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More than 400 orders for components cancelled by suppliers, says CEO The artist formerly know as F5 Networks – it moved to plain old F5 in November – is clipping revenue forecasts for fiscal '22 by $30m to $90m because it can't source enough specialised chips to produce systems.…   TheRegister

Plucky probe due to make closest pass to the Sun in March The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter followed up its whizz past Earth as 2021 drew to a close by passing through the tail of a comet. Again.…   TheRegister

Tech giants will voluntarily do the right thing because of course they always do US President Joe Biden has weighed into the Right to Repair furore once more as sueballs fly over some alleged monopolistic practises by a well-known farming equipment manufacturer.…   TheRegister

If even Captain PowerShell can't automate this, what hope is there for the rest of us? As Microsoft toasts another quarter of soaring profits, The Reg can't help but wonder if the bottom line is being ever so gently assisted by something that seems to be blighting its staff: difficulty claiming expenses.…   TheRegister

Move over K-pop, the K-metaverse is coming South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT (MIST) has earmarked ?9 trillion ($7.5bn/ £5.55bn) for projects including AI and the development of a K-metaverse as part of its Digital New Deal programme.…   TheRegister

Take a hike SCC, a UK-based tech services and reselling dynasty, has won a five-year contract extension with UK tax collector HMRC worth £91m for IT software and services.…   TheRegister

Autonomy founder set for criminal trial on multiple counts of fraud over sale of biz to HPE Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch has lost a bid to delay his extradition to the US after a High Court judge ruled there was no reason to impose a months-long delay on the case.…   TheRegister

It's still early days, though There is a very preliminary FOSS Start menu replacement for Windows 11 – but it's not quite there yet.…   TheRegister

Anyone fancy a spherical tokamak in their backyard? Fancy a fusion power plant in your back yard? The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is looking for comments from five locations shortlisted as potential hosts for its Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme.…   TheRegister

See that? That's a promise of fat contracts, that is Big industry players have praised the latest cybersecurity strategy emitted by the British government, rubbing their hands with glee at its promises of lucrative public contracts for the rest of the 2020s.…   TheRegister

Microsoft planche depuis près d’un an sur une nouvelle mouture de son client mail pour Windows 10 et Windows 11. One Outlook fusionnera e-mail et calendrier et proposera une interface unifiée pour la gestion du courrier.   01net

Cloud the top earner as usual but Redmond is doubling down on gaming The blockbuster quarters just keep on rolling for Microsoft after its latest set of financials surpassed analysts' forecasts, thanks to a thriving cloud and PC market in the pandemic-driven new digital age.…   TheRegister

Windows 11 pourrait voir arriver très prochainement une nouvelle version de son gestionnaire des tâches. Une version cachée dotée d’une interface plus moderne est en cours de test dans une build destinée aux développeurs.   01net

What happened to loosening stranglehold of major tech firms on the public sector? UK government is on the hunt for an expert to help shape relations with the likes of AWS, Microsoft and Google, a role that includes a remit to 'fulfil partnership opportunities' with the megacorps and 'deliver against their needs and demands.'…   TheRegister

Si l’échec du rachat d’ARM par Nvidia est une bonne nouvelle pour le monde de la tech, les risques qu’ont encourus Apple, Qualcomm et les autres a mis des dynamiques en branle. Notamment la recherche de la sanctuarisation d’ARM, et le développement de l’ISA RISC-V.   01net

Brexit, COVID-19 and tax rises all eclipsed by the omnipresent rule change, study of contractors finds The majority of contractors see the UK's IR35 changes to the way employment status is judged as the biggest threat to their business in 2022, according to recent research.…   TheRegister

La technique précédente, « FLoC », est mise au placard. Le nouveau concept est plus clair et plus lisible. Reste à savoir si l’écosystème publicitaire va suivre.   01net

