Author: Aneesa

Oculus Quest’s latest system software makes voice commands available as a beta feature to United States-based English speakers. Version 18 of the Oculus Quest software is beginning to roll out this week, and if you have the redesigned universal menu on your Quest, you can find it in “Settings > Quick Actions > Voice Commands.” The Voice Commands … Continue reading Oculus Quest adds beta test for voice commands in U.S. English Continue Reading →

With the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen a large uptick in demand for home delivery. For weeks, restaurants in many regions of the country were limited to take out and delivery orders, and if coronavirus cases keep increasing in the US, they may be limited to those options once more. Services like Uber Eats, Postmates, and … Continue reading Uber buys Postmates: Here’s why Continue Reading →

Great problem of our time solved: Classic FM won’t have to rebrand as Classic DAB Analogue radio station licences will be extended for another 10 years, the UK government has said – entirely reversing plans to shut off FM and AM radio stations in favour of DAB digital radio. Commercial radio stations will be allowed … Continue reading Analogue radio given 10-year stay of execution as the UK U-turns on DAB digital future Continue Reading →

In praise of UNIX and knowing when to deliberately drive a server off a cliff Who, Me? The weekend has been deleted. Pause a moment before you start your own workplace odyssey and enjoy another’s trip to Oopsville courtesy of Who, Me? Today’s story comes from “Jim”, and concerns the time he and a colleague were performing … Continue reading When a deleted primary device file only takes 20 mins out of your maintenance window, but a whole year off your lifespan Continue Reading →

Airport antics for a Microsoft OS well past its prime Bork!Bork!Bork! Welcome to a bork with a difference as we find an old friend still running even as the world around it has been put on hold. Where were you in 2001? Things have changed a bit in the decades since Windows XP first nosed its way out of … Continue reading If there’s a lesson to be learned in these torrid times, it’s that civilisation is fleeting – but Windows XP is eternal Continue Reading →

Pressuring clients into products they’re not ready for doesn’t benefit anyone, says new chair The new chair of the ITAM Forum, a body set up in part to help organisations traverse the software licensing minefield, has called on vendors to stop using the prospect of licence audits to influence customers’ cloud infrastructure decisions. With Oracle, … Continue reading ITAM Forum asks software giants to stop browbeating customers onto their clouds with threats of licence audits Continue Reading →

Sheffield’s doctors given tools to save residents from BIKE FITNESS HORROR The UK’s Sheffield City Council is looking to buy a fleet of electrical bikes to allow local GPs to offer them on prescription as a form of exercise in what is known as Social Prescribing. In a £150,000 tender notice, the council said: “The bikes … Continue reading Things can’t go on like this. You need to get fit for the sake of your health. I’m going to write you a prescription for… an e-bike Continue Reading →

  Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 12” will incorporate “high-end” lens arrays in its rear-facing camera design, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Existing manufacturing partner Largan is said to begin shipments of camera lenses bound for iPhone in mid-July, Kuo said in a research note published Friday. Compared to past years, Largan’s estimated production window for the … Continue reading ‘High-end’ lenses for ‘iPhone 12’ to start shipping in July, Kuo says Continue Reading →

    Ships from companies including iPhone manufacturer Foxconn had been held up by customs at Indian ports over ongoing China/India tensions, but at least some have now been cleared. The China/India dispute that has seen shipments held up at Indian ports, has reportedly been resolved — at least for Apple supplier Foxconn. According to Reuters, Foxconn “>has … Continue reading Apple supplier Foxconn says India customs issue has been resolved Continue Reading →

We’re still gleaning details of macOS Big Sur and iOS 14 since WWDC, but there’s also the on/off “iPhone 12” delay, the peculiar difficulty of replacing a Mac Pro’s SSD, and the way your iPhone may replace your ID, all on this week’s AppleInsider Podcast. Meet the man who has everything — if only for … Continue reading Mac Pro woes, ‘iPhone 12’ delays, and Apple’s passport ambitions, on the AppleInsider podcast Continue Reading →