President Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act into law American semiconductor manufacturing is back, baby! Legal09 Aug 2022 | 17
APIC fail: Intel 'Sunny Cove' chips with SGX spill secrets AMD Zen chips, meanwhile, are vulnerable to side-channel data scrying Security09 Aug 2022 | 1
India to revisit hardware incentives after struggling to move manufacturers out of China Minister laments Dell, HPE and pals have the market locked up and little incentive to change Systems08 Aug 2022 | 10
Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7b Updated Bezos empire continues to clean up, but did it pick the proper postulates? Personal Tech05 Aug 2022 | 65
Intel experiences another kind of meltdown 'We must and will do better' CEO pledges amid big losses, Optane axed, expectations slashed Systems29 Jul 2022 | 8
Dell and Ubuntu certify latest model of XPS 13 ultrabook Computer giant's Project Sputnik extends to the 2022 model series Columnists21 Jul 2022 | 19
Boffins release tool to decrypt Intel microcode. Have at it, x86 giant says Peek behind the curtain to see SGX implemented, Spectre mitigated, and more Research20 Jul 2022 | 18
Weird Flex, but OK: Now you can officially turn these PCs, Macs into Chromebooks Just a feeeeew caveats to bear in mind, though OSes14 Jul 2022 | 48
Linux laptop vendor Slimbook updates its ranges Fresh lick of paint for KDE Slimbook, Slimbook ProX, and Slimbook Executive models Personal Tech13 Jul 2022 | 15
Wash your mouth out with shape-shifting metal You wanted flying cars and robo-butlers. Instead, we're getting tooth-cleaning morphing nanoparticle bots Science06 Jul 2022 | 38
Logitech Zone Vibe 125: Weightless comfort on the ears that won't break the bank Review Wireless headphones provide 18 hours of talk-time or 20 hours of listening time for the hybrid worker Personal Tech05 Jul 2022 | 30
Startup rattles tin for e-paper monitor with display fast enough to play video In grayscale, though. Optimistic plans for daylight-readable display and long-life laptop Personal Tech24 Jun 2022 | 13
US must adopt USB-C charging standard like EU, senators urge Tangle of cables creates headaches and electronic waste, warn senators Personal Tech17 Jun 2022 | 83
Samsung accused of cheating on hardware benchmarks ... again South Korean giant says it's in no way goosing TV HDR brightness Personal Tech15 Jun 2022 | 19
Sony responds to inflation with $3,700 gold-plated 'Walkman' In truth, a non-tape media player for Gen Xers with more money than sense Personal Tech14 Jun 2022 | 47
Record players make comeback with Ikea, others pitching tricked-out turntables The Obegränsad is the company's first record player since 1973 Personal Tech11 Jun 2022 | 248
Apple M1 chip contains hardware vulnerability that bypasses memory defense MIT CSAIL boffins devise PACMAN attack to let existing exploits avoid pointer authentication Research10 Jun 2022 | 9
Apple gets lawsuit over Meltdown and Spectre dismissed Judge finds security is not a central feature of iDevices On-Prem09 Jun 2022 | 16
Dell unveils new XPS 13 devices with Alder Lake CPUs Best hedge against a slowing PC market? Take some design tips from Apple Personal Tech09 Jun 2022 | 9
Dear Europe, here again are the reasons why scanning devices for unlawful files is not going to fly Antivirus-but-for-pictures would trample rights, not even work as expected, say academics Research02 Jun 2022 | 165
How to reprogram Apple AirTags, play custom sounds Voltage glitch here, glitch there, now you can fiddle with location disc's firmware Research27 May 2022 | 5
Pentagon opens up about its database of 400 smudges that may or may not be UFOs 'We're open to all hypotheses, we're open to any conclusions' says official Bootnotes17 May 2022 | 28
MIT's thin plastic speakers fall flat. And that's by design Video The walls are alive with the sound of music Science29 Apr 2022 | 35
Yandex speaks out from front line of Western sanctions against Russia Commercial life in Putin Land not exactly a bed of roses, warns Russia's Google Off-Prem21 Apr 2022 | 36
UK government preps tech suppliers for £8bn mega framework Software? Ticked. Hardware? Ticked. Kitchen sink? Oh go on then, why not On-Prem21 Apr 2022 | 6
IoT biz Insteon goes silent, smart home gear plays dumb CEO removes mention of company from LinkedIn profile Edge + IoT19 Apr 2022 | 81
Ryzen Pro CPUs are better for work than Intel's, claims AMD First business chips from AMD to include Microsoft's Pluton security processor, stock is available says chip biz Systems19 Apr 2022 | 21
Logitech Lift: Vertical mouse for those with small hands Hands on It's the MX Vertical... only smaller Personal Tech19 Apr 2022 | 25
MIT, Amazon, TSMC, ASML and friends to work on non-planet-killing AI hardware Program co-lead tells us 'energy efficiency is the greatest need' AI + ML30 Mar 2022 | 2
Doom comes to the Pi Pico A $4 microcontroller, you say? Will it run you-know-what? Personal Tech16 Mar 2022 | 12
Just two die for: Apple reveals M1 Ultra chip in Mac Studio Plus another phone, laptop, monitor Personal Tech08 Mar 2022 | 119
Linux-on-an-SBC project Armbian releases version 22.02 It's not easy to run standard Linux on a lot of single-board computers, but Armbian can help OSes03 Mar 2022 | 21