Now you see a harmless PNG. Now it's a malicious payload. Look into my eyes A security bod scored a $100,500 bug bounty from Apple after discovering a vulnerability in Safari on macOS that could have been exploited by a malicious website to potentially access victims' logged-in online accounts – and even their webcams.…   TheRegister

L’avionneur américain va investir 450 millions de dollars supplémentaires dans la start-up Wisk Aero, destinée à développer des aéronefs électriques à la demande.   01net

For FLoC's sake, people Google has given up on Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), a categorization system for serving interest-based ads, and replaced it with Topics, a categorization system for serving interest-based ads.…   TheRegister

L'application Teams va pouvoir détecter automatiquement de la musique et permettre de la transmettre avec une meilleure qualité qu'en utilisant les paramètres actuels pour la voix.   01net

Selon Bloomberg, Nvidia a déjà commencé à annoncer à ses partenaires que son projet de rachat d'ARM a échoué. Si Nvidia sera déçu, toute la planète de la tech doit se réjouir de voir ARM rester indépendant.   01net

Microsoft vient d’annoncer que Windows 11 profiterait d’une importante mise à jour à compter du mois prochain, avec à la clé, l’arrivée officielle des applications Android dans son système d’exploitation.   01net

Le fabricant chinois présente sa nouvelle gamme de smartphones d’entrée de gamme, loués pour leur excellent rapport qualité-prix. Ils devraient se vendre comme des petits pains tout au long de l’année.   01net

Don't start celebrating just yet if you own a Boeing 747-8, 747-8F, 777 Nine out of ten of America's commercial aircraft can land in low visibility using radio altimeters at US airports that have nearby 5G C-band masts, the country's aviation watchdog said this week.…   TheRegister

L'association Diem, anciennement Libra, serait en négociations pour céder ses actifs. Elle a rencontré des résistances de toute part depuis ses débuts et n'a pas réussi à lancer sa monnaie aux Etats-Unis en 2021.   01net

Un bug particulièrement banal dans un logiciel présent par défaut dans toutes les distributions GNU/Linux permet d’avoir facilement les privilèges d’administrateur.   01net

What happens when argc is zero and a SUID program doesn't care? Let's find out! Linux vendors on Tuesday issued patches for a memory corruption vulnerability in a component called polkit that allows an unprivileged logged-in user to gain full root access on a system in its default configuration.…   TheRegister

Contrairement à ce qu'annonçaient les rumeurs, les nouveaux smartphones Galaxy S22 de Samsung seront lancés officiellement le 9 février, et non le 8.   01net

Components fabbed using 40nm-plus process nodes hit hard Hardware manufacturers hit hardest by the global semiconductor shortage had less than five days of chips in their inventories last year – and should expect supply chain issues to continue throughout 2022 – the US Department of Commerce said this week.…   TheRegister

Kemper has announced the immediate availability of the new Kemper Kabinet. With just around 10 kg (23lb) of weight, it is lighter than its predecessor, features the built-in slanted stand,... Read More   KVR Audio

GForce Software has announced the release of M-Tron MkII which they describe as 'a celebration of the original mother of all 'trons'. Here's what they say:... Read More   KVR Audio

Babylonwaves has released Art Conductor 8, a collection of over 9000 professionally built articulation switching templates available for Logic, Cubase, Digital Performer, Studio One and... Read More   KVR Audio

Rast Sound has released Bass Boutique for Kontakt, a dual layer bass engine that features a wide collection of recorded and designed bass sounds. Features: 2.1 GB unzipped... Read More   KVR Audio

Tom Wolfe has today announced the release of Synth Vault - The 2021 Collection, a bundle of all Synth Vault presets from 2021, in aid of Nordoff Robbins. Since launching the... Read More   KVR Audio

ProSoundz has announced the release of two new 'Collections Series' at introductory pricing of $39.99 each (Reg. $49.99): The Perfect Storm R&B Collection includes a Drum... Read More   KVR Audio

