Zorin OS 18 racks up a million downloads
Defecting Windows users make up the bulk of the curious crowd
Open saucy Zorin OS 18 has clocked a million downloads in a single month, which is not bad for a Linux distro trying to lure disillusioned Windows refugees.
Napster’s magical mystery investor vanishes
Shareholders told that the long-promised billions may never arrive
Napster stunned its faithful when an online shareholder meeting on 20 November revealed that the massive investor it had been boasting about since January was unlikely to deliver the cash.
Nokia bets big in US
Invests billions away from Finland
Former rubber boot maker Nokia is chucking billions into the US as it tries to make its networking gear look clever enough for the AI circus.
JEDEC cooks up chunky new DDR5 standard
Quad-rank CKDs promise fatter modules for next-gen desktops
JEDEC is hammering out a CQDIMM standard for DDR5 CKD memory that will let future platforms cram in far higher capacities without slowing everything to a crawl.
IBM and Cisco chase quantum internet
Long-distance quantum links could work by 2030
Boffins working at IBM and Cisco reckon they can link quantum computers over serious distances, and they want to show it is doable before the end of 2030.