Phison ensures PCIe 5.0 E26 drives are ok passively cooled
Published in PC Hardware


As long as there is some breeze

The storage market has always been interesting and dynamic, one that poked attention over the last few decades. At CES, I got to meet with Chris P Ramseyer, a director of technology marketing at Phison, and shortly after William Harmon, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Sabrent.

Intel's new GPU up for a battle
Published in News


Chipzilla might not be heading for the top after all

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn that Intel has very little expectation that its new Battlemage GPU will do much to ruffle the feathers of AMD or Nvidia.

Daft British legal system assumes computer is always right
Published in News


Only as good as the programmer

A daft British law which assumes that computer evidence is always right might be behind one of the UK’s worst miscarriages of justice.

IMF warns that AI will take 40 per cent of western jobs
Published in AI


Rich countries worst hit 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned about AI's impact on the world's job market, saying that nearly 40 per cent of jobs could be hit.

Apple to split app store in two
Published in News


It is something King Solomon would have done

Apple is getting ready to break the App Store "in two" in the next few weeks before European Union rules that will make Apple let users download apps from anywhere.

Self-checkout tech flop
Published in News


Shoppers and stores lost out

Self-checkout at stores had failed mainly as a technology, with the stores and customers losing out.

Apple ditches blood-oxygen feature to dodge US ban
Published in News


Mysteriously can’t invent it after allat 

Apple is scrapping a blood-oxygen feature from its new smartwatches - the Series 9 and Ultra 2 - to avoid a US ban over a patent row with Masimo.

GTA star rages at AI firm for stealing his voice
Published in AI


GTA 5's Michael De Santa gets out his bat

Ned Luke, the actor who plays GTA 5's Michael De Santa, has blasted an AI firm that made an unlicensed voice chatbot based on the character and got the dodgy bot wiped from the internet.

Electric bus goes up in flames
Published in News


London's burning

A fleet of electric buses has been pulled off the roads after a doubledecker burst into flames in south London.

Atari is back
Published in Gaming
15 January 2024

Atari is back


Retro Games reveals tiny version of first gaming computer

Retro Games is bringing back the Atari 400, the first home computer that rocked as a game system, in a mini version that can play the entire 8-bit Atari range.