Apple fixes privacy howler
Permits users to delete their pictures for good
The red faced fruity cargo cult Apple has fixed a “feature” on iOS 17.5 that resurrected long-delete and potentially embarrassing pictures.
Microsoft turns to AI to terminate borked search
Total recall
Software King of the World Microsoft believes it has cracked the code to elevate Windows PC searches to the level of web searches.
HP Omni back from the dead
Spectre banished, Dragonfly swatted, Pavilion demolished.
The maker of expensive printer ink, HP, has revived the "Omni" brand, originally launched for its business-focused laptops in 1993.
Apple cuts prices
Apocalypse now
In a sign that the end of the world is upon us, the fruity cargo cult Apple has cut its prices.
Qualcomm's sticking AI on the Edge
Popping up on the fifth-gen mobile networks
Qualcomm's splashing some cash on artificial intelligence (AI), top-notch antenna tech for sub-6GHz, and 5G-fuelled edge computing.
Chipzilla confirms Falcon Shore's AI processor needs 1500W
Nvidia's only needs 1200W
Intel has let slip that its soon-to-drop Falcon Shores AI processor, a nifty hybrid chip that marries x86 and Xe GPU cores, is set to be a proper guzzler, chugging down a hefty 1500 watts (W) of juice -- a fair bit thirstier than Nvidia’s B200, which only sips up to 1200W.
Microsoft changes strategy on Call of Duty
Operation Reckless Vole
Software King of the World, Microsoft is planning a major shakeup of its videogame sales strategy by releasing the coming instalment of Call of Duty to its subscription service instead of the longtime, lucrative approach of only selling it a la carte.
Apple's 'Big Brother' tactics stifle Euro tech freedom
EU needs to check the fine print
In a classic display of Apple's 'my way or the highway' attitude, the tech giant has finally bent the knee to European law, but not without a sneaky catch that's got third-party browser developers in a right tizz.
DRAM inventor logs off
Dennard was 91
Robert Heath Dennard, the trailblazing electrical and computer engineer who invented DRAM, has died at the age of 91.
LLM’s have the same security problems as 1970s phones
John Draper could exploit it with his Captain Crunch whistle
Security expert Bruce Schneier has pointed out that large language models are open to the same kind of weaknesses that phones in the 1970s had, the kind that John Draper exploited.