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Business News Boss of Russia's Facebook says Putin cronies have taken over his company Found out he was jobless via press report VMware slurps more cash from the death of hardware Expectation-busting quarter means Gelsinger's ship not slowing down yet US Supreme Court supremo rakes Aereo lawman in oral arguments Antenna-array content streamers: 'Ruling against us could dissipate the cloud' SAVE THE EARTH: Give all your iThings back to us, pleads Apple Then prints 1.5m+ copies of a paper ad slagging off Samsung Whaddaya mean, NO REFUND? But I paid in Bitcoins! Oh I see... Something after the Weekend, Sir? El Reg sets an arse among the pigeons HTC mulls swoop for Nokia's MASSIVE Chennai plant Assembly line would boost mobe maker's Indian push Data Centre News Diablo: Get a load of this, PCIe flash-floggers. It's DIMM fine stuff PCIe bottlenecks MLC flash when collecting garbage, upstart claims Violin, Microsoft slip Windows, SQL Server, apps, flash into box Keep your enemies close, keep your databases closer SAP's on-site apps fumble for the gearstick as cloud stamps pedal This bandwagon is up and away, even if it's not carrying that much cash right now SanDisk surfs cash tsunami on biz SSDs: Prelim nice, but DIMM? Flash-on-DDR3-sticks to emerge later this year, we're promised Webcast time: Learn the basics of the Microsoft Azure cloud Promo Join Planky on April 23 for a one-hour webcast with Windows Server 2012 Array upstart's chip boffin CEO: Skyera's not just a flash-in-the-pan Comment These are serious revenues - plus there's a volume ship in May Hardware News Battery-production problems delay anorexic 5.5-inch 'iPhone Air' Don't know about too rich, but apparently you can be too thin Apple patent LOCKS drivers out of their OWN PHONES I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't let you text that Slip your finger in this ring and unlock your backdoor, phone, etc Pic Take a look at this new NFC jewellery – why, what were you thinking of? A premium smartie lump: Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition Review Monster phablet rooted at the factory for your pleasure Reg man builds smart home rig, gains SUPREME CONTROL of DOMAIN – Pics Feature LightwaveRF and Arduino: Bright ideas for dim DIYers Policy News Oz crime-busters' calls for data retention get louder 'We can hold your metadata forever' Systems meltdown plunges US immigration courts into pen-and-paper stone age Massive outage could last four weeks, sources claim 'Maybe I'll go to Hell, but I think it's a good thing' says plastic Liberator gunsmith Cody Wilson Interview 3D-printed pistols, Bitcoin, government and more WiLAN files appeal in Apple WiFi case Back from under the bridge Security News AOL Mail locks down email servers to deal with spam tsunami Security problems like it's 1995 OpenBSD founder wants to bin buggy OpenSSL library, launches fork One Heartbleed vuln was too many for Theo de Raadt Despite your fancy-schmancy security tech, passwords still weakest link in IT defences So concludes Verizon's new global data-breach probe Fixing OpenSSL's Heartbleed flaw will take MONTHS, warns Secunia The bug that keeps on giving Google to refund buyers of 'fake' anti-virus app Here's a little chocolate... Site News El Reg gets mobile makeover Site news Give it a spin, give us your verdict Software News Apple fine-tunes touch and keyboard in latest iOS update Security fixes also arrive for both iOS and OS X Apple inaugurates free OS X beta program for world+dog Prerelease software now open to anyone, not just developers – as long as you keep quiet Got Windows 8.1 Update yet? Get ready for YET ANOTHER ONE – rumor Leaker claims big release due this fall as Microsoft herds us into the CLOUD Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Great changes, but sssh don't mention the... Review Why HELLO Amazon! You weren't here last time Science News Algorithm ramps up genetic computation 'Sailfish' boosts RNA gene expression predictions STEALTHY NANOROBOTS dress up as viruses, prepare to sneak into YOUR BODY Cloaking techniques nicked from viruses tackle roadblocks on way to medical frontier Study shows dangerous asteroid impacts hit Earth every six months Cold War tech detects worldwide strike rate Boffins brew graphene in kitchen blender Will it blend? You bet Bootnotes News Dorian Nakamoto gets $23,000 payout over Bitcoin invention saga Maintains he didn't create cryptocurrency, but will join community Och aye! It's the Loch Ness Monster – but only Apple fanbois can see it Photo evidence Fondleslab-friendly beastie's wake spotted... OR WAS IT? Sleuths find nosy NORKS drones on the Chinternet UAVs likely to have been made in the Middle Kingdom

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