Here’s are some of the highlights from the press release, along with some commentary: “Available first for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and soon to be followed by Mac computers featuring M1 chips, Self Service Repair will be available early next year in the US and expand to additional countries throughout 2022.” OK, so a limited, slow roll out. Apple has set a timetable here so don’t expect other hardware to drop into this program within that timescale....

Also: 8 things you can do with Linux that you can’t do with MacOS or Windows When I first walked into the convention, I saw the “trench coat army” in full force, many of them sitting in halls, hacking away at laptops covered in stickers. Most of them sat alone, but some did test the waters of socialization. Some knew one another, while others (such as myself) wondered about the convention hall in absolute wonder of what was there....

“As organizations continue to increase their reliance on the cloud to centralize their operations, cloud security solutions are seeing tremendous growth and adoption,” Erkang Zheng, founder and CEO of JupiterOne, said. “In addition, the need to strengthen defenses – in advance of macroeconomic changes that could result in an increase in financially-motivated attacks – boosts the demand for cybersecurity software, especially for cloud environments that hackers may find more convenient to penetrate....

The new keyboard was sent along as a barebone keyboard with a keycaps kit and a set of Gateron G Pro mechanical brown switches. I installed the switches and the keycaps with the keycaps set up for Windows so I could use it with my Microsoft Surface Book 2. The double-shot PBT keycaps have a cool spherical OSA profile with good size and spacing on the keyboard. Keyboard hardware The Keychron K8 Pro keyboard connects to your computer through its USB-C port....

AWS is calling for Python and Java developers to join the BugBust, starting on 29 November. SEE: CES 2022 preview: Crowds set to return to Las Vegas, but digital element remains The BugBust isn’t offering big cash rewards like Microsoft’s and Google’s security bug bounties. But there is a $1,500 cash prize for the person who earns the most points squashing bugs. Other prizes include hoodies, fly swatters and Echo Dots....

1Password’s report “Hiding in Plain Sight” said that on average, enterprises lose an average of $1.2 million each year due to leaked details, which researchers at the company called “secrets.” Researchers found that IT and DevOps workers leave infrastructure secrets like API tokens, SSH keys, and private certificates in config files or next to source code for easy access and to make things move faster. The report features analysis from 1Password researchers as well as an April 2021 survey of 500 IT and DevOps workers in the US....

This hybrid laptop is a 2-in-1 Chromebook and tablet. The lightweight 13.3-inch tablet/display is completely detachable. Its screen is one of the things I love about this combo. It’s an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Samsung Display, which provides incredible colors, darks, and contrast. I am not a fan of watching videos on screens. That’s why I paid serious money for an LG OLED77C1 4K TV. I mean, why would I watch something on a small display when I have a 77-inch TV?...

Also: What tech is in the CES 2023 bag of ZDNET’s Editor in Chief? The ThinkBook Wireless Dock is a combined biometric security solution and docking device that allows your laptop to wirelessly connect a pair of 4K monitors at 60Hz via dual HDMI ports. To power the Wi-Fi 6/6E connectivity the dock uses for its high-resolution displays, Lenovo and Synaptics noted they have equipped it with two SYN43752 Wi-Fi radio chips....

Both LG TVs and Samsung TVs offer a pretty wide array of options for customers, so it wouldn’t be fair to narrow down each brand to just one television for the sake of comparison, and neither range is overwhelmingly better overall. That being said, the two companies offer different TVs that may suit your particular needs better, and we’ll break down the features for you so you can see what suits your needs better....

One such problem is how you can find, install, and be certain any given program will work on your desktop. Now, leaders from the GNOME Foundation and KDE Foundation are solving that by building an app store on top of Flatpak, a universal Linux software deployment and package management program. Also: 8 things you can do with Linux that you can’t do with MacOS or Windows This idea of replacing traditional but not very friendly ways of delivering Linux desktop apps, such as DEB and RPM package management systems, has been around for a while....

