The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

You can check the online installation guide (there aren’t any instructions included in the box, so you have to follow the instructions from your phone or a computer) to see if your existing hardware is compatible. The clips don’t count against your storage quota in iCloud, but the base plan only supports one camera.

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Tech Republic Big Data

AUGUST 14, 2023

Discover strategies for securing data on your personal Mac for work tasks. Learn how to protect your device against potential threats.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The plan, which WhatsApp is detailing in a white paper before rolling out to users on iOS and Android in the coming weeks, is meant to secure the backups WhatsApp users already send to either Google Drive or Apple’s iCloud, making them unreadable without an encryption key. Image: WhatsApp. That’s not new for us.

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Backup Apple Storage Hardware 58

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. I’m not sure how I feel about security researchers calling this flaw “not that bad.” ” Colin Percival shares some benchmarks using FreeBSD on the Graviton 3.

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Galido

JULY 20, 2018

In contrast, choosing iPhone is an easy choice in terms of product line; the models launched to the market by the Apple are few, numbered and classified in with a higher price tag. iOS users may swear on the ease of use of Apple products, while Android users may debate that Apple users just don’t know what they are doing.

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The Verge

APRIL 8, 2021

But HMD’s promises about ongoing software and hardware support for the phone make it compelling. It’s powered by a modest Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 processor paired with either 6 or 8GB of RAM (my device has 6GB), 128GB of expandable storage, and a 4,470mAh battery. It’s got a 6.67-inch, It’s got a 6.67-inch,

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Security Adrian Mouat reviews some of the security-focused changes in Go 1.20.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. If you aren’t paying attention to the security of your CI/CD pipelines, you probably should. If you aren’t paying attention to the security of your CI/CD pipelines, you probably should. (Seriously.). Yes, please.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Servers/Hardware. The Log4J vulnerability and associated exploits has been on many folks' minds, so it’s only natural that many security companies have been looking into how to mitigate this attack vector. Aqua Security has a write-up on some of their analysis here. Jeff Geerling describes his backup plan. Virtualization.

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Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Although I’ve by and large moved away from Apple hardware (I still have a MacBook Pro running macOS that sees very little use, and a Mac Pro running Fedora), I did see this article regarding a new keyboard for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. It provides the basics behind X.509v3 Kubernetes 1.15

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Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Tech Republic

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As the year comes to a close, Mac users should take these steps to ensure their device's security, performance and organization.

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Security Hardware Storage Apple 108

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The big news in the hardware space recently was the article regarding the purported Chinese hardware supply chain attack. Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. Probably not. Virtualization.

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Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Teri Radichel uses some basketball analogies to explain why defensive (proactive) security strategies are more desirable than reactive security strategies. Sentinel Labs outlines a major malware push that is bypassing Apple’s malware protections. Plastic microchips ? That’s kind of cool.

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Dataconomy

JULY 25, 2023

Apple’s entry into the wearable market with the Apple Watch in 2015 revolutionized the industry ( Image Credit ) 2010s – Mainstream adoption The 2010s were a watershed moment for wearable computers as they started gaining mainstream acceptance.

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Energy Applications Operating Systems Data 36

The Verge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Although Amazon One will initially be used for payments only, it’s clear the tech giant has much bigger ambitions for this hardware. Palm recognition is thought to be more secure than other biometric methods. From a security point of view, palm scanning has some key advantages over other biometrics.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2021

Once again, Sony has created a beautiful device with some unique, marquee features like a 4K-ish OLED 120Hz screen, great photo-taking amenities like a physical shutter button and a high-quality manual camera app, and top-notch hardware for entertainment consumption, like dual front-facing speakers and an honest-to-god headphone jack.

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Video Hardware Storage Mobile 78

The Verge

APRIL 8, 2022

That isn’t to say Samsung has come as far as Apple in those integrations, nor is it to say that the traditional Android tablet gripes — namely, a much smaller pool of optimized apps — don’t apply here. The hardware differences between 2020’s Tab S7 / S7 Plus and this year’s Tab S8 versions are such: New Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor.

