GeekWire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

After more than a decade of dedication to Google’s mobile operating system, I’m leaving for Apple. It also became familiar and comfortable; switching to a new operating system became more daunting as time went on. My transition comes as Apple continues to gain market share in the U.S. Goodbye, Android.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2022

The software maker added a large banner ad to the Windows 10 File Explorer in 2017 , promoting subscription options for its OneDrive cloud storage service. While the ads can be easily dismissed, they’re still a frustrating experience in an operating system that’s traditionally been ad-free.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The watch will ship with a fairly standard selection of smartwatch features, including blood oxygen monitoring, heart rate tracking, an IP68 water and dust resistance rating, nine-day battery life, activity and sleep tracking, and integration with Google Fit and Apple Health. Both have 16MB of storage. Image: Wyze. inch screen.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Apple just wrapped up its “One More Thing” hardware live stream, where it announced new versions of the MacBook Air, the 13-inch MacBook Pro, and the Mac mini, each with its newly announced, promising M1 silicon. Image: Apple. Apple introduces the Apple M1, its new Arm processor for Macs. Apple’s new MacBook Air.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

CloudVelocity detects an existing environment, discovering the constituent hosts and blueprinting system components and configuration. It can then provision cloud resources, replicating and synchronizing the entire app stack (including operating system, kernel, app software stack, and app data) in the cloud site. Networking.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Agency must have sufficient information to calculate a cost of operating system per hour (COSH) score. Virtualization must be at least 40% – Virtualization is defined as a technology that allows multiple, software-based machines, with different operating systems, to run in isolation, side-by-side, on the same physical machine.

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GeekWire

JUNE 22, 2024

How AI will drive a massive increase in data centers in the next 5-10 years to meet increased demand for compute and storage, and will require new “intelligence layers” in cloud infrastructure. Subscribe to GeekWire via Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you listen.

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TechSpot

MARCH 13, 2023

NovaBench includes tests for CPU, GPU, memory, and storage. It is compatible with most operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Apple Arm-powered systems. Read Entire Article

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Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2024

In this Technology Short Take, I have links on things ranging from physical network designs to running retro operating systems as virtual machines. Operating Systems/Applications Julia Evans digs into what “current branch” means in Git. Storage Steven Sklar explains how CSI (Container Storage Interface) works.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Apple has recently been running an ad campaign about its new iPhone and the privacy protection built right in. But is your sensitive information as private as Apple claims? The Apple iPhone invisible tracking code. Apple's operating system automatically generates a unique IDFA for each iPhone.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 1, 2020

in the consumer market for a configuration with an Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage. A model of the Surface Laptop Go with an i5 processor, 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage will sell for $899.99. The base model, with an SQ 1 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage sells for $999.

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Gizmodo

JULY 31, 2020

Apple and Google are going head-to-head in just about everything now—maps, mobile operating systems, smart speakers, browsers, cloud storage, phones, etc. But here we’ll be taking a look at the all-you-can-eat app subscription services offered by the two tech giants—which one is the better deal? Read more.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

Microsoft: It’s the Era of the Cloud Operating System. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Many organizations are leveraging larger, more comprehensive storage arrays and the cloud that help them distribute their environment. PEER 1 Partners on Cloud On-Ramp for ISVs. Modular Data Centers.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

An android phone is a powerful and highly advanced Smartphone which runs on the Android operating system, which is created by Google. Android operating systems run on almost all the mobile and handheld devices, it also provides a host of handsets for the biggest mobile manufacturers in the world. Handsets for Androids.

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The Verge

JUNE 2, 2020

Both include a 42mm OLED high-definition touchscreen covered with sapphire crystal along with a Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and a 300mAh battery. The watch includes a few extra features beyond those typically found in the Android-based operating system.

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The Verge

APRIL 22, 2021

Image: Apple. I really would just like Apple’s next iPad Pro to be a laptop. I think there must be people at Apple who want this, too, so I’m now respectfully requesting that the company stop dilly-dallying and make it happen. It can come with up to 2TB of storage and 16GB of RAM. Image: Apple. Video: Apple.

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TM Forum

JANUARY 31, 2022

Location data treatment and storage. As the main operating system providers in the market today (Google, Apple) are focusing on ensuring location data is not shared, it is envisaged that this source may become fractured in the coming years. Location data treatment and storage. Location visualization and analysis.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post.

