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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, March 14, 2019
 

 

Computer Industry
  • "Windows 10 bugs: Microsoft reveals more on automatic removal of broken updates/The next version of Windows 10 will include a feature that can uninstall severely buggy software updates." ZDNet 8:13 AM
  • "Proof-of-concept code published for Windows 7 zero-day: More details emerge about the two Windows zero-days that Microsoft patched this Tuesday." ZDNet 8:54 AM
  • "Microsoft open sources algorithm, hardware and source code for Azure data compression: Microsoft is open-sourcing and releasing to the Open Compute Project its 'Project Zipline' data-compression algorithm, plus related hardware specs and source code." ZDNet 4:02 PM
  • "Microsoft open sources its data compression algorithm and hardware for the cloud" TechCrunch 4:02 PM
  • "HP expands laptop battery recall due to fire and burn hazards: 78,500 laptop batteries are to be recalled after eight new reports of battery packs overheating, melting, or charring." ZDNet 8:07 AM
  • "HP Expands Laptop Battery Recall Programme to 78,500 Units Over Fire and Burn Risks" Gadgets 360 8:40 AM
  • "HP announces borked battery bolster after previous battery bork briefing was borked: Who's in charge here, exactly?" The Inquirer 9:09 AM
  • "Dell EMC customers can build their own Converged Infrastructure systems" Blocks & Files 8:39 AM
  • "Intel Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend" Intel 8:43 AM
  • "Intel offers AI breakthrough in quantum computing: Intel's senior vice president and head of Mobileye, Amnon Shashua, on Wednesday unveiled new research done with colleagues at Hebrew University that both establishes important proof for capabilities of deep learning, and also offers a way forward for computing some commonly intractable problems in quantum physics." ZDNet 7:41 PM
  • "Linux drivers offer evidence of 10-core Intel Comet Lake-S CPUs" Hexus 8:44 AM
  • "Intel Comet Lake surfaces in Linux drivers - Intel going for 10 cores for desktop procs" Guru3D 8:54 AM
  • "ZTE launches Light Cloud solution through collaboration with Intel" RCR Wireless News 8:54 AM
  • "Intel's Low Power Display Technology (LPDT) Delivers Longer-Lasting Laptops" Digital Trends 8:54 AM
  • "AMD Unveils Mid-Range Radeon RX 560XT" TechQuila 8:41 AM
  • "Oracle beats Q3 estimates, adds around 4,000 Autonomous Database trials: Larry Ellison said the Autonomous Database rollout has been the most successful introduction of a new product in Oracle's 40-year history." ZDNet 7:40 PM
  • "Thin-and-light Vaio SX14 laptop gets U.S. release, $1,299 starting price tag: Sony's former PC brand continues to live through an independent Japanese firm, which adds a new notebook that weighs just 2.32 pounds and is equipped with a 14-inch Ultra HD display." ZDNet 8:13 AM
  • "Samsung's new mighty 12GB DRAM: This is chip you'll see in next-gen smartphones/Samsung plans to triple the volume of 8GB and 12GB DRAM units in anticipation of higher demand for devices with massive memory." ZDNet 9:09 AM
  • "New fuel cell material can run efficiently in reverse, storing energy: While we've been able to do this before, we couldn't do it this efficiently." Ars Technica 11:41 AM