Every day I wake up with clear intentions to right wrongs, correct stupidities and ensure I win the Pulitzer Prize. Frankly, I find it hard. I’m not sure how to go about it all. And there are always warped systems and capricious humans standing in my way. Perhaps, though, Motorola will have greater success. It has decided to be, well, something else. Something better. Something more meaningful. Something like Apple (so very long ago)....

One of my most-used tools is the DotterPod iSesamo spudger – a simple metal blade that’s highly effective at getting into joints and seams of devices and prying them apart safely. Also: Repairing electronics with the wrong tools can be dangerous. How to stay safe For $10, it’s something that every repair tech and DIYer needs in their toolbox. I’ve had one for over a decade and just bought a couple more as replacements....

In this one, there’s a heap overflow bug in the legacy_parse_param in the Linux kernel’s fs/fs_context.c program. This parameter is used in Linux filesystems during superblock creation for mount and superblock reconfiguration for a remount. The superblock records all of a filesystem’s characteristics such as file size, block size, empty and filled storage blocks. So, yeah, it’s important. The legacy_parse_param() “PAGE_SIZE - 2 - size” calculation was mistakenly made an unsigned type....

We use stateful applications, such as e-mail and online banking, every day. They retain the data and context of previous transactions and your current transaction. Like web searches or print servers, Stateless processes have no stored data or references to past transactions. In Kubernetes’ early days, we usually used it to run web-based stateless services. If you needed stateful services, such as a database, you had to run them in virtual machines (VM) or as cloud-based services....

Yes, it’s running iOS 15, but not the latest iOS 15. Yes, the update treadmill starts on day one. According to Apple, “[t]his update provides important security updates and fixes an issue where widgets may revert to their default settings after restoring from a backup.” Given that this is not only a bug fix, but the update also contains security updates, I’d recommend downloading this update as soon as possible....

Once interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation were accounted for, however, the company walked away with a AU$20 million after-tax loss, a AU$25 million improvement over last year’s result. CEO and MD Craig Scroggie touted the result as coming in ahead of guidance. “Today’s results are a testament to the company’s pursuit of excellence, against a more difficult economic backdrop due to the COVID-19 global pandemic,” he declared. See also: NextDC says COVID-19 is upping Australian data centre needs Operating cash flow was up AU$79....

There are plenty of reasons why no one wants to buy a PC right now – inflation and climbing interest rates have put a damper on the market, as well as the anticipation of a global recession. Plus, huge numbers of people made their last big PC purchases just a couple of years ago, at the start of the pandemic. The good news is, if you are in the market for a new computer, you may be able to find one at a relatively good price....

At a distance of around 10 kilometres, the trio said the test reached speeds around the 1Gbps mark. The equipment used consisted of Nokia’s mmWave range-extending system, and customer premises equipment using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G modem and mmWave antenna. The test was conducted at Grand Island in Nebraska using 28GHz spectrum. The results were touted as showing mmWave could be used to provide rural fixed wireless connectivity. “These latest trial results reinforce the important role that fast, reliable wireless service plays in keeping people connected no matter where they live or work,” UScellular CTO Mike Irizarry said....

Of the languages mentioned above, Java is the most widely used across enterprise and Android app development, while Swift is a top 10 language, thanks in part to iOS app development. And there’s growing interest in Rust as a replacement for C and C++ in systems programming. “NSA advises organizations to consider making a strategic shift from programming languages that provide little or no inherent memory protection, such as C/C++, to a memory safe language when possible....

Sound familiar? The problem with everyone’s ambitions is talent shortages, which are the No. 1 challenge complicating the adoption of digital technologies. That’s the key takeaway of a recent survey, published by KPMG, based on data from more than 1,000 cross-industry enterprise technology leaders. “Enterprises have ambitious plans to invest across a wide array of specialized technology, but many lack the people resources to make investment plans real,” the KPMG report’s co-authors, led by Danielle Beringer, observe....