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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

AUGUST 13, 2021

Apple executive Craig Federighi says iCloud Photos’ plans to scan for child sexual abuse material (or CSAM) will include “multiple levels of auditability.” In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , Federighi — Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering — offered new details about its controversial child safety measures.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 9, 2022

And although companies are making smartphones and tablets with more storage than ever before, the apps that fill them remain chock full of unnecessary bloat. Apps take up a ton of space. Enter App Archiving for Android, announced today by Google. Read more.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Operating Systems/Applications. For your fix of storage-related links, J Metz has relatively recently published Storage Short Take #47. Howard Oakley takes a look at virtualization on Apple silicon Macs. Ricard Bejerano makes the case that Terraform should have remained stateless. Interested in hardening macOS?

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2021

Also of interest are what appears to be standard watch straps, instead of the proprietary bands that are popular among companies like Apple and Fitbit. The image also gives a first look at the Watch’s new OS, which OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed in a forum post is not running Wear OS, but instead an RTOS-style operating system.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

Encryption and consumer privacy experts break down Apple’s plan for child safety Last week, Apple, without very much warning at all, announced a new set of tools built into the iPhone designed to protect children from abuse. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. That’s a big change from how things normally work.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Howard Oakley of The Eclectic Light Company discusses some details on Apple’s M1 chip and what it does differently than other chips. Operating Systems/Applications. Justin Pietsch talks about simplifying networks and the resulting engineering trade-offs. Servers/Hardware. Are open source M1-style chips a possibility?

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It’s great for Apple Arcade games that support controllers. Pushing the controller’s orange Backbone button while the One is connected to your phone will open up the Backbone app, which looks like an operating system. To buy it, you’ll first need to download the app and make the purchase from there.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Apple’s new iPad launches on September 24th at the same starting price as the last-gen model: $329. Image: Apple. The iPhone 13 isn’t the only Apple device launching on September 24th — and we’re not just talking about the 2021 iPad Mini. Image: Apple. Greater storage capacity, with base storage starting at 64GB.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

9to5Mac outlines some details on the so-called PACMAN attack against Apple’s M1 chips. Operating Systems/Applications. Although it isn’t technically specific to storage, there are significant storage themes in this article on what might happen if you lock yourself out of your digital life. Scary stuff!

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

“WhatsApp is the first global messaging service at this scale to offer end-to-end encrypted messaging and backups, and getting there was a really hard technical challenge that required an entirely new framework for key storage and cloud storage across operating systems,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement.

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TM Forum

JUNE 30, 2021

– limiting the storage of mission-critical service fulfillment data to single instances in a catalog data store has many benefits for data quality, process streamlining, service definition and ecosystem interoperability. To achieve this CSPs need to do away with traditional linear OM processes. Entrenched custom code.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. Operating Systems/Applications. For relevant storage news, I’d recommend having a look at J Metz’ Storage Short Take 42. Servers/Hardware. Programming. Virtualization.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Apple, Firefox, and Proton have similar offerings, each with its own pros and cons. But, as seems to be the case with everything Apple, it works much better within the Apple ecosystem than it does outside of it. Apple rolled out its tracker blocking feature, Mail Privacy Protection, last year with iOS15.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Kristin Wallace purchased a budget HP laptop for her daughter, Bella, but didn’t realize how quickly the nine-year-old would fill up 32GB of storage. “It I need a computer with more storage space,” said Bella, who uses the laptop to Zoom with friends and take virtual guitar lessons and math enrichment classes.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

By then, GM will have many vehicles running Google’s embedded Android Automotive operating system , which Miller says will work “alongside” its new Ultifi software platform in certain vehicles. A more common type of subscription that GM customers will face in the future is annual or monthly fees for data storage.

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The Verge

AUGUST 13, 2021

It’s one of the best Chromebooks you can buy, and it comes with 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a Core i3 processor, which should be enough for everyday use. Like its predecessors, the Apple Watch Series 6 is easily the best smartwatch available for the iPhone. Read our review.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 25, 2020

It isn’t just aimed at Apple, Google, Facebook, Signal, and the like, though it certainly applies to them; it goes well beyond, to include everyone from Box and Dropbox, to the full range of Microsoft’s products, to OEM handset manufacturers.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post.

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