coming year, according to a…
Google Cloud hits $3.44bn in latest revenues – as more detail is promised for future quarters
October 30, 2020
Google Cloud hits $3.44bn in latest revenues – as more detail is promised for future quarters
Google Cloud has posted $3.44 billion (£2.62bn) in its third quarter revenues at a growth of 44% year over year…
Performing major version upgrades for Amazon Aurora MySQL with minimum downtime
October 30, 2020
Performing major version upgrades for Amazon Aurora MySQL with minimum downtime
Amazon Aurora combines the performance and availability of commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. An Aurora…
AWS posts $11.6 billion revenues in record-breaking quarter, up 29% year on year
October 30, 2020
AWS posts $11.6 billion revenues in record-breaking quarter, up 29% year on year
Amazon Web Services (AWS) secured revenues of $11.6 billion (£8.94bn) for its most recent quarter comprising 12% of Amazon’s overall…
Get Microsoft's October patches installed — and seriously consider Win10 2004
October 30, 2020
Get Microsoft's October patches installed — and seriously consider Win10 2004
It was yet another patch roller coaster ride this month with the usual crop of one-off bugs, a Malwarebytes-associated assault…
IDC and CR: Xiaomi enters top 3 in Q3
October 30, 2020
IDC and CR: Xiaomi enters top 3 in Q3
Earlier today we reported that Samsung has grabbed back the top spot in the smartphone world from Huawei according to…
Using the Midnight Commander to browse Linux directories
October 30, 2020
Using the Midnight Commander to browse Linux directories
Midnight Commander – the “mc” command – provides an easy way to browse directories and to view, move, delete, compare, change…
Microsoft’s 'Productivity Score' — filling a multi-decade-old critical need
October 30, 2020
Microsoft’s 'Productivity Score' — filling a multi-decade-old critical need
Editor’s note: Microsoft is a client of the author. Every vendor that has ever briefed me on a productivity product…
IT can now force Window 10 feature upgrades past Microsoft blockers
October 30, 2020
IT can now force Window 10 feature upgrades past Microsoft blockers
IT admins can now force a feature upgrade onto a Windows 10 machine even in the face of a Microsoft…