Intel fails to get Spectre, Meltdown chip flaw class-action super-suit tossed out Cheesed-off customers have 'alleged enough facts at this stage' to allow legal battle to continue, says judge Security28 Jan 2022 | 26
Logitech Signature M650: A mouse that will barely emit a squeak or a clickety-click Review Ideal for when you need to stealthily click through memes Personal Tech11 Jan 2022 | 55
Snap continues to make a spectacle of itself as it tries to trademark the word spectacles How about 'idiot goggles'? Personal Tech07 Jan 2022 | 74
The year ahead in technology fail: You knew they were bad, now they're going to prove it Opinion Stock up on schadenfreude, it may be 2022's most popular commodity Columnists04 Jan 2022 | 79
The monitor boom may have ended, says IDC WfH kit has all been bought, but the pressure is now on to upgrade Personal Tech20 Dec 2021 | 56
US trade watchdog opposes Nvidia's Arm buy, mostly over fears about datacentre innovation FTC sues to block deal because it would be bad for competition On-Prem03 Dec 2021 | 29
Magnanimous Apple will allow people to fix their iPhones using parts bought from its Self Service Repair program Have fun with those Cupertino-set prices, friends Personal Tech17 Nov 2021 | 40
Is your Apple Mac running macOS Monterey leaking memory? It may be due to mouse cursor customization Sleuthing leads to suspected RAM-gobbling culprit OSes17 Nov 2021 | 34
Intel's recent Atom, Celeron, Pentium chips can be lulled into a debug mode, potentially revealing system secrets Testing times for Chipzilla as it emits patches to protect PCs, equipment Security16 Nov 2021 | 12
When the world ends, all that will be left are cockroaches and new Rowhammer attacks: RAM defenses broken again Blacksmith is latest hammer horror Security15 Nov 2021 | 18
Microsoft surpasses Apple as world's most valuable biz, by stock price at least iBiz sunk by scarce chips and Microsoft's Azure cloud cash faucet Offbeat29 Oct 2021 | 11
How your phone, laptop, or watch can be tracked by their Bluetooth transmissions Unique fingerprints lurk in radio signals more often than not, it seems Security22 Oct 2021 | 22
Theranos blood-test machine demos for VIPs rigged to hide any failures, court told Error messages effectively piped to /dev/null, it is alleged Science21 Oct 2021 | 45
Global IT spending to hit $4.5 trillion in 2022, says Gartner The future's bright, and expensive On-Prem20 Oct 2021 | 3
Apple arms high-end MacBook Pro notebooks with M1 Pro, M1 Max processors x86 is an eighty-sixed ex Personal Tech18 Oct 2021 | 103
IDC: Global PC market growing pains in Q3 due to 'softening' of sales in America Ok, time to call death to PC again? No, definitely not. Did we mention prices due to go up again? Personal Tech11 Oct 2021 | 3
Apple's M1 MacBook screens are stunning – stunningly fragile and defective, that is, lawsuits allege Latest laptops prone to cracking, distortions, owners complain Personal Tech16 Sep 2021 | 53
Apple debuts iPhone 13 with 1TB option, two iPad models, Series 7 Watch Come for superlatives and executive enthusiasm, stay for the photographic enhancements Personal Tech14 Sep 2021 | 59
Boffins find if you torture AMD Zen+, Zen 2 CPUs enough, they are vulnerable to Meltdown-like attack Chip biz's fix involves performance-inhibiting LFENCE, if warranted Security30 Aug 2021 | 22
Et tu, Samsung? Electronics giant accused of quietly switching SSD components Squirrely semiconductor swaps make performance difficult to predict Storage28 Aug 2021 | 49
Remote code execution flaws lurk in countless routers, IoT gear, cameras using Realtek Wi-Fi module SDKs Devices from 60+ manufacturers affected, says infosec outfit Security16 Aug 2021 | 22
Tech spec experts seek allies to tear down ISO standards paywall Open letter drafted against what's seen as unjustified profiteering Software31 Jul 2021 | 66
Microsoft made $167m a day in profit, every day, over the past 12 months Robust cloud, business not enough to overcome concerns about decline in Windows hardware maker revenue SaaS27 Jul 2021 | 34
Facebook tries to save face by recalling itch-inducing Oculus Quest 2 VR headset foam Reports of skin problems and a recall in Australia move social ad biz to action Personal Tech27 Jul 2021 | 10
It's 2021 and a printf format string in a wireless network's name can break iPhone Wi-Fi Hope no one's created guest networks called '%Free %Coffee at %Starbucks' Security21 Jun 2021 | 46
Everything Apple announced: Tor-ish Safari anonymization. Cloaked iCloud addresses. Cloud CI/CD. And more WWDC No new hardware though loads of bits and bytes for software makers Security08 Jun 2021 | 39
FYI: Today's computer chips are so advanced, they are more 'mercurial' than precise – and here's the proof Rarely seen miscalculations now crop up frequently at cloud hyperscale Systems04 Jun 2021 | 165
Unfixable Apple M1 chip bug enables cross-process chatter, breaking OS security model M1RACLES flaw embarrassing, not that dangerous Security27 May 2021 | 96
Waymo self-driving robotaxi goes rogue with passenger inside, escapes support staff Video We speak to man who experienced and recorded wild ride first hand AI + ML17 May 2021 | 65
Apple's Find My network can be abused to leak secrets to the outside world via passing devices You gotta work hard for those three-bytes-a-second transfers, though Security12 May 2021 | 13