But, as has been the case for the high-end offering in Apple’s tablet lineup for several years now, the real story here is the software. There’s even more pressure on Apple to deliver this year with the addition of Stage Manager, an entirely new approach to multitasking on the iPad with the launch of iPadOS 16.1. For nearly two weeks now, I’ve been using the 12.9-inch version of the brand-new 2022 edition iPad Pro, complete with 1TB of storage, 16GB of memory, and Apple’s M2 Apple Silicon....

As it turns out, the sound was just that, a speaker sound, not electronics frying. Also, as it turns out, I wasn’t alone. Also: Do you trust Apple? The error that was reported was “SOCD report detected: (AP watchdog expired)”. SOC stands for System on Chip, which is what the M1 processor is. SOCs integrate many of the computer’s logic board components that used to be in separate chips, including often memory, I/O, etc....

The ruling could impact a wide range of products with certain audio features, like the Nest Hub, Nest Wi-Fi point and Pixel smartphones. Google suggested the ban will not impact the sale or importation of its products. However, Sonos’ lawyer called the case an “across the board win” for Sonos and made clear the company expects Google to start paying royalties for the use of its patented technology. “There is a possibility that Google will be able to degrade or eliminate product features in a way that circumvents the importation ban that the ITC has imposed,” Sonos Chief Legal Officer Eddie Lazarus said in a statement....

The company announced its access to the decryption tool on Thursday, some 20 days after the ransomware attack took place on July 2 The attack affected 60 of its customers directly and as many as 1500 of its customers downstream. Swedish supermarket chain Coop’s cash registers were down for almost a week due to the attack. The company’s cash registers nationwide were infected via a tainted software update of Kaseya’s product, VSA, which distributes software and security updates to endpoints....

On top of that continued ease of use, the latest version, Kinetic Kudu, adds several new features into the mix to make this release an outstanding option for any type of user. What exactly can be found in the latest release of Ubuntu? Let’s dive in and take a look. Ubuntu Unity is now an official spin Although this doesn’t directly affect the primary release of Ubuntu, it should be noted that fan-favorite Ubuntu Unity is now listed as an official spin....

Monogram Orthopedics is targeting a $34M raise to scale and bring their technology to the $19.6B joint replacement market. The company has raised over $20M and is currently in the middle of an active series-B round, which is being crowdfunded via StartEngine. “We are poised to do what no other company has done in the total joint arthroplasty market before,” says Dr. Doug Unis, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon co-founder and chief medical officer, Monogram Orthopedics and Chief of Quality Improvement at Mount Sinai West, “harness technology to build truly personalized implants that fully tap into the power of intelligent robotics....

In a statement, the telco said it initially suspected a DDoS attack due to traffic overload but after it scrutinised the matter it found that the cause was a routing error. KT added it would cooperate with the government to investigate the precise cause. The telco is yet to announce what caused the routing error in the first place and how this led to the outage, which is expected to be announced at a later date....

The “Learn C# by Building Applications” class is a great place to start. You’ll learn the basics of C#6 and C#7, as well as how to create real-life .NET Console apps. Follow up with the “Master C# And SQL by Building Applications” to add SQL. Next, “Beginner Object Oriented Programming In C# and .NET Core” will advance your developer skills. “The Complete Introduction to C++ Programming” offers all the practice you need in creating applications to learn the basics of C++....

The “Ultimate Google Ads Training 2022: Profit with Pay Per Click” course will demonstrate how to increase the pay-per-click profitability of your digital ads. And though there are lots of courses on how to create mobile apps and games, they mostly focus on design and coding. “Mobile App Marketing Using Google Ads” will teach you how actually make money from them. In “Google Analytics”, you’ll learn how to use this powerful free tool to measure how effective your marketing campaigns are, which will help you to make better decisions about your business....