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Hardware Windows Apple Storage 59

The Verge

JANUARY 12, 2021

And another company, Intel, is trying to drum up excitement for its processors even as we’re still goggle-eyed at the performance Apple achieved on its own chips. It has 5G phones ready to go and wants to be the brand carriers turn to when they want something less expensive than Samsung and Apple to sell to customers.

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The Verge

APRIL 4, 2022

inch MacBook Air is equipped with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, which is a solid suite of specs for a laptop of this size, even if the M1 processor can’t compete with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips found in Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup. This configuration of the 13.3-inch Read our review.

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Wireless Retail Storage Sports 97

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Teri Radichel uses some basketball analogies to explain why defensive (proactive) security strategies are more desirable than reactive security strategies. Sentinel Labs outlines a major malware push that is bypassing Apple’s malware protections. Plastic microchips ? That’s kind of cool.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Sean Daniel

MAY 25, 2012

Apple iPad vs the Blackberry Playbook. When I saw the Playbook for the first time, I thought “Now here is a tablet that can take Apple off it’s high horse” I still think it’s the closest tablet to the iPad (I have not tried a Kindle Fire, but believe it’s in the same ranks). SeanDaniel.com [tech].

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Nothing this time around, although there may have been some hardware-related news coming out of re:Invent that I missed (such as new generations of AWS-designed chips being announced). Joel de la Garza has a post over on the a16z site on 16 steps to securing your data (and life). See this post for details.

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

If you like geeking out over the hardware side of networking, you may find this Ars Technica article on the physical infrastructure of the global Internet to be an interesting read. (I Servers/Hardware. I enjoyed Adam Leventhal’s evaluation of APFS , the new file system announced at the most recent Apple WWDC. Virtualization.

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All Things Distributed

AUGUST 16, 2012

An apples to apples comparison of the costs associated with running various usage patterns on-premises and with AWS requires more than a simple comparison of hardware expense versus always-on utility pricing for compute and storage. AWS delivers a premium security spec at non-premium prices.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

This alters and slows the flow of data from input to decision to output, resulting in missed opportunities that can open the door for customers to churn or allow recognized cyber security threat patterns to go undetected and unmitigated. The velocity, type, and volume of data drive the quality of predictions and the impact of the outcomes.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

There are a few drawbacks to note: its security support policy is good but not class-leading. There’s no change to the processing or memory specs from the 4A 5G: the Pixel 5A uses the same Snapdragon 765G chipset with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Even better, the 5A costs $449 — $50 less than the 4A 5G’s introductory price.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

Latitudes aren’t much to look at, but they come packed with security features. Most significantly, the Latitude line supports Intel’s vPro, a hardware and firmware platform that includes a number of security features and makes it easier for IT departments to manage devices remotely.

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Dell Comparison Windows Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

Bart’s view is that a full-stack engineer knows about operations, the hardware stack (compute, storage, network), the software (network, operating system [OS], management, logging), and most importantly knows how to “code” an immutable infrastructure. Trustworthy secure modular operating system engineering: https://media.ccc.de/v/31c3_-

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Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

Bart’s view is that a full-stack engineer knows about operations, the hardware stack (compute, storage, network), the software (network, operating system [OS], management, logging), and most importantly knows how to “code” an immutable infrastructure. Trustworthy secure modular operating system engineering: https://media.ccc.de/v/31c3_-

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Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. There was a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth when Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with the Touch Bar. If you’re interested in learning more about some of the new security features in vSphere 6.5, Thanks to Ivan Pepelnjak, I saw this network diagnostic tool.

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Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. In talking with customers, I find that one of the things that really challenges their thinking is how to best utilize security groups to their maximum effect. Read more about it here.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? Welcome to the hacker by original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? Welcome to the hacker by original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Impressively, TCL’s phone is priced at $200 less than the Verizon-specific version of the Google Pixel 4A 5G while matching it spec for spec in terms of hardware, including the Snapdragon 765G processor, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. This device features USB-C charging and bottom-firing speakers. Google Assistant. Candy Crush Soda.

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The Verge

MARCH 26, 2021

OnePlus 9 Pro hardware design and 5G support. The hardware design on the OnePlus 9 Pro is the most seamless, elegant phone that the company has designed to date. You can’t get it in a smaller screen size, but you can spend $100 more to get 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM. It is, of course, big. It has a 6.7-inch

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