Posts by kat_bg

Honey, I shrunk the battery: Something's gotta give as iPhone 12's logic board swells to accommodate 5G chippery

Re: Just curious

Battery is smaller than on the Iphone 11 (marginally). Maybe A14 was optimized to use less power when running on 4G...

Open Invention Network adds Microsoft's exFAT to Linux System Definition, Satan spotted throwing snowballs

Not that simple.

Thought you'd go online to buy better laptop for home working? Too bad, UK. So did everyone. Laptops, monitors and WLANs fly off shelves

Re: and desks and chairs at IKEA

Stores are closed but online sales are still open. also the main distribution center is still open, although not accepting incoming deliveries anymore

Hey, Brits. Your Google data is leaving the EU before you are: Hoard to be shipped from Ireland to US next month

Re: Do No Evil ?

I guess all all them to a certain extent. Don't know about Facebook, but Microsoft still operates via the Ireland based subsidiary in relation to EU countries...

Google scolded for depriving the poor of privacy as Chinese malware bundled on phones for hard-up Americans

Re: I feel fortunate

Hear, hear... I still miss my 9900 and my Nokia 1520 but this is life. We have lost but still have something to remember (actually I still have the Bold 9900 but the thing will not power up anymore)

Anthos: Google's bid for Kubernetes differentiation ... and market share

Re: Arcades Ambo

You forgot Oracle and IBM, to have the complete nightmare

IBM, Microsoft and Linux Foundation link arms to fight patent trolls with 'multimillion' scheme

Re: so, ms will...

LINUX device manufacturers? I think you refer to the Android device manufactures that were held hostage with the FAT patents.

Re: The only way Microsoft could make some people happy

Not actually true. Windows still accounts for a shitload of revenue for Microsoft. However, what would happen in the future is for all to wait and see. The latest directions changes were all generated by the need to make money: Windows Mobile fails? They have a huge number of Android/IOS apps that are well regarded/downloaded to the tune that they can male an android variant fully customized using their own launcher and apps. Already have an Linux distro (true, Azure only) but if the flow of money will show the need to have a mainstream Linux distro, under Nadella I am pretty sure will do it.

Use the courts, Jeff: Amazon to contest Microsoft scooping $10bn JEDI contract

If you go in that direction, same can be told by either of the bidders (Amazon included)...

Pack your pyjamas, Zuck: US bill threatens execs with prison for data failures

Re: Preempt

I think that murder is considered federal crime, so there is no way to hide from this in the US.

Good news: Microsoft is doubling your OneDrive storage for more than double your money

Re: Just Tell Me...

Funny thing is that even under Linux, you are only at a browser step away from onedrive...

Ohm my God: If you let anyone other than Apple replace your recent iPhone's battery, expect to be nagged by iOS

Re: OMG!

Yes, my dear 6310i. Nothing matched the battery life after that one died...

Driving Xtreme Cuts: DXC Technology waves bye bye to 45% of Americas Security divison

Re: "there will be fewer certifications to maintain [..], which is costly and time consuming"

I agree... If the financial results depends on letting one engineer go, I think the company has some screw-ups running it...

MPs tear 'naive' British Army a new one over Capita recruitment farce

Re: Spotted the problem?

Yes, quite cheap :)

It's official. Microsoft pushes Google over the Edge, shifts browser to Chromium engine

Edge will live on (albeit with a different underframe...) As for Bing, was it killed recently and never heard it? Not that I care too much.

Microsoft polishes up Chromium as EdgeHTML peers into the abyss

Re: Take your browser and fuck off

Well, if you use Chrome, I guess you are already a commodity, just for a different corporation. Just saying...

Microsoft Surface kicks dust in face of Apple iPad Pro in Q3

Re: Like a Ferrari than only runs on 20 Octane gas

i guess that that statistic refers to US market, not the entire world. Not sure how well Chromebook fares in comparison to Surface or Ipad Prod for that matter in the absence of internet connection. Haven't seen one in the wild, although I have seen plenty Ipad Pros and Surface

Day two – and Windows 10 October 2018 Update trips over Intel audio

Lucky

Upgraded on Wednesday, no issues so far on a Lenovo Yoga 710. I guess I am lucky...

I'll cap internet tax, says Hungarian PM as mob attacks his party HQ

Re: Doing the maths

Partly correct. You didn't took into account the number of gigabytes of traffic per ISP per year. I think the final amount will be bigger than 700k.

Angry Romanian hackers deface Telegraph for Top Gear toss

gypsies

Although I don't approve hacking , the hackers in this case had a point. You should not confuse the romanian people with gypsies. Clarkson tried to make a joke but unfortunately was not a good one.