The Lenovo Legion typically retails for $1,599, and the sale knocks $390 off the price, bringing it down to $1,199, or 24% off. It’s a great deal for a laptop that comes with the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB graphics card. Plus, coupled with the 11th Generation Intel Core i5-11400H Processor, any gamer that wants portability will get speedy gameplay since it boosts up to 4.5GHz with Turbo Boost....

That’s less a hypothetical question and more a reality for IndyCar driver Pippa Mann, who could have taken the easy road and chosen a career much “safer” than the male-dominated sport of professional racing. Mann’s professional passion pulses through the phone as she brings me up to speed on how she knew she was destined for life in the fast lane. Mann was born in London and knew from an early age she wanted to race....

Most outside the tech industry will be unaware that Linux has reached such a milestone, even though the project has had a huge impact on everything from smartphones to cloud computing. Torvalds poked fun at that lack of recognition in his usual Sunday release note for a new stable version of the Linux kernel. “So I realize you must all still be busy with all the galas and fancy balls and all the other 30th anniversary events, but at some point you must be getting tired of the constant glitz, the fireworks, and the champagne,” he said....

A recent survey of 860 developers by OutSystems finds a majority of low-code users – most of whom also use traditional coding languages alongside low-code – report that they are “very satisfied” with their team productivity (59%), compared to 41% of traditional developers. Most low-coders, 57%, are also very satisfied with the quality of tools at their disposal to complete their work, compared to 36% of their traditional coding counterparts....

Research conducted by professional services firm NTT Data and research group Oxford Economics found that executives continue to put the satisfaction of their clients well above the people who work for them. While two-thirds (66%) of businesses and IT leaders say that customer, patient, and constituent satisfaction is a priority, only 16% cite employee retention and engagement. At the same time, one-third of leaders believe culture is not a primary component of employee satisfaction, and only 5% claim employees factor into strategic and operational decision-making processes....

The world opened up more in 2022 and the data shows that people enjoyed getting out on trails and participating in events with others. There were 101% more activities uploaded outside of an athlete’s home country, compared with the previous year. Review: Hyperice Normatec 3 Legs: Recharge like a pro athlete Congratulations to all of those new marathoners, as the Strava data shows there were nearly double the number of people completing a marathon in 2022 as there were in 2021....

Microsoft has more than 180,000 employees in more than 100 countries, representing an increase of 46.5% since 2017. The numbers only cover Microsoft’s core workforce and do not include the employees of LinkedIn and GitHub. Women make up 29.7% of Microsoft’s current workforce and the company’s racial make up is 48.6% white and 35.4% Asian. Microsoft said the Hispanic and Latinx representation grew 0.5% percentage points to 7% of the US workforce while the Black workforce is now at 5....

The AltspaceVR social networking platform will be sunset on March 10. The announcement came days after Microsoft announced 10,000 layoffs and changes to its “hardware portfolio”. Microsoft acquired the VR company for an undisclosed sum just months after AltspaceVR planned to shut down due to financial difficulties. Microsoft acquired AltspaceVR at a time it was promoting Windows 10-powered HoloLens and tethered mixed reality headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung....

The news comes days after more than 70 Ukrainian government websites were defaced by groups allegedly associated with Russian secret services. But Microsoft said it “has not found any notable associations” between the malware it found and the website attacks that occurred last week. “MSTIC assesses that the malware, which is designed to look like ransomware but lacking a ransom recovery mechanism, is intended to be destructive and designed to render targeted devices inoperable rather than to obtain a ransom,” Microsoft explained....

Microsoft reports LinkedIn revenues as part of its Productivity and Business Processes segment, which also includes Office 365 and Dynamics 365. That segment contributed $14.7 billion total to Microsoft’s Q4 FY21 revenues of $46.2 billion. Some, but not all, LinkedIn revenues are counted by Microsoft as part of its Commercial Cloud category. Microsoft has a number of other businesses that make $10 billion annually, but gaming, security and now LinkedIn are the three newest members of this list....