South Korean military wants to ban iPhones
Published in Mobiles


Will not allow us to turn off the microphone

The Tame Apple Press has gotten its knickers in a twist after the South Korean government has decided to ban iPhones in the military over security concerns.

Apple hack was used against more than believed
Published in News


Polish government used it against hundreds

Despite Apple’s claim that a handful of Apple users were hacked using the Pegasus spyware, the problem appears to have been considerably greater.

US trying to stop Chinese using RISC-V
Published in News


Will have to use US company tech instead

The US government is working out a way to prevent Chinese companies from developing RISC-V technology.

AMD's Strix spectacular
Published in News


Slim Laptops to pack Zen 5 power

The spec sheets for AMD's forthcoming APU ranges, Strix Point and Strix Halo, have been leaked, and they're shaping up to be rather smashing.

Intel blames motherboard makers Raptor Lake stability snafus
Published in PC Hardware


It was broken before we got there

Intel has found itself grappling with stability concerns over its 13th and 14th Generation Raptor Lake processors and is claiming that the kerfuffle stems from motherboard makers getting a bit too creative with the CPUs' settings - tweaking voltage curves, going wild with automatic overclocking, and tossing power limits out the window.

Chipzilla’s AI ambitions test Wall Street’s patience
Published in News


Bernstein analyst claims Intel is being too optimistic

Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon is warning that Intel is in for a rough time and thinks the company's bosses are too optimistic with their predictions, which adds more risk to an already shaky situation.

DARPA puts sinister green eyes on its robot tank
Published in Transportation


Messing with your mind

DARPA's latest step into the world of autonomous vehicles a real eye-opener—literally.

Intel reveals chip plans
Published in News


Gelsinger tries to put a silver lining into disappointing results

Despite Intel's disappointing results, the company used the announcement to reveal some of its chip plans.

US TikTok is likely to close rather than be sold
Published in News


US kids will need therapy

The owner of TikTok, ByteDance, would prefer to shut down its loss-making application rather than sell it if the Chinese company uses all legal avenues to contest legislation that would ban the platform from app stores in the US.

Harddrive makers jack up the price of products
Published in News


Hard cheese is all because of AI, and last year, it was Covid

Harddrive makers are increasing the prices of their products, blaming AI for a supply shortage caused by that other dog-ate-my-homework excuse, COVID-19.