* Posts by RAMstein

21 publicly visible posts • joined 25 Sep 2015

Apple pushes first-ever 'rapid' patch – and rapidly screws up

RAMstein

Re: Customers with more venerable software will have to wait for normal software updates.

I'm guessing that is for these reasons:

1. limiting to latest version means there's only 1 element in the update

2. ... therefore much quicker to develop and test; download and install

3. ... which is what you want with a live exploit and a "hard push"

Microsoft dogs Strontium domains to stop attacks on Ukraine

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i see what you did there ;-)

https://images.beastsofwar.com/2018/06/Strontium-Dog-Warlord-Games.jpg

Intel outside: Chip king Keller quits x86 giant immediately 'for personal reasons'

RAMstein

Back to Apple?

Any chance of him showing up at Apple again to make ARM chips for Macs?

Not a death spiral, I'm trapped in a closed loop of customer experience

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Headline writers:

It's 'Infinite Loop' if you are going to drag Apple into it for the clicks.

Ah, this should totally reassure Euro workers: They'll get Brexit EU settled status app on iPhones from October

RAMstein

Priceless ...

"The app was launched on Android phones earlier this year and runs on *Dutch* firm InnoValor ReadID app."

Breaker, breaker. Apple's iOS 12.4 update breaks jailbreak break, un-breaks the break. 10-4

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Re: So, unc0ver is open-source ?

Most likly they branched of an unfixed repo for 12.4 and never backported the security fix that broke this particular jailbreak. (rather than 'unfix' it). Should be fixed soon.

Micron's new 9300 SSDs are bigger, faster and simpler... which is nice

RAMstein

Re: Can we please edit the press release or flag as advertorial?

a sneaky edit has been applied ;-)

RAMstein

Can we please edit the press release or flag as advertorial?

"Boiled down, *we* have a simplified mainstream SSD product range with larger capacities, shorter latency, more speed and greater efficiency."

Failure to rewrite the press release.

Huge news from Apple: No, not mags, games or TV – more than 50 security bugs to patch

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Update if you want the new emoji's !

This is a good thing btw - anything to get users to stay up-to-date with the latest security patches.

Texas lawyer suing Apple over FaceTime bug claims it was used to snoop on a meeting

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Was it Saul Goodman?

Brits' DNA data sent to military base after 'foreign' hack attacks – report

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Re: Weaponised?

shush.

Dixons Carphone 'fesses to mega-breach: Probes 'attempt to compromise' 5.9m payment cards

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No - that's now a requirement :-)

I've no doubt they'd rather had this discovered under the old regime.

Navy names new attack sub HMS Agincourt

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oh yes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Culture_series

"Now We Try It My Way"

Hackers' delight: Mobile bank app security flaw could have smacked millions

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OK - that version of iOS is over 5 1/2 years old. Please can we have some info on the current versions? Otherwise this is not very relevant.

Thousand-dollar iPhone X's Face ID wrecked by '$150 3D-printed mask'

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Re: they failed to unlock the phone

Multiple tries to unlock with the mask (because they can reset with the pin). Also - they must have disabled the "attention aware" feature to get a lifeless mask to do the unlock.

Hi Amazon, Google, Apple we might tax you on revenue rather than profit – love, Europe

RAMstein

I thought that's what VAT is for ??

National Insurance tax U-turn: Philip Hammond nixes NIC uptick

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Re: I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

Can we now have that promise about staying in / expanding / yes to the Single Market form that same 2015 Tory manifesto please?

Auto emissions 'cheatware' scandal sparks war of words between Italy, Germany

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2nd post, Godwin's law invoked

well done you!

EU turns screws on Android – report

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Re: And Apple?

Because Apple is not a monopoly due to their marketshare:

Period Android iOS Windows Phone

2015Q3 84.3% 13.4% 1.8%

2015Q4 79.6% 18.6% 1.2%

2016Q1 83.4% 15.4% 0.8%

2016Q2 87.6% 11.7% 0.4%

(from http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp )

Mystery object re-entering atmosphere may be Apollo booster

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Re: WTF1109

I see what you did there - thumbs up for changeing WT1109F

WIN a 6TB Western Digital Black hard drive with El Reg

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On the old laptop again as Moses keeps nicking the tablets...