You can expect HD 720p and Full HD 1080p video at 30fps, calling for those that have a preference. It can capture an ultra-wide angle for those that have a lot of family they want to catch up with, too. With its speedy auto-focus and auto-lighting technology, you’ll never have to worry about blurry images cast onto the other side of the screen. You can also capture images on this handy webcam, and if you want to upload an image, the webcam can capture 8MP images with one click....

If you’re aiming for a remote career or are one of the lucky employees who already have their dream job, you may still be researching precisely what gear you’ll need to work from anywhere remotely. Suppose you’ve sorted your reading and entertainment and already have your travel accessories. In that case, it’s time to focus on your work equipment, which should ideally be a powerful, ultralight laptop. And you can get one during our Refurbished Event....

I was, in fact, looking at The Saddest Booth Babe* In The World. UPDATE 02.01.12: I was incorrectly informed by John Gruber’s post that the woman in the photo is a developer named Piroska Szurmai-Palotai. Ms. Szurmai-Palotai is not the woman in the photo: she is Director of Communications for NeoPlay Entertainment (and worked as a dev on their chess app). I tracked down the woman in the photo, and the woman in the photo is Zsfia Rutkai: responsible for NeoPlay Entertainment’s public communications and PR, and her title is Junior Producer....

The attacks were first spotted in June 2020 and are still active today; however, patches for the WebKit zero-day have been released at the start of the month. According to a report from cyber-security firm Confiant, shared with ZDNet last week, the culprits behind the attacks are a group previously known as ScamClub. Active since 2018, this group operates by buying large quantities of ad slots on multiple platforms in the hope that some of its bad ads make it through security checks....

That’s sometimes easier said than done. With multiple inputs and data points, CIOs and their technology teams have to be careful not to overthink the questions that the business poses and to instead make strong, fast decisions that produce the right results for the rest of the organisation. So what’s the key to effective decision making? Four business leaders give us their top tips. Don’t be afraid to let your people trip up and recover Nicki Doble, group CIO at insurance specialist Cover-More, thinks the best thing an executive can do is to make a call and get on with delivering....

The situation has become so bad that Ireland’s Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has warned in a consultation paper that the nation could face rolling blackouts if the situation isn’t rectified. The prospect of extended blackouts from data centre energy demand has prompted EirGrid to raise an alarm. “EirGrid have highlighted the considerable challenge the electricity consumer faces over the coming years. The worst outcome of which could result in load shedding and ultimately rolling blackouts....

This means some businesses will be adjusting by ordering their employees back to the office. Other businesses, however, concluded that, having adjusted their way of doing business and raising their investments in technology, perhaps there’s no point going back to older ways. Also: Remote working has changed the rules of the workplace, so watch out I can’t help, for example, but smell the reluctance of fast food companies encouraging customers to come and sit down in their restaurants....

While the platforms compete in the crowded market for collaboration tools, the companies say Workplace and Teams complement one another. While Workplace is focused on “community and connection,” Head of Workplace Ujjwal Singh said to ZDNet, “Teams is much more focused around productivity and small team collaboration. “Bringing these things together in a meaningful way makes the employee experience more seamless for our customers,” he said. The first integration will enable Teams admins to set up a feed of Workplace content that can be pinned to the Teams sidebar....

In May, the Microsoft Teams app finally arrived in the Microsoft Store, giving Windows 10 users a new place to install the app for personal or work and school accounts. Windows 11 users can download the Teams app for work and school accounts from the Store, but not Teams for personal accounts. That’s because Windows 11 includes a built-in Teams chat app for consumers. As ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley noted, this means there are now two Teams apps for consumers and work/school users rather than the one Microsoft was aiming for....

Microsoft’s new collaboration hub, Microsoft Loop, harnesses the Microsoft Office suite to offer a seamless way of managing projects and tasks. With Loop, users can create collaborative documents using any Microsoft Office application, like Outlook, Teams, or Word. Also: Just how big is this new generative AI? Think internet-level disruption Loop mimics the collaborative nature of Google Workspace by allowing up to 50 people to collaborate on one document at the same time....