Nintendo denies the existence of a Nintendo Switch Pro
Published in Gaming

Rumours are untrue

Nintendo has denied a rumour that it is about to put out a Switch Pro.

Big Tech’s fake climate shame
Published in News
Monday, 04 October 2021 12:15

Big Tech’s fake climate shame

 

Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Disney back groups opposed to climate change


While their customers believe that they are as green as Greta Thunberg, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Disney, are backing business groups that are fighting climate legislation.

White House wants a 30 country ransomware conference
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Address the threat of ransomware

The White House will convene a 30 country meeting this month to try to ramp up global efforts to address the threat of ransomware to economic and national security.

Big Tech teams up to take on elected governments
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Get off of our cloud

Some of the world's largest tech giants — Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce/Slack, Atlassian, SAP, and Cisco — have joined forces to establish the Trusted Cloud Principles which they want the world’s governments to accept.

Apple Pay with Visa has huge security hole
Published in News
Friday, 01 October 2021 13:11

Apple Pay with Visa has huge security hole


No authentication needed

Researchers have demonstrated that someone could use a stolen, unlocked iPhone to pay for thousands of dollars of goods or services, no authentication needed.

Supremes chuck out Oracle's appeal
Published in News
Friday, 01 October 2021 13:08

Supremes chuck out Oracle's appeal


Has to pay HPE

The Supreme Court of California has thrown out Oracle's appeal against a decision to award $3 billion damages to HPE in a case which dates back a decade and relates to Big Red's commitment to develop on Itanium hardware.

Blue Origin "is not a good place to work"
Published in Transportation
Friday, 01 October 2021 13:03

Blue Origin "is not a good place to work"


They really don’t care about the planet


A former communications executive at Blue Origin and 20 other current and former employees have written a nasty essay about the company's culture, citing safety concerns, sexist attitudes, and a lack of commitment to the planet's future.

Fairphone 4 is out
Published in News
Friday, 01 October 2021 13:01

Fairphone 4 is out


Very ethical

The next generation of Fairphone has been announced.

Intel releases Loihi to boffins
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 01 October 2021 12:52

Intel releases Loihi to boffins


Neuromorphic brain-based computer and that is the long and tall of it

Intel released the newest iteration of its neuromorphic hardware, called Loihi which means “long” or “tall” in Hawaiian.

Apple snubs blind people
Published in News
Friday, 01 October 2021 12:47

Apple snubs blind people


It is not as if they can see how beautiful the product is

Fruity cargo cult Apple has changed some functions on Siri which were relied on by blind people, which make the phone pretty much useless to them.