Xhun Audio has announced the forthcoming release of ZeroBox, an analogue modeling simulation of an iconic bass line synthesizer. The basic approach / idea behind ZeroBox is... Read More   KVR Audio

Toontrack has released Americana EBX for EZBass. Here's what they say: Although it's had its foothold deeply rooted in the folk, gospel, blues, soul, country, jazz and rock... Read More   KVR Audio

Adam Szabo has updated Viper to version 1.1.0 for Windows, a free update for all Viper users. Viper 1.1.0 is downward-compatible with all previous versions. All existing song-projects... Read More   KVR Audio

ToneLib has updated TL GFX to version 4.7.3. What's new: Support for Windows 11; Support for macOS 12 Monterey; Improved the quality of oversampling filters; Windows... Read More   KVR Audio

G-Sonique has announced the release of Darkpsy FX466, a VST / AU plug-in instrument designed for Darkpsy / Forest / Psycore music production. G-Sonique says: Darkpsy... Read More   KVR Audio

Tsugi has updated its sound drawing tool DSP Motion to version 1.2. In DSP Motion, sound designers can create sound effects for animations and motion designs simply by drawing... Read More   KVR Audio

Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio has updated the macOS version of the Woodpressor compressor plug-in to v1.12. Woodpressor now fully supports the new Logic... Read More   KVR Audio

Daniel Gergely has updated Emergence, the free granular effect in VST3/AU format for macOS and Windows, to v0.3.0. This update includes the following changes: Audio:... Read More   KVR Audio

SoundFingers has released Le Skank, a Reggae Guitar Skank Player VST3/AU plug-in for macOS and Windows. Le Skank features two Guitars plus a Filter, an Amp and... Read More   KVR Audio

GuDa Audio has updated KickR to v1.8. KickR has gained a new section 'grain' to add body and thump noise. It is granular sample based with controls to change... Read More   KVR Audio

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / BAR & Loops: This is a Lite version of EGDR909 - 909 Drum Machine, but all its functionalities can be unlocked as in-app purchase. ElliottGarage presents EGDR909, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware from the 80's with all the facilities of modern...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Autres / Inclassables: This app is for the Musician who want to play SOLO [Nr.19] of Karlheinz Stockhausen for Study, Live Performance, Concerts, Lessons etc... It have not sense to employ this app otherwise. You can hear fully the first version performed by Enrico Francioni...   440Software

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iPhone, iPad / Studio Portable / MidiFiles: MIDI Player Pro is the software you need to be able to play any kind of music in seconds with your fingertips. MIDI Player Pro has been developed to allow beginners as well as experts to have an easier way to play the piano. The program has multiple...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Synthétiseurs: 'This really is the synth that keeps on giving! Inspiration and intuition truly blend together in this musical instrument.' Alan Parsons Sunrizer Synth is a virtual analog synthesizer that takes the definition of iOS synthesizer to the next level....   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Educatifs / Jeux, Ear Trainig: Entrainement de l'oreille musicale pour tout le monde. Apprenez à transcrire et jouer la musique à l'oreille. Avez-vous (ou un de vos amis) toujours voulu apprendre à transcrire ou jouer la musique à l'oreille? Il est vraiment important en tant...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Outils / Analyse: This single-function app uses the microphone to listen to sounds and show their overall frequency content. It is intended as a musical tool for visualisation of pitches, harmonics and harmony. Technically, this is a conventional FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) shown...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Studio Portable / MultiPistes: CUBASIS LE 3 IS NOW AVAILABLE Enjoy a brand-new and fully redesigned Cubasis app, which runs on the iPhone and iPad, and adds many user-requested features and improvements! Please note that a supported hardware device is required to unlock the...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Studio Portable / MultiPistes: Studio de production musicale: créez des rythmes, composez des morceaux entiers, échantillonnez, séquencez, jouez en live, mixez et arrangez votre propre musique! » Comprend des sons, des instruments et des effets UVI de qualité professionnelle...   440Software