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Microsoft lets Windows 11 loose on the world

Computerworld Vertical IT

5, the day it had set as the launch date for the operating system upgrade. Personal computers running Windows 10 that meet Microsoft's stricter-than-usual hardware requirements were immediately eligible for the free Windows 11 download. Microsoft on Monday began releasing Windows 11 as one market after another rolled into Oct.

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‘Alexa Built-In’ phones to lose key feature as Amazon cedes ground to Apple and Google

GeekWire

.” With the move, Amazon also plans to end its broader support for Alexa Built-In phones, although decisions about further sales of the phones will ultimately be up to the company’s hardware partners. The Alexa and devices division is one of the groups impacted by Amazon’s layoffs.

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Google’s new Samsung smartwatch partnership looks a lot like giving up

The Verge

Once again , Google is hitting the reset button, combining with Samsung’s Tizen wearable operating system for a new wearable OS, tentatively called “Wear.”. That’s not even counting the rest of Google’s hardware team, which includes its $1.1 billion for the HTC’s smartphone design team, and the existing Pixel hardware group.).

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Google is making its first in-house smartwatch that could launch in 2022

The Verge

The watch is being worked on by Google’s Pixel hardware group separately from Fitbit, which Google bought for $2.1 But so far, Wear OS 3 has only launched on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 , which runs a heavily customized version of the new operating system that eschews most of Google’s services and apps for Samsung’s own.

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Ransomware Detection at Chip Level? Yes, Says Intel

SecureWorld News

Intel recently announced it is adding hardware-based ransomware detection and remediation to its new 11th gen Core vPro processors. This is possible, the company says, because of improvements to its Hardware Shield product and more powerful Threat Detection Technology (TDT). Intel's Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology.

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Can you trust your computer?

Dataconomy

Trusted computing stands as a pivotal milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, strategically weaving hardware and software mechanisms into the very fabric of computing systems. This technology employs a distinct and inaccessible encryption key to achieve its objectives.

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Modernizing the mainframe for the digital era

CIO Business Intelligence

After all, entry-level pricing for mainframes in the z15 family running IBM Z operating systems is $250,000. IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000. The program enables customers to pay only for what they use of Z system hardware and software. Z upgrades and open source.

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