That’s according to a new report commissioned by the EU and carried out by non-profit organization OpenForum Europe, which found that the impact that open source could have on the bloc’s digital independence is such that the technology can be seen as a “public good”. Digital independence, autonomy or technological sovereignty: the concept has taken on many names, but always refers to a long-standing goal of EU leaders. It consists of developing technology in line with standards defined by European institutions themselves – and often comes with imperatives such as transparency, trustworthiness or the protection of privacy....

It’s the worst kind of fault, intermittent and prone to happen when we’re on a call or trying to download software. We’ve changed the router, even had engineers out to check the connection. Our ISP has changed our wholesale provider (as much as they can), the cabling provider has changed the cable we’re using and the port in the fiber cabinet, but nothing seems to work. SEE: Internet slow? Here are the possible reasons why and how to fix them All the various diagnostics seem to point to one thing: the aluminium cabling under the street put in sometime in the 1960s or 70s is reaching end of life....

The attacks, which distribute two forms of seemingly undocumented custom-developed malware, have been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Cisco Talos who’ve named the campaign ‘magnat’. It appears the campaign has been operating in some capacity since 2018 and the malware has been in continuous development. Over half of the victims are in Canada, but there have also been victims around the world, including in the United States, Europe, Australia and Nigeria....

But an aspect of job hunting that’s remained relatively unchanged is salary transparency. Being left in the dark about how much a job will pay continues to be a top frustration of jobseekers and employees trying to negotiate a better salary. In response to this frustration, New York City recently passed a new law that requires all companies with at least four employees to disclose how much they will pay an employee....

Pinebook Pro laptops are shipping again but only the model with the US keyboards (ANSI) while the laptop with UK (ISO) keyboard remains out of stock. Also, Pine64 says this is a “limited run” of the 14-inch display Pinebook Pro due to the production and supply woes it has weathered in China over the past year. “The Pinebook Pro is once again available for purchase. I know that many of you have been waiting for the Pinebook Pro to make a return, so if you’ve been waiting to pick up a unit then now is your chance,” Pine64’s Lukasz Erecinski wrote in a latest update....

While a UK price has yet to be confirmed, Poco has announced global pricing: the entry-level 6GB/128GB version will cost an affordable €299 (~$329), while an 8GB/256GB version will cost €349 (~$384). I was sent the €299 6GB/128GB version to review, which on paper looks like it could be a good-value handset. But there’s a lot of competition in this segment of smartphone market, so does the Poco X4 Pro 5G deliver the goods?...

The latest regulations seek to ensure that data centers have substantial backup generators in the event that power suppliers ask them to cut back on electricity use during peak times. Ireland has become host to many large data centers built by the largest tech companies, and the number of planned data centers continues to grow in parallel with the rise in demand for Cloud IT services and working from home, which has created a demand for video streaming services, and online commerce....

Yet things can take time when you’re largely reliant on part-time volunteers to keep things moving forward, particularly when each contributor has their own interest in the language. “I think it’s something we’ve learned to live with,” says Ewa Jodlowska, who stepped down from her role as the PSF’s executive director in early December. “I don’t think it’s an issue, it just takes a lot longer to do anything because getting community consensus around any kind of direction or change takes a long time....

The report sent Progress shares higher by 8% in late trading. CEO Yogesh Gupta said the company was “very pleased to announce Q3 results that significantly beat our previous guidance for revenue and earnings,” adding, “and we’re raising 2021 guidance for the third time this year.” Added Gupta, “We also announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Kemp, a leader in the Application Experience (‘AX’) space. Kemp meets all our acquisition criteria, fits perfectly with our total growth strategy, and brings a very talented team to Progress....

You can become Python operational immediately by starting with “Python 3: From ZERO to GUI Programming”. “Learn to Code with Python 2021” offers a complete bootcamp in Python and is a big favorite with former students. They not only rated the class 4.7 out of 5 stars but gave the same rating to instructor Boris Paskhaver, who is an author, full-stack software developer, and Agile consultant in addition to being an educator....