
Month: April 2017
Container-Dienste: Microsoft kauft Kubernetes-Spezialisten Deis
Um sein Angebot rund um Container-Technologie und Dienste verbessern zu können, hat Microsoft die Kubernetes-Spezialisten Deis übernommen. Die Open-Source-Software von Deis soll weiterentwickelt werden, wovon Microsofts Kunden profitieren sollen. (Microsoft, Cloud Computing)

Knomo #LiveFree: A stylish tech backpack designed by non-techies
A backpack with wireless charging, Bluetooth tracking is neat—but they’re lazily implemented.

Enlarge (credit: Mark Walton)
Unlike our friends over at the ever-stylish GQ, the Ars Orbital HQ is rarely filled with the kinds of fashion-forward accessories a modern man needs, let alone the entirely frivolous, but ultimately more satisfying ones, it doesn't. You can imagine my surprise when London-based mid-priced bag and accessory maker Knomo got in touch to pitch a five-day trial of its latest fashionable fusion of leather and canvas in the form of the #LiveFree [sic] backback.
Clearly, it hasn't seen the sort of functional haversack sported by the typical Ars editor.
Still, when in Rome, right? After all, there's a reason for that spurious youth-targeted hashtag. Pitched as the "Perfect 24/7 Bag," the #LiveFree is ostensibly targeted at the modern tech-laden city-goer—the sort with artisanal coffee in one hand, iPhone in the other, ready to face the daily grind of "Influencer Marketing" and "Organic Content." There's space for up to a 15-inch laptop, a 10-inch iPad, multiple pockets (one of which blocks RFID signals and thus putative contactless card skimmers), built-in cable management, and plenty of pockets for various tech knick-knacks. There's even Bluetooth tracking and wireless charging.
Qualcomm says Apple broke contract, hindered performance of its chipsets
Chipmaker demands “fair value for our technological contributions to the industry.”

Enlarge (credit: Apple)
Qualcomm has filed a 139-page rebuttal of a lawsuit lodged by Apple in January in which the US chipmaker counterclaimed that the iPhone giant was "misrepresenting facts and making false statements."
It alleged that Apple had "breached" and "mischaracterised" deals it had in place with Qualcomm and accused the Tim Cook-run firm of interfering with the chipmaker's "long-standing agreements" with iPhone and iPad manufacturers, such as Foxconn.
Some Qualcomm chipsets are loaded into Apple's iPhone 7, while others carry Intel chipsets. In its partially redacted filing, Qualcomm claimed:
Prozessor: Intel zieht Kaby Lake X und Skylake-X wegen AMDs Ryzen vor
Videostreaming: Netflix schließt bestimmte Linux-Distributionen aus
Gesetz gegen Hasskommentare: Breiter Widerstand gegen Heiko Maas
Die große Koalition hat es mit der Verabschiedung des Hatespeech-Gesetzes sehr eilig. Doch auch der Widerstand gegen die Pläne ist schon stark. Und führt sehr unterschiedliche Akteure zusammen. (Facebook, Video-Community)

Drohnen: FAA verbietet Copter-Flüge über Militärgelände
Hier wird nicht geflogen: Die US-Luftaufsichtsbehörde FAA hat Flugverbotszonen über 133 US-Militäreinrichtungen eingerichtet. Es sind die ersten Flugverbotszonen, die ausschließlich für unbemannte Fluggeräte gelten. (Drohne, Politik/Recht)

Arris: Klage wegen Bug in Intels Puma-6-Chip eingeleitet
MyLese: Lesezirkel starten Zeitschriften-App
Neues aus der Welt des Adels oder Stylingtipps vom Promi: Das klassische Klatschblatt beim Friseur oder im Wartezimmer beim Arzt hat es schwer in Zeiten von Smartphones und Tablets. Nun wollen die Lesezirkel ihr Angebot auch digital mit einer App verma…